Shepherd Snyder
ReporterShepherd joined WEKU in June 2023 as a staff reporter. He most recently worked for West Virginia Public Broadcasting as General Assignment Reporter. In that role, he collected interviews and captured photos in the northern region of West Virginia. Shepherd holds a master’s degree in Digital Marketing Communication and a bachelor’s in music from West Virginia University.
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The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council gave its final approval to lease out part of the Haley Pike landfill to solar company Edelen Renewables during their Thursday meeting. -
An attorney for We Are Mason County, Ky., a grassroots organization opposing a proposed data center, said he intends to file suit against the county and its planning commission. -
Gov. Andy Beshear signed a bill that would create a state fund for personal storm shelters into law earlier this week. -
Lawmakers in the Kentucky House of Representatives filed a bill amendment last week hoping to address housing affordability across the Commonwealth. -
WEKU's Shepherd Snyder speaks with CivicLex Deputy Director Kit Anderson about its month-long civic assembly and what its members are taking from it. -
Fayette County Public Schools Superintendent Demetrus Liggins is a finalist for a job opening in Missouri. -
Leaders of local Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library branches say a proposed change in the state budget could cause them to shut down. -
Lexington Commissioner of Environmental Quality and Public Works Nancy Albright will resign at the end of March, according to Mayor Linda Gorton. -
Incidents of youth gun violence have been on a yearly decline since 2021, according to a city report. -
The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government’s General Government and Planning Committee heard a proposal Tuesday to create a “development liaison” position in city government to address the city’s housing shortage.
