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The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The statue of Confederate general John Hunt Morgan was viewable by the public at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 in their new locations in Lexington Cemetery in Lexington, Kentucky. The statue of Morgan and another statue of former Vice President John C. Breckenridge were removed from their original place in downtown Lexington in October. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

Confederate statues now in permanent location at Lexington Cemetery

Bailey Vandiver July 25, 2018

Two Confederate statues have been moved to Lexington Cemetery.The statues of John C. Breckinridge and John Hunt Morgan, which caused controversy as to where they should be displayed, were removed from...

Campus event revisits Confederate statues issue

Jasper Jones October 17, 2017

Students and faculty gathered on UK’s campus Monday night to further discuss Confederate monuments in the country and in Lexington specifically.The event was titled “Perspectives: History, Heritage,...

Kentuckians gather in front of the Courthouse in downtown Lexington in solidarity with Charlottesville, Virginia on Monday August 14, 2017. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

UK students, faculty share views on Confederate statues

Jasper Jones August 25, 2017

Throughout the south, there has been much controversy concerning the removal of statues that honor Confederate soldiers and generals.Lexington has two statues that commemorate Confederate figures. Statues...

Mayor Jim Gray announces relocation attempt of Confederate statues in Lexington

KY Kernel News Staff August 12, 2017

After violence erupted at white supremacist protests in Charlottesville, VA on Saturday, Lexington Mayor Jim Gray announced through Twitter that he plans to relocate Confederate statues in the city.I am...

Lexington Stockyards on Saturday, January 30, 2016 in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Taylor Pence

Smoke fills Southern sky

By Cheyene [email protected] consumed the Bluegrass Stockyard at Lisle Industrial Avenue in what Interim Fire Chief Harold Hoskins called Lexington’s biggest fire in his 33-year career.About...

A large fire began at Bluegrass Stockyards that spread rapidly and consumed multiple other buildings on Saturday, January 30, 2016 in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Taylor Pence

Lexington Fire Chief: Stockyard fire biggest in more than 30 years

Cheyene Miller January 30, 2016

[email protected] engulfed the Bluegrass Stockyard at Lisle Industrial Avenue in what interim fire chief Harold Hoskins called the biggest fire in Lexington in his 33-year career.About 120 active...

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