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Council OKs budget, names new fire chief

1 week ago | pmg-ky1.com | Hope Davis

The Lawrenceburg City Council approved its annual budget for the coming year and appointed a new fire chief during its meeting June 2. Longtime firefighter Bill Curtsinger was appointment fire chief, providing leadership to the agency which came under fire in recent weeks following the resignation of its former chief and several other firefighters.
‘There’s still more work to be done’

1 week ago | pmg-ky1.com | Bobbie Curd

Ashley Nation says she’s proud that Senate Bill 181 was signed into law by Gov. Beshear. The Oldham County resident, along with help from State Sen. Lindsey Tichenor, was the driving force behind a bill requiring school districts to implement a traceable system for all electronic communication between students and school employees or volunteers. Nation stepped up as a citizen to draw attention to the problems of grooming between staff and students that can be overlooked.
His law is love

1 week ago | pmg-ky1.com | Nancy Kennedy

This summer, my church is doing a sermon series about the Ten Commandments. The pastor team titled it “Thou Shalt,” as opposed to “Thou Shalt Not,” because even though most of the commandments begin with a negative (“Don’t do this”), there’s always a positive aspect to all of the commandments.
Daddy taught me to fit in

1 week ago | pmg-ky1.com | Van Yandell

Proverbs 1: 8-9 “My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.”Normally when I think of the many things my dad taught me, I think of plumbing, electrical and carpentry skills. Teaching me to fit in was one lesson at which he was, in most cases, unsuccessful. I just never saw the point. One day we were installing the electrical system in a new house build in a neighboring county.
Law enforcement Torch Run sheds light on Special Olympics

2 weeks ago | pmg-ky1.com | Thomas Barr

SHEPHERDSVILLE – To bring awareness and funds for the Kentucky Special Olympics, members of the law enforcement community has been active for years. And, for the second straight year, the Torch Run has made a stop in Bullitt County en route to the state Special Olympics competition in Richmond. Trevor Ford, a member of the Bullitt County Sheriff’s Office, said it was an honor for the law enforcement community to run the torch throughout the state.
Where do your tax dollars go in Bullitt County?

2 weeks ago | pmg-ky1.com | Thomas Barr

SHEPHERDSVILLE – The growth in Bullitt County is no surprise to anyone. Six years ago, the county sheriff’s office had collected just over $80 million in tax dollars which were distributed to various agencies. Now, for the 2024 tax collection cycle, Bullitt County Sheriff Walt Sholar said that figure swelled to over $133.4 million. This compares to the $122.8 million collected in 2023. And in his annual presentation to Bullitt Fiscal Court, Sholar presented the final numbers for its approval.
Local funeral director honored with National Award at 2025 OGR PROGRESS conference

2 weeks ago | pmg-ky1.com | Hope Davis

LAWRENCEBURG — Jesse Currens of Ritchie & Peach Funeral Home, was recently honored at the 2025 PROGRESS Conference in Riverside, California, where he was named the top recipient of the International Order of the Golden Rule (OGR) Foundation’s Awards of Excellence. Hosted annually, the PROGRESS Conference is OGR’s signature event aimed at advancing the mission of independently owned funeral homes through ethical service and professional excellence.
502 area code running out of numbers

2 weeks ago | pmg-ky1.com | Peter W. Zubaty

BARDSTOWN -- The 502 area code is rapidly running out of numbers, perhaps as soon as late 2027. J.E.B. Pinney, with the Kentucky Public Service Commission, was on hand recently at the Old Courthouse in Bardstown for the first of five public meetings designed to inform residents of the situation with the 502 area code eventually exhausting its supply of numbers, and what the preferred options are to address that.
Stick built evangelism

2 weeks ago | pmg-ky1.com | Van Yandell

Matthew 7 : 26-27 “And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.”Carpenters sometimes use the term “stick framing” to describe a type of residential construction.
Johnson part of Kentucky sweep over Indiana All-Stars

2 weeks ago | pmg-ky1.com | Thomas Barr

LEXINGTON -- The girls' All-Star team from Kentucky completed a sweep in the annual series against Indiana. Anderson County standout Lainey Johnson was part of the first sweep by Kentucky since 2012. And the game in Indianapolis Saturday might have been one of the most exciting in series history. In the opener Friday at Lexington Catholic High School, the Kentucky All-Stars started slow but got going after halftime to win 84-77. The finale on Saturday saw Kentucky win 106-103 in double overtime.