Cooking out for the holiday, or anytime this summer?  Stay safe with these tips from the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department: Keep hands clean. Wash hands before eating or preparing food, after using the restroom, between handling raw and ready-to-eat items and after handling pets. Wash with hot soapy water and dry with paper towels.…… MORE

Congratulations to: Deborah Gill of Versailles and Megan Finnie of Lexington.  They’ve been appointed to the Kentucky Board of Licensure and Certification for Dietitians and Nutritionists. Laura Poulette, owner of Meadow House Studio in Berea, winner of Best in Show, Gallery 123 of Berea, winner of the Congeniality Award, Elizabeth Worley, owner of Handwoven Baskets…… MORE

Congratulations to: Cameron Weatherford of the University of Kentucky, winner of the American Choral Directors Association Student Conducting Awards Graduate Division. Amy Hoagland, recent art studio graduate from UK, named one of this year’s Windgate Fellowship recipients from the Center for Craft, Creativity and Design. Jonathan Barrett, music performance graduate from UK.  The saxophonist  won…… MORE

Mayor Jim Gray Friday named Joseph M. Smith the new Councilmember for the 2th District. Smith has worked as a Realtor for 30 years in Lexington, and also spent 10 years in banking. He is past president of the Townley Park Homeowners Association; a former member of the Board of Trustees of Lexington Catholic High…… MORE