Local News

Washington County’s continued mission to improve local roadways is taking another stride forward with work this week on Spaulding Lane near KY-555.

Traveling the one-lane road had become a pain for local residents, officials say, so work began last Wednesday to accommodate a higher volume of traffic.

 A 161-year-old pre-Civil War mansion burned to the ground Feb. 20, leaving a Washington County family unharmed, but searching for a new place to live. 

Dispatchers received a call about 2:20 a.m. from an occupant who reported black smoke and fire coming from the two-story frame home at 4290 Bloomfield Road. 

The home is owned by New Zealand native Mike Crawshaw and his family. 

Growing up, A.J. Lewis looked up to his father, Ray, as a hero who helped the people of Bardstown, but he also knew the dangers his father faced and would cry when he wasn’t home on time.

As an adult, A.J. now walks in his father’s footsteps, as Sgt. A.J. Lewis for the Springfield Police Department.

A.J. has been an officer for about a year and a half and is one of the few African-Americans to become sergeant in the region. Ray was the first African-American to become a major in Bardstown.

 FREDERICKTOWN — A Facebook site devoted to a small village in western Washington County is  helping past and present residents there reconnect. 

Since its January launch, the page — “Growing up in the Burg” — has attracted nearly 500 followers who often share photos and memories of  the Fredericktown community — dubbed simply “The Burg” by most locals.