radioNOVO News for Frankfort: May 14, 2026

FRANKFORT 05/14/26          LOUISVILLE MAYORAL CANDIDATE LISA HOLLIDAY HARRIS REMAINS HOSPITALIZED THIS MORNING FOLLOWING A MEDICAL EMERGENCY DURING TUESDAY NIGHT’S TELEVISED DEBATE.          HARRIS’S HUSBAND SAYS SHE EXPERIENCED "UNUSUAL SYMPTOMS" WHILE ON STAGE, WHICH CAUSED HER TO STRUGGLE AND SLUR HER WORDS DURING HER REMARKS. DESPITE THE HEALTH SCARE, HER CAMPAIGN SAYS SHE'S BEING MONITORED AND HAS NO PLANS TO DROP OUT OF THE RACE.  THE NONPARTISAN MAYORAL PRIMARY IS SET FOR THIS TUESDAY, MAY 19TH.          THE KENTUCKY JUSTICE ASSOCIATION HAS NAMED GRIFFIN LINK GILLIS AS ITS NEXT C-E-O, EFFECTIVE JANUARY FIRST. GILLIS WILL SUCCEED LONG-TIME LEADER MARESA TAYLOR FAWNS, WHO IS STEPPING DOWN AFTER THREE DECADES TO TRANSITION INTO THE ASSOCIATION'S CHIEF LOBBYIST.            A NEW YORK DEVELOPER IS LOOKING TO PURCHASE AND OVERHAUL THE ROSE TOWER APARTMENTS IN DOWNTOWN LEXINGTON.          RELATED AFFORDABLE PLANS TO SPEND OVER NINE MILLION DOLLARS TO RENOVATE THE 1960S-ERA SENIOR COMPLEX, ADDING NEW APPLIANCES AND A MUCH-NEEDED EMERGENCY GENERATOR. BECAUSE THE PROJECT INVOLVES GOVERNMENT BONDS, THE DEVELOPER IS OFFERING THE FAYETTE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT A ONE-HUNDRED-SIXTY-FIVE-THOUSAND-DOLLAR IMPACT FEE TO OFFSET LOST PROPERTY TAXES.          THE MAJORITY OF THE UNITS WOULD REMAIN SET ASIDE FOR AFFORDABLE SENIOR HOUSING.