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Breckinridge County Schools is inviting the Irvington Elementary School community to provide feedback as the district looks to hire a new principal at the elementary school.
“We invite everyone that’s connected in some form or fashion to our district to participate in it,” said Breckinridge County Schools Superintendent Dr. Nick Carter. “You know, in the Irvington Community, Irvington Elementary School is a strong part of our community in Irvington, and we truly appreciate the input and feedback from everyone.”
That’s Breckinridge County Schools Superintendent Dr. Nick Carter.
Carter says the district has regularly used surveys to get feedback on the hiring process in order to best serve students, parents, faculty, and staff.
“This survey really is built around helping getting folks input on what’s going well, what they are feeling like is going well at the school, what are the areas that we need to focus on moving forward to take the school to the next level, and any other comments that they may have that will assist in selecting the next principal to school,” Carter said.
Carter says the district is looking for somebody with the same qualities the district looks for in all of its leadership positions
“Hard-working, 100 percent dedicated and committed to the success of all students and staff in the building, a strong focus on the academic needs of our children but also the social emotional needs of our children,” Carter said.
The survey is open until April 16 and is posted on the Breckinridge County Schools Facebook page and website. Responses can be made anonymously.
Kentucky Farm Bureau is launching a new initiative aimed at helping maintain ag production on Kentucky farms.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported in their 2022 Census of Agriculture that Kentucky has lost 17,000 farms and 1.4 million acres of farmland over the last 20 years. In order to help farm families keep their farms in active production, Kentucky Farm Bureau has launched the Kentucky Farmland Transition Initiative.
KFB says the main goal of the initiative is to preserve family farm ownership and to help families navigate the farm transition process. The initiative has three main objectives:
-increase public education about farmland transition
-gather and provide technical help and local resources for families
-pursue state and federal policy development that will help keep production agriculture at the forefront of farmland transition and reduce burdens in the process
KFB plans to expand the initiative over the coming months. For more information, visit www.kyfarmlandtransition.com.
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 employees at the detention center.
The KSP’s investigation remains ongoing.
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 of beer were opened and some products were found to be missing from the business.”
Officers reviewed surveillance footage, which showed a male subject enter the business through the unlocked door. He is then seen forcing open a walk-in cooler inside of the business.
“Officers then received information and responded to an apartment on Penner Drive and attempted to make contact with a suspect who had been named as Mr. Ruben Hernandez,” Renfrow said.
The resident of the apartment Hernandez was located at was outside speaking with police officers, and told the officers she left the door unlocked. Officers found the door had been locked.
“She then gave them permission to force entry into the apartment,” Renfrow said. “Once they got into the apartment, Hernandez would not comply with officer orders. He then resisted with them for just a brief moment, and they were able to get him into handcuffs and get him into custody at that point.”
Hernandez was lodged in the Grayson County Detention Center. He faces multiple charges including Burglary, Theft by Unlawful Taking, Criminal Mischief, and Resisting Arrest. Officers stated that Hernandez made multiple statements that “once he was out (of jail), we would never see him again.”
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 more than $25,000.
The Bullitt County Sheriff’s Office is not releasing any further details on the search at this time as it is part of a larger, ongoing investigation.
The search is a result of partnerships the sheriff’s office formed after Bullitt County was designated a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area by the DEA. The sheriff’s office has been conducting similar investigations with national, state, and local law enforcement agencies.
Anonymous tips on drug activity can be submitted through P3 Tips.
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 vehicle. Hart County EMS transported Gonzales to the University of Louisville Hospital for treatment of unknown injuries.
I-65 north was closed for several hours, and upon reopening traffic was still slow-moving through the area for some time.
The investigation into the incident is ongoing.
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 commercial vendors on site. We had some last year, but our selection has expanded, and we are still taking applications, so by the time May gets here we are excited for what we’re able to present to the public this year.”
The festival will be held at the bandstand at Freeman Lake Park from 4 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, May 11. Tickets are $30 the day of and $25 in advance. Wineries will be offering drinks by the glass or bottle, so tasting tickets will give patrons the chance to try before they buy.
“With your tasting ticket, that includes admission, a wine tasting glass that you get to take home with you, and eight tasting tickets to use at any of our wineries,” Pyles said. “We have reached out to several more wineries this year, and it looks like we’re going to have a lot more than we had last year. We’re really excited about that.”
Non-tasting tickets are available for $10. In addition to the food, drink, and commercial vendors, Piper Madison will open on stage, followed by headliners The Mixers.
Visit www.etownevents.com for more information.