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Alexandria Business Showcase

Join us for our 3rd Annual Alexandria Business Showcase on Saturday, May 9 from 1:00pm - 7:00pm. If you are a vendor and interested in participating, please visit the link below and fill out the application....

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Alexandria Business Map

Sue Watson, of Town Artist, is looking for local Alexandria Businesses to be part of her latest City Map. Ms. Waston draws cartoon maps for cities all across the country for a fee and a few times a year she chooses a local community to draw. The last time she drew...

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Rumpke Trash Collection

Rumpke made the decision to not operate on Monday, January 26. With this decsion the rest of the week will operate on a 1-day delay. Alexandria's trash and recycling will be picked up this week on Thursday, January 29. 2026.

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Safe Streets For All Grant

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDate: 1/16/2026 City of Alexandria Awarded $240,000 Federal Planning Grant for Roadway Safety Alexandria, KY — The City of Alexandria has been awarded $240,000 in federal funding through a Planning and Demonstration Grant to develop a...

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2025 Christmas/Winter Beautification Award

The City received a total of 6 nominations for the our Christmas/Winter Beautification Award. Blast your favorite Christmas tunes, grab the family, load up the car and drive around town to vote for your favorite. The list of nominees are below and the voting link will...

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2026 Alexandria Spring Craft Show

APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED! WATCH YOUR EMAIL THIS WEEK FOR AN UPDATE ON YOUR SUBMISSION! We are gearing up for our annual Alexandria Spring Craft Show. It will be Saturday, March 14, 2026; 9am – 2pm. Crafters/vendors please submit your applications prior to January 14,...

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2025 Christmas/Winter Beautification Award

It is time to submit nominations for the 2025 Christmas/Winter Beautification Award. The address must be located within the corporate city limits of Alexandria to be considered. You only need to nominate the address once, voting for the submitted addresses will run...

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2025 Halloween/Fall Beautification Voting

We received 12 entries for our 2025 Halloween/Fall Beautification Award. Grab the family, your favorite fall treat and drive around town. Voting will run from October 18 through October 31 and the winner will be announced at the November 6 Council meeting. The...

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2025 Halloween/Fall Beautification Award

The time has come to nominate homes for the best Halloween/Fall decorations. As usual the winners from the past 5 years, can not be nominated. 2024 Winner: 3623 Walnut Park, Grant Mergenthal 2023 Winner: 420 Brookwood Dr, Kevin & Kelsey Partin & Nobel Ferrell...

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Local Business Feedback Questionnaire

The Business Retention & Development committee would love to hear from you as they gather information to help identify challenges and opportunities to enhance the local business climate and provide better resources for growth and success. The survey will be open...

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