The Fort Knox Garrison held a change of responsibility ceremony on Friday. Command Sergeant Major William Fogle passed the Garrison colors to Command Sergeant Major Sherman Waters, Jr. at Waybur Theater. Fogle served nearly three full decades on active duty, serving in multiple deployments and earning numerous awards and accolades. Fogle is retiring from the Army at this time and he plans to stay in the Fort Knox area with his family. Waters has served over 30 years in military service and is no stranger to Fort Knox as he has served at Human Resources Command and 1st Theater Sustainment Command previously.
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The Hardin County Board of Education has selected Charlie Wise to fill the vacant seat for Division 3. “The Hardin County Board of Education voted unanimously, Thursday night, to appoint Charlie Wise to represent Division Three on the Board. He fills the unexpired term of Mr. Tommy Metcalf. Ms. Dawn Johnson, the Chair of our Board, noted that Mr. Wise is passionate, dedicated and enthusiastic about making a difference for students. She shared that he does this for the right reasons, that Mr. Wise is honest, forthright and we’ll always make student centered decisions,” said Hardin County Schools Spokesperson John Wright. Wise has served four times previously on the Board for Division 3. Wise will fill the seat for the rest of the term following the resignation of Tommy Metcalf who was elected to the seat in November but was unable to fill the seat due to a conflict concerning his employment as the fleet manager for the Elizabethtown Police Department.
The Stephensburg Volunteer Fire and Rescue is asking the community to help identify a truck that stole a piece of equipment. On Friday night, the Department posted a video on their Facebook page showing a white truck leaving the premises with the trailer used to haul the UTV used for search and rescues. The Department is offering a reward for the return of the trailer or help positively identifying the person involved. The Department operates solely with volunteers and a small budget. The Department is now searching for another trailer to use until the trailer is hopefully recovered. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Hardin County Sheriff or the Stephensburg Fire and Rescue.
Hardin County School Board of Education held two special meetings this week to interview and appoint a candidate to the vacant seat for Division 3. On December 29, Tommy Metcalf, who was elected in November to the seat, notified Hardin County School Superintendent Teresa Morgan he would not be able to fill the seat due to a conflict concerning his employment as the fleet manager for the Elizabethtown Police Department. On February 7, the Board of Education held a special meeting to interview candidates. Last night, the Board met to discuss appointing one of those candidates to the vacant seat. More information is expected today from that meeting.
A Hardin County man who led Kentucky State Police on a multi-county high-speed chase in December has been indicted for more than a dozen crimes or violations. According to court documents, Qua’Darrius Skillman, 19 of Elizabethtown, was indicted by a Hardin County grand jury. On December 12, 2022, Skillman was at Kentucky State Police Post 4 with another person when Troopers discovered Skillman had active warrants and asked him to exit the vehicle. Instead, Skillman jumped into the driver’s seat and led Troopers on a 45-minute chase through Hardin and LaRue counties at speeds up to 90 mph in a 35 mph zone and 115 mph on Lincoln Parkway. It was documented that Skillman drove on the wrong side of the road, drove on sidewalks and through medians, ran stop signs and red lights, weaved in and out of traffic and ran other motorists off the roadway during the pursuit along with colliding with a KSP cruiser causing more than $1,000 damage. The chase ended near the intersection US 62 and Ring Road in Elizabethtown. Skillman was found with a stolen firearm, drugs and a digital scale which Skillman admitted belonged to him. Skillman is being held in the Hardin County Detention Center.