https://lexingtonnow.com/Local news for Lexington, Kentucky: city hall, schools, police and fire, real estate, high school sports and things to do across Fayette County.en-GBSat, 24 Oct 2026 11:34:31 +0000https://lexingtonnow.com/lexington-emergency-management-director-retires/https://lexingtonnow.com/lexington-emergency-management-director-retires/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsRobert Larkin retires Jan. 1 after 35 years in Lexington public safety. Mayor Linda Gorton plans to name his successor in early December, before winter weather.https://lexingtonnow.com/lexington-fcps-winter-plan-b-bus-stops/https://lexingtonnow.com/lexington-fcps-winter-plan-b-bus-stops/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsFayette County Public Schools and the city are drawing up Plan B bus routes that combine neighborhood stops after bad snow, so students return to class sooner.https://lexingtonnow.com/lexington-charter-amendments-2026/https://lexingtonnow.com/lexington-charter-amendments-2026/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThree charter amendments are on the Nov. 3 ballot: council pay of $59,987 from 2031, attendance rules and a charter review every 8 years. What each one does.https://lexingtonnow.com/lexington-snow-ice-plan-2026/https://lexingtonnow.com/lexington-snow-ice-plan-2026/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsLexington's new snow plan salts every ranked street within the first four hours of a storm and hands Man o' War and Alumni to a contractor. What changes and what to do.https://lexingtonnow.com/lexington-triangle-park-christmas-tree-donation/https://lexingtonnow.com/lexington-triangle-park-christmas-tree-donation/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsHave a 30- to 40-foot blue or Norway spruce you need gone? Lexington Parks & Recreation will cut it and grind the stump free if it becomes the Triangle Park Christmas tree.https://lexingtonnow.com/arts-and-exhibitions-this-month/https://lexingtonnow.com/arts-and-exhibitions-this-month/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnLexington arts to Dec. 6: Dracula and White Christmas at the Opera House, LexPhil Nov. 21, the LexArts HOP Nov. 20, COLLAGE Dec. 5-6, free UK Art Museum shows.https://lexingtonnow.com/things-to-do-this-weekend/https://lexingtonnow.com/things-to-do-this-weekend/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnKeeneland's fall meet closes Saturday, Dracula plays the Opera House and the Halloween and Thriller Parade fills Main Street at 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Most are free.https://lexingtonnow.com/lexington-ymca-proof-fitness-high-street-closing/https://lexingtonnow.com/lexington-ymca-proof-fitness-high-street-closing/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe YMCA now runs Proof Fitness downtown and at Tates Creek. Y members get in from Oct. 31, the day after High Street closes. What changes for each group.https://lexingtonnow.com/fayette-county-unemployment-august-2026/https://lexingtonnow.com/fayette-county-unemployment-august-2026/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsFayette County's jobless rate fell from 4.3% in July to 3.6% in August, below Kentucky's 4.3%. About 175,000 residents had jobs, 1,852 more than a year ago.https://lexingtonnow.com/lexington-freeze-watch-saturday-night/https://lexingtonnow.com/lexington-freeze-watch-saturday-night/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsBlue Grass Airport bottomed out at 39 degrees Monday under mostly cloudy skies as the frost advisory ended at 9 a.m. Sunday's low was 36. No freeze at the airport.https://lexingtonnow.com/fcps-2026-state-ratings/https://lexingtonnow.com/fcps-2026-state-ratings/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsFayette County Public Schools outscored Kentucky at every level in 2026. Graduation hit 93.9% and no school was flagged for support. The scores by school.https://lexingtonnow.com/lexington-uk-healthcare-hamburg-east-groundbreaking/https://lexingtonnow.com/lexington-uk-healthcare-hamburg-east-groundbreaking/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsUK HealthCare's 220,000-square-foot Hamburg East building off Winchester Road should see its first patients in spring 2029. What it will offer.