Health Department Releases Mosquito-Spraying Schedule
LEXINGTON, Ky. (8/29/14) To help control mosquitoes, the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department will conduct mosquito-spraying activities throughout the summer. Spraying will start in the evening hours when mosquitoes are most active.
Another Mom Behind Bars for Letting Kids Wait in Air-Conditioned Car
A Lexington woman is behind bars after police say she left two children in a running car outside the Fayette County Detention Center. Police arrested Brandy Becksted outside the detention center Tuesday afternoon. She said she didn't want to wake up the ...
Labor Day Holiday Collections, Closings In Lexington
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government offices will be closed on Monday. Sept. 1. The Lexington Recycling Center, the city's Electronic Recycling Center and the Haley Pike Waste Management facility will also be closed.
BRIEF: Fayette school board approves tax rate increase for 2014-15
26--With a 4-1 vote Monday, the Fayette County Public Schools board approved tax rates ... Twitter:@vhspears. (c)2014 the Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, Ky.)
Lexington health officials recommend getting flu shot earlier this year
The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department says the start of school marks the start of the spread of germs. Officials recommend you get your flu shot sooner rather than later. "A lot of times, when people will say it's too early for the flu shot ...
Fayette County students to get first-hand look at Keeneland operations
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 25, 2014) — About 2,500 fifth-graders from Fayette County Schools will descend upon Keeneland this week as part of a partnership between the two organizations designed to teach the history of the race track and the importance of the ...
Utilities commission approves agreement with Lexington
The Winchester Municipal Utilities Commission approved a memorandum of agreement with the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Thursday for use of the Lexington Recycling Center and brokering recycled materials. WMU already uses the LRC for single ...
Kentucky puppy chemically burned, branded with profanity
"There was an attempt to make a word on the canine," said Lt. Lee Agee, with Lexington-Fayette Animal Care & Control. We can't show or tell you what word was chemically burned onto the side of this seven-month-old pit mix, but it's profanity. It's ...
State cuts money to keep courthouses clean, causing concern in Fayette and 19 other counties
Under the new state reimbursement rate, Fayette County will get about $136,000 less each year from the state, said Brenna Angel, a spokeswoman for the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government. "AOC is tightening the screws on us," said Geoff Reed ...
Fayette County prison escapee back in custody
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — An inmate who walked away from the Blackburn Correctional Complex in Fayette County is back in custody. According to WKYT-TV (http://bit.ly/1t838bZ), 48-year-old John Stamper left the minimum-security prison around 9:30 p.m. on ...
