Cave City, KY

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - Kentucky State Police are working to re-open lanes on I-65 southbound near mile marker 67 just North of Munfordville. KSP says a four vehicle injury collision shut down three lanes along the interstate.

GLASGOW — Several indictments were returned by a Barren County grand jury last month. An indictment is an accusation only. Innocence or guilt may only be proven in a court of law. Christopher A. O’Brien, 42, of Cave City, was indicted on charges relating to receiving stolen property ($1,000...

A prison sentence was handed down this week in a Grayson County courtroom for a Bee Spring man who was found passed out in a vehicle at an Anneta market with a syringe in his hand, heroin in his possession and his baby in the car. Anthony W. Schatt, 36,...

Editor’s Note: The Nelson County Gazette believes the public has a right to know who has been arrested by local officials and lodged in the Nelson County Jail. The information below is a compiled list of daily booking logs from the jail. The bookings state the person(s) arrested and the charge(s) against them. This information is public record.

Diane Louise Engle Houk, loving wife, mother, and grandmother, left this world on June 16,2022 to be with our heavenly father, at the age of 61. She was born on September 7, 1960 in Indianapolis, Indiana to Patricia Helen Sampsel Engle Gibson and Walter I. Engle. She passed in. her...

I love motorhomes. If or when I ever get one, I will move into it. It will be my address. Maybe we'll pull a Nomadland one day and tour the country. Regardless, I am completely enamored of the best gift ever given to the long-distance road warrior. It was just seven years ago that my family was staying with my uncle in Silver City, New Mexico, and I was offered his motorhome as my guest bedroom; they were out of space in the house. I reacted like a little kid.

Mary Juanita Dubree, age 96, of Edmonton passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at Metcalfe Healthcare. Born June 24, 1925, in Summer Shade, to the late Tommie “Witty” and Arthur Crumpton. Survivors include great grandchildren, Brandi Post of Glasgow, Brandon Lenharr of Edmonton, and Anthony Black; niece, Becky Coulter of Summer Shade.

BROWNSVILLE, Ky.- Mary Lynn Johnson, 57, of Brownsville passed away at 7:53 PM June 23, 2022 at The Medical Center at Bowling Green. The Edmonson County native was a Hilltop Restaurant waitress and a member of Pleasant Union United Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Alva Sowders and Barbara Sowash Sowders. She was preceded in death by a son, Jarriade Embry and a brother-in-law, Mark Goolsby.

It's HOT! Summer was made to be spent in the shade or a big ole' waterpark where you can splash around or relax by a pool. We've found two Kentucky Waterparks to add to your list. THE COVE. The Cove is located in Louisa, Kentucky and it's awesome. According to...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Kentucky State Police are investigating after a woman was killed in a head-on crash near Mammoth Cave Wednesday afternoon. KSP said the two-vehicle crash happened at the intersection of Mammoth Cave Road and Old Mammoth Cave Road, just outside Cave City in Barren County, at 1 p.m.

Jimmie Wayland Colburn Sr., 82, of Roundhill passed away at 8:30 AM June 21, 2022 at Edmonson Center. The Butler County native was a heavy equipment operator and mechanic. He was a son of the late Herbert Colburn and Kathleen Whittinghill Colburn and the husband of the late Ann Peterson Colburn. He was preceded in death by a son, Michael Colburn Sr.; a brother, Jerry Colburn; and a sister, Gwen Royal.

GLASGOW — The search for the newest superintendent of Glasgow Independent Schools is nearing its end. Nine candidates submitted applications to the school system’s superintendent screening committee. Eight of the applications are in-state and one is out-of-state, according to a news release from the Kentucky Association of School Administrators. Two have prior experience as superintendents.

CAVE CITY, Ky. – Melanie Carroll, 25, of Goshen has been identified and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to KSP. Authorities stated Carroll was driving a 2001 Volvo westbound on Mammoth Cave Road when she failed to see a vehicle that was stopped in traffic in front of her, waiting to turn.

Jimmie Wayland Colburn Sr., 82, of Roundhill passed away at 8:30 AM June 21, 2022 at Edmonson Center. The Butler County native was a heavy equipment operator and mechanic. He was a son of the late Herbert Colburn and Kathleen Whittinghill Colburn and the husband of the late Ann Peterson Colburn. He was preceded in death by a son, Michael Colburn Sr.; a brother, Jerry Colburn; and a sister, Gwen Royal.

Multiple fire departments and residents battled a fire that destroyed over 100 acres of farmland in Smiths Grove. On Monday afternoon, fire personnel responded to Elkins Farms after the gearbox in straw bale equipment malfunctioned, sparking a fire that consumed 120 acres, according to multiple media reports. Fire departments from...

CAVE CITY, Ky. (WBKO) - One person has been killed in a two-vehicle wreck on Mammoth Cave Road on Wednesday afternoon, according to Kentucky State Police. Police say the initial investigation shows Melanie Carrol, 25, of Goshen, KY was driving westbound on Mammoth Cave Road when she failed to see a vehicle that was stopped in traffic in front of her, waiting to turn. Carrol swerved left into oncoming traffic and hit another car driven by Piotr Szymczyk, 44, head on.