Lexington's new high school will be named for Frederick Douglass
The Fayette County Public Schools board voted Monday to name a new high school on Winchester Road after Frederick Douglass. With a total cost of $81.4 million, including land and equipment, the state-of-the art school is set to open in fall 2017.The name is intended to honor the segregated high school in Fayette County that closed 53 years ago and to honor the abolitionist.The old Frederick Douglass High School on Price Road served black Fayette County children living outside the Lexington city..>> view originalDriver in Lexington hit-and-run arrested
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A driver arrested after a hit-and-run in downtown Lexington will face a judge on Monday. Lexington police arrested Dakota Gay after a hit-and-run Sunday morning. According to Gay's arrest citation, he was driving when we hit someone who was walking across the street at the intersection of Mill and Main Street near the 21c Museum Hotel. Police say Gay drove off after hitting the pedestrian. An officer who witnessed the incident tried to stop Gay, according to the arrest..>> view originalLexington food bank helping feed thousands ahead of Thanksgiving
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Volunteers from God's Pantry Food Bank will hand out boxes of food to thousands of families in need in Fayette County on Monday. Each year, thousands of families come to God's Pantry Food Bank in need of food. This Thanksgiving, more than 5,000 families requested assistance through this program. This will be the 23rd year God's Pantry Food Bank has organized this community-wide Thanksgiving grocery distribution. This year's Sharing Thanksgiving box includes a turkey..>> view originalDunbar students rally to put spotlight on teen violence in Lexington
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Students at a Lexington high school came together on Monday afternoon to draw attention to violence in the city and its effect on their peers. Students held a rally in the auditorium at Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School. Students came up with the "We Are The Change" following the shooting death of 15-year old Trinity Gay. Even though Gay was a student at Lafayette High, she went to prom at Dunbar and trained for track there. Many of the students knew her. After Gay's m..>> view originalReal-life Grinches vandalize Lexington light display for charity
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Matt Smith's yard is already, one might say, a 'Winter Wonderland' set to music. And it is not even finished. For nine years, Smith has decorated the house, with the display getting larger and larger every year. It has become a holiday tradition for him, setting up a massive Christmas light display with a light show set to music. Smith asks those who stop by to see it to make a donation to God's Pantry Food Bank. But this year, some vandals have tried to ruin the fun. S..>> view originalAnthony Davis named Western Conference's player of the week
The New Orleans Pelicans’ Anthony Davis was named the Western Conference’s player of the week for games played Nov. 14 through Nov. 20.The Pelicans went 3-0 last week in games the former University of Kentucky star played (3-1 overall) as he averaged a league-high 33.7 points, led the West with 13.7 rebounds and 3.0 blocks, and added 2.0 steals. He scored 38 points in each of his last two games of the week — victories over the Portland Trail Blazers and Charlotte Hornets — to raise his season a..>> view originalKentucky QB Johnson cleared to play against Louisville
While Kentucky prepares to go up against one of the best quarterbacks in the nation this week, the Cats got some good news about their own signal caller.Seven-game starter Stephen Johnson, who didn’t start on Saturday because of a knee injury, has been cleared to go this week, UK Coach Mark Stoops said Monday to preview the Louisville game.“No setback yesterday when he came in and got his treatment and there’s no swelling, came out of the game fine, so that was good to hear,” Stoops said.When t..>> view originalDunbar HS to Host Event Addressing Teen Violence in Lexington
Dunbar HS to Host Event Addressing Teen Violence in Lexington 0 Comments for this article Submitted: 11/21/2016 - 9:02am Tags: awareness, Dunbar High School, Event, featured, Friday, Healing, Teen, Violence LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – In the wake of a troubling two months in Lexington when it comes to teens and violence, Dunbar High School will host an event on Monday to promote healing among students, and the community at-large. The “We are the Change Rally” will be held at 4:..>> view originalFree meter parking Friday after Thanksgiving in Lexington
“Food for Fines” update The Lexington Parking Authority announced today it will not be enforcing meter parking regulations on Friday, Nov. 25. The goal of the Parking Authority, which was created by the Urban County Council in 2006, is to provide, maintain and operate adequate, high-quality, customer-focused public parking and encourage economic growth. LEXPARK also announced that its nationally recognized “Food for Fines” canned food drive collected nearly 2,000 cans during the first two weeks ..>> view originalCNN's Pamela Brown is planning her wedding at her old Kentucky ...
Kentuckians have known CNN reporter Pamela Brown since before she was born.Her father, then-Gov. John Y. Brown Jr., announced her impending arrival on April 15, 1983, with a joke: “I’m happy to announce I’m pregnant — that is, Phyllis is.”So it’s not surprising that Pamela Brown, a graduate of Henry Clay High School, is returning to Lexington for her wedding in June. Brown recently became engaged to longtime boyfriend Adam Wright, who moved from California to be with her after more than a year ..>> view original
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
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