Brian Simms

1 week ago | kentucky.com | Brian Simms

The Kentucky Office of Education Accountability in a recent investigation found Fayette County Public Schools allowed a for-profit cheer and tumble business owned by a district employee to use a school gymnasium without following established district policies.

2 weeks ago | kentucky.com | Brian Simms

Advocates concerned that Fayette County Public Schools is eliminating staff positions for those who work with the districts 1,000 homeless students launched a campaign Wednesday to stop the cuts. There are concerns the district will slash staff by two-thirds, according to a news release from a group that includes Ginny Ramsey, the director of the Catholic Action Center.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Brian Simms

A new family entertainment complex is under construction in Versailles’ old Kroger. Mefford Contracting, a general contractor based out of Versailles, is partnering with Ohio-based Epic Eeats Restaurant Group to build two new The Works Brick Oven Pizza restaurants in Central Kentucky, one in the former Kroger in Woodford County and another in Brannon Crossing, just south of Lexington in Nicholasville.

3 weeks ago | kentucky.com | Brian Simms

Two Kentucky chefs were included among the finalists for the 2025 James Beard Awards, considered one of the biggest honors in the restaurant industry. Paducah chef Sara Bradley of Freight House and Louisville’s Noam Bilitzer of MeeshMeesh Mediterranean are two of five restaurants up for “Best Chef: Southeast.” They were nominated from a list of 20. Winners will be announced June 16 in Chicago.

3 weeks ago | miamiherald.com | Brian Simms

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