Lexington News
The latest Lexington news: city council, schools, police and fire, development and business, each story linked to the record it came from.
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Lexington emergency management director to retire Jan. 1
Robert 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.
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Schools
FCPS plans 'Plan B' snow bus stops to cut snow days
Fayette 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.
Elections
Lexington charter amendments: 3 ballot questions explained
Three 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.
Weather
Lexington snow plan: all ranked streets salted in 4 hours
Lexington'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.
Christmas
Lexington seeks a donated spruce for Triangle Park tree
Have 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.
Business
YMCA takes over 2 Proof gyms; High Street Y closes Oct. 30
The 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.
Jobs
Fayette County unemployment falls to 3.6% in August
Fayette 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.
Weather
Lexington frost advisory ends with a 39-degree low
Blue 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.
Schools
Fayette schools beat state average, 81% rated medium or higher
Fayette 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.
Health care
UK HealthCare breaks ground on $275M Hamburg East building
UK HealthCare's 220,000-square-foot Hamburg East building off Winchester Road should see its first patients in spring 2029. What it will offer.