LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Interstate 65 in Louisville is expected to reopen to traffic three days early this Wednesday, July 29, officials say. That’s according to a release Tuesday by Gov. Andy Beshear’s office, which states two lanes of the interstate will be restored in each direction as part of the I-65 Central Corridor Project. The reopening follows a planned two-month…
Source: Metcalfe County Schools. EDMONTON, Ky. – Metcalfe County Schools has named Matt Reed as the newly appointed assistant principal at Metcalfe County Middle School. According to the district, Reed is taking over for LeAnne Bell, who was recently promoted to the principal of MCMS. Reed began his eduational career 18 years ago as a physical education teacher at Edmonton…
OWENSBORO, Ky. – A child is safe after a reported vehicle theft in Owensboro over the weekend. According to the Owensboro Police Department, on Sunday at 9:45 p.m., officers responded to the 3300 block of West Second Street after a reported stolen vehicle containing the caller’s child. Authorities say the victim stated her passenger, Jeffery Brown, had taken the vehicle…
BOONE COUNTY, Ky. – One man is dead following a reported motorcycle crash that occurred Sunday in Boone County. According to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, on Sunday around 6:42 p.m., deputies were dispatched to a single-vehicle collision involving a motorcycle in front of 11007 Dixie Highway in Walton. Authorities say a Harley Davidson motorcycle operated by 47-year-old Robert Shulze…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Richardsville Fire Department is responding to an injury accident. According to a social media release, crews are at the scene of the accident on KY Highway 185 near Detour Road. Warren County Fire Department System Chief Bill Rector says five vehicles were involved in the accident. Five individuals were transported to a local hospital for…
SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – The Allen County Sheriff’s Office and Scottsville Police Department responded to a reported death on Cottage Drive Monday. Authorities say a 1-year-old is dead. Police arrested 22-year-old Alexandrae Price and 22-year-old Deavan Williams and charged both with first-degree criminal abuse (child 12 or under). The child was allegedly subjected to extreme neglect and forced to live in…
Source: Portland TN Police Department. PORTLAND, Tenn. – One man is charged with driving while under the influence in Portland, Tennessee. According to the Portland Police Department, officers responded July 16 to a report of an individual that appeared to be unconscious behind the wheel of a vehicle parked at a local gas station. Upon arrival, officers say they located…
Photo courtesy of Kentucky Kids on the Block. GLASGOW, Ky. – An annual event returned this past weekend in Glasgow to help support Kentucky Kids on the Block Inc.’s programs. On Saturday, the 11th annual Workout Anytime Glasgow and Kosair for Kids Dash for Sheldon benefit run took place at Beaver Trail Park in Glasgow. The event helps raise money…
Courtesy of Farmers Bank & Trust. FRANKLIN, Ky. — When Farmers Bank & Trust turned the first shovels of dirt on Nashville Road, the man leading the effort wasn’t a stranger to Simpson County. He grew up there. Chris Hall, the bank’s Bowling Green Market president and a Franklin native, is leading Farmers Bank & Trust’s expansion into his hometown…
Source: Morgantown Bank & Trust. MORGANTOWN, Ky. – The Board of Directors, Morgantown Bank & Trust and Morgantown Deposit Bancorp, Inc. have selected Shane Wells as chairman and Charla Snodgrass as vice chairwoman of the Board of Directors for both organizations, according to a release on Monday. Morgantown Bank & Trust says this follows the retirement of longtime chairman Sam…
