Board approves contract for new Fayette superintendent, but won’t release details
The Fayette County Public Schools board on Thursday unanimously approved a four-year superintendent contract with Demetrus Liggins beginning July 26, 2021. The contract runs through June 30, 2025, said board … Click to Continue »
Residents who were forced to move from Eastern Kentucky mobile home park sue city
Residents who were forced to move from a Morehead mobile home park to create a development project filed a lawsuit against the city this week. Seven former residents accused the … Click to Continue »
Sen. Paul: Congress votes to end Iraq war 20 years after it authorized costly mistake
It is easier to start a war than end one. That argument alone should deter us from war and yet . . .time and time again man’s bellicosity combined often … Click to Continue »
19-year-old cat has birthday party at Ohio rescue center. Then came adoption requests
There was cake. There was singing. There was a festive hat for the birthday boy. And within a day of Sammy celebrating his 19th birthday in style, there was an … Click to Continue »
Kay: Banning no-knock warrants is in ‘best interest of our community.’ Here’s why.
An ex-police officer sent a long and thoughtful email to me questioning the reasons for my support for the proposed Ordinance now before Urban County Council that would ban the … Click to Continue »
‘Is it OK if we still wear masks?’ Why some vaccinated Kentuckians can’t let go yet.
Fully vaccinated, Kristinia Robinette understands that her risk of contracting COVID-19 is very low. But like many others who relied on masking to thwart spread of the virus for so … Click to Continue »
The Kentucky General Assembly should rewrite laws to stop protecting stalkers
Imagine for a moment that someone is following you. You come out of your house to go to work, they’re watching you from their car across the street. You come … Click to Continue »
Three dead, two missing after group rafting in North Carolina river plunges over dam
Three people are dead and two more are missing after they rode inflated tubes over a dam on the Dan River in Rockingham County, North Carolina. The Rockingham County Sheriff’s … Click to Continue »
A no-knock warrant ban should be a no-brainer for Lexington Council members
It could be so easy. It could be a slam-dunk, kumbaya decision that helps move Lexington forward. But so far, on the issue of banning no-knock warrants, the Lexington Police … Click to Continue »
Broadband access in Eastern Kentucky has gotten head start through KentuckyWired
We want to respectfully clarify information from an oped recently published in this space, which stated in its headline: “Eastern Kentucky must have broadband for education and entrepreneurs to thrive.” … Click to Continue »
Man pleads guilty to hate crime after stabbing of Black man at Oregon Arby’s, feds say
A man who admitted to trying to kill a Black man in an unprovoked attack at an Arby’s restaurant pleaded guilty Thursday, federal officials say. Nolan Levi Strauss, 27, pleaded … Click to Continue »
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