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Chapeze family big part of local history

 Chapeze is located on the Long Lick Creek in Bullitt County, Kentucky.  

It is a small village by the name Chapeze Station and is twenty-four miles from Louisville, Kentucky.  Chapeze is one of the oldest stations in the county.  A land grant was given by Governor Benjamin Harrison of Virginia to Peter Shepherd and his son Adam who were surveyors in 1782.

Charger Homecoming Court

  Bullitt East celebrated its 2016 Football Homecoming on Friday with the crowning of seniors Connor Green and Megan Lancaster as the King and Queen.

Green is the son of Kim and Darryll Green.

Lancaster, the daughter of Becky Lancaster and Eric and Patti Lancaster, could not attend the ceremony after being involved recently in a serious car accident.

Representing Lancaster on Friday were her older sister, Cassie Lancaster, along with Kelsey Castle, Megan's best friend and Co-Captain of the Girls' Soccer Team with Lancaster.

Thanks to Frisch's

 We the Shepherdsville High School Class of 1966 wants to thank the Frisch’s Restaurant in Shepherdsville for letting us have our class meetings there.

There would be from 12-15 people at the meetings each time we met. Also we want to thank the waiters for their help. 

Also we want to thank the Pioneer News for putting the meetings in the paper.

God Bless you at Frisch’s and the Pioneer News.

Mrs. Barbara Webb

Prostate Cancer Month

 I want to thank the Bullitt County Fiscal Court for proclaiming September as Bullitt County Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. The proclamation is important because, as estimated by The National Cancer Institute, 26,000 men will die in 2016 from prostate cancer and nearly 200,000 new cases will be diagnosed this year. One in seven men will have prostate cancer sometime in their lives.

Pioneer Village brothers team up to provide help for homeless

 PIONEER VILLAGE - A pair of local brothers have decided to let others in need know they have their back.

Brandon Elder and Shawn Mix have organized Backpacks Giving Back, an attempt to raise funds for the purchase of backpacks full of much-needed necessities for homeless individuals.

“My brother and I talked about wanting to make a difference,” said Elder. “We’re just so blessed with material things.”

Burgoo Festival in Lawrenceburg

 Lawrenceburg is the place to be this weekend when the community hosts its annual Burgoo Festival, highlighted by the annual Burgoo Cook-Off and inaugural Burgoo Eating Contest.

The festival runs Friday through Sunday and features a variety of live music, vendors and of course, burgoo, a tasty stew that includes a variety of meats and vegetables.

The cook-off allows anyone willing to make a $2 donation to judge a healthy sample of each team’s burgoo, along with their booth displays.

Newest Chamber member cuts ribbon

 HILLVIEW - The Bullitt County Chamber of Commerce and local officials welcome Branch Banking and Trust Company’s Hillview Financial Center as the newest Chamber member.

The BB&T branch location, at 5205 Hansbrook Drive, has been serving the community since June 2006.

The location dates back to being a branch of the Bank of Louisville in 1972.

BB&T Hillview Financial Center is open Mondays through Thursdays from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Fridays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon.

Pair of 4-1 teams set to clash at North on Friday

 SHEPHERDSVILLE – The Game.

The first game in district play.

The first game toward the Bullitt Cup.

The only game of the season against your biggest rival.

East faces Nelson in district opener

 MOUNT WASHINGTON – After shedding a huge monkey off of their backs last week in getting the first win under head coach Mark Sander, the Bullitt East Chargers can get a jump in the Class 5-A, District 3 race on Friday when they travel to Bardstown to take on Nelson County.

A little rain can’t slow down youth football

 SHEPHERDSVILLE – Once again this season The Pioneer News will run the results from the Greater Bullitt County Youth Football League in each Wednesday edition during the season.

The statistics used each week are provided to the newspaper by the league and the individual teams. Questions about yardage, scoring and tackles should be directed to the league and those teams.