Today's News

Oldham County’s educational foundation, which operates under a 501c3 tax exempt status, will distribute $55,000 in grants throughout the school district this year — but not many people know about it.

“I’m told it’s one of the county’s best-kept secrets,” said Gayle Johnson, OCEF treasurer. “We’ve done a poor job getting the word out, but supporting the educational infrastructure is one of the most important components of pushing our school district to a higher level,” he said.

A grayish-brown tabby cat who made the Kroger store in La Grange her home for more than a year is now looking for a place to live.

Lori Chapman is a merchandiser at Kroger and said every time she’s visited since last summer, the cat has been there.

Though the cat wasn’t people-friendly at first, she gradually warmed up to customers as they offered her food and affection.

Soon she made a home under a display outside the store – one with patio furniture, wood pallets and artificial turf.

The Oldham Chamber & Economic Development office is currently accepting nominations for the 2010 Oldham Countian of the Year Award.  Applications/Nomination forms will be accepted through Sept. 1.

Individuals may self-nominate. 

Forms are available by contacting the Chamber office at 222-1635 or e-mailing DEKarem@OldhamCountyChamber.com. 

A website that pulls content from news agencies, offers message boards for readers to post anonymously and then charges victims to remove offensive posts is under fire by the attorney general’s office.

Attorney General Jack Conway led the effort to stop abuses by Topix.com and Monday, along with 34 attorneys general who signed on to support his efforts, announced that an agreement has been reached with the Internet message board host to improve consumer protections and eliminate the $19.99 fee to expedite review of abusive or inappropriate posts.