Bridging The Gap

08/28/2025

Telegraph Hill Rykers Ridge Regional Sewer District #1 :
Please take a minute to fill out a brief survey.
We have a potential grant opportunity and the information you share is valuable and greatly appreciated.

Thanks so much
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/36MGRJV

Please take a minute to fill out a brief survey.
We have a potential grant opportunity and the information you share is valuable and greatly appreciated.

Thanks so much
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/36MGRJV

08/28/2025

Temporary TSO Closure & Recycling/Compost Service Update:
As part of our Transfer Station Operations improvement plan, the TSO will be closed from Friday, September 12, through Sunday, September 21, and will reopen on Monday, September 22.

During this time, crews will be completing major upgrades, including new asphalt work, fencing, and steel supports for the floor.

➡️ Trash & compost service: Regular curbside trash and compost pick-up will continue as scheduled.
➡️ Recycling: Recycling services will not be collected the week of September 15–19.

We appreciate your patience as we make these improvements to increase efficiency and enhance operations at the facility and continue to keep Madison clean, safe, and beautiful.

For questions, please call the street department at 812-265-8304.

08/28/2025

Henry County is now under a burn ban. After significant rain, the lifting of the ban will be posted.

08/28/2025

The City of Madison offices, including the water office, transfer station and the Brown Gym, will be closed Monday, Sept.1, 2025, in observance of Labor Day.

All offices will reopen for regular business hours on Tuesday, September 2, 2025.

Trash and recycling pickup will be delayed by one day.

For questions regarding the trash pickup schedule, call the street department at 812-265-8304.

08/28/2025

📢 Deer Health Update Ahead of Archery Deer Season Opener

As you head into the woods, please take time to review deer hunting regulations and the latest updates on deer health in Kentucky.

8/28/2025 Press Release: https://fw.ky.gov/News/Pages/Deer-health-update-ahead-of-archery-deer-season-opener.aspx

🦌 Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)
• Kentucky Dept. of Agriculture confirmed 8 new CWD positive deer this month at a Breckinridge Co. deer farm.
• No new detections in wild deer since the 2023 Ballard Co. case.
• CWD Surveillance Zone counties: Ballard, Breckinridge, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hardin, Henderson, Hickman, Marshall, McCracken, Meade, Union, Webster.

Regulations in the zone include:
✅ Carcass movement restrictions (only deboned meat, clean skulls, antlers, hides, taxidermy mounts may leave).
✅ No contact-style feeders (baiting still banned on public lands).
✅ Mandatory deer check Nov. 8–10 in Henderson, Union & Webster Counties.
✅ Special antlerless-only season Sept. 27–28 in all zone counties — heads must be submitted for free CWD testing.

🦠 Hemorrhagic Disease (HD)
• This virus (spread by biting midges, not contagious deer-to-deer) has been confirmed this year in Lyon, Scott, Warren & Wayne counties.
• Deer often found near water sources; some survive and build immunity.
• Does not affect humans or pets.

📌 How you can help:
Report sick or dead deer ➡️ https://fw.ky.gov/Wildlife/Pages/Report-Wildlife-Disease.aspx
📖 For details, check the 2025–26 Hunting & Trapping Guide or visit: fw.ky.gov

08/28/2025

BOIL WATER ADVISORY FOR EMINENCE HAS BEEN LIFTED AS OF 3:22 PM 8/27/2025

08/28/2025

Searcy Monument Co. has one of the largest displays and inventories of quality and custom-designed memorials. We have been serving Kentuckiana for over 40 years! We provide a wide variety of cemetery services. Searcy Monument Co. is a full service monument company that provides all cemetery services, repairs, restoration and second inscriptions.

Website:
searcymonument.com
Address:
180 West Jay Louden Road
Carrollton, KY 41008
Phone:
502-732-6893

08/26/2025

Eminence has a Boil Water Advisory

08/22/2025

🎯 2025–2026 Fall Hunting & Trapping Seasons Poster Now Available!

The official Kentucky Hunting & Trapping Seasons Poster for the upcoming fall seasons is here! This includes all the essential season dates for deer, turkey, small game, waterfowl, and more.

📌 Key Changes for This Year:

Expanded Youth-Only Deer Fi****ms Season: The youth fi****ms deer season has been extended from two to nine consecutive days statewide, providing young hunters with more opportunities to hunt.

New CWD Surveillance Zone Special Season: A special antlerless-only fi****ms season is now in effect on September 27–28, 2025, in all 14 CWD Surveillance Zone counties. During this two-day hunt, only antlerless deer may be harvested using fi****ms, bows, or crossbows.

New Bear Zone 3: Clinton and Wayne counties have been designated as Bear Zone 3, with an expanded archery/crossbow season beginning on September 20, 2025.

Decoy Restrictions on Dove Fields: Decoys are now prohibited on public dove fields until October 1 to enhance safety and fairness for all hunters.

🖨️ Download the Poster: For a printable version of the 2025–2026 Fall Hunting & Trapping Seasons Poster, visit fw.ky.gov/Hunt/Documents/Hunting_Poster.pdf.

Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources

08/19/2025

The Switzerland County (Vevay) Racing Performance Museum will be open this
Friday Aug. 22nd and Saturday Aug 23rd
Friday from 5 to 8
Saturday from 4 to 8