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Access from KY 251 to Wooldridge Ferry Road will be temporarily closed beginning Tuesday for a widening project at the connection between the two routes.
During the closure, motorists should use East Bryan Road to reach Wooldridge Ferry Road. No reopening date or detour map has been provided.
A 57-year-old Elizabethtown woman was killed and a 37-year-old Cecilia man was injured in a two-vehicle crash Monday night on Hardinsburg Road in Cecilia, the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office said.
Deputies responded at about 8:37 p.m. to the 4600 block of Hardinsburg Road, the agency said.
Investigators say the woman was driving a 2006 Chrysler Town and Country van eastbound when the vehicle crossed into the westbound lane and was struck by a 2011 Chevrolet Silverado driven by the 37-year-old Cecilia man. The woman died from her injuries.
The 37-year-old man suffered injuries that were not considered life-threatening and was taken to Baptist Health Hardin.
Authorities have not released the identity of either driver. The Sheriff’s Office Accident Reconstruction Unit is investigating, and no further information was available.
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.”
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.
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.
