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Scams targeting social media users and victims of scams reported

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Kentucky residents are being warned of several ongoing scam attempts.

If you were a recent victim of a scam, Team Kentucky Stop Scams warns you may be targeted again.

According to a Stop Scams alert, scammers often target their victims again with refund and recovery scams. The scammers will pose as organizations such as a law firm or a government agency and falsely promise to help recover money that was lost for an upfront fee. The Stop Scams team reminds Kentuckians to never pay fees or share personal information with unverified sources.

Meanwhile, the Better Business Bureau Serving Greater Kentucky and South Central Indiana is warning consumers of a phishing scam involving users of X, formerly known as Twitter. Users, typically of accounts with larger numbers of followers, receive a direct message with a link to click, after which they are locked out of their account and their account is used to promote cryptocurrency or other products. 

The BBB says you should familiarize yourself with the policies of the social media platform you are using, as most do not send emails with attachments. Be wary of unsolicited messages that ask you to click a link or open an attachment. Look for signs of scams including poor spelling, bad grammar, pressure to act now or demands for payment. 

Learn more about scams and sign up for alerts at stopscams.ky.gov. If you have not done so already, set up two-factor authentication for your social media accounts.

Elizabethtown City Council hears project updates

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The Elizabethtown City Council met for a work session Monday.

City Director of Wastewater Treatment Corey Bond provided an update on his department. Bond said the city treated 2.9 billion gallons of water in 2025, with an average volume of about 13 million gallons per day, which is 62 percent of the wastewater treatment facility’s maximum capacity. The city’s facility expansion plan has been submitted to the state for approval. The estimated cost of the full expansion is about $120 million, but Bond said the work will be completed in phases to evaluate demand.

“The first phase of the expansion will be a new admin building and new equipment that we need in order to meet new regulations that are put forth by the state, and then we can also phase in later on the actual expansion of capacity,” Bond said.

City Administrator Ed Poppe provided an update on several city projects. Poppe said several projects related to the outdoor music venue are progressing. Commerce Drive will be closed until spring for construction operations, and the Kentucky Division of Water approved a water line upgrade project being conducted in conjunction with Hardin County Water District No. 2. Poppe said the project did hit some delays related to sinkholes, with costs coming out of project contingency funds.

“I’m happy to report that remediation work has been done, the projects moving along, so Congleton-Hacker and our design team have worked very well with our special inspectors, and like I said have done a really good job of staying on top of that from a timing standpoint,” Poppe said.

Poppe said work on Fire Station No. 4 is nearing completion, and after also seeing some soil remediation work the expansion of the Elizabethtown Police Department is progressing.

Elizabethtown Airport Board Chair Carl Swope provided an update. Swope said the city’s acquisition of the Hayden School Road property adjacent the airport will go a long way towards supporting the airport’s strategic plan. Work on a corporate jet hangar has been completed, while Swope said the board is requesting $600,000 from the city for the next phase of their T-hangar project as the board waits for grant application opportunities.

“We got done sooner than we thought we would, so we are not as close to the next round of funding as we thought we would be, and even then I was probably going to have to be here anyway, but I’m here today asking if it is possible to do some bridge funding, some gap funding,” Swope said.

Elizabethtown Mayor Jeff Gregory said the city and council would discuss the requested funds.

The Elizabethtown City Council will next meet January 20.

Radcliff city Council hosts first meeting of 2026

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The Radcliff City Council met for a called meeting and work session Monday.

The council approved an agreement with the Lincoln Trail Area Development District for a six-month trial contract for LTADD’s Office of Public Relations service. Council Member Jerry Brown said he would like to see the city hire a full-time PR official, so the trial contract is a good test.

“There’s a perception of Radcliff that I want to address,” Brown said. “I think this will hopefully start that process. We need to brand ourselves. We need to start sharing the positive stories, the positive people, the positive events that take place in our community. We’ve never done that the way we could.”

The council approved a budget amendment related to a construction building adjacent to the new Baptist Health Hardin facility on Centennial Avenue. Radcliff Mayor JJ Duvall said the city’s portion should cost between $150,000 and $175,000.

“We had discussed the road off of Centennial, which is going to be right there adjacent to Baptist Health, which was bid back in October,” Duvall said. “The recording was done and the easement was given to the city for the road.”

During the work session, the council discussed remediation services for the cabins at Saunders Springs. The city previously approved termite remediation, but additional restoration work has been requested for damages to the Stovall cabin. Duvall said the city needs more time to discuss the commitment the city is willing to invest.

“There’s been some proposals,” Duvall said. “I know Ms. (Radcliff City Council Member Toshie) Murrell has asked if Tourism would be willing to participate as far as helping restore those cabins. Those are conversations we can have, but I think long term we probably need to determine what value they are to our community and then if we were to spend the kind of money that it would probably cost to get them restored to the level they need to be at.”

The Radcliff City Council will next meet January 20.

Kentucky voter registration sees another increase in December

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Voter registration in Kentucky saw another surge in December.

The Kentucky Secretary of State’s Office says more than 6,500 Kentuckians registered to vote in the month of December.

According to the Secretary of State’s Office, Republican registration in December increased by 5,690 voters, and independent or other registration increased by 1,018. Democratic registration decreased by 4,580 voters. Republican registration makes up 48 percent of the state electorate, Democratic registration makes up 41 percent, and independent or other makes up 11 percent.

The Secretary of State’s Office says 4,422 voters were removed from the rolls in December. 3,906 were deceased, 232 moved out of state, and 170 were convicted felons.

While the deadline for currently registered voters to set their party affiliation ahead of the primary election passed on December 31, unregistered Kentuckians have until April 20 to register to vote in the primary. You can register or check your registration status by visiting govote.ky.gov, or by contacting your county clerk’s office.

In other voting news, the public drawing for ballot position in Hardin County will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Hardin County Fiscal Courtroom. The drawing will be preceded by a meeting of the Hardin County Election Board at 1 p.m. Both the meeting and the drawing are open to the public.

Hardin Circuit Court Clerk’s Office temporarily relocated at justice center

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Visitors to the Hardin County Justice Center looking for the Circuit Court Clerk’s Office will find it has been temporarily relocated.

Due to construction at the justice center, the clerk’s office service windows are now in the former driver’s license area on the first floor, past the elevators and beyond the first hallway on the right. Patron services are located in the lobby outside the clerk’s office across from the court security office. Visitors to the justice center should also avoid parking in the third row of the front parking lot.

According to the Administrative Office of the Courts, the construction at the justice center will expand the clerk’s office, and the justice center will get a new HVAC system, updated lighting, and new ceiling tiles. To accommodate the expansion, Pretrial Services and the Court Designated Worker Program offices moved to 916 North Mulberry Street early last year.

Project updates will be posted to the Hardin County page on the Kentucky Court of Justice website. Contact the circuit clerk’s office at 270-766-5000 for more information.