Today's News

Dog owners looking for a place to get their pet some exercise will soon have a location to do so in Oldham County.

Thanks to a partnership with the Louisville Dog Run Association, the Oldham County Parks and Recreation Department will hold a grand opening for a new dog run park in Wendell Moore Park.

The ceremony will be Saturday at 11 a.m. It will feature a ribbon cutting and the first 50 guests will receive a free hot dog, Tim Curtis, director of the county parks department, said.

After months with signage up and lights on, the progress of a new Dollar Tree store in La Grange is still uncertain.

The store, located at 410 S. First Street, has endured countless rumors of delays, as well as mounting fines and liens placed on the property.

Those fines include $3,485 from the Oldham County Code Enforcement Board, which levied the fine at its April 2 meeting.

The fine comes from a building code and zoning issues at the property regarding a retaining wall and a guardrail at Yager Avenue.

Veterans Memorial Park of Kentucky, a 501c3 organization is having a golf scramble at Lake Forest on July 28 to help raise money to start the cementary in Crestwood.

The top prize players will be able to win is a free three-year lease on a Cadillac with a hole-in-one on the par 3, 8th hole.

The vehicle is provided by the Swope Auto Group with prizes from the company also available for a hole-in-one at the other par 3 holes.

Both players and sponsors are needed for the scramble.

Spiders. Snakes. Heights. Math. Some of the most fear-inducing words — but not in Bethany Abercrombie’s class at South Oldham High School.

“This is the happiest math class you’ll ever be a part of,” she overheard one student tell another.