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Okolona

Child riding his bike killed by motorist on quiet residential street

A five-year-old boy was struck and killed by a motorist at around 11:40a.m. on Friday, April 15. The collision took place on Whispering Brook Drive near...

Meet your Metro Council candidates: District 2

This year, Broken Sidewalk asked each Metro Council candidate to respond to a survey of questions related to the topics we cover here on...
An updated design for the South Central Regional Library. (Courtesy LFPL)

Louisville’s South Central regional library in Okolona breaks ground

Louisville's next regional library is set to break ground on a pristine greenfield site in Okolona tomorrow, Friday, September 18. The so-called South Central Regional...

What’s in a name? Okolona wants its history preserved at planned...

“Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody.” ― Jane Jacobs, The Death and...

First details, concerns emerge about South-Central Regional Library in Okolona

With one regional library now open just off Dixie Highway in Southwest Jefferson County, Mayor Greg Fischer and library officials announced this week that...

Pedestrian Killed on Preston Highway

A pedestrian was killed by a motorist Wednesday morning on Preston Highway near Blue Lick Road in Okolona. The collision occurred at 6:35 a.m....

The Lone Oak Connection

Last month the residents of Lone Oak, Kentucky sought to dissolve their own town. Upset over high taxes, 100 of the towns 454 residents...