LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Police are continuing their search for a Lexington teenager who disappeared nearly three decades ago, with renewed efforts bringing both hope and anxiety to her family.

Lydia Perkins was just 14 years old when she vanished from the Cardinal Valley neighborhood on October 19, 1997. Her case has remained an active missing persons investigation for 28 years.

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On Sunday, officers searched Preston's Spring Park in connection to Perkins' disappearance, marking the first significant development in the case in close to 15 years, according to her brother Justin Perkins.

"I'm just hopeful for good news. It's been a long time. So hopefully we can get answers," Perkins

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