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911 Governing Board shifts funds as fee collection dwindles; makes progress in years long agreement revisions
With a combined population of over 50,000 residents, Barren-Metcalfe Emergency Communications is bustling with activity night and day. Through the deluge of calls, coordinating and crises it’s understandable that a cornerstone to the center is often forgotten about, as it comes in the form of ledgers and bureaucracy. The...
KSP Charges Metcalfe County Man With Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses
Eighty Eight, Ky. (July 19, 2024) — On July 18, 2024, at approximately 10:30 a.m., the Kentucky State Police Electronic Crime Branch arrested Steven Ray Hurt, 57, on charges related to child sexual abuse material. Mr. Hurt was arrested as the result of an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children...
Summer Shade Man Faces Child Sexual Exploitation Charges
A Metcalfe County man has been arrested on charges related to child sexual exploitation material. According to a citation, an investigation was launched by the Kentucky State Police Electronic Crime Branch after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received multiple tips regarding images of child pornography shared online.
NEW DETAILS: Metcalfe County man charged with distributing child sexual abuse material
EIGHTY EIGHT, Ky. – A Metcalfe County man is facing charges related to child sexual abuse material. Steven Ray Hurt, 57, was arrested Thursday, according to a uniform citation by the Kentucky State Police Electronic Crime Branch. Hurt is charged with one count of possession of a child sex...
KSP Charges Metcalfe Co. Man With Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses
Eighty Eight, Ky. (July 19, 2024) — On July 18, 2024, at approximately 10:30 a.m., the Kentucky State Police Electronic Crime Branch arrested Steven Ray Hurt, 57, on charges related to child sexual abuse material. Mr. Hurt was arrested as the result of an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children...
NWS Louisville says tornado touched down near Cumberland/Metcalfe line
A survey team from the National Weather Service in Louisville was in neighboring Cumberland County yesterday, surveying storm damage from Tuesday afternoon’s severe weather event. The weather service survey team determined that an EF-0 tornado touched down near the Cumberland/Metcalfe County line on Tuesday. According to the report, the...
Cattle Working Competition
Four students in Mrs. Lynn Hawkin’s agriculture classes recently competed in a cattle working contest. Cody Harper, Braden McCoy, Eli Shaw, and Emily Shaw competed in the Ky Jr Cattlemen’s Working Contest in Bowling Green. These students joined the Ky Cattlemen’s Organization and had to become Beef Quality...
Preserving the past: The Heart of Metcalfe County Museum
This story can be viewed at: https://www.wcluradio.com/2024/06/18/preserving-the-past-the-heart-of-metcalfe-county-museum/. In the heart of Edmonton, Kentucky, lies a treasure trove of history waiting to be explored—the Metcalfe County Museum. Stepping through its doors is akin to entering a time capsule, where the echoes of the past resonate through carefully curated exhibits and meticulously preserved artifacts. At the helm of this gateway to history is Kay Harbison, the museum’s dedicated curator whose passion for the past shines through every display.
KSP Conducting Traffic Safety Checkpoints
Kentucky State Police Post 15 will be conducting periodic traffic safety checkpoints in the Post 15 area, which includes Green, Taylor, Marion, Washington, Russell, Casey, Adair, Metcalfe, Monroe, Clinton, and Cumberland counties. These checkpoints will be conducted as part of Post 15's highway safety efforts. Troopers will be checking for...
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