The Oldham Era

09/19/2026

Last night's storm caused damage across the county with Oldham County KY Emergency Management reporting trees and power lines down as well as several road closures including Central Avenue in Pewee Valley as shown below.

Oldham County and South Oldham’s football game was rescheduled for 7 p.m. tonight.

09/18/2026

According to his obituary, Mark Troemner graduated from South Oldham High School last year and was working towards his internship to become a mechanic.

"He was a very polite, courteous young man who was just trying to make his way in this world …" one person wrote in a message on his online obituary.

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The Jefferson County Coroner’s office recently identified a 19-year-old who died as a result of a workplace accident at Tire Discounters on Taylorsville Road.

09/17/2026

The Oldham County Board of Education voted 3-2 on their proposed tax rate increase, with board members Adam Springer and Suzanne Hundley opposed.

Look for full coverage on the meeting in next week's paper 🗞️

09/17/2026

On Tuesday, firefighters from around and outside the county responded to a house fire in Deer Pond Cove in Prospect amid heat-advisory-level temperatures.

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A total of 50 firefighters responded to reports of a structure fire in the Deer Pond Cove subdivision in Prospect on Tuesday, Sept. 15 amid heat-advisory temperatures.

09/17/2026

The North Oldham Lady Mustangs won a hard-fought regional game 4-1 win against the South Oldham Lady Dragons last week.

South Oldham travels to play the Oldham County Lady Colonels (3-5) tonight at 7:30 p.m.

The North Oldham Lady Mustangs (5-4-2) won a hard-fought regional game 4-1 win against the South Oldham Lady Dragons (4-2-1) on Tuesday night.

09/17/2026

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09/16/2026

Photos from the 2026 Oldham Cup last Thursday:

09/16/2026

The final editon of the coaches Q&A with Oldham County head coach Jamie Reed, South Oldham head coach Cain Sams and North Oldham head coach Brock Roberts with the Oldham Era about the state of football in the county and what the future holds as well.

Oldham County head coach Jamie Reed, South Oldham head coach Cain Sams and North Oldham head coach Brock Roberts sat down with the Oldham Era for a Q&A interview on

09/16/2026

Football: Brodie Pfeiffer’s five touchdowns helped lead North Oldham to a historic win on Friday over South Oldham.

The North Oldham Mustangs (3-1) pulled off a historic 42-0 win over the South Oldham Dragons (1-3) on Friday night. This was the largest margin of victory for North Oldham

09/16/2026

The board's notice for their Aug. 26 special meeting, where they voted to propose a tax increase, "did not adequately state the 'place of the special meeting'" as required by the Open Meetings Act.

The board's meeting to take a final vote on the tax increase is tomorrow at 5 p.m. in the Arvin Education Center.

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The Kentucky Office of the Attorney General deemed that the Oldham County Board of Education violated the Open Meetings Act during its Aug. 26 special-called meeting, where the board voted