As the New Year approaches and 2025 celebrations begin, some might want to reflect on key moments and events during 2024. From the total solar eclipse to the 150th Kentucky Derby along with a multi-day manhunt in the Daniel Boone National Forest following an interstate shooting in London that injured five , plenty has happened around the commonwealth this calendar year.
Here is one memorable story for each month of 2024.
January: Publix opens first Louisville location, marking expansion to Kentucky
Louisville’s first Publix opened Jan. 10 at 500 Terra Crossing Blvd. in the East End, marking the grocery chain’s first location in Kentucky.
The popular grocery chain with more than 1,300 stores across eight states, has two other Publix locations planned for the Louisville area. All three locations will be located in eastern Jefferson County, with one in the works at the northeast corner of Ballardsville Road and Brownsboro Road. Another is planned for the northwest corner of Flat Rock Road and Shelbyville Road, near the Shelby County line.