Lexington is the second-most-populous city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky,and the 60th-most populous city in the United States. It is the county seat of Fayette County. By land area,it is the country's 30th-largest city.
duPont Manual High School is a public magnet high school located in the Old Louisville neighborhood of Louisville,Kentucky,United States. It serves students in grades 9–12. It is a part of the Jefferson County Public School District. DuPont Manual is recognized by the United States Department of Education as a Blue Ribbon School.
Scott County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census,the population was 57,155. Scott County is part of the Lexington-Fayette,Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its county seat and largest city is Georgetown.
Jefferson County is located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census,the population was 782,969. It is the most populous county in the commonwealth.
Fayette County is located in the central part of the U.S. state of Kentucky and is consolidated with the city of Lexington. As of the 2020 census,the population was 322,570,making it the second-most populous county in the commonwealth. Since 1974,its territory,population and government have been shared with Lexington. Fayette County is part of the Lexington-Fayette,KY Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Fayette is a city in Jefferson County,Mississippi,United States. The population was 1,614 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Jefferson County.
Ballard High School is a high school in the eastern suburbs of Louisville,Kentucky,and is a part of the Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) school district. The school opened in the fall of 1968. The first students were in grades 7-9,and a grade was added each year as the building was expanded. This kept the school system from having to transfer upper class students from other high schools. The first class graduated in 1972. From its founding until the mid-1980s the principal was Patrick Crawford. Sandy Allen served from the mid-1980s to the 2003–2004 school year. The principal from 2004 through 2013 was Jim Jury. Staci Edelman was the 4th and shortest standing principal,from 2015 to 2017,with a term marked by racial tension and controversy. The current principal is Jason Neuss. The school offers grades 9-12.
Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) is a public school district located in Jefferson County,Kentucky,and operating all but one of the public schools in the county. It is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Education,which selects and hires a superintendent,who serves as the system's chief executive.
Larry Jones Hopkins was an American businessman and politician who represented Kentucky's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1993. He was the Republican nominee for governor of Kentucky in 1991 and lost to Brereton C. Jones.
Lafayette High School is a public high school in Lexington,Kentucky that has been open for 85 years,seen the beginning of racially-desegregated education in the city,and been overseen by eight principals.
Henry Clay High School is an American public high school in Lexington,Kentucky. Opened on Main Street in 1928,it was named in honor of the Kentuckian and United States statesman,Henry Clay. The Main Street location now houses the main offices of the Fayette County Public Schools system. The school was ranked in 2022 by U.S. News &World Report as #18 of schools in Kentucky and #1,705 nationally. The school's facility on Fontaine Road opened in 1970.
Lyman Tefft Johnson was an American educator and influential role model for racial desegregation in Kentucky. He is best known as the plaintiff whose successful legal challenge opened the University of Kentucky to African-American students in 1949.
Robert Lytle Mchatton was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.
Lincoln Dixon was an American lawyer and politician who served seven terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1905 to 1919.
Bernard Lafayette,Jr. is an American civil rights activist and organizer,who was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He played a leading role in early organizing of the Selma Voting Rights Movement;was a member of the Nashville Student Movement;and worked closely throughout the 1960s movements with groups such as the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC),the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC),and the American Friends Service Committee.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the United States Commonwealth of Kentucky:
NAACP in Kentucky is very active with branches all over the state,largest being in Louisville and Lexington. The Kentucky State Conference of NAACP continues today to fight against injustices and for the equality of all people.
The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts in Louisville,Kentucky,which opened in 1983,is owned by Kentucky Performing Arts and has tenants that include Kentucky Opera,Louisville Ballet,the Louisville Orchestra,StageOne Family Theatre and Broadway Across America. Sculptural artwork at the site is by Alexander Calder,Joan Miró,John Chamberlain,Jean Dubuffet and others.
Douglass School in Lexington,Kentucky,US,was both a primary and secondary Fayette County Public Schools from 1929 to 1971. Douglass School operated solely for African American students. The building that once housed Douglass School,located at 465 Price Road,was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Fayette County in 1998.
The 2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election will be held on November 5,2024. The Republican and Democratic primary elections were held on May 21. Following the 2022 election,Republicans and Democrats held 80 and 20 seats,respectively. The deadline for candidates to file was January 5,2024.
