Today's News

Two Hodgenville women were indicted on charges of flagrant non-support by a LaRue County grand jury Sept. 14.

Alleasha L. Knox, 24, is charged with owing $1,269.10 child support between Dec. 1, 2008, and Sept. 10.

Bail was set at $5,000 cash only. She will be arraigned Oct. 5 in LaRue Circuit Court.

Kari Garner, 33, faces two counts of flagrant non-support. From February 2002 to Sept. 10, 2009, she is charged with owing $6,474.50 child support. From Aug. 1, 2002, to Sept. 10, 2009, she is charged with owing $11,292.91 child support.

Colby A. Barbour, 31, of Buffalo was sentenced to three years and one month imprisonment for possessing over 500 grams of cocaine with the intent to distribute, United States Attorney Candace G. Hill of the Western District of Kentucky announced Monday. 

U.S. District Court Judge John G. Heyburn also sentenced Barbour to four years supervised release following incarceration. There is no parole in the federal judicial system.

Charity tea and auction

Hosparus-Hospice of Central Kentucky will host its annual Hosparus Charity Tea and Auction 2-3:30 p.m. Nov. 1 at Campbellsville University. All proceeds benefit local hospice patients and their families. For tickets ($15 for adults and $5 for children), contact Lisa Sanford at 800-686-9577 or lsanford@hospices.org.

A Hodgenville man reported a possible scam to the LaRue County Attorney’s Office Monday.

Charles Edlin received “official notification” that he won a prize in a consumer protection draw. Edlin said he had not entered any sweepstakes.

The letter, which used the return address of a Texas insurance company, advised Edlin he should claim his $50,000 prize within 14 days. Enclosed was a check for $2,700 drawn on a Texas Bank with a phony address.