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Lexington announces Fourth of July road closures
LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — Lexington’s week of Fourth of July festivities will impact traffic through Thursday. Lexington’s Fourth of July event lineup kicked off on Monday, and with the events come traffic changes, and road closures. The Lexington Police Department told FOX 56 News what drivers should expect over the next few days.
Alexandria native wins singing competition to perform at Red Rocks
Reagan Golden’s biggest gig thus far is the St. Mary’s Parish Festival, but that will change on July 11 when she performs at Red Rocks. Golden started playing the guitar in fourth grade and sang by fifth grade. She said she wrote her first good song at the age of 12. Aside from doing local gigs around Campbell County, Golden didn’t have any large performances on the books until she entered a contest to perform with bluegrass folk band Trampled by Turtles at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado and won.
Officials break ground to bring Kentucky Bourbon industry to EKY
ROWAN COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - On Tuesday, officials broke ground on Eastern Light Distilling in Rowan County. The new distillery will bring the Kentucky Bourbon industry to Eastern Kentucky. Eastern Light was first announced in June 2023 and officials said it is expected to open in late 2025. Governor Andy...
New Riff founder named to Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame
New Riff founder Ken Lewis is being inducted into the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame. Lewis retired in March after a 50-year career in the beverage alcohol industry. In addition to founding New Riff, Lewis started The Party Source and drove legal and legislative changes to allow Sunday and credit card alcohol sales.
Vehicle inspection fees to increase in July
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - Beginning on July 15, a new mandate increasing the cost of vehicle inspections will go into effect in Kentucky. Warren County Sheriff Brett Hightower said that while the inspections only take around 15-20 minutes to complete, depending on parking in Downtown Bowling Green, that time can add up.
'Nothing indicates arson': Investigation begins into Veridian Apartments fire
The roof on a large section of building 20 is gone. Nine units are likely to be declared total losses, but no one was hurt in Monday’s Veridian Apartment Complex fire, which displaced so many people.
$16 million project will bring clean drinking water to northeastern Ky. community
SOUTH SHORE, Ky. (KT) - Gov. Andy Beshear joined local officials from the cities of South Shore (Ky.) and Portsmouth (Ohio) on Tuesday to officially break ground on the construction of a permanent waterline that will bring clean drinking water to South Shore families and connect the two cities. “Today,...
Fayette County Outdoor Warning Siren Testing Tomorrow at 10:00 a.m.
Lexington Emergency Management will test its network of outdoor warning sirens TOMORROW, Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. If you live near a park or golf course, expect to hear the outdoor siren sound a series of chimes followed by a voice announcement, “This is a test.”. This...
Recovering alcoholic built Kentucky’s largest substance-use treatment provider, which has 1,800 beds and 1,350 employees
LOUISA — Around the office at Addiction Recovery Care, Vanessa Keeton is still known as “Client One” — marking her status as the first client of the first recovery center ARC opened as a group home in Lawrence County. But her official title is vice president...
Petland weighing legal challenge against Lexington's new retail pet sale ban
Petland says the new ordinance will force them to close two stores in Lexington, arguing there are “solutions available that discourage puppy mills without shutting down legal businesses.”. The business says the council failed to engage with them during the crafting of the ordinance and that the new rule...
Public comment at Lexington city council now means speaking-only
Lexington’s Urban Council recently approved new rules for citizens engaging in public comment during council meetings. The new language comes as council continues to be confronted by calls to issue a formal endorsement of a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict. Anyone signed up during public comment can speak directly...
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