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ECTC hosting Dual Credit Nights for area students

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Elizabethtown Community and Technical College will host dual credit information events for area school districts during September.

ECTC says Dual Credit Nights are an opportunity for parents and students to learn all the aspects of dual credit at the college such as classes offered, billing and scholarships, and resources available. Current and future dual credit students are welcome to attend with their parents or guardians.

The scheduled Dual Credit Nights are:

  • Elizabethtown Independent Schools – Sept. 5, 5-7 p.m., James S. Owen Building
  • Meade County Schools, Sept. 18, 5-7 p.m., Meade County College and Career Center
  • Hardin County Schools, Sept. 19, 5-7 p.m., Regional Postsecondary Center
  • Washington County Schools, Sept. 20, 5-6:30 p.m., Springfield Campus
  • Grayson County Schools, Sept. 26, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Leitchfield Campus
  • Nelson County Schools, Sept. 28, 5-7 p.m., James S. Owen Building

Space is limited, and students must register for the event in advance at www.ectc.us/dual-credit-nights.

70-year-old woman killed in Grayson County crash

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Kentucky State Police Post Four is investigating a fatal collision that occurred Saturday in Grayson County.

According to the KSP, at approximately 1:08 p.m. on August 26 troopers responded to a call from the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office requesting assistance with a collision at the intersection of William Thomason Byway and Salt River Road.

The KSP says the preliminary investigation indicates 70-year-old Elizabeth Roof of Leitchfield was driving east on Salt River Road when she failed to stop at the intersection with the William Thomason Byway. After entering the intersection, Roof’s vehicle struck a northbound vehicle being driven by Michael Richardson of Tipp City, Ohio.

Roof was transported to Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center, where she was later pronounced dead by the Grayson County Coroner’s Office. Richardson was transported to Norton hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The William Thomason Byway was shut down for several hours due to accident reconstruction. The investigation into the crash is ongoing.

Body found in creek bed near Radcliff identified

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The Body of a male subject found near Radcliff last week has been identified.

“We’ve identified the deceased individual as Billy Fisher,” said Hardin County Sheriff John Ward. “He’s a 34-year-old male. He has lived around this area, from what we can find out, for the majority of his life.”

Fisher was found in a creek bed off of Homestead Road Tuesday.

Ward says autopsy and lab results are still pending.

The sheriff’s office is conducting an ongoing death investigation with the assistance of the Hardin County Coroner’s Office. Anybody with possible information on the incident may contact the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office at 270-765-5133.

Unemployment mostly unchanged in Hardin County, Lincoln Trail Region

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Unemployment rates rose in 98 counties, fell in 17, and stayed the same in 5 between July 2022 and July 2023.

According to the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet, unlike much of the rest of the state, unemployment in July for the Lincoln Trail Region saw little change compared to the year prior, with the average for the region holding steady at 4.5 percent in July 2022 and 2023.

Hardin County also saw July unemployment stay the same, coming in both years at 4.6 percent.

For July 2023, Breckinridge County posted the highest unemployment rate in the region at 5.3 percent. Washington County posted the lowest rate in the region at 3.7 percent.

The Education and Labor Cabinet says the state unemployment average for Kentucky in July was 4.6 percent, while the federal average was 3.8 percent.

More information on unemployment data can be found at www.kystats.ky.gov.

West Point among road funding recipients; road closure Monday in Breckenridge County

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$3.4 million in funding will be awarded to 24 cities and counties around the commonwealth through the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s Department of Rural and Municipal Aid.

Among the funding recipients is the city of West Point, which will receive $66,715.

“That funding is to repair and repave the city road that goes up to Fort Duffield, the historic site,” said West Point Mayor Richard Ciresi.

The mayor says the funding supports rebuilding efforts in West Point.

“It is one of our major tourist attractions, and we are rebuilding West Point as a visitor center, and this is a key part of that,” Ciresi said.

Larue County also received funds, with $197,000 going towards resurfacing 2.5 miles of Dan Dunn Road.

Meanwhile, the KYTC says KY-992 in Breckinridge County will be closed beginning at 8 a.m. Monday to the south and east of Cloverport as crews conduct slide repairs between Tar Springs Road and Iron Ore Road. The road should be open by 3 p.m. to accommodate after school and bus traffic. A recommended detour route is posted on the KYTC District Four Facebook page.