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        FCPS board to consider authorizing external audit and investigation at meeting
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        Amen House in Georgetown continues to feed families in need
        Michael Berk
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        Local foundation working to pack care kits for breast cancer warriors
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        Georgetown fire crews safely rescue worker from fallen crane

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        Daily Forecast

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        Covering Kentucky

        Local animal rescue says more animal shelter reform is needed

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        Mercer Co. mom turns tragedy into hope with mental health advocacy organization

        Evelyn Schultz
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        8-year-old cancer patient gets special honor at Kentucky football game

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        Flood-ravaged Franklin County Courthouse reopens

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        Memorial garden remembers lost battles with substance abuse and mental health

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        2 arrested in Laurel County in connection to alleged stolen heavy equipment

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        Somerset Mayor Alan Keck announces he will not seek 3rd term in office

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        Daily Forecast

        Keep those umbrellas handy this workweek

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        3 winning Powerball tickets sold in Kentucky including a $1 million jackpot win

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        National Politics

        14,000 US-bound migrants have returned south since Trump border changes, UN says

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        Teamsters Local 651 celebrates Labor Day with annual picnic in Lexington

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        Person airlifted to hospital after kayak capsizes in frigid waters

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