Lifelong renter in Lexington finally has a home to call her own
On a recent afternoon when the thermometer read well below freezing, Hazel Lambert walked up the street to her newly built home with a pillow under one arm and a vacuum cleaner in the other.Lambert, 73, doesn’t drive, but the move from the mobile home where she has lived for the past five years into her new house was only yards. Lambert is a lifelong resident of the neighborhood formerly known as Davis Bottom. Now it’s Davis Park, and Lambert, who had always been a renter, is the proud owner of..>> view originalBevin proposes $60 million for overhaul of Lexington's convention ...
Gov. Matt Bevin’s proposed state budget includes $60 million in state bonds for a proposed $250 million overhaul of Lexington’s convention center. The city of Lexington had asked for $75 million to help pay for the overhaul, but Lexington leaders said late Tuesday that they were thankful Bevin included money in his proposed budget. “We believe Governor Bevin and our legislators recognize the economic necessity of this investment in public infrastructure,” said Bill Owen, CEO and president of t..>> view originalBoys' basketball: Dunbar dismantles Lafayette
Paul Laurence Dunbar served its latest notice to the 11th Region with a 73-42 demoliton of No. 6 Lafayette on Tuesday night.Junior star Taveion Hollingsworth led the way with 25 points on 9-for-14 shooting while Darius Williams chipped in 15 points on a 7-for-12 clip. Williams put the Bulldogs up 50-26 on a half-court outlet pass from Justin Kelley before immediately exiting with cramps late in the third quarter.The No. 2 Bulldogs solidified themselves as the No. 1 seed once 43rd District play ..>> view originalKentucky Arts Council not eliminated in Bevin's budget
The widely feared elimination of funding for the Kentucky Arts Council in Gov. Matt Bevin’s budget did not materialize Tuesday night.Under Bevin’s plan, the arts agency would see its General Fund appropriation drop from $2,796,200 in the current fiscal year to $2,625,700 in the fiscal year that starts July 1. Bevin’s overall proposal seeks to reduce spending on “nonessential” services by 9 percent over the next two years.The arts council distributes funds from the National Endowment for the Art..>> view originalAmerican Pharoah is the 2015 Kentucky Sportsman of the Year
First, American Pharoah did something fans of his sport feared they would never see again by becoming the first horse since 1978 to win the Triple Crown.Then, the Kentucky bred did something that had never been done before, adding a Breeders’ Cup Classic victory to his prior wins in the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes.So it seems fitting that American Pharoah will end his year having achieved one more thing that no horse had ever done. In record-shattering fashion, American ..>> view originalWater main break causes a scene in Lexington
Click Here to access the online Public Inspection File Viewers with disabilities can get assistance accessing this station's FCC Public Inspection File by contacting the station with the information listed below. Questions or concerns relating to the accessibility of the FCC's online public file system should be directed to the FCC at 888-225-5322, 888-835-5322 (TTY), or fccinfo@fcc.gov. Public File Liaison: 606-436-5757 Station Contact Info:>> view originalNo primaries in Urban County Council races; only 3 have opposition
For the first time since 2010, there will be no May primaries for Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council seats. All 12 incumbents filed to run for re-election by Tuesday’s 4 p.m. filing deadline. Nine will be unopposed in the Nov. 8 general election.Only three races — in the the 2nd, 4th and 12th districts — will be contested in November. A primary would have been held if three or more people filed to run for a seat, but that didn’t happen in any of the districts. Lexington council races are n..>> view originalPolice And Fire Called To Lexington School Due To Suspicious ...
Updated: Tuesday, January 26 2016 11:57 PM EST2016-01-27 04:57:57 GMTFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Matt Bevin's first budget won't take effect until July 1, but Kentucky's new Republican governor is not waiting to slash government spending. Bevin said Tuesday he is immediately cutting 4.5 percent from the current budget enacted by his Democratic predecessor, saying he will make $117 million worth of cuts to certain state agencies, most notably higher education. Democratic House Speaker Greg Stumbo ..>> view originalKentucky-Missouri basketball statistical comparisons
With No. 19 Kentucky facing Missouri on Wednesday night at Rupp Arena (9 p.m. on the SEC Network) here’s a look at the statistical comparisons between the two teams:Kentucky-Missouri statistical comparisons CategoryUKMIZZOUAP ranking20NRCoaches poll19NRRPI16160Pomeroy ranking22178Pomeroy offense29213Pomeroy defense32139Sagarin ranking21149Sagarin strength of schedule4456Field goal percentage46.842.6Opponents FG percentage40.541.0Three-point percentage31.931.3Opponents 3P percentage31.933.6Three..>> view originalShots fired, 1 killed in arrest of Oregon militants
The FBI and Oregon State Police arrested the leaders of an armed group that has occupied a national wildlife refuge for the past three weeks during a traffic stop that prompted gunfire — and one death — along a highway through the frozen high country.Militant leader Ammon Bundy and his followers were reportedly heading to a community meeting at the senior center in John Day, a Grant County town about 70 miles north of Burns, to address local residents to discuss their views on federal managemen..>> view original
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
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