This part of Lexington is growing so fast, the search is on for yet another school site
Fayette County Public School officials are looking for land for a new elementary school in the Hamburg area. At the same time, a redistricting committee is deciding which students will … Click to Continue »
‘A new life.’ How 2 transgender grads will help other LGBTQ students in Lexington.
As Crystal Hahn walked across the stage at Rupp Arena last week, both she and her stepmother saw an achievement far bigger than the Lafayette High School diploma in her … Click to Continue »
After mass shooting, Kentucky school district bans backpacks at most schools
Students at Marshall County High School and the district’s two middle schools will no longer be allowed to bring backpacks to school, the district’s superintendent announced this week. The new … Click to Continue »
University of Kentucky break-ins, thefts prompt campus police alert
The thefts of laptops, iPads, tools and food from locked University of Kentucky rooms and offices provoked a crime alert Tuesday. The possibly connected break-ins happened in offices at Kroger … Click to Continue »
Videos: Photos from Bryan Station, Tates Creek, Douglass, Henry Clay graduations
Photos and videos from four Lexington high school graduations, including Tates Creek, Bryan Station, Frederick Douglass and Henry Clay, that occurred in Rupp Arena Friday. View a slide show of … Click to Continue »
High school teacher of the year is from Lexington. Why she thinks the arts are vital.
Tiffany Marsh, a vocal music teacher at Lexington’s Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, said she was surprised this week when she was named 2019 Kentucky High School Teacher of the … Click to Continue »
Lexington educator advances to finals of ‘Jeopardy!’ teachers tournament
Tates Creek High School Latin Teacher Claire Bishop advanced to the finals of the “Jeopardy!” teachers tournament Tuesday night. The University of Kentucky graduate will compete in the two-game finals … Click to Continue »
Men are also to blame for ‘not tonight, dear,’ new University of Kentucky sex study finds
In popular culture, it’s always the woman who says: “Not tonight, dear, I have a headache.” But when it comes to sexual desire in real long-term relationships, men and women … Click to Continue »
Lexington schools didn’t have ambulances at all football games. They will now.
Fayette County Public school officials said this week that they are changing their practice regarding ambulances at high school athletic events. Now they will have an ambulance at all high … Click to Continue »
First Lexington high school gets fixed metal detectors. How safety checks will work.
For the first time this week, Fayette County Public Schools started using stationary or fixed metal detectors to check students for weapons. The school district will begin phasing in the … Click to Continue »
Twenty-seven years ago, his mother won a Black Achievers Award. Now it’s his turn.
On Saturday, Lexington community activist Richard “Devine Carama” Spaulding will receive an award from the YMCA of Central Kentucky Black Achievers just like his mother, Jackie Spaulding, received an award … Click to Continue »
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