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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.
The Nelson County Sheriff’s office made an arrest after a robbery over the weekend.
Deputies responded to the Dollar General on Samuels Road after the call that the business had been robbed at gunpoint. Employees were able to provide a description of the suspect, and the suspect was located on Fairfield Road, where a traffic stop was attempted. The operator failed to stop, and a pursuit began. The pursuit exited Nelson County and went into Anderson county, where Kentucky State Police assisted by deploying spike strips, which caused the vehicle to stop. The operator, 37-year-old Anthony Butler from Georgetown was taken into custody and brought to the Nelson County Sheriff’s office to be interviewed. Butler was charged with robbery, speeding, reckless driving, fleeing or evading police, wanton endangerment, and assault, and was lodged in the LaRue County Jail.
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.
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.
With over $700,000 in overdue payments, Nolin RECC and other utility providers will resume utility disconnects in the near future.
The announcement comes as the Kentucky Public Service Commission announced this week that they would be lifting a moratorium enacted in March that suspended utility shut offs during the pandemic. Disconnects will start in October, but Nolin is giving their members a bit longer, with a cutoff date of November 2nd.
Nolin RECC spokesperson Sarah Fellows says that while payments will need to be made by the November date, late fees will not be added until December 31st.
