Caleb Barnes is a Multimedia Journalist at LEX 18. With a background in Strategic Communications and a passion for auto racing and community, he covers a diverse range of topics including sports, travel, agriculture, and public security. Caleb's work has been featured in NewsBreak, WLEX-TV, and Frontstretch.com, showcasing his commitment to impactful storytelling across various themes.
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Caleb Barnes focuses primarily on event coverage within the realm of NASCAR and racing, with a specific emphasis on national events in the United States. If you are looking to pitch Caleb, consider offering insights or access to unique behind-the-scenes perspectives related to NASCAR races, drivers' performances, or major race events happening nationwide.
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By: Caleb Barnes
MADISON CO., Ky. (LEX NEWS) — Gov. Andy Beshear visited multiple counties affected by flooding on Wednesday to get an in-person look at some of the damage, as he seeks to receive federal assistance for the state. If assistance is approved, it will be the 16 th disaster in Kentucky that received approval since Beshear has been governor.
By: Caleb Barnes
This week on Bringing the Heat With Trey Lyle, Michael Waltrip joins to talk his off-track endeavors through Michael Waltrip Brewing.
JACKSON COUNTY, Ky. (LEX News) — A flood relief fund aims to keep flood victims in Jackson County from getting left behind. It comes as many are in between the stages of cleanup and rebuilding.
By: Caleb Barnes
GARRARD COUNTY, Ky. (LEX News) — A thrift store is raising money for a nonprofit that helps families impacted by special needs. The store, Memories Thrift and Vintage Market, opened up in northern Garrard County last August.
MCKEE, Ky. (LEX News) — Disaster relief volunteers from the Kentucky Baptist Convention have been involved in cleanup efforts places like Madison, Meade and Clinton Counties following last weekend's deadly flooding. This week, a group is in Jackson County to help McKee Baptist Church, which was flooded on June 27.
By: Caleb Barnes
Volunteers with Team Rubicon are helping in continued cleanup efforts in Madison County, following the flash flooding at the end of June. Teams of volunteers will be in the area until July 15.
By: Danny Peters, Caleb Barnes
This week on Bringing the Heat With Trey Lyle, 2025 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Champion Jesse Love joins Danny Peters from the west coast in Sonoma.
By: Caleb Barnes
RICHMOND, Ky. (LEX News) — It’s simple math. If 100 people each put $100 together, that makes for one large $10,000 sum. That’s the goal for two growing groups in Madison County who want to make quarterly contributions to nonprofits in the area.
ESTILL CO., Ky. (LEX News) — When animal shelters are near or at maximum capacity, there can still be needs for strays or abandoned animals around central Kentucky – especially in rural areas. With no place for shelter, one Madison County couple is working to meet the needs of animals where they’re at in their communities.
MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (LEX News) — Teenage freedom typically looks like earning a driver’s license and exploring newfound freedom on the roads. One Madison County teen is spreading his wings – in a more literal sense – by taking to the skies with a pilot’s license.
