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June 10th – Vine Grove tops list of fastest growing cities in Kentucky

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New census information for the state of Kentucky shows that one Hardin County community has expanded. Data from the 2010 Census, as well as recent census data, shows that the city of Vine Grove is the state’s fastest growing city.

The previous census reported that the community was home to 4,520 residents in 2010, and had jumped nearly 27% to an estimated 6,340 residents in 2019. Vine Grove mayor Pam Ogden attributes the growth of the community to many things, including the safety of the community, as well as a large base of military residents, among other things.

“We have a lot of retired military that decided that stay, so that we have a lot of people that were born and raised in Vine Grove that decided to stay, myself included,” Ogden explained. “So I think that when people are thinking about where they want to retire or where they want to raise their kids, I think Vine Grove is one that they chose rather quickly.”

Vine Grove was also voted Kentucky’s safest city earlier this year.

June 10th – Protests expected in area communities Wednesday

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As protests and demonstrations continue across the country, similar protests are spreading to communities in the surrounding region. Just a week after the latest protest in Elizabethtown, two demonstrations– one in Leitchfield and one in Hodgenville– are expected for Wednesday afternoon in the respective cities.

“I’ve made contact with the organizer of the [Leitchfield] event,” stated Grayson County Sheriff Norman Chaffins, “and all indications are that it’s going to be a peaceful protest.”

“As a law enforcement agency, whether we agree or disagree with anyone who wants to protest, we have to allow them, and we’re certainly going to allow them to do that,” explained Chaffins. “We’re also going to protect any protestors there.”

The Hodgenville protest, which is slated to take place an hour before the Leitchfield one, will start at the courthouse and consolidate at the square.

“[The police] are going to meet-up with those folks at the courthouse at 2 o’clock, and we’re going to provide them with an escort down to the square,” Sergeant James Richardson said.

Richardson said that while there will be a police presence at the event, he does not believe that the demonstration will need law enforcement to intervene at any point.

“We are going to have some officer on standby and some other agencies to assist if need be, but we don’t expect that to be an issue.”

June 10th – New cases of virus for Tuesday

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LaRue County has recorded their first COVID-19 related death. The Lincoln Trail District Health Department confirmed the news in their press release Tuesday afternoon. The deaths marks the 3rd death in just two days, and the 8th death in the department’s service area. Additionally, the department confirmed just 3 cases yesterday, two in Nelson and one in Marion, bringing the total to 246. 197 patients have recovered from the virus so far, 34 are on home isolation, and 7 are currently hospitalized.

June 8th – Elizabethtown traffic stops results in arrest

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A traffic stop in Elizabethtown on Friday led to an arrest. According to arrest records, Elizabethtown Police conducted a traffic stop after officers observed the driver was not wearing a seatbelt. After initiating a traffic stops and safely retrieving a handgun from the glove compartment of the vehicle, the officer asked the passenger, Antonio Thomas, for identification. After initially informing the officer that he did not have identification, Thomas proceeded to give the officer 2 different names, all of which were false.

After Thomas was arrested for giving false information, he finally gave his actual name, which had several active warrants attached to it. Police also found suspected methamphetamine on Thomas, as well as a bullet that matched the previously retrieved handgun. Thomas was arrested and charged with giving false information to an officer, possession of a controlled substance, as well as possession of drug paraphernalia.

Thomas was arrested and was lodged in the Hardin County Detention Center.

June 8th – 2 Grayson County men arrested after months-long investigation

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2 people were arrested after an investigation in Grayson County last week. According the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office, the department, along with the Greater Hardin County Narcotics Task Force, executed a search warrant at a residence on Elizabethtown Road in Big Clifty last Tuesday.

The warrant, which was the result of a months long investigation into the residence, led authorities to seize numerous drugs and equipment, including several grams of methamphetamines and marijuana plants. Police arrested 52-year-old Kenneth Ducey and 45-year-old Ronald Marcum in connection to the search. The two were lodged in the Grayson County Detention Center.