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ELIZABETHTOWN INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS WERE ON A SOFT LOCKDOWN YESTERDAY. OFFICIALS SENT OUT A ONE CALL BEFORE 9AM WEDNESDAY SAYING THAT A HOME NEAR THE SCHOOL HAD BEEN BROKEN INTO AND THAT THE SUSPECT HAD NOT BEEN APPREHENDED. THE LOCKDOWN WAS IN PLACE UNTIL JUST BEFORE 3PM YESTERDAY. NO OTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN RELEASED AT THIS TIME.

HARDIN MEMORIAL HEALTH IS CELEBRATING 65 YEARS. MAYOR JEFF GREGORY RECOGNIZED THE ORGANIZATION BY PROCLAIMING TODAY HARDIN MEMORIAL HEALTH DAY.  THE HOSPITAL FIRST OPENED FEBRUARY 14, 1954.

THE CENTRAL KENTUCKY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION WILL HOST A SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION WORKSHOP IN THE COMING WEEKS. THE ORGANIZATION LAUNCHED SCHOLARSHIP CENTRAL EARLIER THIS YEAR. HE EVENT TAKES PLACE MARCH 25TH. SCHOLARSHIPS CAN BE APPLIED FOR ON THE ORGANIZATION’S WEBSITE.

THE KENTUCKY STATE POLICE IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE UPCOMING CITIZEN’S POLICE ACADEMY. THE ACADEMY BEGINS MARCH 12.

A RADCLIFF MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED AFTER ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTING HIS GIRLFRIEND. AUTHORITIES SAY 18 YEAR OLD KENTREL CROMWELL WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY ON TUESDAY AFTER POLICE SAY HE DRUG THE WOMAN TO THE GROUND BEFORE CHOKING HER TO THE POINT OF UNCONSCIOUSNESS AND STOMPING ON HER FACE MULTIPLE TIMES. IN ADDITION, POLICE SAY CROMWELL WAS IN POSSESSION OF KEYS TO A STOLEN VEHICLE. HE FACES MULTIPLE CHARGES INCLUDING WANTON ENDANGERMENT AND WAS HELD IN THE HARDIN COUNTY DETENTION CENTER ON A 15 THOUSAND DOLLAR BOND.

OFFICIALS WITH THE HARDIN COUNTY SCHOOLS PLANNING COMMITTEE HELD A MEETING LAST NIGHT. THE MEETING DISCUSSED POSSIBLE IMPACTS TO LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. SEVERAL PLANS ARE BEING CONSIDERED BY THE COMMITTEE INCLUDING TURNING THE CURRENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INTO A NEW WEST HARDIN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND REDISTRIBUTING STUDENTS TO OTHER SCHOOLS. ANOTHER OPEN FORUM WILL BE HELD BY THE DISTRICT TO GATHER COMMUNITY INPUT.

A FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT ACROSS THE AREA AFTER HEAVY RAINFALL OVERNIGHT. MORE RAIN IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY. THE RED CROSS IS IN WEST POINT TO HELP RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES AS WATER CONTINUES TO RISE IN THE AREA. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS NEW PRECIPITATION TOTALS OF NEARLY AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE BY THIS EVENING.

A FORMER MEADE COUNTY TEACHER IS ACCUSED OF HAVING AN INAPPROPRIATE RELATIONSHIP WITH A FORMER STUDENT.  MEDIA SOURCES ARE REPORTING THAT AMY HAMILTON ALLEGEDLY HAD A 15 YEAR OLD AT HER HOME IN CORYDON, IN MARCH OF 2018.  POLICE SAY HAMILTON GAVE THE CHILD SEVERAL BEERS BEFORE THEY HAD SEX. SHE IS BELIEVED TO HAVE MET THE JUVENILE WHILE SHE WAS HIS TEACHER AT STUART PEPPER MIDDLE SCHOOL.  SHE FACES SEXUAL MISCONDUCT WITH A MINOR AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE DELINQUENCY OF A MINOR CHARGES.

THE ELIZABETHTOWN SPORTS PARK IS NOW HIRING SEASONAL EVENT STAFF FOR THE 2019 SEASON. PARK MANAGER JASON DAILY. MORE DETAILS CAN BE FOUND BY CONTACTING THE SPORTSPARK.

TWO MURDER SUSPECTS ARE SET TO APPEAR IN COURT TODAY. RICK FISHER AND LISA HARVEY ARE SCHEDULED TO APPEAR FOR A PRETRIAL CONFERENCE AFTER BEING INDICTED ON CHARGES LAST YEAR. AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED, THE TWO ARE ACCUSED OF THE DEATH OF ANDREW FOLENA WHO WAS FOUND IN A SHALLOW GRAVE IN HARDIN COUNTY IN JUNE OF LAST YEAR. BOTH ARE HELD IN THE HARDIN COUNTY DETENTION CENTER ON 500 THOUSAND DOLLAR BONDS.

LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES SAY PENSIONS ARE A TOPIC OF DISCUSSION IN FRANKFORT. A PUBLIC PENSION WORKING GROUP WAS FORMED LAST MONTH. AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED, A PENSION BILL PASSED IN THE LAST SESSION WAS OVERTURNED BY THE STATE SUPREME COURT LATE LAST YEAR.

AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE COBBLERS CAFE IN DOWNTOWN ELIZABETHTOWN, CITY OFFICIALS SAY THE ACQUISITION WILL BRING MORE REVITALIZATION TO THE AREA. THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED ON THE MEASURE MONDAY NIGHT.

KENTUCKY STATE POLICE ARE WELCOMING A NEW TROOPER. MORE DETAILS ON BECOMING A TROOPER CAN BE FOUND ON THE KENTUCKY STATE POLICE WEBSITE.

THE HARDIN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS INVESTIGATING AN ACT OF VANDALISM IN RINEYVILLE. AUTHORITIES SAY THE PARK WAS VANDALIZED BY SPRAY PAINT. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CONTACT LAW ENFORCEMENT.