Grason Passmore
Reporter
Lexington, Ky.
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Grason joined the WKYT team in August 2020. She's coming to the Commonwealth from Georgia.
A Georgia girl through and through, Grason is originally from Augusta. She graduated from the University of Georgia in 2018. And just two days later, she was working as a reporter in Albany, Georgia.
Within just a few months, Grason was out in the field covering Hurricane Michael. Quickly learning how essential news stations are to communities. It's a passion for telling people's stories and reporting the news that brought her all the way to Lexington!
When she's not reporting, Grason loves hanging with her dog, Dexter, horseback riding, and spending time with friends, and family when they make the trip up! She can't wait to explore Kentucky.
Community activists are calling for less talk and more action as the number of homicide cases continues to rise.
A central Kentucky organization is working to raise awareness for a problem impacting people of color, and the message comes just in time as June is Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month.
Scott County EMA Director Mike Hennigan said there was high water over Cedar and Switzer Roads that receded as quickly as Sunday’s storms rolled in. As well as the Ironworks Road area.
Slone said the couple next door on West Hickman Street had their visiting. The thunderstorm rolled in around 4 p.m. Saturday afternoon. That’s when Slone said some of the family members became trapped in their upstairs rooms.
Allen said sustained flooding doesn’t seem to be an issue, but flash flooding is still a concern with more rain on the radar.
We’re still working to find out why a woman was driving the wrong way this past weekend on I-75. The crash happened a little before 12:30 Saturday afternoon at the 104-mile marker.
The coroner says around 7:15 a.m. Sunday a man’s body was found in the front yard of a home on KY 3246, just off of KY 39.
Currently, there is $30 million set aside to help renters and landlords. With the Catholic Action Center, Ginny Ramsey says you can get enough to cover up to 12 months in back rent, and three months of future rent and utilities expenses. Only $2 million has been used so far.
Co-owners Ameet Patel and Sagar Leva were vacationing in Tennessee when they bit into their first Crumbl cookies. And months later, the two couldn’t get the shop out of their minds.
A Waco, Ky. woman’s return home after months of being in the hospital due to COVID-19 turned into a community-wide celebration last month.
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Thousands visited friends and loved ones at Camp Nelson National Cemetery on Memorial Day.
Staring Friday, capacity is now increasing to 75 percent. Restaurants and bars can also return to normal business hours and restaurants can now serve customers at the bar.
After being closed the past year, the Lexington Opera House will open for in-person performances at the end of July.
Richmond Mayor Robert Blythe is encouraging his residents to get the vaccine sooner rather than later.
Custer said they hope easing of mask restrictions for vaccinated people will encourage those who have been hesitant to get the shot since the beginning.
Minor only had a few weeks to put this prom together. A community spending countless hours to try and make up for all of last year’s lost time.
Fayette County high schools have announced each school is hosting their proms Saturday night. The good news for students, may be even better news for small businesses that rely on dress and tux sales.
Police tell us it happened at the 1800 block of Marietta Drive around 6 p.m.
Proponents of new federal legislation say it could solve problems with drug testing in horse racing more quickly.
It was the love and support shown off field that felt like the real win for the team, as they played their first game since losing their head coach Blake Crowe in an accident at his home last week.
“Every flag we put out is on the grave of someone’s father, mother, brother, sister, daughter and their worth remembering,” said Guiley.
Cheers, sirens and a lot of joyful yelling could be heard throughout Waco, Ky. Friday afternoon.
Bar owners are feeling a little more optimistic this week after receiving some the news that, by the end of the month, they’ll be able to keep their doors open later, and serve customers longer.
Irby was a leader in the fight for the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act, a uniform, national standard for drug testing in the racing world. As well as creating one, overseeing entity. The legislation expected to go into effect 2022.
Anyone on UI will be required to search for work as they did before the pandemic. And report at least one job contact per week. This includes the job title, who you contacted and the name of the employer.
As theaters close across the nation, Rohs Opera House in Harrison County is showcasing its resilience this weekend, in the form of an exciting viewing party.
Over the past few weeks, representatives from vaccine clinics have told us they have plenty of available doses, but they are seeing a drop in appointments being made.
As of right now, Transylvania University representatives say they do not plan to require students to receive the COVID-19 vaccine before returning to campus in the fall.
Governor Andy Beshear lifting a mask mandate on some outdoor events has many business owners hopeful again.
As the pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine has been lifted, the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department will offer it at the Southeast Lexington Center.
In Lexington, 15 people have been killed by gun violence since January. Ages ranging from 17 to 35. Their pictures joining the dozens of other lives lost the same way.
Dozens of Lexington businesses are working to help survivors of sexual assault, and they’re doing it with coffee and sweet treats.
Under new guidelines, venue and event spaces can now hold 50 to 60 percent of their normal capacities, but for some, that doesn’t make a huge difference.
In hopes of making the vaccine as accessible as possible, many hospitals are now offering walk-in or pop-up clinics.
“That Friday and Saturday of that weekend are special in Kentucky, so that’s when we plan on opening the doors here at Belles.”
Client Manager Jordan Weiter said the clinics help with the issue of accessibility, especially since the clinics are offered on weekends and weeknights.
Rescues across Kentucky are working tirelessly to help hundreds of animals found in deplorable conditions in Montgomery County Wednesday night. Many of them now need thousands of dollars in life saving surgeries.
Governor Andy Beshear said there’s a goal number of vaccinations Kentucky needs to reach in order for him to lift more COVID-19 restrictions. He’s expected to announce that number during his briefing Monday.
“The last six months, we’ve seen cases we haven’t seen at all. And they’re extreme,” said acting President of Paws 4 The Cause, Anita Spreitzer.
Last month, UK students were told to expect the Fall 2021 semester to resemble Fall 2019, and not the Fall 2020 semester that took place in the middle of the pandemic.
Standing in the recently completed 103,000 square foot Exhibit Hall, phase one of the Central Bank Center project is utilizing state-of-the-art technology. Promising to help make Lexington more competitive.
“Some of us be crying all day and all night. We see things of what she liked to do, pictures on the wall. Then we just break down and cry. We just stand there and stare.”
Just weeks after the first confirmed COVID cases in Kentucky, 2020 Easter Services were celebrated at home, virtually. This year, those empty pews will be, partially, filled.
It was a busy day inside the Blue Grass Airport as travelers took advantage of the CDC’s new travel guidance. Some say this is the first weekend they’ve flown since the pandemic began.
Police were called to Bryan Station Road and Rookwood Parkway just after 1 a.m. Wednesday for a report of a crash involving a pedestrian.
While the symptoms from some of these cases tend to be worse, doctors say there is something you can do now, to protect yourself.
Morehead Mayor Laura White-Brown made a special announcement Monday afternoon, detailing the new Gender Equality Task Force she’s created.
“I suspect we’re going to have a pretty robust summer for June, July and August. I think a lot of the unknown for us is what happens when the vacation travel is done and the kids go back to school,” said Blue Grass Airport Executive Director Eric Frankl.
With hopes of providing $500 to 40 different families who lost their homes in the early March floods, eight different musicians and groups, from Kentucky, Nashville and even Massachusetts volunteered to play for the cause.
Saturday night, the Lexington Theatre Company will host an event full of performances from Tony-Award Winning artists-- and even a special appearance from Laura Bell Bundy.