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May 1, 2019

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Elizabethtown Police Responded to a violent domestic disturbance on Madison Street early yesterday morning. Officials say 40 year old Cory Lawler of Hodgenville allegedly assaulted his ex-girlfriend. Lawler was said to be intoxicated during the incident and faces multiple charges including attempted arson, assault, criminal mischief and resisting arrest.

A Grayson County man was sentenced after being convicted of child pornography charges. The Department of Justice says 37 year old James Armes was sentenced to 50 years of imprisonment and a lifetime of supervised released, Friday. He was arrested in May of Last year for production, distribution and possession of child pornography. Armes admitted his guilt in court in December. He was previously convicted on another rape charge, which required a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years in prison.

Construction work for a major rehabilitation of the US 31 West Bridge near West Point will begin Monday, May 6th.

The Hardin County School District will break ground on two new school buildings next week. The new Lincoln Trail Elementary site will be eight tenths of a mile from the current school on Bardstown Rd. East Hardin Middle School’s new location will be on New Glendale Rd. adjacent to the Kentucky State Police Post. The ceremonies will both be held on May 9th at the location sites. The tentative opening dates for the new facilities will be August 2020.

April 29, 2019

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An Elizabethtown man was arrested and charged with assaulting his father last week. The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office says, Brian Young went to his father’s house in White Mills Thursday afternoon to borrow a trailer when a verbal altercation happened. Young was charged with wanton endangerment and criminal mischief.

The Hardin County Chamber of Commerce has expanded their work ethic certification program to include more local schools. Their Golf Scramble for the program is May 24th at the Etown Country Club. Registration information is available at HardinChamber.com

The Larue County Middle School Is Partnering With The Larue County Public Library For Literacy Night, Tomorrow From 5p-m Until 7p-m. Several Student Groups from The School Like The Washing Dc Trip Folks, Beta, And Greenhouse Group Will Have Informative Booths That Recap The School Year For People To Come See. The Come And Go Visiting Is From 5 To 6:30 And From 6:30 To 7, The Library Will Be Advertising Their Summer Teen Programs.

Contract crews will be working along northbound I65 between mile points 91-98 beginning tonight. Traffic will be reduced to one lane between 7pm and 6am tomorrow. All work should be completed by 6am Wednesday.

April 27, 2019

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The suspect in Crystal Rogers’ 2015 disappearance in Bradstown was found not guilty on other charges yesterday. Media sources report that a jury found Brooks Houck not guilty on charges of stealing roofing shingles from a Lowe’s store in Nelson County. The case was tried in Warren County due to his attorney believing he could not have a fair trial in Nelson County. Houck was accused of the theft of more than 200 bundles of shingles. The verdict was announced Thursday afternoon.

With the changing of the season and weather patterns, the Elizabethtown Fire Department wants people to be aware that their H-VAC systems need to be inspected by professionals. This is the best way to prevent unexpected fires and other situation to your home.

Hardin County Sunset Rotary is hosting a Human Trafficking Awareness and Training event today at the PAC and it runs from 10am until 3pm.

Tickets for the Hardin County NAACP’s Freedom Fund Banquet go on sale Monday. News commentator Roland Martin will be the guest speaker at the event. The event is September 21st, 2019.

April 26, 2019

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The city of Elizabethtown will have a new chief of Police in June. The City Council approved the hiring of Jeremy Thompson at a special called meeting yesterday. Current Chief, Jamie Land, announced in February that he planned to retire June 1st.

The Kentucky State Police and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) are partnering tomorrow to encourage citizens to remove potentially dangerous medicines from their homes and dispose of them safely. The collections will be held at all KSP post across the state from 10am until 2pm.

Kentucky Justice Secretary, John Tilley, spoke at the 2019 RX Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit yesterday about the innovative reforms and initiatives that are underway in Kentucky to lower overdoses and save lives. Programs such as the Kentucky Help Call Center, Local-Option Syringe Exchange Programs, and the new CAN HEAL Project among many more efforts, was his topic of discussion.

A student from Helmwood Heights had the opportunity to be Mayor for the day, earlier this week. Allyssa Levee spent the entire day with Mayor Gregory learning the in’s and out’s of our local Government.

April 24, 2019

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A new scammer has hit the Hardin County Area. Elizabethtown police say they have received calls about a potential Driveway Sealing scam. The man was last need driving a white pick-up truck and his name is Pierre O’Hara. Officials say this same man is believed to have hit the New Albany area a few weeks ago. Anyone with information should contact law enforcement.

Pierce Street in Etown is closed today (4/24) due to utility installations for the sanitary sewer upgrade project by the Engineering Department. Detours are provided.

Students have the opportunity and financial options to attend summer classes in Etown. Visit Elizabethtown.kctcs.edu for Smarter Summer information.

The Way to Work program has yielded career opportunities and financial stability for 164 participants so far. Find ways to work by visiting unitedwayck.org

Marking vehicle tires with chalk prior to the owners’ exceeding public parking limits was declared unconstitutional this week. Law enforcement in the 6th U.S. District, including Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee are no longer permitted to chalk vehicle tires, in an effort to monitor citizens who may exceed the parking limit. In some areas of the 6th District, tire chalking was an activity use for raising revenue, rather than improving public safety.