The Richmond Board of Commissioners voted against re-allocating $500,000 to a regional PDI project between Georgetown-Scott County, Lexington-Fayette County, Berea, and Madison County from the RIDC.
The health department in Lexington-Fayette County, Kentucky, has declared a pertussis outbreak after several cases were confirmed in the last few weeks.Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, began spreading through schools in the county in late April. County health officials have recommended preventive antibiotics for high-risk students who were exposed to pertussis.