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Congratulations to: These Gold Medal winners in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards from the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers:  Tuesday Hadden and Amelia Loeffler, both from Lafayette High School. These First-Place winners in the 2020 Educators Rising Kentucky conference: Jayda Josey and Natalie Hollon of Lafayette–Children’s Lit (Pre-K) Noah Langford of Bryan Station–Creative…MORE

Congratulations to: Andrew Murphy, named Broadcaster and Media Relations Director for the Lexington Legends. These first place winners in the Kentucky Educational Speech and Drama Association’s 2020 state tournament: From Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, Parker Smith in Broadcasting and Original Oratory.  Katie Yang in Novice Interpretation-Acting.  In the junior division, Chloe Breeze of Edythe…MORE

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Congratulations to: University of Kentucky College of Fine Arts Dean Mark Shanda, named KMEA Administrator of the Year by the Kentucky Music Educators Association. Kate Hastings, a fourth grader at Cassidy Elementary, who received the KAGE Distinguished Student Award for 2019-20 by the Kentucky Association for Gifted Education. Denise Minor of Henry Clay High School,…MORE

Congratulations to: Kristen Karm, University of Kentucky theatre major, who received the Gary Garrison Ten Minute Play Award from the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. Tim Masthay, former University of Kentucky punter, introduced as Model Lab School head soccer coach. Sophomore Brayden Giannone of Lafayette High School, who won first place in the 152…MORE

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Congratulations to: These service academy nominees, named by Sen. Rand Paul: Thomas Ward of Lexington, Air Force Academy James Clay Fiscus, Castor Grande, Pollux Grande, all from Lexington, all to the Merchant Marine Academy Wil Green, Wilmore, U.S. Military Academy John Grant Nolen, Nicholasville and Tyler Smith, Lexington, Naval Academy. Lucy Gentry, Marisa Aull and…MORE

Lex Police Investigate Possible Hate Crime

(LFUCG)–The Lexington Police Department is investigating a possible hate crime in which a white man grabbed an African American woman who was working at a local store. The incident happened Wednesday, January 29, at the Walmart on New Circle Road. A third-party vendor working inside the store told police that a male customer approached her…MORE

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Congratulations to: These Grade Level Champions at the Kentucky American Water Science Fair: Audrey Elliott, 4th Grade, Meadowthorpe Elementary, Microbiology Daniel Inman, 5th Grade, Glendover Elementary, Physics & Astronomy Jayden Jeong, 6th Grade,  Beaumont Middle, Medicine & Health Science Elena Hopper, 7th Grade, Trinity Christian Academy, Microbiology Colin Clevenger, 8th Grade, Southern Middle, Behavioral &…MORE

Hearing in Deadly DUI Crash Continued

(LEX 18) — An arraignment Friday morning in Fayette County Circuit Court for a woman charged in a DUI crash that killed three people in Lexington was continued. Tammy Rodriguez is accused of leading police on a high-speed chase, driving the wrong way on Interstate Highway 75 and hitting a car and a sport-utility vehicle…MORE

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