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Promised report on Kentucky single-bid paving contracts 8 months late
Prompted by research from legislative analysts late last year that showed a lack of competition drives up road paving costs, Kentucky lawmakers said they’d issue a full report on the issue by January this year. They haven't done it.
LFCHD urges child vaccinations ahead of return to school
LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — As we inch closer to going back to school, the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department is urging parents and guardians to think about getting their kids ready. This includes making sure all vaccines for kids are up-to-date. Getting your child’s medical information up to date...
Indiana man accused of stalking, harassing girls arrested after crash in Northern Kentucky
BRACKEN COUNTY, Ky. (WKRC) - An Indiana man is behind bars after allegedly terrorizing girls in a small Kentucky town over the past few days. It all ended after neighbors confronted the man and called 911. “My granddaughter comes in the house running scared to death, she's 5 years old...
Lexington hospital receives high honor for 5th consecutive time
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Baptist Health Lexington received magnet recognition once again. It’s part of the American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet Recognition Program. The designation recognizes hospitals for their excellence in nursing. It is considered the highest honor an organization can receive for its nursing practice. “It does take...
Former Wildcat Givens visits Hopkinsville
Hopkinsville rolled out the big blue carpet for former University of Kentucky basketball star Jack Givens on Tuesday. Givens spoke to Hopkinsville Rotarians Tuesday afternoon and said he thought former Kentucky coach John Calipari needed a new challenge when he left the Wildcats for Arkansas earlier in the spring. However, he said he hopes Wildcats fans will remember that Calipari brought respect back to the program during his 15 years in blue.
Cats Cannot Overlook Southern Miss Even With Early SEC Games This Season
Kentucky jumps into Southeastern Conference play almost immediately this season when it hosts South Carolina Sept. 7 in its second game and follows that by hosting powerhouse Georgia Sept. 14. Linebacker D’Eryk Jackson said not to forget that UK hosts Southern Mississippi before the crucial SEC September games. “I...
Church fellowship combines soccer with stewardship
With Copa America recently occurring, soccer in the Americas has been a prevalent topic. In their own way, a crew from Winchester just got to participate. Thanks to The Scarlet Thread Missions Guatemala, youth from Winchester recently headed to the North American country of Guatemala to introduce people to Jesus through the sport. “We have […] The post Church fellowship combines soccer with stewardship appeared first on Winchester Sun.
City of Lexington Faces Criticism Over Neglected Tree Maintenance on Versailles Road
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Paula Singer, a long-time resident of the Versailles Road corridor, recently sent a scathing email to city officials, decrying the state of 26 dead and dying trees along the roadway. Singer says the trees, planted in 2021 as part of the Cardinal Valley Small Area Plan and the Versailles Road Streetscape Project Phase I, have been left unmaintained, prompting her to demand their removal.
Fan Erin Waggoner Twice Almost Had Her Consecutive Home Game Streak Ended
Erin Waggoner goes into this season having attended 144 consecutive Kentucky home football games, a streak she plans to extend starting Aug. 31 when the Cats host Southern Mississippi. She’s had some memorable moments in her streak, including UK’s 71-63 seven-overtime loss to Arkansas the first year she had two...
Marques Cox looking forward to playing Texas, says Kroger Field is underrated
Kentucky offensive lineman Marques Cox admitted that he was looking forward to playing Texas for the first time this season. Texas is coming into the SEC and UK will play at Texas on Nov. 23. “That will be exciting just with them coming into our conference and being new with...
Meleek Thomas cuts Kentucky from his list
Kentucky Wildcats target Meleek Thomas has now officially cut the Cats from his list, as he released his top seven on Tuesday, in which UK did not make the cut. UConn, Kansas, Arkansas, Alabama, Pitt, Auburn and Kansas State are his finalists,. Thomas was being recruited by the previous coaching...
The 2024-25 Outstanding Teaching Awards: Anastasia Hauser
LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 24, 2024) — Anastasia Hauser, Ph.D., a lecturer in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering in the University of Kentucky Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, is one of nine winners to receive UK’s 2024-25 Outstanding Teaching Awards. These awards identify and recognize...
UK scrapped plans for a new hospital 15 months ago. Here’s what it’s doing instead
UK HealthCare bought 27 acres in 2022 with plans to build a healthcare campus, including a community hospital, at the intersection of interstates 64 and 75 in the Hamburg area of Lexington. Less than a year later, plans changed, and the community hospital vision was scrapped.
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