The newly elected mayors of Lexington and Louisville plan to sit together at Friday’s Kentucky-Louisville game.
Future Louisville mayor Greg Fischer invited newly elected Lexington major Jim Gray to sit with him in the YUM! Center as a way to signal a new cooperative relationship between the two cities.
According to a news release, the majors will talk about ways their cities can work together to create jobs, improve their hometowns and help improve the Commonwealth while also rooting for their hometown teams.
“Greg and I will be rooting for different teams on Friday, but as businessmen we’ll be united in building a stronger economy and bringing good jobs to Kentucky,” Gray said in a news release.
Added Fischer: “Louisville and Lexington have much more in common than different. I look forward to starting a fresh, strong relationship between Kentucky’s two largest cities, the economic engines of the state.”
The two mayors also made a friendly wager. If UK wins, Fischer agreed to set a stuffed Wildcat on his new office desk his first weekas Louisville mayor. He will also host Gray this spring at Churchill Downs.
If U of L wins, Gray agreed to set a Cardinal on his desk and host Fischer at Keeneland this spring.
Jerry Tipton of the Lexington Herald- Leader has covered Kentucky basketball since the 1981-82 season. That time includes five coaches, five Final Fours, four athletic directors, two interim athletic directors and many memories. Before coming to Lexington, Tipton worked eight years for the Huntington (W.Va.) Herald-Dispatch. He covered Marshall’s basketball team for two seasons before coming to the Herald-Leader.
