Okolona News

Armed with large flashlights, two-way radios and neon-colored shirts, some members of a block watch group in Highview have taken to the streets under the name "The Walkers." Captain Mary Greve is one of about a dozen members of the Penn-Pines Neighborhood Watch who regularly walk the streets in Highview in hopes of deterring criminals or catching ...

The search is almost over for the Light Up Louisville Christmas Tree. After putting out a call for donations last week, Metro Parks has heard from several interested property owners.

A new business is planning a grand opening on Nov. 21. However, there is just one little problem - the property is not zoned for commercial use.

Thieves stealing gold jewelry and trading it in for cash is a growing problem in this economy.

A burglary ring that has hit over 30 homes in Bullitt and Jefferson counties has been shut down by a concentrated effort by various law enforcement agencies.

Kayla Walker, a 27-year-old single mother who works at UPS and lives in Okolona, takes her two youngest children each weekday to Wesley House Community Services on Preston Highway, where they attend preschool.

Petitions abound in northern Bullitt County. There are petitions being circulated for a separate zip code and post office for the northern Bullitt County area and there are petitions to ask the state to install a traffic signal at the new intersection on Preston Highway and Meadowbrook Drive/Shepherds Way.

One person is dead after a fiery, single vehicle accident Friday morning that has closed Preston Highway.

Country music filled the air as visitors tasted wine or ate chili and the guest of honor huddled under a blanket to keep warm.

Police are investigating a rash of vandalism in south Louisville neighborhoods as detectives say someone is shooting out windows of cars and about 50 have been hit.

The windows have been shot out of about 50 vehicles in the Highview and Okolona areas since Sept.

While no one got any hits at Louisville Slugger Field on Sunday, there were lots of shots.

Metro Police officers need help finding the people responsible for randomly busting car windows using either BB guns or pellet guns.

Members of St. Luke's Episcopal Church brought the furriest of their family to downtown Anchorage's gazebo on a recent Saturday evening for an "All Paws Blessing of the Animals" service.

A BB gun is being used to shatter car windows in Louisville, and police say the suspects are still on the loose.

If you are a block watch captain, co-captain or neighborhood association president, please try to attend the first block watch captain meeting.

Harry J. Cowherd, MD, was a champion for the development of Family Resource Centers in schools during the development of the Kentucky Education Reform Act.

Is your elementary child an A student? Thousands of Jefferson County parents will find that out Thursday when the district sends home newly redesigned elementary report cards that debut traditional letter grades of A, B, C and D for kids in kindergarten through third grade.

Unlicensed vendors hoping to sell their wares at the St. James Court Art Show in Old Louisville this week may want to bring along a tape measure.

Five years ago this month, Okolona Christian Church opened its new 42-acre campus in the growing area off Preston Highway between the Snyder Freeway and Bullitt County.