Today's News

With the debt repayment for Oldham Reserve looming large, La Grange Mayor Bill Lammlein has called a special city council meeting to address the situation Sept. 17.

Lammlein said the meeting will focus on ways the city can generate revenue to pay the $8.2 million debt.

In 2005, the city and county governments issued $10 million bonds to purchase Oldham Reserve, a 1,000-acre business park in La Grange.

The debt includes interest and payments already made.

Welcoming South Oldham to Bell Field Friday night, Oldham County fell 0-2 in rivalry games this season as the Dragons gained control early and never looked back, blitzing the Colonels 42-18.

Three South Oldham players in particular led the charge as as seniors Jack Sherry, Dallas Banks and Kyle Young lit up the scoreboard early and often in the win.

The North Oldham boys' varsity team continued their unbeaten streak in match play alive, besting Eastern High School by 15 strokes at Nevel Meade Thursday. North Oldham's next big challenge will Saturday as they take on Covington Catholic at Boone Links in Florence, Ky. From there, they'll get a local challenge in the Oldham Cup as they will try to steal the trophy from Oldham County, the two-time defending champion.

North Oldham’s Brianne Brown won the State Championship in the 2A Girls Long Jump in May by breaking the state meet record held for 38 years with a jump of 18 feet, 6.5 ianches.