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Intersections of 31W project to be impacted tonight

As work continues on the 31-W rehabilitation project in Elizabethtown, transportation officials have announced the temporary closure of some medians along the corridor later tonight. Crews will close off the medians of the intersections of Towne Mall/Starlite Center and Walmart Drive at Dixie highway beginning tonight at 9 pm and lasting until tomorrow morning at 6 am. Traffic will be able to travel along 31-W and turn right in and out of the shopping centers; however, drivers can not cross the intersections during that time. Officials encourage motorists to pay attention to signs regarding changing road conditions. More information can be found on US31w.org.

Under 300 new Covid-19 cases reported for state Monday

Cases continue to decrease as vaccination increase. That was the message from Governor Andy Beshear during his media briefing yesterday afternoon. Beshear announced only 294 new cases of the virus, as well as a positivity rate of 2.93%, the lowest since the beginning of last July. Beshear says 1.1 million Kentuckians have been vaccinated so far. Of local counties, only Meade county reported a single case of Covid-19.

Samantha’s Hugs collects stuffed animals in first Towne Mall event

Over the weekend, residents came together to drop off stuffed animals for a good cause. Samantha’s Hugs, a new local organization collecting stuffed animals for law enforcement, says they collected numerous stuffed animals during their event at the Towne Mall last Saturday.

Organizer Kevin Cox says the event resulted in two vans full of stuffed animals. Cox says the amount will be divided between KSP Post 4 and the Frankfort post. Cox says he hopes a conversation in Frankfort might lead to Samantha’s Hugs going across the state and collecting stuffed animals for local police posts.

Robley Rex opens vaccine registration to all veterans

A week after open vaccines up to those 40 and older, the Robley Rex VA Medical Center has now opened vaccine signups to veterans of all ages. The organization made the announcement yesterday. Clinic officials still say they are reaching out to veterans in their system by way of VA messaging and phone to schedule vaccination appointments. Veterans can also call the VA vaccine call center to schedule an appointment. More information can be found by going to the Robley Rex VA Medical Center website.