Dump Truck

Traffic on northbound U.S. 27 near Lowe's was shut down for more than four hours Monday night as the result of a five-vehicle accident. The wreck occurred at 6:54 p.m. at the intersection of Ky. 169 and U.S. 27 when Jeffery J. Blackwell of Lexington, the driver of a semi-truck hauling garbage for Pecco Inc., attempted to avoid a collision when the traffic light turned red. According to a Nicholasville Police Department accident report narrative,...

Boyle County Fiscal Court - 7 p.m. Tuesday at the courthouse to discuss Jag grant agreement, Danville interlocal agreement, dump truck lease agreement, homeland security grant agreement, county clerk amended budget, convention and visitors bureau update, copier maintenance contract and capitalization policy. Lancaster City Council - special meeting 6:30 p.m. tonight in the City Hall meeting room about a sewer issue. A public hearing will follow at 7 p.m. about accepting part of the Christian Care Center on Maple Avenue as the new location for City Hall.

Do you ever wonder about the air you breathe? I know for myself when I drive behind a dump truck, I try to stay far behind the black diesel exhaust. Being stuck in traffic behind such a poisonous pollutant can really irritate my nose and throat. Not only does it smell bad but carbon monoxide is not healthy to breathe. Have you ever stopped to think about the air you breathe indoors? Noticing black diesel exhaust spewing out a dump truck is easily identifiable. What about substances we can't see?

An early morning accident shut down Interstate 64 and snarled traffic through Winchester this morning as workers cleaned up the scene. Police were called to exit 96 at 6:08 a.m. today after a truck overturned and dumped a load of scrap metal. Winchester Police Sgt. Tony Kirk said the truck was heading toward the westbound off ramp when the truck overturned. "(The driver) doesn't know what happened, but maybe a load shifted," Kirk said. The white dump truck turned onto its side and slid 200 feet across both westbound lanes and into the median, where it came to rest, he said.

Danville police and firefighters have shut down the northbound lanes of Hustonville Road today at Second Street due to an oily street surface that has created treacherous driving conditions. The oil slick developed on the hill in front of Lee’s Famous Recipe shortly after noon, causing at least two non-injury vehicle mishaps with cars losing control as they came down the hill. Assistant Fire Chief Woody Ball said the slick patch apparently occurred when a vehicle lost petroleum fluids as it traveled north and mixed with the light rain to create dangerous driving conditions.

A woman and 10-year-old boy were taken to the University of Kentucky Hospital following an accident on Sulphur Well Road last Thursday. According to an accident report from the Jessamine County Sheriff's Office, 46-year-old Rebecca S. Johnson of Antioch Church Road was traveling north heading into a curve when she saw a "large dump truck in her lane. " Johnson, who was driving a 1988 Ford Ranger, swerved to avoid the truck and went off the right side of the road and over corrected and went off the left side, overturned and struck a tree in an embankment.

CRAB ORCHARD - The volunteer fire department in Crab Orchard will be getting a couple upgrades thanks to approximately $9,200 in spending approved by the city commission. Mayor Billy Shelton said city commissioners approved the purchase of seven new digital radios - five handheld units and two vehicle-mounted units - at the commission meeting Dec. 6. The radio upgrade, which will cost about $5,700, was made necessary by an impending federal mandate from the Federal Communications Commission requiring all agencies to upgrade their radio communications by Jan. 1. City commissioners also approved paying $3,520 for the installation of a new 12-by-20-foot storage unit for the fire department's equipment, Shelton said.

The Nicholasville City Commission held a public hearing Monday afternoon for the purpose of proposed use hearing regarding Local Government Economic Assistance program and the municipal road aid. No one from the public showed up to speak at the hearing. City clerk Roberta Warren said the city would receieve an estimated $9,000 from LGEA funds. That sum would be added to the $1,000 already in that fund for a total of $10,000. Warren said $9,000 would be earmarked for parks-and-recreation projects.

Boyle County is building a new pole structure garage near the public works facility and because of the nature of the structure and its builder, it is exempt from Planning and Zoning fees and permits. In recent weeks, the Danville-Boyle County Planning and Zoning Commission detailed its current financial difficulties and was forced to cut hours and wages of staff. As a result, The Advocate received anonymous phone calls asking the newspaper to check into whether or not the county was going through the proper P&Z channels and paying the appropriate fees.

AARP seeks volunteers to prepare tax returns LEXINGTON - AARP Tax-Aide, a free, volunteer-run counseling and preparation service, is seeking volunteers from Danville and surrounding cities , who want to learn tax law and help prepare tax returns for middle and low income taxpayers. AARP Tax-Aide volunteers are trained in cooperation with the Internal Revenue Service. Volunteers are asked to give a minimum commitment of four hours per week over the 10-week tax season. Individuals of all backgrounds and skill levels are encouraged to apply.