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Hardin County Fiscal Court approves 911 fee increase

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The Hardin County Fiscal Court met for their first meeting of the month Tuesday.

An ordinance approving fee increases for enhanced 911 services in the county was approved on its second reading. Hardin County Judge/Executive Keith Taul said the increase is necessary to cover for increased demand in the county.

“This is a 911 fee increase from $50.58 to $65.58, which is a $15 increase,” Taul said. “This will take effect next year, on 2025 tax bills.”

Hardin County Public Works Director Stephanie Givens reported on her office’s activities. Following the November free shredding event, the county has collected 497 bags from 452 cars year to date. The next shredding event will be December 2, and free shredding bags are available at the county public works office.

Givens said 39 recycling trailer runs were made in September and 40 were made in October, with 55 tons collected in September and 67 in October. Givens said an increase in website searches for the location of the trailers was seen going from October into November.

“From October 5 through November 5, that’s about 1,276 people that have researched to find out what is the closest trailer to the location where they were, so the trailers are definitely much appreciated,” Givens said. “We’re getting lots of volumes through those trailers. A lot of people like those trailers.”

Givens reminded the public that the recycling trailer that was located at the Elizabethtown Lions Club has been moved to 808 North Mulberry Street, across the street from Gatti’s Pizza.

The Hardin County Fiscal Court will next meet November 26.

Man who fled police on I-65 and hid in cornfield back in court

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The Alabama man who fled police in Hart County then hid in a cornfield near Glendale was back in court Tuesday. 

Jecore M. King of Eight Mile, Alabama, appeared in Hardin Circuit Court for an arraignment hearing. King appeared via Zoom from the Hardin County Detention Center.

Judge John David Simcoe said King was indicted by a grand jury on multiple charges including Wanton Endangerment, Fleeing or Evading Police, and Reckless Driving, among other charges. King requested a public defender be assigned to his case, and a not guilty plea was entered on King’s behalf. A pre-trial conference was scheduled for December 17.

Following his arrest on October 24, the Kentucky State Police said King fled from a trooper that pulled King over near the 61-mile marker on Interstate 65 in Hart County after he was asked to step out of the vehicle for the possible presence of marijuana. After a pursuit that reached speeds of over 130 miles per hour, King crashed near the 85-mile marker and fled on foot into a nearby cornfield, where he was later apprehended after a search involving several law enforcement agencies.

One dead, three injured in Hart County crash

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One person was killed and three juveniles were injured in an accident in Hart County Saturday. 

The Kentucky State Police says at just before 7 p.m. on November 9 troopers responded to a two-vehicle crash on the 3,700 block of Priceville Road in Hart County.

The KSP says the preliminary investigation indicates that a vehicle driven by 24-year-old Mikhaela Kostas of Versailles was traveling east on Priceville Road when Kostas attempted to pass other eastbound vehicles. Her car then collided with a westbound truck driven by a juvenile driver.

Kostas was pronounced dead at the scene by the Hart County Coroner’s Office. The juvenile driver and two juvenile passengers were transported to Baptist Health Hardin for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

The KSP’s investigation of the crash is ongoing.

Volunteers needed for annual Thanksgiving dinner for those in need

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Several area churches and Helping Hand of Hope are partnering to offer families in need a Thanksgiving dinner.

“It is provided to individuals and families who are unable to have a meal on their own,” said event coordinator Cheri Ellis-Reeves. “It’s at no cost to them, and if they’re in Hardin County we will deliver except to West Point. They do have to make a reservation through Helping Hand of Hope. The cutoff date is Friday the 22nd.”

The dinner will be hosted on Thanksgiving Day at Saint James Catholic School.

“If they want to come to Saint James School on Robinbrooke Boulevard, they’re able to pick it up there and carry it out, or they can dine in there,” Ellis-Reeves said. “If they dine in, it is from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day.”

Food donations for the dinner are being accepted, or you can volunteer your time.

“We can’t do it without a lot of volunteers,” Ellis-Reeves said. “We do need volunteers to help deliver meals, help serve meals. At this point, we still need some volunteers.”

Contact Ellis-Reeves at Clark Jewelers or contact Helping Hand of Hope for more information.