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Beshear seeks dismissal from KSU lawsuits, but with "important question
1+ hour, 44+ min ago (602+ words) Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is trying to be dismissed from two lawsuits that allege he, Kentucky State University, lawmakers and higher education officials passed and are trying to enforce an unconstitutional law that brought major financial and academic changes to…...
FCPS Superintendent placed on paid leave, under review
19+ hour, 34+ min ago (43+ words) (Video) Lexington Herald Leader By Casey Sebastiano " The Fayette County Board of Education placed Superintendent Demetrus Liggins on paid leave at a closed-door meeting Wednesday night, and his employment is pending legal review....
What's the latest on the FCPS superintendent situation? Catch up here
1+ day, 22+ min ago (135+ words) Lexington Herald Leader Fayette County Public Schools Superintendent Demetrus Liggins was placed on paid administrative leave Wednesday night after a chaotic 48 hours in which he and the school board sent conflicting messages about whether he was resigning. What resulted was…...
Fayette County schools finance chief has been absent for months. Here's why
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (454+ words) Fayette County Public School officials confirmed this week that its long-time finance chief is on medical leave. District officials have confirmed that FCPS executive director of financial accounting Rodney Jackson is on medical leave after not commenting on his employment…...
What did UK officials buy in Grand Cayman? They refuse to show travel receipts
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (1386+ words) University of Kentucky's top administrators spent nearly $270, 000 on travel during a recent three-year span, but are refusing to say what that cash paid for. According to a Herald-Leader review of publicly available travel records, the five university officials took 185 trips…...
Mismanagement." Fayette County school board chair"s opponents respond to his lawsuit
1+ week, 1+ day ago (422+ words) The "longstanding financial mismanagement" at Fayette County Public Schools created an opportunity for state lawmakers to insert themselves into a local school board race, one of school board chair Tyler Murphy's opponents in the general election said Wednesday. Kathy Schiflett,…...
FCPS graduations will cause traffic in Lexington. How to avoid "gridlock
1+ week, 1+ day ago (588+ words) Lexington police expect downtown Lexington to be a "gridlock" Thursday and Friday when six high school graduations take place at Rupp Arena. Six high schools in Fayette County Public Schools will have their graduation ceremonies at Rupp Arena on Thursday…...
Meet the Lexington Herald-Leader's new service journalism reporter
1+ week, 3+ day ago (240+ words) Lexington Herald Leader The Herald-Leader welcomed a new reporter to its team last week. Casey Sebastiano, a recent graduate of the University of Kentucky, joined the staff as a service journalism reporter, producing practical, audience-focused stories and explainers " letting readers…...
KY high school graduation parade postponed as senior "fighting for his life.
1+ week, 5+ day ago (220+ words) Sunday's Floyd Central High School Senior Graduation Parade has been postponed in support of a senior who was struck by a vehicle and flown to a hospital Saturday. "The decision to postpone the senior parade was made collectively by the…...
Fayette school officials reveal how many millions of dollars job cuts will save
2+ week, 2+ day ago (309+ words) Fayette school officials revealed Tuesday that the 120 job positions the cash-strapped district eliminated will save an estimated $11 million in the 2027 fiscal year budget. District officials released the figure as part of written answers to budget questions posed at a live…...