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Circuit Court Judge Charles Simms issued a temporary restraining order Wednesday, bringing a halt to the Nelson County School System’s plans to remake its school campuses with a host of new construction projects. The judge’s order came in response to Don Thrasher’s request for a restraining order to prevent Nelson County Schools from moving forward with its construction plans just days ahead of two new members being seated on the Nelson County School Board.

Attorneys representing the family of the first Nelson County man who was diagnosed positive for COVID-19 filed a federal lawsuit this month against several state, region and county officials, seeking

Joe Ballard, Chip McKay and Audrey Haydon, all of Nelson County, are the three names forwarded to Gov. Andy Beshear by the judicial nominating committee to fill the 10th Judicial Circuit that comprises Hart, LaRue and Nelson counties, according to a press release Thursday afternoon from the Supreme Court of Kentucky. Ballard and McKay are both prosecutors with the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office for the 10th Judicial Circuit. They both graduated from the University of Kentucky College of...