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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Ascend Elements agrees to pay $7.5 million over alleged misuse of DOE battery grant funds
Ascend Elements agreed to pay $7,497,555.65 to resolve allegations that it submitted inflated reimbursement claims for a Department of Energy-funded battery project in Kentucky.
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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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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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Kentucky AI data-center lease is not a Kingston, Tennessee development
A 20-year lease announced for a former aluminum site in Hawesville, Kentucky, does not establish a development or effect in Kingston, Tennessee.
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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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FDA links frozen GreenWise berries sold at Publix to E. coli investigation and nationwide recall
Publix recalled all lots of specified GreenWise organic frozen blueberries and whole mixed berries on July 29 after the FDA identified the products as the leading food item of interest in a multistate E. coli O145 investigation.
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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.