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Good For You!

Congratulations to: Chelsey Keesy, who has become Executive Director of the Kidney Health Alliance of Kentucky. Heather Dieffenbach, named executive director of the Lexington Public Library. William Douglas Hacker of Lexington, appointed to the Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Funding Commission. Judith Stamps Piazza of Lexington, appointed to the Appalachian/Kentucky Artisans Gateway Center Authority. Benjamin Thomas Sargent…MORE

Teen Shot in Lexington

(LEX 18) — Police in Lexington were investigating after a teenage boy was shot late Sunday night on the city’s south side. Authorities said a 17-year-old was shot twice about 8:30 p.m. at Appian Way and Venetian Circle, not far from Gainesway Park. Police said the shooting occurred near the Tate’s Creek School campus. The…MORE

Escapee Caught

Stanley Eugene Baker Jr. has been returned to the custody of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Division of Community Corrections.  With assistance from the Lexington Police Department, Baker was arrested at 2:18 this morning.  Baker, while working a Community Service work detail, walked away from supervisory staff on August 14, 2019.  Baker is currently detained in…MORE

Lexington Bank Robbed

(Lex PD)–The Lexington Police Department is investigating a bank robbery that occurred Thursday morning. Shortly after 11 a.m. Thursday, August 15, officers responded to the Central Bank located on Versailles Road for a reported robbery. Bank employees stated that an unknown man wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, sunglasses, and a gray cloth over his face…MORE

Anixter to Add 100 Jobs in Lex

(KY Governor’s Office)–Anixter Inc., a global distributor of technology, electronic, network and security products, plans to invest $4.23 million and grow by 103 full-time jobs as it relocates within Lexington, Gov. Matt Bevin announced today. Anixter’s current 12-employee sales office on Majestic Drive in Lexington will relocate to the newly constructed 38,500-square-foot Turner Development Business…MORE

New Library Executive Director

 Heather Dieffenbach, acting director of Lexington Public Library, was named as the Lexington Public Library’s executive director. The Library’s Board of  Trustees made this selection based on the recommendation of the Executive Director Search Committee—comprised of representatives from the Board of Trustees, the  Board of Advisors, the Library Foundation, Friends of the Library, City Council,…MORE

Fayette Co. Inmate Escapes

Baker Inmate Stanley Eugene Baker Jr. walked away from his Community Service assignment while incarcerated with the Lexington-Fayette County Division of Community Corrections at 11:50 a.m. Wednesday.  While on his work assignment, he walked away from supervisory staff near the intersection of Winchester Road and Industry Road in Lexington.  Baker was being held on a…MORE

Victim Helps Police Make Scam Arrest

(LEX 18) — Berea police have made an arrest in connection to a Facebook Marketplace rental scam thanks to a victim who set up the suspect. The initial scam involved a person advertising an apartment or home for rent on the social network’s sales site. In each instance, the victim arranged to meet with offender…MORE

The Doc is In

It’s fun to be out in the sun, but sometimes the heat that the sun generates can be dangerous. In this week’s “The Doc Is In” segment, Emergency Physician, Dr. Ryan Stanton, looks at the varios types of heat related illnesses and offers up some suggestions on how you can be safe when out working…MORE

Good for You!

Congratulations to: These Fayette County Public Schools students who took part in the Governor’s Scholars Program: Bryan Station:  LaMargaret Johnson and Brendley Nathaniel Frederick Douglass:  Alyssa Gebhardt and Paige Hensley Henry Clay:  Jackson Broyles, Madeleine Cohen, Eli Flomenhoft, Olivia Greinke, Lily Guilfoil, Meghan Jennings, Paul Kamer, Megan Kauffman, Lydia Klumb, Lauren Payne, Thomas Payne, Jr.,…MORE

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