An Elizabethtown woman was arrested Sunday morning after she barricaded herself and someone else inside a residence. Police says they responded to a residence in the 500 block of Douglas Alley in reference to an assault with a knife.
Officer Denham says the stabbing victim was taken to Baptist Health Hardin for treatment of minor injuries. Revels was arrested and charged with unlawful imprisonment, as well as assault second degree. She was lodged in the Hardin County Detention Center.
Many school districts in the region welcomed back students and teachers alike during a return to partial in-person instruction this morning. Meade, LaRue, Grayson, and Breckinridge counties all will see students return today after beginning the year online.
Hardin County Schools began the year partially in person. Elizabethtown Independent returned September 14th.
In the age of COVID-19, local health officials are saying that getting the yearly flu shot is more important than ever.
Baptist Health Practice Manager Evelyn Cerniglia also notes that COVID-19 and influenza share many of the same symptoms, and the flu vaccine may lower the chances of being hospitalized due to illness.
President Trump announced Amy Coney Barrett as his Supreme Court nominee this weekend.
Barrett served on the U.S. Court of Appeals in the Seventh circuit, a position Trump nominated her to in 2017. Barrett clerked for late Justice Antonin Scalia. Barrett had been on the president’s short list for several year, being mentioned back in 2018 when Trump eventually nominated Brett Kavanaugh. Barrett will potentially replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, who died over a week ago at the age of 87.
The Hardin County Sheriff’s office arrested a Rineyville man who was allegedly involved in a burglary last Friday.
According to arrest citations, on September 16th, deputies responded to Rineyville Big Springs Road in reference to a vehicle that had been broken into. The vehicle had all four windows broken, the windshield cracked, and other damage done, exceeding $1,000 in damage. A smartech auto care pack was reported missing. Later, deputies responded to a residence further down the same road, where forced entry into the residence was made. Several items including knives, firearms, and a Yamaha ATV were reported missing. Deputies identified Lane Ashley as a suspect, as he had allegedly pawned one of the stolen knives. Deputies responded to Ashley’s residence, detaining him and transporting him to Hardin County Sheriff’s office. Ashley initially denied involvement in the burglary, but later admitted to his part in it, stating he was lookout for an accomplice. A search warrant at Ashley’s residence uncovered a revolver stolen from the second residence, and the Smartech pack and other items identified as belonging to the Pontiac owner, as well as marijuana and digital scales. Ashley admitted to breaking the windows of the Pontiac.
Ashley was charged with two separate cases of burglary, criminal mischief and receiving stolen property, as well as drug related offenses. He was lodged in the Hardin County Detention Center.
