Congratulations to: Amy Michele Madsen of George Rogers Clark High School, Steven K. Riley of Henry Clay High School and Whitney Walker of Lafayette High School. They’ve all been given the Earle C. Clements Innovation in Education Award.… MORE
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Congratulations to: Kelly Sirginnis of Tates Creek Middle School, named Outstanding Educator by the Kentucky PTA. Jeremy Mattox of Georgetown, names 14th Judicial Circuit Judge, Division 1. Judge Mattox will serve Bourbon, Scott and Woodford Counties. He replaces Judge Rob Johnson, recently appointed to the Kentucky Court of Appeals. Ashley C. Smith, hired as Dierector…… MORE
Traffic Lights Coming Down
(LFUCG)–The city’s Division of Traffic Engineering will begin decommissioning the traffic signal at North Upper and West Fifth and the signal at North Upper and West Sixth about 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 2, weather permitting. Stop signs will be installed at those intersections, and the existing signals will remain in all-red, flash mode for 90…… MORE
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Congratulations to: National Merit Scholars Jan Balk, a graduate of Paul Laurence Dunbar, Alec Dupont, graduate of Henry Clay, and Nisarg Patil, Dunbar graduate. Price Atkinson, Pat Beckman, Tom Harris and Mark Hogge, winners of the University of Kentucky Alumni Association Distinguished Service Award. William Brab of Richmond, appointed to the Board of Registration for…… MORE
Preventing Heat-Related Illnesses – LEX18.com | Continuous News and StormTracker Weather
Tips to beat the heat. Source: Preventing Heat-Related Illnesses – LEX18.com | Continuous News and StormTracker Weather… MORE
City Opens Cooling Centers
(LFUCG)–With temperatures expected to be in the mid-90s, and the heat index well over 100 degrees this week, Lexington officials plan to open multiple cooling centers. The Dunbar Community Center, 545 North Upper St., will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday and Friday, July 20-21, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, July 22.…… MORE
Waste Collection in Lexington to Change for Heat
(LFUCG)-The high temperatures forecast for the next few days are prompting the City to start its regular waste collection schedule earlier on Thursday, July 20, and Friday, July 21. Residential and business collection will begin one hour earlier, allowing employees to finish their work earlier in the day, when temperatures are cooler. The goal is to…… MORE
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Congratulations to: Lexington Legends’ relief pitcher Justin Camp, names South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Week. Olivia Daivs of Lexington, appointed to the Governor’s Minority Employment and Business Affairs and Economic Development Council.… MORE
UK Athletics Announces Hall of Fame Class of 2017 | UK Wildcats News
Congratulations to this year’s class, especially WVLK’s Ralph Hacker! A well-deserved honor! The University of Kentucky Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2017 has been announced, with Randall Cobb (football), Collin Cowgill (baseball), Ralph Hacker (broadcaster), Sherry Hoover Bordner (cross country/indoor track/outdoor track), Sarah Rumely (volleyball) and John Wall (men’s basketball) set to be inducted…… MORE
A Tide of Opioid-Dependent Newborns Forces Doctors to Rethink Treatment – The New York Times
This NYT article is datelined in Richmond, and focuses on the problem in Kentucky. Source: A Tide of Opioid-Dependent Newborns Forces Doctors to Rethink Treatment – The New York Times… MORE
