General

He’s got the skills – the experience, the time on the streets that allows him to sniff out crime.
He still loves his work, but like a lot of those hitting their 50s and 60s, a little slower pace – especially in his physically demanding role – sounded like a good idea.
That’s how Marco, a trained narcotics K-9, transferred from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office to the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office.

It’s a musical legacy that reaches back to 1973 and the inspiration of one man. This year, some of the seeds Jesse R. Hay­craft planted will return to Leitch­field and the Twin Lakes Na­tional Fiddler Championship.

Kentucky State Police were still looking Tuesday afternoon for two men suspected of robbing the Wilson & Muir Bank branch in Big Clifty July 2.
Shortly after noon that day, the men entered the bank, at 9790 Elizabethtown Road, brandishing a gun and demanding money.
After receiving an undisclosed amount of cash, they fled the scene in a newer-model blue car that police believe was a Nissan. They were last seen headed north toward Hardin Springs Road.
No physical discriptions of the suspects have been released by police.
No injuries were reported.

Leitchfield and state officials are teaming up to try to secure federal money to build the first leg of the west side of the William Thomason Byway.

Monday, the Leitchfield City Council approved allowing Mayor William Thomason to apply for a federal BUILD, or “Better Utilizing Investments for Leveraging Development” monies for roughly $23 million project.