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Lexington, Kentucky is located in Fayette County. Zip codes in Lexington, KY include 40533, 40513, and 40576. The median home price in Lexington is $159,000 which is roughly $94/per square foot.

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7 hrs ago | B'nai B'rith

International President Meeting

B'nai B'rith International President Allan J. Jacobs will visit the community of Lexington Kentucky at the invitation of the Stanley Rose Lodge on Sunday, May 19, 2013.

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11 hrs ago | Lexington Herald-Leader

Jennifer Palumbo to anchor WKYT newscast

Longtime Lexington news anchor Jennifer Palumbo will begin leading a 4 p.m. weekday newscast on WKYT in addition to anchoring the 10 p.m. newscast on sister channel WDKY .

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16 hrs ago | Lexington Herald-Leader

Small worlds attract many to Lexington miniature convention

People, furniture and animals standing only a few inches tall are at the center of a convention at the Clarion Hotel on Newtown Pike this weekend.

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20 hrs ago | Lexington Herald-Leader

Lexington's third annual coop tour illustrates growing popularity of back-yard chickens

Eggs are gathered daily from the Maddocks' coop. The task fell to Isaac, 9, one recent day.

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20 hrs ago | Lexington Herald-Leader

Support group for clergy sex-abuse victims asks Lexington bishop to investigate priest

A support group for clergy sex abuse victims is urging the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington to investigate and punish a priest suspended over sex abuse allegations.

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20 hrs ago | Lexington Herald-Leader

R.J. Corman Railroad files lawsuit against Lexington Center Corp.

The concept seemed perfect: Have a dinner train depart from downtown Lexington, take passengers on a little excursion to Frankfort or Midway, feed them prime rib or scallops along the way, then shuttle them back.

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Yesterday | Uganda News Picks

Man Arrested 1000 Times

A man has been arrested more than 1000 times in a period of 40 years since his first arrest in 1970.

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Thu May 16, 2013

Blood Horse

TOBA to Offer Breeding Clinic in Lexington

The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association announced May 16 that it will hold a Thoroughbred Breeding Clinic in Lexington May 31-June 2. Sponsored by Blood-Horse Publications, the clinic will advise on topics including planning a mating, conformation, foal registration, equine nutrition, pasture management, foaling, and farm management.

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America's Network

Birch continues acquisition streak with Lightyear deal

Birch Communications, a growing IP-based competitive provider focused on small to medium-sized businesses, has signed a deal to purchase various customer and network elements from Lexington, Ky.-based Lightyear Network Solutions for an undisclosed sum.

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Wed May 15, 2013

Security Systems News

Dallmann Systems opening Kentucky office

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind.-Thanks to a multi-year university project and an acquisition, Dallmann Systems is opening a second office in Lexington, Ky., and is expanding business in this region.

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WDRB-TV Louisville

Lexington man convicted of murdering mother

Kentucky lost top recruit Andrew Wiggins to Kansas Tuesday, but the Wildcats still have the best class in the country and figure to start next season ranked Number One by many.

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Horsetalk

Worthy's deformed front legs corrected by surgery

A yearling paint filly named Worthy is being given a shot at a normal life thanks to a California animal sanctuary and its supporters.

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Tue May 14, 2013

Lexington Herald-Leader

Council members question Lexington Housing authority about relocation process

Complaints from Pimlico Apartments tenants affected by a mass relocation has prompted the Urban County Council to question how the Lexington Housing Authority is handling the move.

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Bass Fishing Resource Guide

Hipsher Wins Bass Fishing League Tournament on Lake Barkley

Craig Hipsher of Benton, Ky., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 20 pounds, 15 ounces Saturday to win the Bass Fishing League LBL Division tournament on Lake Barkley.

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Lexington Herald-Leader

Lexington's first gay volleyball league welcomes all skill levels

But that doesn't matter a bit on Thursday evenings as Rhyne, a board member for the new Team Lex Volleyball league, Lexington's first gay volleyball organization, gamely tries to learn the basics of setting the ball.

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Lexington Herald-Leader

Lexington man sentenced to life for killing former business partner

A Lexington man was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without parole after pleading guilty to the 2010 shooting death of his former business partner.

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WLEX-TV Lexington

Coming Up On LEX 18 News At Noon - May 14, 2013

We'll have the latest on the sentence given to James Kelley. And - it will feel like mid-June rather than mid-May in the Bluegrass over the next several days.

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WHAS11

Body of horseback rider found in stream

Authorities in Jessamine County say a man drowned in a creek when the horse he was riding fell in it.

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WKYT

Toddlers found playing in street, mother behind bars

On any given day, people who live in that neighborhood say kids are always outside playing this time of year.

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Mon May 13, 2013

Lexington Herald-Leader

University of Kentucky purchasing 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.

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