Keeneland September Yearling Sale Shatters Records With 411 Million In Total Sales
The Keeneland September Yearling Sale came to a close on Saturday and broke new records which re-established Keeneland as the world’s premier Thoroughbred sale. The total gross for the 13-day sale hit a record $411,749,500 through the ring, the highest in Keeneland history. This a impressive achievement depictiates 7.1% more than last record of $384,552,100 […]
Kentucky Governor Signs Executive Order Banning Conversion Therapy
The Bluegrass State shook on Tuesday as Governor Sarah Thompson signed an executive order that prohibited conversion therapy for minors. The action, applauded by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual commuters and psychologists, has turned the Bluegrass State a part of the 23rd nation that banned the practice. Conversion therapy or reparative therapy or sexual orientation […]
Body Found Near Interstate 75 Likely Missing Laurel County Man
This is after the missing person’s case that has been ongoing for several months came to a climax in the recent past in Laurel County where remains of a man believed to be Couch was found around I-75 Exit 49. The body was found Tuesday morning by a two-man search team which have been in […]
Governer Of Kentucky Bans Conversion Therapy For Minors
A rather recent and highly publicized change at the state level has been the executive order for the state of Kentucky, signed by Governor Andy Beshear that bans the practice of conversion therapy on minors. The order, effective from 15/09/2024, brings the institution closer to providing safeguards to the queer youth from a practice that […]
Lexington Homicide Investigation Underway After Biskoff Court Shooting
On that very night of September 14, 2024, we recorded a shooting incidence in the Biskoff Court area 700 an incidence that has since transformed into homicide investigation by the Lexington Police Department. According to the reports of shooting with a victim, officers were sent to the scene at 20:04 p. m. On preliminary arrival, […]
Global Engagement Expands at the University of Kentucky
Currently, the University of Kentucky is planning major improvements in global presence and relations in terms of UK’s faculty and staff by broadening the GEA for theFall 2024 intake. Funded by the UK International Center, this program’s goal is to support professional development of University staff through offering all the tools and information they need […]
Beloved Artist and Activist Patrick Mitchell Passed Away
The city of Lexington is mourning the loss of one of its most talented young men, Patrick J. Mitchell, a talented artist/composer/performer and a community activist and whose contributions to arts and media will never be forgotten. Mitchell, who died on September 12th, was well loved among his peers, family and the public for his […]
Controversial Urban Development Plan Sparks Debate in Lexington
An urban development plan for downtown Lexington has recently been put forth and has raised a lot of controversy among the citizens, the businessmen and the city authorities. The Urban County Council has presented the so-called “Lexington 2040 Vision” that provides for the further development of the city center with the construction of new high-rise […]
Lexington’s Tech Boom New Innovation District Attracts Major Players
Lexington is well on its way to becoming the next big tech hub in the Midwest as plans for an innovation district in the middle of the city progress. The project christened LexTech Corridor plans to develop a 50-acre piece of land adjacent to the University of Kentucky into a hub of innovation comprising of […]
Keeneland Announces Major Expansion Plans, Boosting Lexington Economy
This has generated a lot of buzz in Lexington’s equestrian and business circles, Keeneland Association has announced plans to expand the historic racetrack and auction house. The multi-million dollar project which is expected to start next spring will further improve Keeneland’s infrastructure and will contribute to the establishment of the racetrack and sales complex as […]