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Winter Storm Warning Friday likely means more snow for the area

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Most of Kentucky is once again facing a Winter Storm Warning Friday.

The National Weather Service in Louisville says confidence in the forecast is high for precipitation in the incoming system to be snow, while confidence for accumulation is medium. Much of the state is projected to get 3 to 6 inches of snow while counties in western and southern Kentucky could see six to eight inches.

Highway crews are once again working on keeping roads cleared and treated, and local officials are reminding residents to help crews do their jobs.

“Please avoid parking on the street for the next few days as crews will be treating roadways during the upcoming snowstorm,” said Elizabethtown Police Department Public Information Officer Chris Denham. “Parking along the street creates an unnecessary hazard and prevents our road crews from being able to do what they need to.”

Stay off the roads if possible. If you must travel, remember to slow down, allow extra time for travel and extra distance for braking, and give extra space to highway crews and emergency responders.

If you are without power or in need of a place to warm up in the upcoming winter weather event, warming centers will be available at the West 84 Fire Department in Big Clifty, the Rineyville Fire Department, the Valley Creek Fire Department in Elizabethtown, the Vine Grove Fire Department, the Stephensburg Community Building, and the Upton Community Center. Contact Hardin County Emergency Management for more information.

County unemployment rates see slight uptick in November

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Unemployment rates across the Lincoln Trail Area Development District were up in November from where they were the year prior. 

The Kentucky Center for Labor Statistics says unemployment rates increased in 119 of the state’s counties in November.

The state unemployment average for November was reported at 4.8 percent. That is a slight increase from the 4.7 percent average seen in October, and it is up from the 3.8 percent average that was reported in November of 2023. Five counties in the Lincoln Trail District had November unemployment rates higher than the state average, with three counties below the state average.

Hardin County’s unemployment rate for November 2024 was slightly above the state average at 4.9 percent. That’s a slight increase from the 4.8 percent rate reported in October and an increase from the 3.7 percent rate reported in November 2023.

Breckinridge County posted the highest unemployment rate in the Lincoln Trail District for November at 5.6 percent. Marion and Washington counties had the lowest rate in the district, and tied for the third-lowest rates in the state, at 3.9 percent.

Learn more about how the unemployment rate is calculated and find more labor market information by visiting kystats.ky.gov.

Steven Lawson trial continued from February to May

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The jury trial date for Crystal Rogers investigation suspect Steven Lawson has been moved.

During a hearing in Nelson Circuit Court Thursday morning, Nelson Circuit Judge Charles Simms III granted a motion for a continuance filed by Lawson’s defense to delay the start of his trial on Conspiracy to Commit Murder and Tampering with Physical Evidence charges. The trial was moved from February 11 to May 27.

Lawson’s attorney Darren Wolff told Simms that he had concerns when assigned to the case on August 22 that he and co-counsel Zack Buckler would not have enough time to review the large amount of discovery to review in the case in time for a February trial. Wolff asked for the trial to be moved to late summer so that they would have enough time to look through the more than 10 terabytes of data in the case and in order to ensure Lawson received proper counsel.

Special Prosecutor Shane Young said moving the trial back would have multiple impacts including on the witnesses that have been subpoenaed in the case, the Warren County Justice Center where the trial is to take place, and Young’s cases in Hardin County that have been scheduled around the Rogers case trials. Young also said while Lawson has trial rights, so does the victim and her family, and delaying the trial impacts that.

Simms said he was also concerned that not giving the defense enough time to prepare would give potential support for an ineffective counsel claim should Lawson be successfully prosecuted, but said he would not delay the case to late summer and settled on the May 27 date. A pretrial conference for status review was scheduled for February 27.

NWS says more snow is on the way

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On the heels of Winter Storm Blair and a week of subfreezing temperatures, more snow looks to be on its way to the area.

The National Weather Service in Louisville says another winter system looks to be arriving Friday into Friday night with accumulating snow likely in the forecast. This system is expected to sweep further south than what was seen this past weekend.

Hardin, Meade, Breckinridge, Nelson, Bullitt, and LaRue counties could see 3 to 4 inches of snow between Thursday morning and Saturday night. Parts of Grayson and Hart counties could see 4 to 6 inches of snow during that time frame.

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says ice is not part of the forecast at this time, but with the previous weekend’s snow and ice still melting and temperatures remaining as cold as they are, the snow this weekend is likely to create hazardous driving conditions such as slick roads and bridges. Drivers are reminded to avoid traveling in the winter weather if possible, but if you must make sure you leave prepared. Take an emergency kit, give extra time for travel and extra distance for braking, slow down, and give extra space for highway crews and emergency responders.

KYTC crews will be plowing and treating roads as necessary and as possible. The KYTC says more than 2,300 highway crew workers have plowed approximately 28,000 miles of roadway and applied nearly 150,000 tons of salt since Sunday’s weather.