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Deadline to register for Radcliff Days Parade is Friday

Friday, September 1 is the deadline to register for the Radcliff Days Parade, which will be held beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 9.

Radcliff Parks and Recreation Director Tim Jeffries says all are welcome to register for the parade, for which the theme this year is “Golden Days.”

“They came up with that as a combination between Gabby Barrett, the attraction for Boundary Oak’s Bourbon and Blades, and bringing back the old-time stuff from the Golden Armor Festival, trying to tie all that together,” Jeffries said.

Jeffries says the theme is a reflection of good times that were had as well as good times that are on the horizon.

“We’re getting a lot of growth with the Ford plant in Glendale,” Jeffries said. “A lot of that is kind of trickling up towards our area and we’re just to see it, and we want to celebrate it.”

There are no entry fees for the parade, but entry forms should be turned in by Friday.

“All they’ve got to do is just fill out the parade entry form that they can find on our Facebook page,” Jeffries said. “Just fill it out, then bring it over to Colvin Community Center and we’ll get you lined up in the parade.”

For more information, visit www.radcliff.org, or call the Colvin Community Center 270-351-4079.

Elizabethtown woman sentenced for CARES Act fraud

A woman from Elizabethtown was sentenced this week to a term in federal prison.

The Department of Justice says Kelly Woods will serve two years and nine months for charges related to her submission of three fraudulent CARES Act applications.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Kentucky says that court documents show Woods filed three fraudulent applications for Paycheck Protection Program loans between May of 2020 and December of 2021, which resulted in the theft of more than $1.3 million. 

An investigation by the FDIC’s Office of the Inspector General and the FBI showed that Woods organized LB Acquisitions LLC after the onset of the pandemic, and exaggerated the number of employees and payroll expenses of that entity and Philips Healthcare LLC.

Following her release from prison, Woods will serve three years on supervised release. She was also ordered to pay more than $1.3 million in restitution and a $15,000 fine.

Brown-Pusey House Roaring 20s Bash ticket deadline is this Friday

The deadline to purchase tickets is this Friday for the Brown-Pusey House’s Roaring 20s Bash, to be held September 9.

“We’re going to have a jazz band, we’re going to do Charleston lessons, and we’re going to have a 20s costume contest, so everyone can dress up or you don’t have to, whichever you prefer,” says Brown-Pusey House board member Carolyn Ritchie. “We’re going to have a silent auction, a photo booth, and a table decorating contest if people want to do that, and just all kinds of fun going back into the 20s.”

In addition to being a fundraiser, the event is part of a larger celebration for the historic property.

“It’s one of our centennial events,” says Ritchie. “This is our 100th year since we were turned over to the community in 1923, so this is one of our events for the 1920s.”

The house itself will celebrate its 200th birthday in 2025, and Ritchie says as the Brown-Pusey House looks ahead towards its third century it maintains a busy social calendar.

“We have things going on here at the house all of the time,” says Ritchie. “We’re a wedding venue, there are opportunities here for anyone that wants to get married in our beautiful garden and make use of the house. We have a museum, and we are also a great genealogy library here at the house if anyone wants to look up genealogy from Hardin County or the state.”

Tickets to the September 9 event are $50 each. They can be purchased in person at the Brown-Pusey House, online at www.brownpuseyhouse.org, or by calling 270-765-2515.

ECTC hosting Dual Credit Nights for area students

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College will host dual credit information events for area school districts during September.

ECTC says Dual Credit Nights are an opportunity for parents and students to learn all the aspects of dual credit at the college such as classes offered, billing and scholarships, and resources available. Current and future dual credit students are welcome to attend with their parents or guardians.

The scheduled Dual Credit Nights are:

  • Elizabethtown Independent Schools – Sept. 5, 5-7 p.m., James S. Owen Building
  • Meade County Schools, Sept. 18, 5-7 p.m., Meade County College and Career Center
  • Hardin County Schools, Sept. 19, 5-7 p.m., Regional Postsecondary Center
  • Washington County Schools, Sept. 20, 5-6:30 p.m., Springfield Campus
  • Grayson County Schools, Sept. 26, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Leitchfield Campus
  • Nelson County Schools, Sept. 28, 5-7 p.m., James S. Owen Building

Space is limited, and students must register for the event in advance at www.ectc.us/dual-credit-nights.

70-year-old woman killed in Grayson County crash

Kentucky State Police Post Four is investigating a fatal collision that occurred Saturday in Grayson County.

According to the KSP, at approximately 1:08 p.m. on August 26 troopers responded to a call from the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office requesting assistance with a collision at the intersection of William Thomason Byway and Salt River Road.

The KSP says the preliminary investigation indicates 70-year-old Elizabeth Roof of Leitchfield was driving east on Salt River Road when she failed to stop at the intersection with the William Thomason Byway. After entering the intersection, Roof’s vehicle struck a northbound vehicle being driven by Michael Richardson of Tipp City, Ohio.

Roof was transported to Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center, where she was later pronounced dead by the Grayson County Coroner’s Office. Richardson was transported to Norton hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The William Thomason Byway was shut down for several hours due to accident reconstruction. The investigation into the crash is ongoing.