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Hardin County EMS will be celebrating Monday.

“We have a pretty big event coming up with the ambulance, the ninth ambulance, that we are going to celebrate at the White Mills station of West Hardin Fire and Rescue, and we’re going to have a ceremony there, a roll-in ceremony, on Monday, December 1, at 8:30 a.m.,” said Hardin County Judge/Executive Keith Taul during Tuesday’s Hardin County Fiscal Court meeting.

Hardin County Government says the roll-in ceremony is a tradition that dates to the era of horse-drawn apparatus.

The county says the addition of the White Mills ambulance “will substantially decrease run times”, with current data showing the average time from a call placed to an ambulance arriving on scene is 30 minutes. Hardin County EMS has three ambulances posted in Elizabethtown, three in Radcliff, one in Sonora, and one at the Hardin County Detention Center. 

In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony will be postponed, but ambulance service will commence on December 1 regardless. Follow the Hardin County Government Facebook page for updates.

A Hardin County couple remains incarcerated after they allegedly threw a man from a balcony in Elizabethtown, leading to the man’s death.

Shawn Durbin and Nancy Durbin face charges of Complicity to Commit Murder following an incident in Elizabethtown earlier this month.

“At around 8 p.m. on November 3th, officers responded to 109 East Memorial Drive on the report of an adult male in cardiac arrest after reportedly being thrown from his second story balcony,” said Elizabethtown Police Department Public Information Officer Chris Denham. “Investigators determined Shawn and Nancy Durbin acted together to throw the victim, Mr. Bobby Pennington, off the balcony. As a result, he was critically injured and later passed away.”

Pennington was 62.

Both of the Durbins were indicted by a grand jury on November 20. They are both being held in the Hardin County Detention Center on $500,000 cash bonds.

Travel this Thanksgiving is projected to hit record numbers.

AAA is projecting 81.8 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home now through Monday, up 1.6 million travelers from last year and setting a new overall record.

According to AAA, Thanksgiving is the single busiest holiday for travel compared to others such as Memorial Day and Independence Day. After falling to 56.8 million during the pandemic in 2020, travel each year has seen steady growth, with this year’s forecasted numbers up more than 8 million from 2021.

AAA is projecting at least 73 million will travel by car, up 1.3 million from last year. Those numbers could see an increase due to some air travelers possibly making changes following recent flight cancellations. As travelers prepare to hit the road, AAA is reminding them to fill up the gas tank ahead of travel day, check your battery and tire pressure, and if alcohol will be part of your Thanksgiving plans make arrangements ahead of time to get home safely.

AAA is projecting Wednesday afternoon to be the busiest travel time ahead of the holiday, and travelers should expect busy times throughout the day Sunday. Morning travel is the best time to avoid backups, but check your route home ahead of time in order to see impacts from construction, accidents, and weather.

Visit AAA’s website for more tips and information.