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Lexington Fayette Urban County Government/Lexington is expanding its Art on the Town program. Starting in March eight mobile art carts will be available to set up primarily in the downtown area. -
Stu Johnson/The Fayette County Clerk’s Office is implementing a new land record system. It is used to track all permanent records such as deeds, plats, and mortgages.
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Lexington’s annual snapshot of homeless persons, called Lex Count, took place late Wednesday night. -
During the pandemic, Lexington has spent more than $41 million in direct rental and utility assistance. The city has almost $16 million left in federal funding. However, changes are coming next week to try to ensure the assistance is not depleted by this summer.
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Newly implemented parking meter rates and hours in downtown Lexington created a stir at City Hall Tuesday.
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Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton says the local government has one and only one focus, meeting the needs of 325,000 people. During her annual State of the Government Address on Tuesday, the mayor told hundreds at Central Bank Center, quote, “it’s that simple and that complicated.”
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The clock is ticking for Ukrainians who came to America under a program called United for Ukraine.
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The city of Lexington is changing the format for a housing assistance program.
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The American Red Cross is sponsoring a community blood drive this Wednesday at the Richmond Mall. Red Cross of the Bluegrass Director Lynne Washbish said a donation event hasn’t been held in the Madison County town for some time.
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Female students from 21 Fayette County elementary and middle schools will celebrate the culmination of a gaming-related project Saturday.
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Lexington city leaders continue to investigate ways to enhance civic engagement in and around urban county government. Members of the General Government and Planning Council Committee got a final report from Richard Young of CivicLex this week.
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The city of Lexington is accepting applications for government funds to help reduce gun violence among area youth. The Gun Violence Prevention Grant program is supported with $50,000 from the city.
