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Today marks one month since some Hardin County Students and teachers returned to the classroom. Spokesperson John Wright says the district has been able to return safely thanks to the efforts of both students and staff alike.
The district, as of yesterday afternoon, has only seen 28 cases from in-person students and staff.
Kentucky State Police arrested two Mississippi brothers after one attempted to impersonate a police officer.
Troopers made a routine traffic stop on Eddie and Terry Franklin of Macon, Mississippi. When stopped, Terry franklin produced a police badge from Noxubee county, Mississippi. Eddie Franklin, the passenger and brother of the driver, stated that he was a law enforcement officer in the county, and asked for professional courtesy. A call was made to Noxubee county dispatch, where it was discovered that Eddie Franklin was no longer an officer of the department, and that the badge was supposed to have been turned in with the rest of his equipment. Both men were charged with impersonating a peace officer, and were lodged in the hardin county detention center.
Two Hardin County inmates escaped late Tuesday night, and authorities are asking for the public’s assistance in locating them. Kentucky State Police say that Carl Stevens Brooks and John Thomas Tinsley Jr., escaped from the Hardin County Detention Center’s substance abuse annex earlier this week.
Trooper Scotty Sharp says anyone with information on the whereabouts of either man is asked to contact law enforcement.
The 21st year of the Vine Grove Bluegrass Festival begins today.
Festival President Jason Basham says the festival has put health and safety guidelines in place to protect those who attend.
The festivals begins with the band scramble today.
Officials with the City of Elizabethtown gathered yesterday to celebrate Pritchard Community Center’s official reopening. The extensive renovation, which had been taking place since April, transformed both the interior and exterior of the building. New amenities were added, including kitchenettes in conference rooms, as well as more bathrooms in the larger meeting areas. New basketball courts were completed, replacing carpet courts that had served the community’s athlete’s for years.
In a sense, the building was helped into the 21st century with a renovation that was, by some standards, overdue.
Officials say the project was budgeted at $2.5 million initially and came in under budget at $2.1 million.
The building, which is named after former Elizabethtown Mayor James Pritchard, has served the community since the 1970’s.
