Congratulations to: Taveion Hollingsworth of Paul Laurence Dunbar H.S. in Lexington and Lindsey Duvall of Bullitt East H.S..  They were named Kentucky’s Mr. and Miss Basketball. Julie Spivey of Lexington has been appointed to the Advisory Council for Medical Assistance. These students from Paul Laurence Dunbar received First Place honors in various areas at the…… MORE

Congratulations to: The University of Kentucky Speech and Debate Team, winners of the Tri-State Invitational Speech and Debate Tournament. The speech and debate team from Henry Clay High School, which won first place in the 2017 Smoky Mountain Invitational.  First-place winners included Cooper Boss in After Dinner Speaking; Emma Bellomy and Maddie Butler, Improvisational Duo,…… MORE

Congratulations to: Amanda Gumbert of Lexington, appointed to the Agriculture Water Quality Authority. Carol Christian of Lexington, appointed to the Kentucky Advisory Council for Gifted and Talented Education. Author Crystal Wilkinson, who has won Transylvania University’s Judy Gaines Young Book Award for “The Birds of Opulence.” Dr. Jonathan Ballard, assistant professor at UK, appointed state…… MORE

Congratulations to: Derek Gaiser, a junior at the University of Kentucky, who has been awarded a scholarship for summer student at Oxford University.  The scholarship, which will cover Gaiser’s expenses, was awarded by the English-Speaking Union Kentucky Branch. Richard Andreatta, Gitanjali Pinto-Sinai, Jeff Reese, Michelle Sizemore, Nathan Vanderford,and Sherali Zeadally, recipients of the UK Alumni…… MORE