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Residents and drivers through Elizabethtown can expect 2 years of roadwork on Dixie Highway. The transportation cabinet announced yesterday extensive repaving and roadwork in the near future, stretching from St. John Road to Hutcherson Lane.
Kentucky Transportation Spokesperson for District 4 Chris Jessie says the project will take place in 3 phases. Crews will also remove several traffic lights, installing r-turns in their place.
Clarity Solutions’ Walk for Life took place over the weekend, and Director Maegan Bennett says the event was a huge success.
Walkers were given staggered start times to ensure social distancing was in place, making the event safer. Bennett says that the money will go towards projects and programs with Clarity.
Governor Andy Beshear announced 342 new cases last night. The Governor also announced last night that over one million tests had now been conducted in the state. Last night also saw five new deaths from the virus, bringing the total number of deaths to 1,065. Locally, Lincoln Trail officials announced 60 new cases, with 35 in Hardin, 5 in Meade and 1 in LaRue. Just over 300 patients are isolating at home and 14 are hospitalized.
Warm Blessings Soup Kitchen’s annual Cardboard Nation Event, which sheds light on homelessness in the community, will still be held this year, though in a different format.
More information regarding the event, as well as sponsorship and participation forms can be found on the Warm Blessings Soup Kitchen Facebook page.
The weekend began with Grayson County officials announcing the abduction of two juveniles, and it ends with their recovery.
Officials announced the recovery of the two girls on Sunday following a traffic stop in middle Tennessee. Grayson County Sheriff Norman Chaffins said authorities had attempted to track the location of Ellen Maples, the suspect in question, throughout the weekend, finally pinging her location to Grundy County, Tennessee.
Chaffins said Maples had to be tasered multiple times before she was detained, with deputies having to call in backup. Chaffins said the two girls were safe, and were awaiting social workers to bring them back home.
