Doors open March 5 for Lexington’s first Publix. The Florida-based grocer, known for its produce, big selections and pub subs, is largest employee-owned company in the US.

Donors are needed to recoup an estimated 1,000 plus units that were lost earlier this month due to winter weather.

Notable notes, stats that stand out, and emerging trends as college basketball closes out the month of January.

If you drew up the seed list for the NCAA Tournament, the Tar Heels might be an 11. ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi had North Carolina down as an 11-seed on Tuesday morning — hours before the Tar Heels lost at Pitt, 73-65.

John Calipari's anticipated return to Kentucky is just 1 of the 10 things Neil Blackmon is overreacting to this week in SEC basketball.

The teen was arrested and charged with “four counts of possession of child pornography and one count of unlawful use of a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony,” the sheriff’s office said. He was transferred to the Department of Juvenile Justice.

“Here’s an incredible castle in Orlando Florida on 10 acres,” the caption on the popular social media page said. “And while it has no moat it does a have a POND and turrets and dragons by the pool and is ranked 8/10 on our castley castle scale.” People were amused.

A man angry about his girlfriend’s loud music shot and killed her 1-year-old as she tried to shield her baby, Tennessee authorities said. Marquavious Hampton, 24, got into an argument with his girlfriend the afternoon of Sunday, Jan. 26, and the argument turned physical, the Murfreesboro Police Department said in a news release.

A pair of teenagers fell through the icy surface of a Utah pond where they were ice fishing, cops said. The 14-year-olds were fishing on Glasmann Pond in Ogden when they fell in Monday, Jan. 27, KSLTV reported. The pond is between 6 and 10 feet deep and does not completely freeze over at this time of year, KUTV reported.

Mark Pope left BYU 10 months ago to return to his alma mater Kentucky, where he plied his craft at the direction of legendary coach Rick Pitino. Now, as head coach roaming the sidelines of Rupp Arena, that leap of faith is paying off big time.

John Calipari's legacy in Lexington extends beyond what his Kentucky Wildcats did on the court. Kentucky residents share meaningful moments for them.

A high school teacher didn’t know it at the time, but she received a very valuable Christmas gift last year — a winning Virginia Lottery ticket. Kayten Stroop later checked the numbers in Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle and learned she had won a second-tier prize of $100,000, the Virginia Lottery said Jan. 22.