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A Grayson County man working as a correctional officer at a juvenile facility was arrested this week. Jose Soto of Leitchfield faces one count of first degree Promoting Contraband, a Class D Felony. The Kentucky State Police says Soto is a correctional officer at the Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Bowling Green. Soto’s arrest is part of an investigation by KSP Post Three into a complaint from December of 2023 regarding […]

A Virgina man faces multiple charges after his arrest in Grayson County Wednesday. The Leitchfield Police Department says officers responded to Hometown Hangout in the early morning hours of April 10 for a report of a possible burglary. “Upon arrival, officers found that a back door had been left unlocked and multiple fridges and the walk-in cooler had been entered by someone,” said Detective Sergeant Ian Renfrow with the LPD. “Multiple cases […]

The Bullitt County Sheriff’s Office’s partnership with other area law enforcement agencies led to the seizure of narcotics earlier this week. Detectives with the Greater Hardin County Narcotics Task Force searched a Bullitt County residence on Monday. As a result of that search, officers seized 56 grams of cocaine, 1.5 pounds of psychedelic mushrooms, and 6 pounds of marijuana, along with other drug paraphernalia. The approximate street value of the drugs is […]

The Kentucky State Police is investigating an injury accident on Interstate 65 in Hart County Wednesday that caused significant traffic delays. According to the KSP, the investigation indicates that Jose Gonzalez of Munfordville was operating a car near the 67 mile marker of I-65 north when the vehicle left the roadway, struck the inside barrier wall, then traveled across all three lanes of traffic. The vehicle was then struck by a commercial […]

The City of Elizabethtown kicks off its summer programming one month from today with the eighth annual E-Town Wine Fest, which E-Town Events Manager Beth Pyles says will be bigger than ever. “Delicious food, wineries, we will have beer – we’ve got some craft breweries going to set up as well,” said Pyles. “Of course, the Bourbon’s Backyard Bourbon Bar will be available as well, and this year we’ll have several […]

The first reading of the 2024-2025 county budget was held during the Hardin County Fiscal Court’s first meeting of the month Tuesday. Hardin County Judge-Executive Keith Taul is proposing a budget that totals $59,615,729. The county’s expenses in the budget total $22,294,285, which comes in higher than the county’s revenue. “We unfortunately only have revenue of $17.5 million of recurring sustainable taxes, fees, some interest thrown in there from some money […]