Fiscal Court Amends Lease with Anchor Packaging
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Serving Rockcastle County Since 1887 Mount Vernon, Kentucky 40456 - (606) 256-2244 Volume 128 • Number 2 .50 per copy Thursday, January 2, 2014 Police searching for man who robbed local bank By: Doug Ponder beard and mustache. He Police are still searching was wearing a camouflage for a man who recently jacket, tan or peach colored robbed a local bank in Mt. hat, blue jeans and black Vernon. shoes. According to Mt. Vernon The bank robbery is still Police are still investigating an armed robbery Police reports, a man en- under investigation by the that happened around 5:40 p.m. on Friday, De- tered PBK Bank on West cember 20th at PBK Bank in Mt. Vernon. Au- Mt. Vernon Police Depart- thorities say a man entered the bank and passed Main Street around 5:40 ment. If you have any infor- a note to a teller demanding money. The teller P.M. on Friday, December mation regarding the bank handed the man an undisclosed small amount 20th. robbery please call 606- of cash and he left the bank. PBK Bank tellers Once inside, the man 256-5372 or 606-256-2121 told police that they did not recognize the man walked up to the counter Boyle County police are and that they were unsure where the man went and handed the teller a note also investigating another after he left the bank. He is described between that demanded money and armed robbery last Satur- 5’7” – 5’10” in height, medium build, with a told them not to say any- day around 9:30 a.m. at the blonde or light brown beard and mustache. He thing. The tellers later told PBK Bank in Junction City was wearing a camouflage jacket, tan or peach police that they could see Police say the man en- colored hat, blue jeans and black shoes. If you what appeared to be a bar- tered the bank armed with have any information regarding the bank rob- rel of a small handgun stick- a handgun and handed a bery please call 606-256-5372 or 606-256-2121. ing out of his coat sleeve note to the teller demand- when he had his hands on ing money. After receiving the counter. an undisclosed amount of The teller handed the money, the man fled on foot man an undisclosed small toward the Dollar General Fiscal Court amends lease amount of cash. After put- Store parking lot. ting the money in his coat The man is described as pocket, the man left the approximately six foot tall bank and walked toward the with a stocky build. He was with Anchor Packaging right of the front door so the wearing a navy blue hoodie tellers couldn’t see him and blue jeans with a large At a special called meet- Industrial Authority, which rated at a monthly rate for Adams said he felt “we from their point of view. belt buckle. ing of the Rockcastle Fis- negotiated the original the length of time needed. need to protect the tax- PBK Bank tellers told Mt. Vernon Police Chief cal Court Monday, County lease and received the re- Two magistrates, Ralph payer.” police that they did not rec- Brian Carter said they are Judge/Executive Buzz quest for the amendment, Allen and Lee Earl Adams, However, Magistrate ognize the man and that looking into the possibility Carloftis presented a recommended to the court expressed concern, saying Bill McKinney differed they were unsure where the that the man who robbed counter proposal from An- that Anchor be granted the they thought the court saying “I don’t see how we man went after he left the the PBK Bank in Junction chor Packaging regarding extension with the caveat should stick with the flat lose anything by prorating. bank. They also told police City could be the same man their lease. that their penalty for exer- $100,000 additional pen- If they stay three months that no one said anything who robbed the PBK Bank Anchor had earlier cising the two-year out op- alty. “We don’t want to longer, that’s three month’s during the robbery. in Mt. Vernon. However, he asked for a extension of tion be raised from push them (Anchor) into a extra and almost half of the The man is described as said they are still unsure at their two year out, which $200,000 to $300,000. The corner but I think we should $100,000, besides their being between 5’7” – 5’10” this time if both robberies was set originally for Janu- court approved the exten- stick with the $100,000,” rent.” in height, medium build, were performed by the ary 6th. They asked for the sion and the amended lease Allen said. While he would (Cont. to pg. 12) and a blonde or light brown same man. six-month extension in or- was sent to Anchor. hate to see them leave, der to complete a company- Anchor countered, ask- wide evaluation. ing that the additional The Rockcastle County $100,000 penalty be pro- Man arrested for drug possession By: Doug Ponder A Mt. Vernon man was arrested for three counts of drug possession last Monday after police responded to a com- plaint at Wendy’s in Mt. Vernon. Arrested at the scene was Chris A. Hasty, 37 of Mt. Vernon. According to state police reports, Trooper Eric Moore responded after receiving a complaint of someone possi- bly intoxicated inside of Wendy’s. Once Moore arrived, he observed Hasty getting out of the vehicle in the restaurant’s parking lot. He also noticed that the vehicle was parked in a handicap spot without a handicap placard. Upon further investigation, Moore noticed that, during field sobriety tests, Hasty appeared intoxicated. Witnesses also told police that they saw Hasty driving the vehicle mo- ments before police arrived. Mt. Vernon Fire and Rescue responded to a single vehicle collision Sunday morning after a CSX employee rear-ended an idle train near the double train track crossing on Mullins Station Road in Mt. Vernon. Authori- Moore found an unmarked pill bottle in Hasty’s rear jeans pocket that contained 13 Xanax pills, 10 hydrocodone ties say CSX track inspector Gary Sparks, 55 of Richmond was in his rail-guided vehicle inspecting railroad pills and one Oxycontin pill. tracks along Mullins Station Road when he rear-ended the train. Officals say Sparks was aware of the stopped train and was braking his vehicle but couldn’t stop in time because of the wet tracks and railroad guides on Hasty was charged with three counts of drug posses- sion, DUI and unauthorized parking in a handicap zone. his vehicle. Sparks was transported by ambulance to Rockcastle Regional Hospital where he was later re- He was lodged in the Rockcastle County Detention Center leased. Mt. Vernon Fire and Rescue was assisted by the Livingston Fire Department, Rockcastle County Sheriff’s Department and Rockcastle EMS. where he was later released on a $5,000 surety bond. School Board, Ambulance Service make news early in 2013 January presents for the children on ber, 2012 election, were coach Tony Saylor hung up closed the middle school for diction-related issue Dortha DeBorde, 75, Christmas Day. sworn-in. Taking office his cleats after spending 30 two days. The break hap- The City of Mt. of Mt. Vernon died as the Former State Represen- were Katha Carpenter, Ja- years on the sidelines. pened in the lobby of the Vernon began advertising result of a single car acci- tative Danny Ford assumed son Medley, Al Newcomb Rockcastle County Am- school and all students in the for applications for the dent on Christmas morn- his duties as State Surplus and Leroy Lamb. Medley bulance Service announced county got a two day break vacant position of police ing. Her passenger, Property Director. David was later appointed Mayor. a major improvements while the break was being chief. Charlene Reynolds was Meade of Lincoln County White House Clinic project. Board Chairman repaired. A major ice storm February treated and released. was sworn in as State Rep- reached an agreement with David Pensol said the ser- moved across the state, the A former Rockcastle Christmas was saved resentative, replacing Ford. the Rockcastle County In- vice would install advanced last week in January, and County High School for a Mt. Vernon family Kevin Fletcher resigned dustrial Authority to pur- Life Support equipment on covered county roads with at teacher was killed in a who lost their home to fire as Mt. Vernon Police Chief chase land in Rockcastle ambulances and also hire least a half-inch of ice. I-75 two-vehicle accident at on Christmas Eve night. to pursue a career as a fu- Business Park South. The multiple paramedics in the was shut down in both di- the intersection of Hwy. Amy Cromer, 26 and John neral director at Marvin E. facility is currently nearing near future. rections from mile marker 150 and 461 in Mt. Wells, 24 lost their home Owens Home for Funerals. completion. Three Rockcastle 68 to 70 due to a large num- Vernon. Rick Barnett, 55 on Sand Springs Road. Fletcher, who had only Cameron Coy, an 8th County UNITE Clubs were ber of accidents in that area. was pronounced dead at The couple’s three served as chief a short time, grade student at RCMS was selected as the UNITE Rockcastle resident Amy the Rockcastle Hospital. children’s Christmas was cited the high level of stress among 23 area middle Clubs of the Year for Region Yates was named the new Kimberly Benien, 23 of saved when Neal James, associated with the job of school students selected to 1.