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New public works commissioner named

Herald-Leader Staff Report

Lexington Mayor Jim Newberry has named Mike Webb as the active commissioner of public works and development.

Kindergartners counting to ten — in Spanish

By Raviya H. Ismail

After just a few days at Russell Cave Elementary, kindergartner T.J. Slone can identify several colors and count to ten — in Spanish.

Jury hits Ragland with $63.3 million verdict

Amount second-largest ever in Kentucky

By Brandon Ortiz

A Lexington jury today hit Shane Ragland with a $63.3 million verdict for fatally shooting University of Kentucky football player Trent DiGiuro in 1994. The jury deliberated for less than an hour and punished Ragland with $60 million in punitive damages and $3.3 million for lost income and funeral expenses.

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City to hear proposal to close Cheapside street
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By Beverly Fortune

bfortune@herald-leader.com

Merchants and property owners on Cheapside have asked the city to close the street during the summer and fall for a more pedestrian-friendly area around the old courthouse.
Master plan called failure

By Beverly Fortune

bfortune@herald-leader.com

A $500,000 master plan for downtown Lexington was labeled a failure Tuesday for its lack of influence on the CentrePointe high-rise project.
Education notes

Scholarships/awards: The following Fayette County Students won college-sponsored National Merit scholarships:
Bus shelter to be built out of Ale 8 One bottles
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By Jennifer Hewlett

jhewlett@herald-leader.com

It's designed to be eye-catching and environmentally friendly, not to mention useful and convenient.
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Fayette County

Radio Eye needs volunteers: Central Kentucky Radio Eye, a non-profit radio reading service for people who are blind or have low vision or other limitations making reading difficult, is seeking volunteers to operate audio equipment and monitor sound levels.
Committee to consider smoking ban changes

Herald-Leader Staff Report

Urban County Councilman David Stevens' proposed revisions to Lexington's smoke-free law will be heard by the council's services committee on Sept. 9.
Around the region
Lexington streetscape plan gets OK from council panel

Images of wider sidewalks and bike lanes on Main Street and rain gardens along Vine Street are described in the city's newly completed streetscape master plan, endorsed by the Urban County Council at its planning committee meeting on Tuesday.
'Lily' is Lexington's new recycling tool
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By Michelle Ku

mku@herald-leader.com

”Lily“ might not look like much, a brown, 55-gallon rain barrel that can be attached to a downspout at one's house, but she is Lexington's newest tool to improve water quality and the environment.
Meters to allow two-hour parking
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By Valarie Honeycutt Spears

vhoneycutt@herald-leader.com

The complaints are rolling in. One hour is not long enough to eat, shop or do business downtown.
Troublesome sewer pump station getting overhaul

By Michelle Ku

mku@herald-leader.com

Work to expand Lexington's most troublesome sanitary sewer pump station will begin in the spring, city officials announced Monday.
Lexington seminary names new president

By Jim Niemi

jniemi@herald-leader.com

The Rev. James P. (Jim) Johnson, a 1965 graduate of Lexington Theological Seminary, was named the seminary's 16th president Monday.
Councilman proposes changes to smoking ban
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By Michelle Ku

mku@herald-leader.com,

Smoking could be prohibited in bingo halls and all workplaces, not just ones the public has access to, if a proposal to revise Lexington's 4-year-old smoke-free law is approved.
New drugstore's design caters to shoppers' needs

By Jennifer Hewlett

jhewlett@herald-leader.com

The word ”pharmacy“ in big silver letters is one of the first things you see when you walk into Lexington's newest Rite Aid store. And you can't miss the large cosmetics and body care section smack-dab in the middle of the place.
Lexington memorial for Flight 5191 victims enters design phase

By Michelle Ku

mku@herald-leader.com

As the two-year anniversary of the crash of Comair Flight 5191 approaches, a commission charged with creating a permanent memorial is about to begin the design process for a monument.
Senate 13th

Stein kicks off campaign by lambasting budget
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By Ryan Alessi

ralessi@herald-leader.com

Voters can expect state spending — or lack thereof — to be a central theme in the 13th Senate District race in Lexington, which has gone from foregone conclusion to hotly contested.