Seminar For Teaching Cursive Handwriting Held In Lexington ...
Seminar For Teaching Cursive Handwriting Held In Lexington Posted: Friday, June 9, 2017 3:16 PM EDT Updated: Friday, June 9, 2017 6:10 PM EDT LEXINGTON, Ky (LEX 18) This weekend, dozens of teachers will gather in Lexington to discuss the most effect ways to teach handwriting to Kentucky students.Recently, teaching cursive was brought back up into conversation following a change in academic standards released last month by state education officials. This weekend, 45 teachers from Kent..>> view originalLexington Business Uses Crash For New Shirt Design - LEX18.com ...
Lexington Business Uses Crash For New Shirt Design Posted: Friday, June 9, 2017 3:37 PM EDT Updated: Friday, June 9, 2017 3:37 PM EDT LEXINGTON, Ky (LEX 18) One Lexington business is making the best out of a bad situation after a car crashed into their store.Tori Fournier, an employee at Shop Local Kentucky was the only person in the store when the crash happened.The crash happened just before 6 p.m. on June 7. Fournier was not hurt and told LEX 18 that she approached the driver of t..>> view originalLexington police: Four found overdosing on 'serenity'
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Lexington police took four people to the hospital Friday night after overdosing on what officers think was 'serenity', or synthetic marijuana. Police told WKYT they were called out to a gas station near West New Circle Road and Russell Cave Road around 6 p.m. Officers said they found four people in that area overdosing on the synthetic drug. Police said one man had a bad reaction to the drug and put his head through the window of a business, breaking the glass. Officers..>> view originalLexington's dog-about-town died 60 years ago this month. He's still ...
He was a black-and-white mutt who wandered downtown Lexington for a dozen years, smiling at people and mooching snacks. Smiley Pete died 60 years ago this month, yet his name is still well-known. There is a bronze plaque in the sidewalk near Smiley Pete’s favorite corner, Main and Limestone streets, with his name, image and the inscription, “Missed By All.” A local magazine publishing company is named for him. The Downtown Lexington Corp. gives an annual Smiley Pete Award to the person or organ..>> view originalNot a super start for UK baseball in super regional loss to Louisville
Kentucky won three straight elimination games last Sunday and Monday to advance to the program’s first super regional. After Friday’s 5-2 loss to Louisville, UK will need to win two more elimination games to get to the College World Series. Louisville, which had won 67 of its last 74 games in Jim Patterson Stadium, rode good pitching and a three-run homer by a slumping Drew Ellis to victory. The Cardinals can win the best-of-three super regional and advance to the World Series by beating Kentuc..>> view originalTwo injured in overnight drive-by shooting in Lexington
An adult and a 16-year-old were injured overnight in a drive-by shooting in the 100 block of Eddie Street in Lexington, according to police and media reports. Both victims told police that they were standing outside a friend’s house between Maple Avenue and North Limestone when they were shot, Lexington police Lt. David Biroschik said. Both suffered injuries that were not thought to be life threatening. One victim was shot in the leg and the other in the foot. The victims told investigators t..>> view originalKentucky-grown hemp will insulate the walls of this house
Hemp enthusiasts attending a two-day workshop in Lexington began working Friday on what is touted as the first house to be insulated with Kentucky-grown hemp. Participants in the “Building with Hemp” workshop, which coincides with Hemp History Week, learned about the history and uses of hemp before getting their hands dirty making insulation from hemp for a house under construction at 168 York Street. “There’s a lot to be figured out, and I think this house gives us the opportunity to look into..>> view originalPrincess Stewart ready for challenges at Xavier University
Before Franklin County star Princess Stewart takes her talents to Xavier University, the star guard will play one more game to cap her marvelous high school career. Stewart is one of 12 girls who make up the Kentucky high school all-star basketball team that will take on Indiana’s all-stars this weekend. “I think we actually have a chance to win; like the past couple of years Kentucky hasn’t won, but I think this year … we actually got a pretty, really good chance to win,” Stewart said. Kent..>> view originalMeet Smiley Pete, Lexington's town dog
Smiley Pete gets his daily handout of dog food from Tommy Taylor of Carter Supply Co. in October 1950. Smiley Pete started living in downtown Lexington around 1946 and became the “town dog”, spending much of his time on the sidewalks between Welch's Cigar Store and Brandy's Kitchen on the northeast corner of Main and Limestone streets. After Smiley Pete’s death on June 17, 1957, a plaque with his likeness was placed in the sidewalk there. Staff File Photo At Christmas tim..>> view originalDefense wants judge to remove death penalty option in deadly ...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The attorneys for a man accused of killing a gas station clerk during a robbery are asking a judge to take the death penalty off the table in the case. Travis Bredhold's attorneys argued in Fayette Circuit Court on Friday that the death penalty should be excluded in this case because their client was 18 at the time of the crime. They say it is unconstitutional to execute someone under 21. The Commonwealth's attorney argued the law says anyone over 18 is eligible for deat..>> view original
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