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Walter B. Taylor Sr., longtime Lexington funeral home operator, dies at age 89

Longtime funeral home operator Walter B. Taylor Sr., 89, died Thursday at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Lexington. 1 hour ago

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CLARK COUNTY

2013 graduation photos

Check out photo galleries from high school and college graduation ceremonies.
MUSIC

University of Kentucky Symphony wows Chinese audiences with American music

The University of Kentucky Symphony Orchestra returned to Lexington this week after a 14-day tour of China. Skip Gray, director of the UK school of music, called the trip "a huge success. The students played beautifully. They performed in great performance halls. Wherever we went we were well received...
EDUCATION

Fayette high school graduations start at 10 a.m. Saturday

About 2,300 Lexington students will receive their high school diplomas Friday and Saturday as the Fayette County Public Schools holds its 2013 commencement exercises.
PUBLIC SAFETY

Suspect in slaying of Lexington high school football player turns himself in

A man accused of killing a popular high school football player turned himself in to police Friday about eight hours after investigators named him as a suspect and four hours after his name and photo were released to media outlets.
BOURBON COUNTY

Chris Bailey's forecast: A warmer second half to holiday weekend

The holiday weekend is in full swing and is off to a rather chilly start. Things will slowly turn around over the next few days and that means a warmer air for those Memorial Day Cookouts.
MEDICINE

Historical designation delays plans for HealthFirst clinic

With demolition scheduled to begin next month, construction on the $11.7 million, federally funded public health clinic on Southland Drive is being pushed back because the 1950s-era buildings on the site might be eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
MEDICINE

Clinic site's historic review lagging

Two and a half years after HealthFirst Bluegrass was awarded a $11.7 million federal grant to build a new health clinic, a federally required review to determine the historic significance of the property on the site is taking place.
FAMILY

Photojournalist who became school bus driver earns doctorate at Asbury Seminary

As Asbury Theological Seminary celebrates its 90th anniversary Saturday, at least one graduating student is breaking new ground.
JESSAMINE COUNTY

Lexington Cemetery, Camp Nelson among places observing Memorial Day

Memorial Day will be observed at ceremonies throughout Central, Eastern Kentucky.
LOCAL NEWS

Urban County Council takes first step toward approving food trucks

Lexington's Urban County Council took the first step Thursday toward approving a six-month pilot program in order to determine how to best regulate food trucks operating in on-street parking spaces.