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Funeral set for Trooper Hayden Phillips; flags lowered statewide, AG issues statement

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Kentucky State Police says funeral services for Trooper Hayden Phillips are scheduled for noon Central Sunday at E.A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, with burial to follow in Glasgow.

Gov. Andy Beshear has ordered flags at state buildings lowered from sunrise to sunset Sunday in Phillips’ honor.

In a Sept. 28 release, Attorney General Russell Coleman called Phillips “one of Kentucky’s Finest” and said he made “the ultimate sacrifice.” Coleman said detectives from the Attorney General’s Office were on the scene and would continue supporting Kentucky State Police colleagues.

At a Kentucky State Police briefing, Trooper Katan Parker said, “Hayden devoted his life to serving others. But outside of the uniform, Hayden was a person with a family, a big personality, a sense of humor, interests, and memories that will stay with those who knew him.”

Soundbite: Trooper Katan Parker, KSP Public Affairs Officer
Hayden devoted his life to serving others. But outside of the uniform, Hayden was a person with a family, a big personality, a sense of humor, interests, and memories that will stay with those who knew him.

Elizabethtown advances $17M bond plan to buy, renovate Ring Road building for new City Hall

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Elizabethtown City Council has started the process to borrow up to $17 million to purchase and renovate the former BlueOval SK headquarters at 2323 Ring Road as the city’s new City Hall.

The bond plan would provide funding for the building purchase, renovation work and equipment needed to convert the site into City Hall.

Mayor Jeff Gregory said the city currently expects the project’s final cost to be closer to $16 million. “I’ve stated previously that we think the price is gonna be around 16, so that number’s in there just in case that we run into some fees that we didn’t anticipate, although we don’t anticipate running into those fees,” he said.

Gregory said city officials expect project revenues and other available city funds to cover the debt payments without a new bond tax.

The council’s action was an initial step. The bond measure, listed as Ordinance 18-2026 in the meeting record, must return for final City Council action before it can take effect.

Soundbite: Mayor Jeff Gregory, City of Elizabethtown
I’ve stated previously that we think the price is gonna be around 16, so that number’s in there just in case that we run into some fees that we didn’t anticipate, although we don’t anticipate running into those fees.

Bratcher asks Hardin County PVA to reflect current market values in assessments

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State Rep. Steve Bratcher is asking the Hardin County Property Valuation Administrator (PVA) to make property assessments reflect current market conditions and fair-market values.

In an official public statement, Bratcher said property taxes are a real concern for Hardin County homeowners, especially families and people on fixed incomes.

Bratcher represents House District 25, which includes part of Hardin County.

The request is not a decision by the PVA, and no reassessment, tax change or dollar impact has been announced.

State guidance from the Kentucky Department of Revenue says county PVAs are responsible for assessing most real property and conduct annual revaluations. Any change in an individual assessment would need to come through the PVA’s process.

ECTC Professor Kevin Parrett Represents College at Invitation-Only Silicon Valley AI Summit

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Elizabethtown Community and Technical College says computer and information technology professor Kevin Parrett represented the college at the invitation-only Imagination in Action conference Sept. 14–15 at Google’s Bay View campus in Mountain View, California.

ECTC says the summit was held in collaboration with Stanford’s Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence. Parrett attended as a curated audience member after an invitation or application approval.

The event’s theme was “The Next Endeavor.” Sessions covered AI hardware and computing, agentic AI, robotics, scientific discovery, entrepreneurship, future work, governance and security.

Parrett said he was proud to represent ECTC.

Dean of Physical Sciences and Related Technologies Shawn Kellie said the connections and knowledge gained at the summit will benefit the college’s students.

Grayson County Marching Cougars Win Grand Champion at Warren East Raider Invitational

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Grayson County High School’s Marching Cougars won Grand Champion at the Warren East Raider Invitational in Bowling Green on Saturday, Sept. 26.

The event score sheet lists Grayson County first overall among the ten participating bands with a final score of 67.800. The Cougars also placed first in Class AAAA.

The score sheet shows an underlying total of 409.00 and no penalty deduction for Grayson County.

Grayson County performed at 1:45 p.m., and awards were held at 2:15 p.m. The score sheet identifies Dick Turner as head judge.

The results do not list separate percussion or color-guard awards.