Kentucky Auditor Allison Ball has announced a special examination of Fayette County Public Schools following a debate over spending and a proposed tax hike.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — The Fayette County Fiscal Court did not vote on the occupational tax increase on Thursday as originally planned. On Wednesday, Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman said ...

The Fayette County fiscal court has a few responsibilities, but because of the merged city-county government, they have a much smaller role than the fiscal courts in other Kentucky counties.

Fayette County Clerk Susan Lamb said Wednesday the Fayette Fiscal Court would not vote on the occupational license tax increase for schools Thursday as planned.

Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman says the Fayette County Public Schools did not give public notice before voting to increase taxes.

Fayette County Circuit Judge Lucy VanMeter has announced her candidacy for the Kentucky Court of Appeals. She made the announcement in a Wednesday press release.

Court cases stemming from several Central Kentucky homicides moved through the court system in April as defendants pleaded guilty to crimes or received their sentence. Developments included ...

Jaime Caldwell, a 29-year-old special education teacher in Kentucky, has been arrested following a hit-and-run incident that left a pedestrian with life-threatening injuries. (Fayette Co ...

“I was his court reporter when he was assigned to a case in Fayette County. I was honored to work with him then, and I shared my dream with him of one day serving on the Kentucky Supreme Court.

From Kentucky Lantern By McKenna Horsley The first Black Kentuckians to serve on the state’s highest court were recognized Tuesday during the judicial branch’s annual Black History Month Celebration ...

Pamela Goodwine has won a seat on the Kentucky Supreme Court, becoming the first Black female justice in the state's history.

Program alternative sentencing model for Fayette County youth Fayette County Juvenile Treatment Court was created in March 2022 by district court judges Melissa Murphy and Lindsay Hughes Thurston.