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Former councilmember Susan Lamb appointed new Fayette …
WEBJan 3, 2023 · Lamb was elected as 4th District representative in 2014 and completed her fourth term last week. Previously, she spent 21 years in the Council Clerk’s Office, serving first as the Deputy Council Clerk, and then as the Council Clerk, a position under the purview of the Fayette County Clerk. Lamb said, “I have worked in local government for ...
And The Winner Is: Oliver Lewis Way - WUKY
WEBAug 31, 2010 · Oliver Lewis. By Brenna Angel. LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Newtown Pike Extension has a new name: Oliver Lewis Way. It was the majority winner in a city-wide naming contest. Oliver Lewis was an African-American jockey from Lexington who won the 1875 Kentucky Derby aboard Aristides. Local resident Julie Galbraith submitted the entry.
Lexington's Morton House Honored With Historical Plaque - WUKY
WEBMay 27, 2010 · As part of the celebration, Vice Mayor Jim Gray accepted a BGT Plaque from the Bluegrass Trust for Historic Preservation; which connotes respect and appreciation for the Morton House's architectural and historical significance. The mansion was built in 1810 by prominent Lexington businessman and entrepreneur William "Lord" Morton. It …
Russian Company Bankrolling Troubled Kentucky Aluminum Plant …
WEBMar 18, 2021 · The long-delayed aluminum plant project near Ashland, Kentucky is facing another setback. According to a Bloomberg report, Rusal, the formerly blacklisted Russian company with a major stake in the 10-figure project, is suspending its investments while it awaits word that its U.S. partners have raised the necessary funds.So far the company has sunk at least $65 million in the proposed mill, to ...
Transylvania University, local banks, developers addressing the
WEBJan 11, 2024 · A new affordable housing development is coming to the heart of Lexington. As WUKY's Karyn Czar reports the project came to fruition thanks to local banks, developers, and Transylvania University.
1 dead, 5 injured in Lexington mass shooting - WUKY
WEBAug 9, 2024 · 1 dead, 5 injured in Lexington mass shooting. The Fayette County Coroner has identified the victim as 31-year-old Antoine Clay. Five other people were injured by gunfire. Officials say their injuries are non-life threatening. Lexington Police were called to National Avenue near El Cid’s restaurant off Winchester Road just after midnight.
Saving Stories: First Hand Accounts Of Spanish Flu Pandemic - WUKY
WEBApr 14, 2020 · In our latest edition of WUKY's Award-Winning history series Saving Stories, Nunn Center director Dr. Doug Boyd plays first-hand accounts from flu survivors in Philadelphia and here in Kentucky. The University of Kentucky Libraries' Nunn Center for Oral History has several interviews with survivors of the …
University of Kentucky researcher spearheads efforts combatting ...
WEBNov 7, 2023 · A University of Kentucky researcher has been working to help combat the problem. Yosra Helmy, an assistant professor in the UK Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Department of Veterinary Science, believes there is an urgent need to develop novel antibiotic alternative strategies …
Historian Says Breathitt Was Bloody, Just Don't Call It A 'Feud'
WEBOct 19, 2019 · The notorious conflict between the Hatfield and the McCoy families of West Virginia and Kentucky is often remembered as America’s most famous feud, but it was relatively brief and subdued compared to the longer and more numerous instances of individual and mass violence in Breathitt County, Kentucky. In his book Bloody Breathitt - …