Menu Close

WQXE News

Your source for local community news, weekdays at 6, 6:30, 7, 7:30, 8, 9 and Noon.

Heartland Homecoming Parade Returns This Year

WQXE News 0 Comments

The long anticipated Heartland Homecoming Parade is happening on Saturday. The parade will begin at 10 a.m. and will feature Rick Stansbury, the head coach of Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Basketball team as the grand marshal. City Events Coordinator Sarah Vaughn said the theme will remain ‘superheroes’ in honor of our pandemic heroes. 

“We’ve all seen a different superhero. The grocery store worker that does grocery delivery. We’ve all seen it, so there’s going to be so many different organizations, some of them wearing capes because they wear scrubs, or wearing capes because they work at a gas station. With the superhero theme, we want to encourage the kids to wear those costumes.”

Portions of North Main Street, Poplar, and South Main Street will be closed tomorrow in preparation for the parade. Dixie Highway from Central Avenue to Saint John Road will shut down around 9:30 a.m.

Vintage Store Grand Opening in Leitchfield

WQXE News 0 Comments

Thrift in Leitch invites the community out for its grand opening on Saturday. Located just off the square in Leitchfield, this is a small local vintage clothing and style shop featuring pre-loved clothing and accessories. The owner is 19-year-old Morelia Falcon, who says she has made many sacrifices to get here.

“I’ve been selling vintage clothing for the past few years, but it wasn’t until a year ago that I decided to quit my full-time job and go full into selling vintage. So a year ago, I moved into my sister’s basement, and kind of ran just an online shop. On Saturday from 12 to 6 EST, we are going to have our grand opening and just hang out with people at the shop. We are ecstatic to actually let people come in and see what we’ve been working on for the past year.”

For more information, visit their Thrift in Leitch Facebook page.

Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana to Host Free Event Tomorrow

WQXE News 0 Comments

Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana are about more than cookies. They will host a free event tomorrow night at Freeman lake for all school-aged girls.

“Girl Scouts isn’t necessarily just cookies and crafts. They do a lot of community work. They do a lot of leadership skills. There’s a whole leadership experience where girls can evolve the skills they need to be successful in the future. So we’re inviting anybody with school-aged girls to Freeman Lake tomorrow night to experience some of the other sides of girl scouts,” states Membership Development Manager Dusty Siravo. The event is free and will last from 5:30 to 7 p.m. For more information, visit the Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana Facebook page.

Larue County Clean Up Days Start Tomorrow

WQXE News 0 Comments

After two years, the Larue County annual clean up days are back. The event will be held tomorrow and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Larue County Maintenance Garage across from Larue County High School. Jill Gray, the Solid Waste Coordinator for Larue County, urges the community to come out to this important event. 

“Our landfills fill up fast enough as it is. Sometimes there are things that people can use or there are some things that need to be handled a little differently. We try to recycle as much as we can because it saves landfill space but it also saves money because you don’t just get to throw all that stuff in the landfill for free. So we do try to keep as much going back to be able to be reused and recycled.”

A list of what will be accepted can be found on the City of Hodgenville Facebook page.

Elizabethtown Police Foundation to Contribute in Reward fund for Jefferson County Deputy

WQXE News 0 Comments

Local law enforcement are now asking for the public’s help in a murder case. “The Elizabethtown Police Foundation’s Board of Directors voted to contribute $5,000.00 towards the reward fund for Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputy Brandon Shirley’s murder. The Elizabethtown Police Foundation is joining with the FBI, ATF and the Louisville Police Foundation and collectively offering a monetary reward of up to $80,000 for the information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the individual(s) responsible for Deputy Brandon Shirley’s murder,” stated Executive Director Carl Bee. Any information  Anyone with information regarding Deputy Shirley’s murder should immediately call the FBI at (502) 263-6000, ATF (888) atf-tips, or the Louisville Metro Police at (502) 574 LMPD. Tips can also be submitted at tips.fbi.gov or atftips@atf.gov.