High Street

A domestic situation that started before noon on Wednesday, causing a home to be under surveillance and road closures, finally resulted in the suspect surrendering around 5 p.m. Joe Todd Davis, 30, of 520 High St. was taken into custody after his wife obtained a protective order and warrants for assault. Sometime before noon, Danville police received a check-welfare call from 3-4 Hill-N-Dale Drive. Officer Brian Adams responded, and spoke with Brittany Rogers, 24, also of 520 High St. Rogers told police she had just fled a domestic violence situation with her husband at their residence and was seeking assistance.

The City of Danville will pick up leaves through Dec. 14. The schedule is: Today: Ashford Drive, Carolyn Drive, Crosshill Road, Earl Street, High Street, Holladay Drive, Holtzclaw Avenue, Linda Avenue, Mark Avenue, Nichols Terrace, North Third Street, North Fourth Street, Old Shakertown Road, Shakertown Road and Timothy Avenue. Friday: High Street, Leonard Court, Magnolia Lane, North Third Street, North Fourth Street, North Fifth Street, North Sixth Street, Smith Street, West Broadway Street and West Main Street.

Leaves will be picked up in Danville through Dec. 14. Monday: Ashford Drive, Carolyn Drive, Crosshill Drive, Earl Street, High Street, Holladay Drive, Holtzclaw Avenue, Leonard Court, Linda Avenue, Magnolia Lane, Mark Avenue, North Third Street, North Fourth Street, North Fifth Street, North Sixth Street, Old Shakertown Road, Shakertown Road, Smith Street, Timothy Avenue, West Broadway Street, West Lexington Avenue and West Main Street....

Emergency crews and officers responded to a two-vehicle injury wreck about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of High Street and Swope Drive. Vaughn Jones, 35, of Perryville, was driving east on High Street, approaching the intersection, when the vehicle was struck in the passenger side by a black Toyota Corolla that allegedly ran a stop sign on Swope Drive. Jones was taken by ambulance to Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center. The driver of the Corolla fled the scene, continuing onto Holladay Drive.

Details continue to emerge about the victims and the alleged shooter in a double murder Monday in Danville, but information about what led to the killings remains sketchy. Police say Phillip White of Lancaster entered 477 High St. after 4 p.m. and found Thomas W. Hager Jr. holding Mark Snyder, 21, of Waynesburg and Ted Sparks, who lived at the house, at gunpoint. The men were apparently on their knees with their hands behind their backs. Sparks was the father of Snyder's girlfriend.

Dear Editor: I would like to take this opportunity to invite everyone to use the new free dump on High Street. It used to be a house that unfortunately burned down last year a few weeks before Christmas. Now, it's just a rock foundation with a basement that is being used by everyone and their brother to dump their old furniture, clothes and other garbage in. But here's the good part: I get to look out my kitchen window at this every day and when the wind is right, most of the garbage ends up in my yard - not to mention the overflow of mice, rats and snakes that live in our new "dump.

To the editor, I'm just writing about the article I read concerning the traffic light on Main and High streets. There are hundreds of people who live off of High Street and that intersection is the only way we have of getting out of our neighborhood. So it takes all of us at least 10 minutes to get out every time we try to leave our homes. There is also a church and a few businesses off of this street. We do not have an option to go out any other way. It is also a lot safer for the school buses to exit High Street with the signal light.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Tickets for the Kentucky-Tennessee women's basketball game Sunday, March 3 at 3:30 p.m. EST in Memorial Coliseum are sold out. The game will be televised live on ESPNU with Sam Gore and Maria Taylor calling the action. The game also will be broadcast on the UK IMG Sports Radio Network with Neil Price. A limited number of tickets have been held for UK students, faculty and staff on game day. Tickets can be picked up at the Joe Craft Center ticket office beginning at 2:30 p.m. EST on March 3. UK students will be offered one free ticket for themselves, while faculty and staff will receive a ticket for themselves and one for a guest, while supplies last.

Emergency crews and officers responded to a two-vehicle injury wreck about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of High Street and Swope Drive. Vaughn Jones, 35, of Perryville, was driving east on High Street, approaching the intersection, when the vehicle was struck in the passenger side by a black Toyota Corolla that allegedly ran a stop sign on Swope Drive. Jones was taken by ambulance to Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center. The driver of the Corolla fled the scene, continuing onto Holladay Drive.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Tickets for the Kentucky-Tennessee women's basketball game Sunday, March 3 at 3:30 p.m. EST in Memorial Coliseum are sold out. The game will be televised live on ESPNU with Sam Gore and Maria Taylor calling the action. The game also will be broadcast on the UK IMG Sports Radio Network with Neil Price. A limited number of tickets have been held for UK students, faculty and staff on game day. Tickets can be picked up at the Joe Craft Center ticket office beginning at 2:30 p.m. EST on March 3. UK students will be offered one free ticket for themselves, while faculty and staff will receive a ticket for themselves and one for a guest, while supplies last.

I have recently returned to Danville after living in Washington for nearly 15 years.  I understand there are more than a few foreclosed and bank-owned, unoccupied homes here in Danville, what really depresses me is that on High Street, on one of the houses across from me the siding has come off so much that the interior framework is visible from the street. Or the windows are broken out, and the roof looks like a giant sat on it. Or the bank-owned property next door has a hole in the roof that goes clear through to the basement, and the foundation is on the verge of collapse to the extent that the front door casement looks more like a trapezoid.  It seems like they only need to mow the grass to keep code enforcement at bay. How can someone improve the value of their home if the ones surrounding it make the neighborhood look like a ghetto?

Details continue to emerge about the victims and the alleged shooter in a double murder Monday in Danville, but information about what led to the killings remains sketchy. Police say Phillip White of Lancaster entered 477 High St. after 4 p.m. and found Thomas W. Hager Jr. holding Mark Snyder, 21, of Waynesburg and Ted Sparks, who lived at the house, at gunpoint. The men were apparently on their knees with their hands behind their backs. Sparks was the father of Snyder's girlfriend.

Many Danville residents woke this morning to find their vehicles marked with orange spray-paint. Assistant Police Chief Tony Gray said at least 50 vehicles were vandalized overnight and reports were continuing to come in throughout the morning. The damage was widespread. Areas where vandalism was reported include Hartland, Chestnut and Locust streets near Danville High School, Rowe Street near the Centre College campus, Broadway all the way from Fifth Street to First Street, and High Street near Comprehensive Care where arrows were painted on the road.

Liberty Topper and Joey Wayne Drinkard were married July 28 at Church of The Savior on Brannon Road, Nicholasville. Robert Hale performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Connie Cooper of Nicholasville, and Joseph Arnold of Lexington. The groom is the son of Pam Hall of Nicholasville and Terry Drinkard of Nicholasville. He is the grandson of Joseph and Kathryn Motts of Frankfort. Teresa Drinkard was maid of honor and Josh Huber served as best man. In honor of the bride and groom, there will be an open invitation wedding reception Sept 26 at the Sam Corman Building, located off High Street, behind the city of Nicholasville Utilities building from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The reception will be given by the groom's parents.

A domestic situation that started before noon on Wednesday, causing a home to be under surveillance and road closures, finally resulted in the suspect surrendering around 5 p.m. Joe Todd Davis, 30, of 520 High St. was taken into custody after his wife obtained a protective order and warrants for assault. Sometime before noon, Danville police received a check-welfare call from 3-4 Hill-N-Dale Drive. Officer Brian Adams responded, and spoke with Brittany Rogers, 24, also of 520 High St. Rogers told police she had just fled a domestic violence situation with her husband at their residence and was seeking assistance.

To the editor, I'm just writing about the article I read concerning the traffic light on Main and High streets. There are hundreds of people who live off of High Street and that intersection is the only way we have of getting out of our neighborhood. So it takes all of us at least 10 minutes to get out every time we try to leave our homes. There is also a church and a few businesses off of this street. We do not have an option to go out any other way. It is also a lot safer for the school buses to exit High Street with the signal light.

Leaves will be picked up in Danville through Dec. 14. Today: Alton Avenue, Boyd Avenue, Craig Road, Crosshill Road, High Street, Hillcrest Drive, Hilltop Road, Leonard Court, Louise Street, Magnolia Lane, Maple Tree Place, McMillan Avenue, North Third Street, North Fourth Street, North Fifth Street, North Sixth Street, North Maple Avenue, Park Drive, Parklawn Drive, Rome Street, Shadeland Drive, Smith Street, Sunset Drive, Swope Drive, Vinson...

Leaves will be picked up in Danville through Dec. 14. Today: Ashford Drive, Carolyn Drive, Crosshill Drive, Earl Street, High Street, Holladay Drive, Holtzclaw Avenue, Leonard Court, Linda Avenue, Magnolia Lane, Mark Avenue, North Third Street, North Fourth Street, North Fifth Street, North Sixth Street, Old Shakertown Road, Shakertown Road, Smith Street, Timothy Avenue, West Broadway Street, West Lexington Avenue and West Main Street....