Mayor names Joe Smith to fill vacant Lexington council seat
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Lexington Mayor Jim Gray announced his nominee to fill the spot on the city council left by Sasha Love Higgins. Joe Smith will serve as the councilman for Lexington's 2nd district. Smith, who is a realtor, will serve the remainder of Sasha Love Higgins's term. Higgins resigned from her position as councilwoman for Lexington's 2nd district last month, after she was indicted on felony charges of identity theft, forgery, and three counts of theft by deception. “Joe is well..>> view originalLEXServ billing to be processed in Lexington
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - LEXserv bills will now be processed in Lexington, a move that will save the city about $400,000 a year while also creating six new jobs. "Since 2012 people have asked why we were sending LEXserv bills to Cincinnati to be processed," Mayor Jim Gray said. "We’ve found a way to do this billing in-house. It’s much more efficient, it saves money and it puts people in our city to work." Before 2012, the fees were collected as part of Kentucky American Water bills. In 2012, Ke..>> view originalLexington's frustration with surge in panhandling spills onto Facebook
Some Lexington residents are venting their anger at panhandlers through a Facebook page featuring photos of beggars. The public page “Panhandlers of Lexington Ky” was launched sometime in March after the state Supreme Court struck down a 2007 Lexington ordinance prohibiting panhandling on public streets or intersections because the law violated the First Amendment. The Facebook page, which doesn’t reveal the identity of the person who created it, has collected 3,200 followers and more than 3,0..>> view originalMan drives himself to Lexington hospital after being shot
A 21-year-old man drove himself to University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital early Friday morning after being shot on Centre Parkway, according to police. The man said he was driving when a vehicle going the opposite direction pulled up beside him and someone fired a shot, striking him, Lexington Police Lt. David Biroschik said. He arrived at UK Hospital just after 3:30 a.m. with a few other people inside his car, Biroschik said. The man who was injured told police about possible suspects that h..>> view originalMom arrested after police find 4-year-old headed to Wal-Mart alone
A southern Kentucky mother was arrested after police say they found her preschool-age son walking alone on a busy highway in Williamsburg. The 4-year-old boy was found by motorists along U.S. 25 at about 6 p.m. Wednesday, WKYT-TV reported. Williamsburg Police Chief Wayne Bird said it was the third time in recent months that police have had to rescue the child after he wandered off. In one instance, Bird said he found the boy wearing only a diaper. And a week and a half ago, he said a deputy ja..>> view originalMadison County school bus loaded with 35 students catches fire
Students aboard a Madison County school bus made a quick exit after the bus caught fire Thursday afternoon. Madison County Schools said in a Facebook post that Bus 222 was bringing students home from B. Michael Caudill Middle and Madison Central High schools when it caught fire on Lexington Road at the Exit 90 overpass. “Thankfully, everyone was evacuated quickly and no injuries were reported,” according to the school district. There were 35 students aboard the bus at the time, WKYT-TV reported..>> view original(14) Kentucky Hosts 2017 NCAA Lexington Regional
LEXINGTON, Ky. – After another banner year for Kentucky softball under head coach Rachel Lawson, the Wildcats were selected as a regional host site for the fourth time in the last five years, as UK will welcome Illinois, Marshall and DePaul to Lexington for a spot in the Super Regionals.All games of the double-elimination bracket will be shown live on the ESPN family of networks with Jenn Hildreth (pxp) and former Purdue head coach Carol Bruggeman (color) on the call from John Cropp Stadium in L..>> view originalUK officially announces addition of Kevin Knox, Jarred Vanderbilt ...
A few hours after Mohamed Bamba announced his commitment to Texas on Thursday, the University of Kentucky basketball program officially announced its new signees for the recruiting class of 2017. Bamba was the final UK recruiting target for the 2017 class, but the Cats had already signed five-star forwards Kevin Knox and Jarred Vanderbilt, as well as four-star guard Jemarl Baker, in the regular signing period that started last month. Those three players joined early signees Shai Gilgeous-Alexan..>> view originalPlans moving forward to squeeze Lexington Road and add turn lanes
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – The city of Louisville has plans to reconfigure the design for a section of Lexington Road to make it safer for the more than 10,000 drivers using it every day.According to a traffic study, 128 accidents were recorded in the Lexington corridor from 2009 to 2013. Of those accidents, 27 included injuries. District 9 Councilman Bill Hollander said that’s part of the reason why the road needs to be reworked."This intersection at Lexington and Payne, we have twice as many acc..>> view originalVeteran loses belongings, dog in Lexington fire; friends stepping up ...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - "They're amazing," Nicholas Laxson said of his friends, the Spangler family. "They are people you would want on your side in a tough situation." Now, the Spanglers are in a tough situation. The family lost almost everything they own in a house fire earlier this week. Donald Spangler served in the Army for more than a decade with two tours in Korea and one in Iraq. Now medically retired, Spangler is married and cares for his three children. The kids made it out of the h..>> view original
Friday, May 19, 2017
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