Shepherd Snyder

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is studying how to better protect southeastern Kentucky from floods.

WEKU | By Shepherd Snyder Published January 22, 2025 at 7:59 PM EST Facebook LinkedIn Email

A longtime Fayette County School Board member says many school employees and faculty don't feel supported by the district's central office employees.

Kentucky’s unemployment rate has climbed to 5.2% as of last month. That’s according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics’ unemployment report.

WEKU | By Shepherd Snyder Published January 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM EST Facebook LinkedIn Email

The Fayette County Board of education voted Monday evening to renew the contract of superintendent Demetrus Liggins.

Last week, a petition from Berea College students looking to take a vote to form a labor union was withdrawn from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

Kentucky’s state constitution currently bans “slavery and involuntary servitude,” except as criminal punishment. State representative George Brown, a Democrat from Lexington, filed House Bill 121 to have the institution fully banned.

WEKU | By Shepherd Snyder Published January 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM EST Facebook LinkedIn Email

Lexington is rejoining the National League of Cities. The group represents nearly 20,000 population centers and advocates for them at the national level.