Lexington opens cooling centers ahead of heat wave

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — The City of Lexington on Thursday opened its four cooling centers ahead of a heat wave expected to encompass the eastern half of the state.

From today through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., the following cooling centers will be open:

• Dunbar Community Center
  545 North Upper Street
• Tates Creek Golf Course Ballroom
  1400 Gainesway Drive
• Lexington Park Headquarters
  469 Parkway Drive
• Lexington Senior Center
  195 Life Lane

Lextran is also offering free rides to cooling centers; just ask your driver.

Lexington’s six public pools are also offering a discounted price. Prices will be announced later today. Below are the aquatic centers and neighborhood pools:

• Castlewood
  320 Parkview Avenue
• Southland
  625 Hill-n-Dale Road
• Tates Creek
  1400 Gainesway Drive
• Woodland
  190 Old Park Avenue
• Douglass
  701 Howard Street
• Shillito
  300 Reynolds Road

For more information on prevention, signs of heat-related illness and how to protect your pets, head to: www.lexingtonky.gov/extreme-heat.

For more information on Lexington’s pools, head here: www.lexingtonky.gov/neighborhood-pools.