The Hodgenville Police Department have made an arrest in a drug related investigation looking at the sale of marijuana and THC vapes to juveniles. On Monday, Officers were attempting to serve an arrest warrant for drug related charges to Jabin Hite, 25 of Hodgenville, when they were able to secure a search warrant for the address. During the search, Officers located marijuana, vapes, a large sum of money and two AK-47 style rifles, one of which was reported stolen. Hite arrived to find the Officers on scene and fled but was located later that evening. Hite was arrested and charged with various drug charges, receiving stolen property, and possession of drug paraphernalia with all the charges being gun enhanced. Hite is currently lodged in the LaRue County Detention Center.
Severe Weather Awareness Week in Kentucky begins today with the Statewide Tornado Drill at 10:07 AM Eastern time. The week serves as a reminder that citizens need to be weather ready for all types of hazards. All week long The National Weather Service in Louisville will be sharing information on their social media with tips on how to prepare for severe weather.
Hardin County Fiscal Court held their regularly scheduled meeting last night. Hardin County Clerk Brian Smith presented information from his office including a report concerning the State Board of Elections purge of Kentucky’s voter rolls. “The Secretary of State’s office, working with the State Board of Elections, purged outdated voters off of the list. They use a process to remove voters who have died, voters who have moved. They reached out to those voters to try and make sure that no mistakes were made, but it’s possible. Hardin County went from 92,233 voters, our current registration is 86,554. If any voter is worried that they or someone they care about may have been removed by mistake, you can go to GoVoteKY.com and you can check your registration at any time.” The next Fiscal Court meeting will be held on March 14 at 3:30 PM.
The Elizabethtown Planning Commission held their regularly scheduled meeting last night. The meeting featured a public hearing concerning a change in zoning classification and the development plan for property located on Tunnel Hill Road. The Stables proposal would bring 320 new units from 1 to 3 bedrooms to the sixteen acre property along with a clubhouse, pool and amenity areas. Several citizens brought concerns about storm water and traffic to the Commission for consideration. After hearing presentations and comments from those for and against the development, the Commission voted. The vote was 3 to 1 to approve. The development plan also was approved and will now move on to the City Council.
The Hardin County Planning and Development Commission will be hosting The Comprehensive Plan Open House this evening from 4 – 6 PM at the Old East Hardin Middle School in Glendale. The Comprehensive Development Plan identifies policies and strategies that guide the future development within the community. More information can be found on the Hardin County Planning And Development Website.
Elizabethtown Community And Technical College celebrated area leaders at their annual Beacon Of Light Awards Ceremony. The Award honors African American leaders for their successes, service and commitment to leadership. The full list of recipients is available on the Elizabethtown Community And Technical College website.
The Elizabethtown City Council met for their regularly scheduled work session Monday night. Dr Jillian Carden, Executive Director of Silverleaf Services, provided an update on what the non-profit accomplished In 2022 and what is coming this year. Rita Davis, Director of the City Stormwater Department, also provided updates on several projects around the city. Elizabethtown Fire Chief Mark Malone provided information on bids received to make improvements at the fire training center and what those improvements would mean for training. “So, the fire department has needed a way to set fires and put them out repeatedly without burning a building down, so that we can get good at our job. This training tower will give us the opportunity to do that. It has three separate burn rooms so you can set fires in different areas of the building. So you can give different scenarios to the firefighters then they can learn about basement fires, second floor fires, things like that. It’ll have a standpipe system in it so they can practice hotel fires, where we have to hook a hose inside a stairwell. So if we’re handed those situations where it’s unfamiliar, then we’ll have a chance to practice that.” The next regularly scheduled meeting for the City Council is on March 6 at 4:30 PM.
The Central Kentucky Community Foundation wants to remind students to utilize their online portal to apply for scholarships ahead of the upcoming deadline. “Scholarship Central has been open since January 1 and the deadline is 11:59 PM on March 1, but it’s a great way to have access to about 80 scholarships and it’s one application that you fill out. It takes maybe about forty five minutes to an hour, you submit (it), and then at that point, you’ll get a list of all of the scholarships that you’re eligible for based on those answers,” said Spokesperson Erin Hahn. Students will need to complete the FAFSA before applying for scholarships at CKCF4People.org
The Elizabethtown Police Department has announced plans to host a DARE class for homeschool students. ”Beginning March 6, Officer. Larry Robinson will host a DARE class for homeschool students between the ages of 9 and 11 years old. The class is free to attend and will be held at the Elizabethtown Police Department on Monday evenings through April 24. The purpose of this course is to guide our youth in making safe and responsible life decisions with an emphasis on drug and alcohol abuse,” said Elizabethtown Police Spokesperson Chris Denham. For more information check out the Elizabethtown Police Department Facebook page or email Officer Robinson at larry.robinson@elizabethtownky.gov.