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Louisville – The Metro Council Women’s Caucus will meet on Thursday, May 12, at 2:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Third Floor Chambers, Historic City Hall, 601 West Jefferson Street. The Women’s Caucus uses its monthly meeting to highlight different topics impacting women and to find ways to better support women in Jefferson County. This...

COVID-19 infections are increasing in Jefferson County with 1,771 new cases reported last week. The latest data has landed Louisville back in the “medium” or “yellow” COVID-19 community level category. “With cases increasing, if you are eligible, now is the time to get that second booster dose,” said Dr. Sarah Moyer, director of Louisville Metro...

Mayor Greg Fischer today was joined by Emily Elizabeth, co-founder of MindFEST, Amanda Villaveces, director of Mental Health Lou and a licensed marriage and family therapist, Lauren Muir, of Martin and Muir Counseling, and Lamont Collins, founder and CEO of Roots 101 African American History Museum, to announce Louisville’s first ever MindFEST...

Community meetings scheduled for May 9, May 11, May 17 Louisville – Councilwoman Nicole George (D-21) is hosting three community meetings to share information and answer questions about the proposed FY23 budget. The in-person meetings are scheduled for May 9, May 11, and May 17. During these meetings, the community will be able to ask questions...

Town Hall meetings open to residents of Jacobs, Taylor Berry neighborhoods Louisville – Councilwoman Keisha Dorsey (D-3) is hosting two Town Hall meetings on Tuesday, May 10, to discuss topics impacting the Jacobs neighborhood and the Taylor Berry neighborhood. The events are scheduled back-to-back in the same location, the South Louisville...

Representatives from several Metro Government departments will also attend the event Louisville – Councilman Rick Blackwell (D-12) is hosting his quarterly ‘District 12 Dialogue’ event on Thursday, May 12. The Town Hall meeting will start at 6:00 p.m. at the Southwest Government Center on Dixie Highway. The councilman is looking forward to meeting...

Did you know that every Kentucky Derby season the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health & Wellness (LMPHW) is working behind the scenes to prevent fans from walking away with more than their winnings, like a bout with food poisoning? LMPHW’s Food Safety Program conducts inspections at various events including Thunder Over Louisville, the...

Mayor Greg Fischer and Ocala (Fla.) Mayor Kent Guinn today made their annual wager on the Kentucky Derby, placing a bottle of Woodford Reserve® bourbon and a bottle of Stonestreet Estate Vineyards wine on the line. This is the eighth year of the friendly wager between the mayors of the two cities, both of which are steeped in thoroughbred tradition...

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer today announced that Dr. Sarah Moyer, director and chief health strategist of the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness (LMPHW), has accepted a new position as Chief Medical Officer for Humana’s Medicaid business in Kentucky – Humana Healthy Horizons. “From the get-go, Dr. Moyer was instrumental in...

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer today announced that Dr. Sarah Moyer, director and chief health strategist of the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness (LMPHW), has accepted a new position as Chief Medical Officer for Humana’s Medicaid business in Kentucky – Humana Healthy Horizons. “From the get-go, Dr. Moyer was instrumental in...

Winner of The Biv 10K Derby City Streetball Classic gets a $10,000 prize Louisville – Councilwoman Donna Purvis (D-5) is inviting the community to celebrate the Kentucky Derby with a free, family-friendly event in West Louisville. Michael Bivins is hosting The Biv 10K Derby City Streetball Classic on May 7 at the Academy @ Shawnee. Bivins, one of...

Automated appointment line now open to schedule appointments in advance Louisville Metro Office of Resilience and Community Services joins with Community Action Agencies across the state to begin accepting applications for the 2022 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Spring Subsidy Cooling Component. This federally-funded program is...

The Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District (District) proposes to issue an operating permit for Caldwell Tanks, Inc. (Customized Storage Tank Production), 4000 Tower Road, Louisville, 40219, in accordance with Regulation 2.16. The 30-day public comment period starts May 05, 2022, and ends on June 06, 2022. A public hearing may be scheduled...

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer today joined the teams at Louisville Forward and Greater Louisville Inc. (GLI) for a celebration announcing the organizations have again been jointly recognized as a Top U.S. Economic Development Organization for 2021 by Site Selection Magazine, the leading economic development publication in the U.S. This is the...

Louisville – Throughout the month of April, blue pinwheels pop up in front of businesses and homes to raise awareness about child abuse. Instead of blue pinwheels, City Hall’s historic Clock Tower will light up blue this weekend in honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month. Metro Council President David James (D-6) hopes lighting the Clock Tower will...