StoryCorps to celebrate Lexington’s 250th anniversary
In celebration of Lexington’s 250th anniversary, WUKY and the Lexington History Museum will host StoryCorps to record the stories of local residents through both in-person and virtual interviews and preserve them in the Library of Congress. StoryCorps, the national nonprofit organization dedicated to recording, preserving, and sharing the stories of people from all backgrounds and beliefs, comes to downtown Lexington...
Baptist Health Welcomes New Year’s Baby, born to Nurse
Baptist Health always celebrates the first baby of the new year, but 2025 was a little extra. Casey Dotson, RN, who normally cares for patients as a nurse on the Mother/Baby unit, welcomed her own baby on New Year’s Day. At 7:17 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025 Corey Forrester, MD, delivered Hallie Dotson, weighing 8 pounds, 12 ounces and measuring...
Dolly’s Imagination Library Expands in Kentucky
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library launched in 1995 and grew quickly. By 2003, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library had mailed one million books, with millions more to come. The program mails free, high-quality books to children from birth to age five, regardless of income. During Parton's visit this week, Governor Andy Beshear issued a proclamation observing Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Kentucky Month,...
Kentucky Children’s Hospital cuts ribbon on pediatric sleep center
Representatives from Kentucky Children’s Hospital (KCH) cut the ribbon on a Pediatric Sleep Center, a clinic dedicated to young patients with sleep disorders and underlying health conditions. About 25% of the general pediatric population has a sleep disorder, and children with issues such as neurologic and pulmonary disease are even more susceptible. Children with sleep disorders do poorly in school...
Lexington’s 2024 Easter Egg Hunt Guide
Lexington Families' 2024 Easter Egg Hunt Guide The Easter season is the most beautiful time of year in Lexington KY. The dogwoods are blooming, the flowers are up, and it's time for central Kentucky kids to enjoy the annual Easter Egg Hunts. The Lexington Families Guide team has collected our annual listing of bluegrass area Easter Egg hunts for bluegrass Moms...
