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Grayson County Sheriff’s deputy rescues man from burning vehicle

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Grayson County Sheriff Norman Chaffins is recognizing the quick action of one of his deputies Tuesday.

Body cam footage from Deputy Thomas Lane shows the deputy responding to a car on fire at the intersection of Shrewsbury Lane and Schoolhouse Road near Leitchfield shortly before midnight May 21.

The video shows Lane arrive on the scene to find the vehicle nearly fully engulfed in flames. After witnesses on scene told him the driver was still in the vehicle, Lane ran to the vehicle to assist.

The sheriff’s office says the driver appeared dazed in the vehicle, and witnesses on the scene said he initially was refusing to exit the vehicle. Lane pulled the man out of the car and got him away from the burning vehicle.

The sheriff’s office says: “Other than a few scrapes and scratches, no other injuries were reported.” The incident is under investigation.

Fort Knox hosting ceremony, cemetery visits this Memorial Day

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Fort Knox is gearing up to observe the Memorial Day holiday

“We’re going to be hosting our Memorial Day ceremony at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central at 11.30 a.m. on Monday in honor of all service members who’ve made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of the nation,” said Fort Knox Garrison Commander Colonel Christopher Ricci. 

U.S. Army Recruiting Command and Fort Knox Commander Major General Johnny Davis will be the ceremony’s keynote speaker.

“The event is also going to include a ceremonial wreath laying, 21-gun salute, Prisoners of War/Missing in Action remembrance ceremony, flag folding, a flyover courtesy of the Army Reserve Aviation Command, and the playing of “Taps,”” Ricci said.

Ricci says inclement weather in the forecast may lead to the cancellation of the event. Check with Fort Knox’s social media for updates.

Memorial Day also means access to Fort Knox’s cemeteries.

“On Memorial Day, we’ll also have the installation’s 121 cemeteries available for visitation from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine,” said U.S. Army Installation Management Command Cultural Resources Manager Niki Mills. “Fort Knox Range Operations staff will be posted at various checkpoints around the installation to provide access and to help visitors find specific cemeteries.”

Staff will be posted at the visitors center with maps and the cemetery index book.

Pools set to open Memorial Day weekend in Elizabethtown and Radcliff

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Memorial Day weekend is here, and if the weather cooperates it means the first weekend for Elizabethtown’s American Legion Waterpark.

“Once we’re open, our hours this season will be Monday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and then on Sundays we’re open from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.,” said E-Town PArks and Rec Programs Coordinator Adam Case. “The season starts this Saturday. We will close at the end of the season. That’ll be Tuesday, August 6 this year.”

Daily pool admission is $9 for adults and $7 for kids ages four to 17, but you can save money by purchasing a season pass.

“We have individual season passes, and those are for adults or for children, and those are $125 for the season,” Case said. “Again, that’s good from May 25 to August 6 this season, and then we do have family season passes. That is good for six members. You can add an additional two for $35 a person, but for the six members, that’s $275.”

This weekend is also the opening weekend for the Colvin Community Center pool. Radcliff City Council Member Pamela DeRoche encouraged the community to take advantage of the pool’s offerings at this week’s council meeting.

“We have things at the pool such as swim lessons,” DeRoche said. “We also have AquaZumba. You can actually have a pool party. All of that, you need to contact Calvin Community Center to set those up.”

Find more information on each pool on the respective city websites.

I-65 North rest area near Horse Cave named best in the state

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Folks traveling south this Memorial Day weekend can stop at the best maintained rest stop in Kentucky on the way home.

The northbound Interstate 65 rest area near Horse Cave in Hart County was presented with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s Best Maintained Rest Area Award this week, the first time in the 24-year history of the award the Hart County location has been honored.

Transportation cabinet judges select the award recipient based on seven categories that are scored during unannounced quarterly inspections of all of the state’s rest areas. The Hart County location received perfect scores for its family restroom, lobby, and staff.

The transportation cabinet says the Hart County rest area is one of the largest such facilities in the state with more than 100 parking spaces, handicap-accessible and pet-friendly areas, and stocked vending machines and picnic areas.

Community Services Project Inc. operates Kentucky’s rest areas. The nonprofit employs about 400 disabled workers. CSP and employees of Department of Highways District Four were presented with certificates this week in recognition of the award.

Magnolia man arrested after sting operation

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A joint law enforcement effort led to a LaRue County man’s arrest Monday.

“On Monday evening, we were contacted by a group of private citizens from out of state who are part of an organization who creates fake social media accounts and portrays themselves as a juvenile to identify child predators,” said Elizabethtown Police Department Public Information Officer Chris Denham. “They had been conducting an independent investigation and had contact with 54-year-old Brian Warren of Magnolia. Warren agreed to meet with what he thought was a juvenile female at the Elizabethtown Nature Park. Once at the nature park, Warren was greeted by members of this organization and shortly thereafter our officers, instead of the juvenile female he desired.”

Denham says the investigation found that Warren had images of a “very young juvenile female” on his phone.

“He was arrested and charged with Distribution of Matter Portraying a Sexual Performance by a Minor Under 12 Years of Age,” Denham said. “He was lodged in the Hardin County Detention Center.”

The investigation is ongoing.