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After several school districts made the decision to suspend winter sports until further notice, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association voted yesterday to move the season up almost an entire month. The board decided that January 4th will be the new date for winter sports to begin.

The season was slated to begin this Monday. While competition is off until next year, the board says individual districts can make the call as to when practices can resume. Hardin County Schools says they will reevaluate December 7th.

The Elizabethtown Police Department made an arrest on Tuesday, taking a man into custody after he had assaulted his girlfriend. According to arrest citations, the victim called and told police that she had been at the suspect, Travis England’s, house for four days. In an altercation where Travis was attempting to take her keys, the victim was thrown against the wall and on the floor, and had items thrown at her, causing bruising and swelling to her face and body. In addition, England allegedly chambered a bullet and pointed a handgun at the victim, saying that he was going to kill her, then hit her in the back of the head with the weapon. Upon a search, two glass pipes with suspected methamphetamine residue, the handgun, and a pill bottle with suspected marijuana seeds were found.

England faces two separate assault counts, as well as wanton endangerment and drug possession. He was lodged in the Hardin County Detention Center.

Hardin County Schools is calling a timeout for the upcoming winter sports season. The district announced early Tuesday that they would suspend practices for winter sports immediately.

A decision on whether to move forward to continue with the suspension of sports will be made December 7th. Football will still be able to continue their postseason, albeit under strict KHSAA guidelines.