Business

 Long-time Bullitt County residents may remember Emergency Medical Supplies in Shepherdsville, which was run by Bill Martin Sr. for many years before he passed away. However, none remember more clearly than Judy Whittaker, who worked alongside Martin and his family before the business closed. 

 PIONEER VILLAGE - Becknell Hall played double duty hosting two special city council meetings in one night for tax rates.

The cities of Pioneer Village and Hunters Hollow met back-to-back to establish ad valorem tax rates on real and personal property for the next year.

The special meetings were scheduled because tax rate numbers information from the state arrived late this year.

Mark Edison, attorney for both cities, informed the Pioneer Village council that last year's real property tax rate was set as 12.53 cents per $100.

MOUNT WASHINGTON - Since Valu Market opened in Mount Washington nearly six years ago, many local residents came to know Dan Kelty as the face of the store. But his face was actually familiar for decades in the community. 

            Valu Market executives recently made the decision to move Kelty to the locally based grocery chain's Whittington Parkway location in Louisville, which houses the company's corporate office.

 HILLVIEW - It all started as a hobby. Kay Cornett had 360 potted plants at her home and was preparing meat and cakes for her husband’s coworkers and friends every weekend for years before realizing she was doing it enough to turn it into a business.