I Love Pop Radio | radioNOVO News for Frankfort: June 24, 2026

RNN FRANKFORT 06/24/26          TARGET HAS ANNOUNCED IT WILL OFFICIALLY OPEN ITS NEW FRANKFORT LOCATION AT THE PADDOCKS OF FRANKFORT ON U.S. 127 SOUTH.......... JULY 26TH.            THE MASSIVE, 128-THOUSAND-SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY WILL BE THE LARGEST TARGET STORE IN KENTUCKY, AND ONE OF THE MORE THAN 30 NEW TARGETS OPENING ACROSS THE COUNTRY THIS YEAR. THE RETAIL GIANT EXPECTS TO HIRE ABOUT 200 WORKERS FOR THE FRANKFORT LOCATION.                    LOUISVILLE OFFICIALS HAVE ISSUED AN EMERGENCY LICENSE SUSPENSION FOR ATOMIC, A BAR ON BARDSTOWN ROAD, FOLLOWING A WEEKEND SHOOTING THAT LEFT ONE PERSON INJURED.          AUTHORITIES SAY A FIGHT BETWEEN PATRONS INSIDE THE CLUB SPILLED OUTSIDE AND LED TO THE GUNFIRE. WHILE THE OWNER CLAIMS THE BAR IS BEING UNFAIRLY TARGETED, OFFICIALS CITED A HISTORY OF OVERCROWDING AND INSUFFICIENT SECURITY AS REASONS FOR THE IMMEDIATE SHUTDOWN.          THE FAYETTE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD HAS APPROVED A CONTROVERSIAL TAX INCENTIVE FOR A NEW YORK DEVELOPER TO REMODEL A DOWNTOWN SENIOR APARTMENT COMPLEX. THE BOARD VOTED THREE-TO-TWO IN FAVOR OF THE FIFTEEN-YEAR AGREEMENT FOR ROSE TOWER, BUT DELAYED A SECOND TAX INCENTIVE FOR A SEPARATE WORKFORCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.