Local papers and news outlets have now picked up on it. KY3 and Springfield News Leader have both had features on LR being gone and a lot of construction happening, so the word is definitely out now.
Quite interesting to be hearing speculation and thoughts both out and around the parks. While the new version of LR seems to be pretty much a lock, it feels like a good bit of the overall project is still in flux. That's not surprising though. There were parts of FL that were still influx, including the placement of some rides, even up to a month or two before it was done. So I'd honestly be shocked if there aren't things that change- even possibly some of the rumors on certain structures that may or may not be removed as part of it.
A lot of it is going to be wait and see until Spring.