Harrods-Creek News

When Phoenix Hill resident Curtis Taylor found himself parked, alone and depressed, beneath a downtown overpass in 2003, the furthest thing from his mind was helping other people with their problems.

Oldham County native Louise Head Duncan was the daughter of Peyton Samuel Head and Blanche Hitt Head.

Water-rescue crews responding to the Belle of Louisville's Oct. 17 collision on the Ohio River were not allowed to board to see if passengers needed treatment, raising "red flags" about how more serious incidents might be handled, according to the fire chief whose crew was turned away.

A Louisville man, wrongly convicted is is starting over. Edwin Chandler was cleared Tuesday, after serving 9 years in prison and 5 years probation for manslaughter in the 1993 death of store clerk Brenda Whitfield.

Louisville's beloved Belle of Louisville steamboat was involved in a mid-river collision, around 1:45 this afternoon, on the Ohio, approximately a quarter-mile north of Harrods Creek, near Six Mile Island.

Key Belle of Louisville crew members have undergone required urine and toxicology tests to see if drugs or alcohol were factors when the steamboat struck a dry dock Saturday, injuring at least four passengers.

Several passengers aboard the Belle of Louisville suffered minor injuries Saturday when a strong wind pushed the steamboat into a parked barge on the Ohio River, authorities said.

The Belle of Louisville has been involved in an accident. The accident occured in Harrods Creeks along the Ohio River when the Belle was making a turn and hit a barge.

The Harrods Creek Fire Department is holding its second annual Community Expo from 2-4 p.m. Oct.

North Oldham Lions Club members decided a few years ago that instead of having a bake sale fundraiser, they'd scare the money out of people - so to speak.

Bridge news and lawsuits seem forever playing havoc on the east end of Louisville, per following Courier Journal story: Suits dropped, Harrods Creek bridge work can resume Work can resume on the long-delayed widening and rehabilitation of the one-lane bridge over Harrods Creek now that the preservation group River Fields dropped two lawsuits ...

The work delay on the Harrods Creek Bridge is over. Mayor Jerry Abramson said the preservation group River Fields dropped two lawsuits that stopped construction.

It was like a large, expensive playground. For one day, the children at St. Francis Preschool on Wolf Pen Branch Road had access to a range of vehicles.

Friends: Fidgeting to find fabulous, free and fun fetes? Fear not. Five fine fall festivals are not far afield.

It was great to read Lee Cochran's recent letter to the editor concerning the River Fields organization.

The president of the Kentucky Senate, David Williams, and Sen. Stivers need to recognize that State Rep.

Bro. Darrell Wilson, the pastor of Harrods Creek Baptist Church gave a hearty welcome to his church July 14, where the Oldham County hymn sing took place.

Bro. Darrell Wilson, the pastor of Harrods Creek Baptist Church gave a hearty welcome to his church July 14, where the Oldham County hymn sing took place.

We play in it, fish in it and swim in it, but how safe is the water flowing in our local rivers and streams? A WLKY investigation finds the phrase "don't go near the water" may be good advice in parts of Oldham County.

I moved back to Louisville several years ago after having been gone for two decades.