The Grayson County Sheriff has teamed up with John O Liquors for a fundraiser benefiting the Behind The Badge program. The fundraiser has drawn some negative comments and when we spoke to Sheriff Chaffins, he addressed those concerns. “I knew that it might rub some people the wrong way by placing my face, the Sheriff, on the back of a bourbon bottle. The one thing that doesn’t change, is the fact that we will always aggressively pursue our DUIs, we will always aggressively pursue those that break the law, especially when it’s alcohol-related. that’s never going to change. We don’t, I don’t condone underage drinking, certainly not. We don’t condone drinking and driving. We don’t condone alcohol abuse. We do condone someone who is over the age of 21 who drinks responsibly,” stated Sheriff Norman Chaffins.
Half of the money from the sales of the limited edition bottle of bourbon featuring the Sheriff on the label goes back to the Behind The Badge program that supports Grayson County children and families in need throughout the year. Only 204 bottles were produced and are available for purchase at the Leitchfield location only.
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A Lincoln Trail Elementary School Teacher has earned the 2023 Hardin County Schools ExCel Award presented by LG&E KU. Susan Duvall is a third-grade teacher and has been at Lincoln Trail Elementary for 17 years. “We are certainly grateful that Mrs Duvall is part of the HCS family and congratulate her on earning the ExCEL award. She holds her students certainly to high expectations and her work is representative of the selfless dedication that takes place across our District each day. The ExCEL award just goes to one teacher. However it embodies the spirit of dedication, hard work and enthusiasm in our District as well as celebrates our District’s achievements,” said District Spokesperson John Wright. Duvall learned about her award on Wednesday and is the fourth Lincoln Trail Elementary teacher in the history of the award to earn it. She will be presented the award and a check for $1000 during a celebration at the school on February 22nd.
The movie “Wildcat” has been filming in the local area over the last few days. The Sherwood Inn in New Haven, Kentucky posted on social media that they would be closed for filming of the movie on Wednesday and Thursday. Actor Ethan Hawke is directing and producing the movie. Filming of the movie will move to Frankfort next week where they are seeking older style cars to feature in the film.
State Representative Nancy Tate will be hosting a Legislative Town Hall meeting in Radcliff this evening. Nancy Tate said, “What we’d like to do is discuss with you our economic development opportunities that we have available in our region and the infrastructure issues that we know that will be resulting from that wonderful opportunity that we have available to us. We also want to talk about the quality of our schools and the education that our children are receiving and get some of the feedback from you regarding what your concerns are with the opportunities that we are striving to make available to you. You know, we want to continue to make the Commonwealth a great place to live and to work and to raise your family.” Tate, who represents the 27th District which includes Radcliff and Meade County, along with State Senator Matt Deneen will be at the Colvin Center tonight starting at 5pm.
As previously reported, Hardin County Judge Executive Keith Taul has made some changes to the Fiscal Court meetings. Taul moved the start time of the meetings from 3:30PM to 5:30PM to encourage citizens to become active in local government by holding the meeting after work hours. Taul also added time to the agenda to allow for citizen comments and concerns as related to items on the agenda. On Tuesday night, a citizen brought a concern before Taul and the Magistrates. But what happens with these concerns and comments once they are made at the meeting? We reached out to Taul’s office for clarification. According to Deputy Judge Executive Vicki Meridith, Judge Taul will have the discretion to determine if an item is considered actionable and what the best course of action would be. Citizens can expect to be contacted once action is taken with additional information. Fiscal Court meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month.