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Car show in memory of Breckinridge County man will benefit another

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Caitlyn Burden says she has known the McKellar family since she was in middle school, so she has been looking for a way to honor the memory of Timothy “Junior” McKellar.

“Last year he passed away in a plane crash in Whitesville, and ever since then the community’s been coming together and remembering him, and I hadn’t done anything for him yet because everybody else was doing stuff for him, and I knew a year was coming up so I figured now would be a good time to do something,” Burden said.

Burden and other organizers will be hosting Junior’s Show and Shine Saturday, September 28 at Breckinridge County High School, beginning at 2 p.m. All are welcome to attend.

“We’ve got free entry for the show,” Burden said. “It’s just basically a show in remembrance of Junior. We’ve got vendors like food trucks, we’ve got trophies, and we’ve got bouncy houses for the kids, music, so we’ve got pretty much everything.”

When Burden reached out to the McKellar family, they said the event should benefit another Breckinridge County resident, Braxton Criss.

“We had seen a bunch of stuff posted around Facebook saying prayers, that he was having a rough time, and Tim McKellar, Junior’s dad, called me yesterday, and we were going to donate all the money from the show to an aviation school or a welding school, and we had been seeing that go around and he called me yesterday and he kind of mentioned it to me and I was like ‘yeah, that’s a great idea,’” Burden said.

Find more information on the Junior’s Show and Shine Facebook event page.

Elizabethtown Mayor Gregory discusses road grant funding at Team Kentucky Update

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Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear discussed the latest round of funding for the Safe Streets and Roads for All grant program during his Team Kentucky Update Thursday.

Included in the $28.5 million awarded was an $11.1 million grant matched by $2.3 million in state funds for the Envisioning a Safer Elizabethtown project.

“This grant money is going to be huge for us because it identifies two different corridors that probably are our most at-risk statistically with injury accidents and accidents just in general, and we’ll be able to put this money for the aforementioned sidewalks and lighting and road diets and roundabouts that we’ve seen have great success in Elizabethtown,” said Elizabethtown Mayor Jeff Gregory. 

The funding is for projects targeting Ring Road, Leitchfield Road, and U.S. 31W.

“We’re working really hard to make sure that our infrastructure stays ahead of the game in Elizabethtown,” Gregory said. “BlueOval SK, four miles south of Elizabethtown, which immediately brought us three other companies in our industrial park in Elizabethtown, has caused us to look at the way that we’re looking at our infrastructure as far as roadways, sewer lines, gas lines, and everything that comes with that.”

Visit the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet online for more information.

Kentucky labor market sees slight increase despite slight unemployment increase

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Unemployment in Kentucky saw a slight increase in August. 

The Kentucky Center for Statistics says the state unemployment average for August was 4.8 percent. That is an increase from the 4.7 percent rate reported in July as well as from August 2023 when the rate was reported at 4.2 percent.

Kentucky’s unemployment average also came in higher in July than the national unemployment rate, which the U.S. Department of Labor reported at 4.2 percent.

The Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet says the state’s civilian labor force, which includes people currently employed and people actively searching for work, saw an increase of just over 7,300 people from July into August, bringing the civilian labor force to about 2,061,000.

The Education and Labor Cabinet says while manufacturing jobs saw an increase in August, companies have been reporting fewer jobs over the last few months. Employment in the trade, transportation, and utilities sector and the leisure and hospitality sector saw slight drops. The mining and logging sectors were mostly unchanged.

Visit the Kentucky Center for Statistics to learn more about labor market information.

Radcliff City Council accepts check for North Logsdon Parkway work

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The Radcliff City Council met for their second meeting of the month Tuesday.

An ordinance amending the city budget for the 2023-2024 fiscal year was approved on its second reading. Radcliff Mayor JJ Duvall previously said the amendment was standard for the end of a fiscal year.

Representatives from QK4, which provides engineering work for the city, presented the council with a $1.85 million check from the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grant Program, which will be used for stormwater improvements on North Logsdon Parkway. The grant, which includes a 25 percent local match, must be used within three years, and surveying work should begin on the project in four to five weeks.

Council Member Pamela DeRoche reminded the community of this Saturday’s Radcliff Days festival.

“Vendors will start setting up at 2 p.m.,” said DeRoche. “The festival actually starts at 4, and we’ve got 35-plus vendors, I think, that’ll be selling wares on Saturday, and then we’ve got several food trucks.”

The Radcliff Days parade begins at 5 p.m.

“The theme is ‘Dance the Night Away,’ so we will have several dance groups out there,” DeRoche said. “We’ll have a DJ that will be playing music, so if people want to join in on the dancing, they’re welcome to do that as well.”

Visit the City of Radcliff Government Facebook page for details.

The Radcliff City Council will next meet October 7.

Snapchat threat against Breckinridge County Schools under investigation

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Breckinridge County Schools responded to a potential threat Wednesday.

“A little bit before noon, a student reported to a school official a Snapchat post, and the Snapchat post was threatening in nature to our school district, so we immediately started putting things in place to ensure the safety of all of our schools in the district,” said BCS Superintendent Dr. Nick Carter. 

The Breckinridge County Sheriff’s Office and the Hardinsburg and Irvington police departments expanded their presence at school buildings through dismissal. The sheriff’s office is leading the ongoing investigation into the threat.

“Right now we’re cooperating with the Breckinridge County Sheriff’s Office with this investigation and when we know more, we’ll be sure to communicate more,” Carter said.

Carter last week sent out a message to district parents and guardians advising them to talk with their students about responsible use of social media. Carter says talking with students and keeping a close eye can help keep schools a safe place.

“Unmonitored teenage use of social media platforms is causing disruptions to the school days for students, not just in Breckinridge County but all around the state, and we need the help of all parents and guardians in monitoring their child’s social media platforms,” Carter said.

Follow the Breckinridge County School District Facebook page for updates.