Kentucky State Fair opens Aug. 20 with America250 programming
The Kentucky State Fair runs Aug. 20-30 in Louisville, with an America250 exhibition, themed competitions, concerts and practical details on tickets, parking and family costs.
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Kentucky tax portal set to reopen Aug. 14 after system conversion
Kentucky’s Department of Revenue plans to resume normal operations Aug. 14 after a scheduled tax-system pause. Five business-tax areas are moving into MyTaxes, requiring affected filers to link accounts or create new ones.
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Lexington Names Groups Receiving 2026 Violence Prevention Grants
Lexington has announced the local organizations receiving its 2026 Violence Prevention Grant Program awards through the city’s ONE Lexington initiative.
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Union advances 22-acre rezoning for proposed Old Union Road housing development
Union’s City Commission scheduled a second reading for a rezoning request covering about 22.185 acres at 9944 Old Union Road. The proposal is separate from a larger 377-unit project that has drawn traffic and school-capacity concerns.
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Catlettsburg wastewater plant improvement project moves into design phase
Kentucky Infrastructure Authority records identify HDR as the designer for improvements at the Catlettsburg Wastewater Treatment Plant under an approved corrective-action plan, with a June 1, 2026 milestone.
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Public walkthrough follows sale of former Rowan County school buildings
Rowan County Schools held a public walkthrough of the former Rowan County High School and Morehead Grade School buildings after both properties were sold.
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Mt Sterling accepts bid and secures $98,000 for Spring Street resurfacing
The Mount Sterling City Council accepted Walker Construction’s bid for the 2026 Street Resurfacing Project and approved $98,000 in state transportation funding for Spring Street.
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Louisville Reports First-Year Drops in Homicides, Shootings
Louisville’s first annual Safe Louisville report says homicides fell 22% and nonfatal shootings dropped 28%, the city’s lowest shooting total in a decade.
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Five Unrelated Shootings Injure Six People in Lexington Weekend
Five unrelated shootings injured six people in Lexington over the July 25-26 weekend, making it the city’s second-highest nonfatal-shooting total since 2021.
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Middlesboro receives $101,300 in state-backed safety and playground awards
Kentucky has listed $28,500 for the Middlesboro Police Department and $72,800 for a poured-in-place playground at Lincoln Park School.
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Erlanger’s Linwood Avenue reconstruction enters bid phase as city advances broader street work
Erlanger is seeking bids for the Linwood Avenue Street Reconstruction and Sidewalk Project, with proposals due July 16.
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Bowling Green adopts new restrictions for potential data centers
Bowling Green commissioners approved rules requiring proposed data centers to maintain 1,500-foot separations from schools, institutions and homes.
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Louisville Council Sets Deadline for Late-Night Security Proposal
Louisville Metro Council is considering security requirements for some late-night businesses, with action on the proposal due by Aug. 26, 2026.
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Lawrenceburg City Council’s Aug. 3 meeting is listed, but its agenda and votes remain undocumented
Lawrenceburg’s official events page listed a City Council meeting for Aug. 3, 2026, at Woodford Street. Available records do not show the agenda, actions or votes.
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Lexington pauses data-center approvals through Oct. 31
Lexington council approved a temporary pause on data-center approvals while officials consider development rules and public input, including at a former Lexmark site.
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Ashland advances Miller Street property rehabilitation with $150,000 grant allocation
Ashland is moving toward remediation and redevelopment of the Miller Street property while planning related alley resurfacing through its 2026 summer paving program.
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Boil-water advisory reported for Smithland Water Works customers
A boil-water advisory was reported for Smithland Water Works customers on July 29, but the available record does not identify the cause, affected area or lifting date.
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Two charged after children and animals removed from Owingsville home, Kentucky State Police say
Kentucky State Police say Shane and Angel Dufresne face first-degree criminal abuse charges after a June 18 response to an Owingsville neglect complaint led to the removal of two children and more than a dozen animals.
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Kentucky highway plan includes new aquatic-center access road in Barbourville
A 2026-2028 Kentucky highway plan includes a Barbourville project intended to improve safety and provide safer access to the city aquatic center.
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Hawesville data center secures 20-year Anthropic lease at former Century Aluminum site
Anthropic signed a 20-year lease with TeraWulf for a planned 482-megawatt data center in Hawesville, with operations targeted for fall 2027.
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Louisville weighs temporary pause on new data-center approvals
Louisville officials are considering a temporary pause on some new data-center approvals while the city reviews land-use rules, safeguards and neighborhood impacts.
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Fort Mitchell approves agreement to advance 203-unit senior-living project at former Drawbridge Inn site
Fort Mitchell approved an interlocal agreement supporting bond issuance for The Ormsby, a planned 203-unit senior-living community and 48-bed health center at the former Drawbridge Inn site.