The City of Elizabethtown Planning and Development Commission will be reviewing the Commercial Design plan for a proposed second Chick-Fil-A coming to town this evening. After the presentation of the design, a vote will be taken. The proposed location of the new Chick-Fil-A restaurant is at the former Ryan’s Steakhouse on Executive Drive and is expected to open in 2024, if approved.
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A second person injured after the Denny’s sign fell last week in Elizabethtown has died. According to the family, Lloyd Eugene Curtis, Sr passed away at his home early Monday morning. His wife, Lillian Mae Curtis, passed away last week after succumbing to injuries she sustained when the Denny’s sign fell onto their car Thursday. Mr. Curtis had recently been released from the hospital and placed in hospice care after having open heart surgery days before the sign fell on their vehicle. No funeral arrangements have been announced at this time.
The Warm Blessings Community Kitchen will be closed through January 28th for Day Shelter and Community Services due to several employees, volunteers and guests having COVID-19. No shelter space, no showers or laundry or Blessing Bags will be given out this week. However, evening meal service and senior meal delivery will continue as normal. Room At The Inn will also be closed for the next several days. According to Room In The Inn, the guests who have COVID-19 have been placed in hotels for isolation. If anyone would like to help off-set the costs of the hotel expenses, donations are being accepted. For more information, please visit the Facebook pages for Warm Blessings and Room In The Inn.
The LaRue County Sheriff’s Office responded to a possible burglary in progress early Sunday morning. According to a statement from the Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to a residence on Tanner Road where it was determined two males arrived and began beating on the door asking those inside to open up. When a male resident opened the door, he was punched in the face by Thomas Heath, age 44 of Hodgenville. The second male, James Hargis, age 38 of Somerset, also entered the house, assaulted the male resident and also assaulted a female inside the residence. Heath was also found to have a gun on him during the crime. The investigation is ongoing.
Hardin County’s Commonwealth’s Attorney has been appointed by the State Attorney General as the Special Prosecutor to work on three unsolved, high-profile Nelson County cases. Late Friday afternoon, WQXE obtained a copy of a letter dated January 4th from the office of Attorney General Daniel Cameron appointing the Honorable Shane Young as the Special Prosecutor effective that date. The letter states “this appointment shall be for the purpose of assisting this Office in the prosecution, if any, of potential criminal charges related to the deaths of Jason Ellis, Crystal Rogers and Tommy Ballard … or of any other criminal activity discovered as part of the investigations into those matters.” On Friday evening WQXE reached out for comment from Shane Young. His response was “I am not making any statements.” Young will now work in collaboration with the Attorney General’s Office and the United State Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky and those offices have the capability of filing charges at state and federal levels if needed.