Bullitt County, KY

People can go to the Bullitt County Fair starting on Monday. Rides will operate Monday through Thursday from 5 to 11 p.m. and through midnight on Friday. Rides open at noon on Saturday. General admission is $10. A $15 ticket includes access to attractions, shows and rides. To learn more,...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Teachers and students in Bullitt County Public Schools no longer have to wear masks in classrooms. As of Monday, students and staff members aren't required to wear masks, but social distancing will remain in place. The school district will recommend that people who aren't fully vaccinated wear a mask but won't require it.

SHEPHERDSVILLE - A former assistant principal in the Bullitt County Public School System has formally been charged with inappropriate conduct with a student. Dr. Jeffrey Morning has been charged with unlawful use of electronic means to induce a minor to engage in sexual or other prohibited activities. According to Col....

BULLITT COUNTY, Ky. — A Bullitt County man cleared of the murder of his teenage neighbor has died. The Bullitt County Coroner's Office confirmed with WLKY that David "Bucky" Brooks died Wednesday of natural causes at his home. He reportedly told his family he wasn't feeling well when he went...

SHEPHERDSVILLE – The Bullitt County History Museum is once again looking toward the future. The museum remained closed during the bulk of the coronavirus pandemic in the past year. However, the doors were reopened as of June 1, and the museum hosted a soft opening event featuring a display of...

SHEPHERDSVILLE – The Bullitt County Public School System budget for the 2022 fiscal year will total over $166.6 million. That’s the figure Lisa Lewis, the district’s finance officer, recently supplied to members of the Bullitt County Public School Board. The board unanimously accepted the tentative budget. The working budget will...

Inclement weather or other unforeseen circumstances may occur, so the information below is strictly of an advisory nature and is subject to change with no notice. Pothole patching, sweeping, drain & ditch cleaning, striping, pavement marking, and maintenance crews may work on major interstates in the Louisville Metro area only during non-peak daytime hours and at night. Motorists should watch for roadside maintenance on interstates and highways throughout the rest of the district daily.

BULLITT COUNTY, Ky. (WAVE) - A man once accused of murdering his teenage neighbor in Shepherdsville, Jessica Dishon, has died. David “Bucky” Brooks died Wednesday from cardiac issues, according to the Bullitt County coroner. Despite being charged with the murder of 17-year-old Jessica Dishon in 2001, Brooks was eventually cleared...

MOUNT WASHINGTON – The high school athletic recruiting process was a little different for Bullitt East senior Megan Weihe as she picked the school first and then contacted the tennis coach about joining his program. It all worked out despite some pandemic limitations in the recruiting process. Still, Weihe recently...

Several high school students have been selected 2021 Governor’s Scholars. Jillian McGauley of Bullitt Central High School (alternate). Haley Butler, Kaitlyn Defler, Madison Hurley, Emma Wright, Carter Keys, Mason Roach and Brandon Smith of Bullitt East High School. Elizabeth Rush of North Bullitt High School (alternate). Each Governor’s Scholar is...

A Bardstown man who worked as an assistant principal in Bullitt County will be arraigned Wednesday on a sex-related charge involving a student there, and officials are taking a deeper look at his time with other schools. According to a news release from the Bullitt County Sheriff’s Office, the case...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Kentucky man cleared more than a decade ago of murdering his teenage neighbor has died. The Bullitt County Coroner's Office confirmed to WDRB News that David "Bucky" Brooks passed away Wednesday at his home of cardiac arrest. He reportedly told his family he wasn't feeling...

SHEPHERDSVILLE, Ky. — An assistant principal in Bullitt County has been arrested after allegedly trading nude photos with a student under the age of 18. According to a press release from Col. Marcus Laytham with the Bullitt County Sheriff's Office, an arrest warrant for Jeffrey Morning, the assistant principal at Riverview Opportunity Center, was issued on June 3.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The Bullitt County Detention Center is the target of a lawsuit that includes allegations against the facility’s jailer. Jailer Paul Watkins is facing a lawsuit filed by former BCDC employees claiming he acted inappropriately on several occasions, refused to follow jail policies, and wrongfully terminated them, thereby cutting off their health benefits.

SHEPHERDSVILLE, Ky. — A former assistant principal in Bullitt County is accused of exchanging nude photos with a student. Jeffery Morning, 35, who worked at Riverview Opportunity Center in Shepherdsville, was arrested Friday, June 4 at his home in Bardstown. According to court records, he sent pictures with his genitals...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – A former assistant principal in Bullitt County Public Schools has been accused of sending a partially nude photo of himself to a student. Jeffery Morning, who resigned from his job as assistant principal of the Riverview Opportunity Center effective May 13 after he was questioned by police, faces a charge of prohibited use of electronic communication systems to procure a minor.

An assistant principal at a Bullitt County school has been accused of sending a partially nude photo of himself to an underage student. Jeffery Morning, 35, of Bardstown, resigned his job as assistant principal at Riverview Opportunity Center after sending a photo of his genitals to a student on May 6. The photo appeared to have been taken inside the school. He sent the photo to the student via Snapchat.

SHEPHERDSVILLE – After years of leasing space from the city of Shepherdsville, it appears the Bullitt County drug court program will be looking for new space. With a lease expiring at the end of June, Shepherdsville City Council members voted unanimously to terminate the agreement. Public works director Tom LaFollette...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - An ex-assistant principal in Bullitt County is accused of sending a partially nude photo of himself, which appeared to have been taken inside of a school, to an underage student. Jeffery Morning, 35, the former assistant principal of Riverview Opportunity Center, sent an explicit photo of...