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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.

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.

Two wanted fugitives were arrested in Meade County Wednesday.

According to the Meade County Sheriff’s Office, at approximately 10 a.m. on May 22 detectives attempted to stop the vehicle of Anthony Stout, who immediately fled from the detectives on Flaherty Road. Stout and his passenger Tabitha Scrogham both had outstanding arrest warrants out of Meade County Court.

The suspects drove to a mobile home park near Sandy Lane. After driving around the park several times as they attempted to evade detectives, the suspects traveled down Sandridge Road and parked behind a radio tower site where they attempted to flee on foot before being apprehended. A search of the vehicle revealed a 9 mm handgun along with “numerous suspected drugs and paraphernalia.”

Stout and Scrogham face multiple charges including first degree Fleeing and Evading Motor Vehicle, enhanced first degree Possession of a Controlled Substance, and three counts of first degree Wanton Endangerment, among other charges. Both were lodged in the Meade County Detention Center.

Meanwhile, the Kentucky State Police is investigating a motorcycle crash on the Bluegrass Parkway that resulted in the death of an Oklahoma man.

The KSP says shortly after 2 p.m. on May 21 Post Four troopers were advised of a single-vehicle collision near the 34 mile marker on the Bluegrass Parkway in Nelson County. The preliminary investigation indicates that 58-year-old Kevin Long of Norman, Oklahoma, was traveling east on the parkway when for unknown reasons he exited the shoulder of the roadway and was ejected.

Long was pronounced dead at the scene by the Nelson County Coroner’s Office. The crash investigation remains ongoing.

There’s still time to register for Elizabethtown Community and Technical College’s Upward Bound Math and Science Summer Bridge and Summer Academy programs.

“Our students are usually interested in STEM careers and college programs, and they come from five different regions,” said UBMS Director Rebecca Maddox. “So the five high schools are LaRue County High School, Nelson County High School, North Hardin High School, Thomas Nelson High School, and Washington County High School.”

The Summer Bridge program is for graduating seniors interested in earning a degree in a STEM field and allows students to take two free college courses as part of ECTC’s summer calendar June 3rd through July 28th.

The Summer Academy is a non-residential program that simulates a college experience for high school students to allow them to polish their skills in math, science, English, and Spanish from June 3rd through July 3rd.

Because the program is grant-funded, all participating students must meet federal guidelines.

“Our students have to be what we call first generation students, so they’re going to be students that will be the first ones in their family to earn a bachelor’s degree,” Maddox said. “They must meet federal low income guidelines and be a US citizen or permanent resident, and they need to attend those five different schools.”

Learn more or register for the programs by contacting the UBMS office at 270-706-8578 or by searching for the programs on the ECTC website.

The Radcliff City Council met for their second meeting of the month Tuesday.

The council approved a franchise agreement between the city and Charter Communications, which operates Spectrum. Radcliff Mayor JJ Duvall said he wanted to clarify that the agreement is related to Charter’s operations in the city, not an agreement for citizens.

“What that means is that we’re allowing them to use easements, guidelines, stuff like that, telecommunications,” Duvall said. “This is not saying that you have to use Spectrum. I think there was confusion by some people stating that we are requiring you to use them if you’re within the city limits and that’s not the case. These are just formalities that we have to do to ensure that they are in agreement with their federal guidelines and everything else.”

Council Member Jerry Brown voted against the agreement. Brown said he did not appreciate Charter making money off of Radcliff residents while not maintaining a more active presence in the community.

“They don’t have a representative in this town,” Brown said. “They don’t have an office. They don’t have a person. They haven’t hired a person to man that office to answer questions.”

The council voted to approve a zoning map agreement for property located at the west side of the intersection of Bullion Boulevard and North Logsdon Parkway, which switches about 8.5 acres from Commercial to R-4. The council voted against approval for a zoning map amendment for property located at 2585 South Wilson Road that would have switched it from R-2 to R-6. The Radcliff Plan Commission recommended denying that zoning change after their finding of fact on the matter.

The Radcliff City Council will next meet for a work session on June 10.