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Larue County Schools has released their return to school plan.
The plan, which was approved by the Board of Education on Monday, includes many of the same measures other schools have seen, including social distancing in classrooms and required facemasks, all in an effort to keep students and staff safe. Superintendent David Raleigh says that the district will also offer online learning for students when Larue County returns to school on August 24th.
The Elizabethtown Police Department is making citizens aware of an increase in car thefts over the last month.
Officer Chris Denham says the department has seen 21 vehicles stolen, with only 3 of the vehicles being recovered. Denhan encourages citizens to not leave cars unlocked, or to leave keys and valuables inside. One neighborhood was victim to 4 stolen vehicles in one night, all being caught on camera.
As always, tips on these or other crimes can be reported anonymously to Hardin County Crimestoppers.
Kentucky’s rolling, 7-day average shows the state is seeing an uptick in Coronavirus cases.
Yesterday, Governor Andy Beshear announced 518 new cases of the virus in the Commonwealth. Fourteen of those cases were from children 5 years or younger. 3 new deaths were also announced, bringing the state’s total number of deaths to 677. The state’s positivity rate sits at 4.92%. Locally, the Lincoln Trail District Health Department announced 45 new cases, 26 of which were from Hardin county. 13 cases locally are hospitalized.
Just 2 weeks away from their start day, a local school district has changed the day students return. Meade County Schools announced Tuesday that the district is shifting course, with the Board of Education approving the new start date of August 25th. In a Facebook video posted yesterday morning, new Superintendent Mark Martin outlined the reason for the change.
“We must adjust to the virus,” he said, “the virus won’t adjust to us.”
Like many other district’s, meade will offer online, as well as in-person instruction when school returns. Meade county will return to school the same day as Elizabethtown Independent Schools, but at 50% capacity as part of a phased return.
With more rain expected in the coming days, emergency officials are reminding residents to avoid flooded roadways. Meade county Emergency Management Director Ron Dodson says that motorist should avoid driving through flooded roadways for several reasons.
“It may not look very deep, but it may in fact it may be more than 1 foot or 2,” Dodson said.
The same guidelines apply to flooded parking lots as well.
“If they fill up with water, you really don’t know how deep it is.”
Dodson offers the simple phrase “Turn Around, Don’t Drown” as a useful reminder.
“You really don’t know what you’re getting into until it’s too late.”
