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Monday January 26, 2026
Local Connection
The first day of school is quickly approaching for some area students. Students in some districts have even already started school. JCPS students sill have some more time off, with classes beginning mid-August.
Check the list below to see when your student heads back to class.
SOUTH HARRISON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS: July 28
CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF INDIANA: July 28
NEW ALBANY-FLOYD COUNTY SCHOOLS: July 29
WEST CLARK COMMUNITY SCHOOLS: July 29
CLARKSVILLE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS: July 30
FORT KNOX INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS: August 3
NELSON COUNTY SCHOOLS: August 5
HARDIN COUNTY SCHOOLS: August 5
CAMPBELLSVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS: August 5
ELIZABETHTOWN INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS: August 5
HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS: August 5
SCOTT COUNTY SCHOOLS: August 5
NORTH HARRISON COMMUNTIY SCHOOLS: August 5
MEADE COUNTY SCHOOLS: August 6
WASHINGTON COUNTY SCHOOLS: August 6
GRAYSON COUNTY SCHOOLS: August 11
CARROLL COUNTY SCHOOLS: August 12
CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF LOUISVILLE: August 12
TRINITY HIGH SCHOOL: August 12
JCPS: August 12
BULLITT COUNTY SCHOOLS: August 12
SPENCER COUNTY SCHOOL: August 12
TRIMBLE COUNTY SCHOOLS: August 12
SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS: August 12
JEFFERSON COUNTY CATHOLIC SCHOOLS: August 19
OLDHAM COUNTY SCHOOLS: August 19
KENTUCKY COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: August 20
Colleges/Universities:
JEFFERSON COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGE: Aug. 17
BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY: August 20
INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTHEAST: August 24
IVY TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE-Sellersburg: August 24
SPALDING UNIVERSITY: August 24
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE: August 24
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY: August 26
HANOVER COLLEGE: September 7
SPENCERIAN COLLEGE: September 28
SULLIVAN UNIVERSITY: September 28
STRAYER UNIVERSITY: October 5
Photo: Metro Corrections
Late last night, around 11:30 P.M., Shively Police responded to reports of gun fire in the 4000 block of Dixie Highway. Witnesses reported that the shots were coming from a yellow Volkswagen Beetle.
Police stopped a car matching the description and during questioning, all three men in the car, including Dinh Truong himself, admitted that Truong had shot a gun into the air six times.
Truong was arrested and charged with wanton endangerment. Bond was set at $5,000.
The Kentucky State Fair will kick off the 11-day 2015 season Thursday, August 20. Gates will open a 7 A.M. daily with exhibits opening at 9 A.M. Discounted admission (available until August 19 at Ticketmaster outlets or on the KY State Fair website) is $8 for adults and $4 for children under 12 and seniors. Admission at the gate is $10 for adults and $6 for children and seniors.
Parking is $8 per car although discounted parking passes can be purchased in advance for $5. Free off-site parking is available on weekends at the Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium and will include free tram service to the fairgrounds.
The Midway and tents will close around midnight daily and the exhibit hall will close at 9 P.M. during weekdays and 10 P.M. on weekends. Some areas may close earlier on the last day of the fair.
Running concurrently during the Kentucky State Fair, the World’s Championship Horse Show will take place in Freedom Hall, August 22-29. Free performances will be held at 9 A.M. August 24 – 29, daily. Seating will be in the upper level of the arena.
Special Promotions
Thursday, August 20 – Carload Day Pay only $20 for an entire vehicle until 5 p.m. (includes parking)
Sunday, August 23 – Military Sunday All active duty and veteran military personnel and their families save 50% on admission with valid military ID.
Tuesday, August 25 – Senior Day Admission is only $1 for seniors 55 and over before 6 p.m. Parking not included.
Thursday, August 27 – Carload Day Pay only $20 for an entire vehicle until 5 p.m. (includes parking)
Main-Stage Concerts
Thursday, August 20 – Meghan Trainor “MTrain Tour” with special guests Charlie Puth and Life of Dillon Freedom Hall, 7 p.m. – $50, $52.50
Friday, August 21 – Barrels and Boots Music Festival at the Kentucky State Fair presented by your local iHeartRadio station featuring Montgomery Gentry and John Michael Montgomery with RaeLynn, Eric Paslay, Kelsie May and Craig Campbell Freedom Hall, 5 p.m. – $37
Sunday, August 30 – Boyz II Men and Kool & The Gang Freedom Hall, 8 p.m. – $50, $55
Turf Concert Series (Free with Fair Admission)
Thursday, August 20 – Slaughter and Great White Cardinal Stadium, 8 p.m.
Friday, August 21 – Jagged Edge with special guest Dru Hill Cardinal Stadium, 8 p.m.
Saturday, August 22 – All That Remains Cardinal Stadium, 8 p.m.
Sunday, August 23 – Oak Ridge Boys with special guest Belles & Whistles Sponsored by Hillshire Farm Cardinal Stadium, 8 p.m.
Monday, August 24 – Casting Crowns with special guest I Am They Cardinal Stadium, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, August 25 – Country Gold Tour featuring Leroy Van Dyke, Steve and Rudy Gatlin, Moe Bandy, Eddy Raven, Jimmy Fortune and Gene Watson Cardinal Stadium, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, August 26 – Easton Corbin with special guest Nathan Osmond Sponsored by Weaver Leather Cardinal Stadium, 8 p.m.
Thursday, August 27 – Happy Together Tour featuring The Turtles, The Association, The Cowsills, Mark Lindsay, The Buckinghams and The Grass Roots Sponsored by Habitat for Humanity Cardinal Stadium, 8 p.m.
Friday, August 28 – Charlie Daniels with special guest Colt Ford Sponsored by Farm Credit Mid-America Cardinal Stadium, 8 p.m.
Saturday, August 29 – Joan Jett with special guest Devour the Day Cardinal Stadium, 8 p.m.
Sunday, August 30 – Family Force 5, Hawk Nelson, Matt Maher, For King and Country Cardinal Stadium, 4 p.m.
Scott Quisenberry, a Jefferson County Public School teacher, was convicted on three counts of rape and four counts of sodomy earlier this week. The jury originally recommended a 60 year sentence for his crimes, but the Judge, Audra Eckerle, noted that the maximum Quisenberry could be sentenced to is 20 years. The jury later recommended 15 years.
Judge Eckerle will formally sentence Quisenberry on September 14, 2015 at 2 P.M. Quisenberry is currently being held at Louisville Metro Corrections on a $75,000 cash bond.
The Louisville Water Company failed to read one of the meters in the KFC Yum! Center for the past four years. The result is the approximately $100,000 worth of water and sewer charges were not collected. The error is the result of an incorrectly submitted application that the arena filed which placed the meter under the water company’s watch.
A company policy does not allow the water company to pursue charges that over two year past due, but they were able to collect about $38,500 after negotiations with the Louisville Arena Authority, less than half of what the charges for the past two years totaled.
Louisville Metro Council President, David Tandy, believes the arrangement is reasonable since the water company recovered some of the money it was owed and the arena was not forced to pay a bill it was not expecting.
Even before the tragic pontoon boat accident over the Fourth of July Weekend, the state of Kentucky is on track to have the highest number of boating-related deaths in five years.
Since 2010, in which 14 deaths were recorded, there had been a steady decline in boating-related deaths, with the low reached in 2013 at 5 deaths during that year. Unfortunately, the number of deaths has increased for the past two years. To date, including the five victims in the pontoon accident, there have been 13 deaths due to boating accidents this year. In 2014, only 17% of boating accidents resulted in death, which is relatively high.
Overall, boating accidents were up across the country, with more than 600 people killed. With 9 deaths recorded in 2014, Kentucky was still well below Florida, which recorded 70 boating-related deaths in the same time period, making it the deadliest state in the U.S. for boaters.
Typically, the announcement of an influenza epidemic striking the United States would likely induce fear and panic across the ntionon. With this current epidemic, over 1000 patients in at least six states have been sick and at least 6 patients have died as a result of the virus. you may be asking yourself, why you have not heard of this epidemic? The answer is simple: the patients are dogs.
While pet owners may be not be aware that dogs can influenza, it is important to note that the strain of the virus that infects dogs does not infect human. In fact, the virus causing this epidemic is actually an avian flu that originated in China and Korea that has adapted to the canine respiratory system. The outbreak in the U.S. started in Chicago, IL and has been confirmed in New York, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Ohio and Indiana. While there has not been a confirmed case in Kentucky at the writing of this article, it is a highly contagious virus and spreads rapidly.
Symptoms of flu in dogs are very similar to the symptoms that humans experience: Runny nose, cough, and fever. As with humans, treatment is mostly supportive therapy and antibiotics are prescribed in the event of a secondary infection. There is a vaccine available, but it is not specific for this strain. Veterinarians are not sure how effective it will be. The vaccines is higher in cost than the more commonly recommended vaccines, such as rabies, kennel cough, and parvo. However, the cost of the treatment can total into the thousands depending on the hospital you use since the dog will need to be quarantined while being treated.
The disease can be fatal, especially in the very young and very old, since their immune systems are not working at full capacity. As mentioned previously, there have been over 1000 confirmed cases, but only six deaths. If you suspect that your family pet is sick with the flu, you will need to schedule an appointment with your veterinarian as soon as possible to confirm the presence of the virus.
More inforation can be located on the Center of Disease Control
