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AOC's puzzling hire at the jail
The Administrative Office of the Courts deserves credit for hiring felons, a class of people who are particularly at risk of dropping into permanent, debilitating unemployment.
Lexington snatches courthouse construction czar from state
The newly announced head of facilities for the state court system will go to work instead for the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government.
Workers destroy 18 tons of chicken after wreck
An early morning wreck in central Kentucky has turned a lot of fowl very foul. More than 18 tons of frozen, breaded chicken fritters had to be destroyed after the truck carrying the boxed bird crashed.
Lexington's second Pride Festival hopes to attract even bigger crowd
Thirty years after the Stonewall riots, the Greenwich Village inn where they began in 1969 was put on the National Register of Historic Places for its "significance in gay and lesbian history." It is also a National Historic Landmark.
District sells $64 million in bonds for 2 schools, renovations
When you are $167 million in debt, what's another $64 million among friends? While that may sound bad, it's not as bad as the national debt.
Retiree puts in long days for the kids
If a key component of retirement involves relaxation, no one told Bettye Simpson.
Ying Juan Rogers, right, vice president of the Kentucky World Trade Center, spoke during a conference in Mumbai, India, while on a trade mission earlier this year.
Heed the Signs -- See Egyptian Exhibit Before It's Gone
LEXINGTON, Ky. Less than a week remains to see the first major exhibition of Egyptian antiquities in the Bluegrass.
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From Queen Anne to Contemporary
Lexington, KY - Nestled on Forest Avenue, in a historic neighborhood characterized by its mature trees and turn-of-the-century architecture, Wyn Morris and Vicki Sword's home may have a more decorated past than most.
Lexington arts groups could face cuts
Already stretched arts groups in Lexington could take another blow if the urban county council agrees to a recommended 10-percent cut to LexArts.
Municipality requires alarm companies to administer permit process
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Alarm companies doing business in Lexington-Fayette County have been pushing for change lately.
The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Division of Community Corrections Department honored one of its own Wednesday, placing a monument at the Metro Detention Center in memory of Delmar White.
Tobacco Policy Research to Air on Research Channel
LEXINGTON, Ky. Tobacco Policy research conducted by Ellen Hahn, professor in the University of Kentucky College of Nursing , and colleagues will be featured on the Research Channel May 27 and 28.
Four more flu cases confirmed in state
Kentucky health officials confirmed four new swine flue cases in the state Thursday, including a Fayette County man who became ill on a trip to Nevada.
Lexington Rabies Cases Grow To Nine
Health officials say they've found a rabid bat in Lexington, making it the ninth animal in the city to test positive for the disease this year.
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some of you better think beautiful and not builders. Some of your local architects and designers are
In April, during a press conference on next year's budget proposal, Mayor Jim Newberry took note amid gloomy budgetary predictions of a refreshing first-quarter increase of 40 percent in Lexington's residential building permits over last year.
Merlene Davis: Fayette schools have come long way in five years
When Fayette County Public Schools received the highest scores ever given to one of the state's school systems on a Kentucky Scholastic Audit early last week, few people seemed to notice and even fewer reacted.
Airport board hires new auditor
The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Airport Board Wednesday selected Crowe Horwath LLP to provide annual external audit services for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2009, 2010 and 2011.
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Three Former Kentucky Jailers Plead Guilty to Systematic Detainee Abuse and Coverup
Three former jailers at the Lexington-Fayette County Detention Center pleaded guilty today to civil rights charges in federal court in Lexington, Ky.
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