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Manager of Buckley Wildlife Sanctuary to retire

Tim Williams held a dragonfly nymph that he scooped out of a pond to show to students from Trinity Christian Academy, including Selah Montgomery, who stared intently at the creature. Greg Kocher | Staff

After 38 years, Tim Williams plans to retire next month as manager of the Buckley Wildlife Sanctuary and Audubon Center.

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STAGE AND DANCE

Uncommonwealth: In his new role, Ben Chandler begins 'a labor of love'

Ben Chandler, beaming like he just won the Powerball, said he has always wanted to teach history. Now, as the incoming executive director of the Kentucky Humanities Council, Chandler, 53, figures that he will get the opportunity to travel the state and tout its cultural beauties without having to...
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Community gathers to watch students step out in style at Montgomery County High School prom

MOUNT STERLING — Montgomery County's Clay Community Center looked like the site of a movie premiere Saturday night. There were velvet ropes, a red carpet and a sharply-dressed announcer with a microphone. The stars of the evening weren't actors and actresses, though: They were seniors from...
LOCAL NEWS

Land deal to create HealthFirst's new clinic raises questions

Most agree a $11.7 million public health clinic that could help thousands of poor people get medical and dental treatment would be positive for Lexington. But opinions vary dramatically about benefits of the land deal between developer Ted J. Mims and HealthFirst Bluegrass to create the clinic at...
FAITH & VALUES

15,000 hear Dalai Lama speak in Louisville

Exiled Tibetan leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner the Dalai Lama came to Louisville on Sunday for the first time since 1994, bringing his distinctive message of compassion not just for all humans but for other species.
EDUCATION

Kentucky Deaf-Blind Project helps Lexington boy master the technology he needs

Joseph, a seventh-grader at Bryan Station Middle School, has been working with the Kentucky Deaf-Blind Project and using technology to deal with hearing and vision problems.
EDUCATION

Fayette public schools plan to cut family resource center directors' hours

The Fayette County Public Schools plan to slash work days for 42 directors of the district's family resource centers next year because of continued government funding reductions.
DIDUCIT?

Murder of Mexican reporter in Veracruz spotlights official hostility toward press

The story of Regina Martinez’s murder opens a window on a different facet of the violence afflicting journalists in Mexico, one in which gangsters play a lesser role than government officials, who routinely bully journalists and foster an environment in which impunity is nearly assured when...
BASKETBALL: MEN

Calipari says 'shared sacrifice' key for new crop of Kentucky stars

Last season's struggles can help Kentucky take on the challenge of super-sized expectations for 2013-14, Coach John Calipari told reporters Wednesday.
EDUCATION

University of Kentucky moves forward with 3 more dorms holding 1,610 beds

The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees approved the next phase of new dorm construction on campus Tuesday, allowing UK to move forward with three new dorms at the old Cooperstown complex near W.T. Young Library.
EDUCATION

University of Kentucky to buy campus of Lexington Theological Seminary

The University of Kentucky will buy the Lexington Theological Seminary's 7-acre campus on South Limestone for $13.5 million, officials announced late Monday.