Last night around 7:30 pm, troopers from the Indiana State Police Post at Sellersburg responded to a crash on Interstate #265 near the 5.5 Mile Marker in Floyd County.
The preliminary crash investigation shows a 2007 Chrysler mini-van, being driven by Sharon L. Pinkston, 71 years of age, from Dayton, OH, was travelling West when for an unknown reason the car she was driving crashed into the rear of a 2001 Lexus being driven by Megan Jewett, 21 years of age, from Floyds Knobs, IN. After striking the 2001 Lexus the Chrysler mini-van went off of the North side of the roadway striking a tree.
The driver of the 2007 Chrysler mini-van, Sharon L. Pinkston, was transported to and pronounced dead at the Kentuckiana Medical Center located in Clarksville. The driver of the 2001 Lexus, Megan Jewett, was not injured.
At this time, it is unknown, what caused the deceased driver to crash. An autopsy will be performed on Thursday to determine if the driver suffered a medical emergency. The next of kin for Sharon L. Pinkston could not be located. Anyone who may know Sharon L. Pinkston, a black female, 71 years of age with an address in Dayton, OH, is encouraged to contact the Clark County Coroner’s Office at 812-285-6282. Ohio authorities have been notified.
This investigation is continuing.
Assisting Agencies-Floyd County Fire, E.M.S. and the Floyd County Sheriff’s Department.
Named an Official Kentucky Derby Event, the seventh-annual Unbridled Eve Derby Gala is an exclusive star-studded gala which draws local and national business leaders, horse racing industry professionals and celebrities from film, television, music, comedy and sports.
Sir Mix A Lot
From the world-class cocktail reception to dinner, dancing, live musical performances, and a spectacular silent auction, Unbridled Eve offers the best in Southern hospitality, elegance and entertainment.
All of this fun ultimately goes to help numerous great causes, including seven-time
beneficiary, Blessings in a Backpack, an organization that fights childhood hunger by
providing needy elementary school students a backpack of food on the weekends. Two-
Ray Liotta
time recipient, the Jennifer Lawrence Arts Fund at Fund for the Arts, supports a
range of arts organizations and drives accessibility across neighborhoods, schools,
community center, senior care facilities, parks, libraries, and public spaces in Greater
Louisville.
Dennis Quaid
FEATURING MUSICAL PERFORMANCES BY:
● Linkin’ Bridge – from the West End of Louisville and best known for their
appearances on Season 11 of America's Got Talent
● Sir Mix-a-
Lot – Grammy-winning American rapper and recording producer. He is
best known for his hit song Baby Got Back;
● Reggie Calloway, founder of Midnight Star – Grammy-winning songwriter and
top music producer, hit writer, musician and artist
● Thompson Square – country music duo composed of husband and wife Keifer
and Shawna Thompson
● Dennis Quaid – award-winning actor currently starring in I Can Only Imagine
● Mike Mills – co-founder and co-lead singer of the iconic rock band R.E.M.
● The Louisville Crashers – regional and national band out of Louisville that plays
covers and their original songs across the country
● DJ 2 nd Nature – energizing audio & visual performances that feature mash-ups of the best in pop culture
CELEBRITY/VIP ATTENDEES:
● Mira Sorvino – Oscar and Golden Globe-winning actress
● Christopher Backus – actor, director and screenwriter
● Keith Robinson – actor (Dreamgirls) and musical artist
● Paul Sorvino – actor (Goodfellas, Law & Order), opera singer, writer and
sculptor
● Jesse Spencer – Australian actor and musician known for House and Chicago
Fire
● Kevin Olusola – three-time Grammy winner with the vocal band Pentatonix from
Louisville. He is a musician, beatboxer, cellist, rapper, record producer, singer,
and songwriter. Olusola is best known as the beatboxer of Pentatonix
● Lou Gossett, Jr. – actor best known for his Oscar-winning role as Gunnery
Sergeant Emil Foley in the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman
● Jenni "J-Woww" Farley – television personality from reality series Jersey Shore
and Domesticated
● Patrick Schwarzenegger – actor and model. He is the elder son of Arnold
Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver.
● Victoria Justice – actress, singer who rose to fame on Nickelodeon’s Zoey 101
and Victorious
● Ray Liotta – movie and television actor, best known for his role as Henry Hill in
Goodfellas. Amongst his other film credits are Field of Dreams, Hannibal, The
Iceman, and Wild Hogs. Currently starring in Shades of Blue with Jennifer
Lopez.
● Bob Guiney – contestant on the first season of The Bachelorette and later
appeared as the bachelor in the fourth season of The Bachelor. He hosted GSN
Live from 2009 until the show's ending in 2011. He regularly appears on The
Today Show.
● Nora Roberts – one of the bestselling authors of all-time having written more
than 225 romance novels. She also writes as J. D. Robb for the Death series.
● Rob Angel – Creator of Pictionary
● Coach Bobby Petrino – University of Louisville Head Football Coach
● Luke Hancock – former University of Louisville basketball player, named Most
Outstanding Player in the 2013 NCAA Tournament, which University of Louisville
won.
● Warren Moon – NFL Hall of Famer who played the majority of his career with the
Houston Oilers
● Bilal Powell – football running back for the New York Jets of the NFL. He was
drafted in the fourth round of the 2011 NFL Draft.
● Antonio Brown – football wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL
● James O’Shaughnessy – football tight end for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the
NFL
● Kenny Moore Jr. – football cornerback for the Indianapolis Colts of the NFL
● Brian Winters – football offensive guard for the New York Jets of the NFL
● Rontez Miles – football strong safety for the New York Jets of the NFL
● Mario Urrutia – former NFL wide receiver. Played college football at University
of Louisville.
● Joe Johnson – former University of Louisville “All American” football player.
Drafted by the New Orleans Saints in 1994.
● Steve Elkington – two-time winner of the PGA Player Championship, formerly
on the PGA Tour, currently on the PGA Tour Champions.
● Bonnie Jill Lafflin – actress, model, television personality, sportscaster, and
NBA scout for the Los Angeles Lakers
● Allison Williams – ESPN reporter working Saturday college football games and
Big Monday college basketball games.
● Wes Henderson – Founder and Chief Innovations Officer of Angel's Envy
● Al Young – brand ambassador and resident historian of Four Roses
● Jean Cruguet – Triple Crown-winning jockey on Seattle Slew
● Victor Espinoza – 3-time Kentucky Derby winner and 2015 Triple Crown
winning jockey on American Pharoah
HOSTS FOR THE EVENING:
● Tonya York Dees and Tammy York Day (Hosts and Co-Founders, Unbridled
Eve Derby Gala)
● Ben Jackey (Unbridled Eve Gala Red Carpet)
● Julie Smith (Unbridled Eve Gala Red Carpet)
● Nick Ferrara (Unbridled Eve Gala Emcee)
*More names to be announced.
WHEN: Friday, May 4, 2018
Media Check-in: 6:00 p.m.
Red carpet: 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Reception: 7:00 p.m.
Gala: 8:30 p.m. -1:30 a.m.
WHERE: The Galt House Hotel & Suites
Grand Ballroom
140 N 4th St.
Louisville, KY 40202
CONTACTS: To purchase tickets, please visit www.unbridledeve.com and click
on “Purchase Unbridled Tickets,” call 502.894.9768 or email peggy@yorkmgmt.com.
Individual ticket prices start at $1,250. Dance Party only tickets are available for $350
ON APRIL 16, 2018 JACKSONCOUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY BEN RUDOLPH RESPONDED TO A
PERSONAL INJURY MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON US HIGHWAY 50 WEST OF BROWNSTOWN.
WHILE CONDUCTING THE INVESTIGATION, DEPUTY RUDOLPH DETERMINED A RED FORD RANGER, DRIVEN BY LLOYD BEYERS III OF BEDFORD, WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND AND HAD CROSSED THE CENTER PORTION OF THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK A GREEN DODGE DUALLY PICKUP TRUCK WHICH WAS TRAVELING EASTBOUND. THE DODGE TRUCK WAS DRIVEN BY JUSTIN LEACH OF WILLIAMS INDIANA. A MALE JUVENILE WAS A PASSENGER IN LEACH’S VEHICLE.
ALL THREE INDIVIDUALS WERE TRANSPORTED TO SCHNECK MEDICAL CENTER IN SEYMOUR FOR EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF MINOR INJURIES.
DEPUTY RUDOLPH WAS ASSISTED AT THE SCENE BY DEPUTY RAY, BROWNSTOWN POLICE CHIEF HANNER, AND BROWNSTOWN POLICE OFFICERS MCCRARY, HAWN, AND HUGHES.
ALSO ASSISTING WERE BROWNSTOWN FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND JACKSONCOUNTY EMS
Inmates booked into the Jail within the last 24 hours.
Hicks, Alexa A
Booking #:
99068
Booking Date:
04-17-2018 – 3:03 am
Charges:
16-42-19-18 Poss of Syringe
35-45-1-5 Common Nuisance
35-48-4-8.3 Possession of Paraphernalia
35-48-4-11 Possession Marijuana/Hashish
35-48-4-6.1 Poss of Meth
IC 35-44.1-2-9(MA) ~ FAILURE TO APPEAR
IC 35-48-4-6.1(A)FL6 ~ POSSESSION OF METHAMPHETAMINE
IC 35-44.1-3-5(B)FL5 ~ TRAFFICKING WITH AN INMATE – CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, DEADLY WEAPON OR CELL PHON
IC 35-48-4-8.3(A)MA ~ POSSESSION OF PARAPHERNALIA
IC 16-42-19-18(FL6) ~ UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF SYRINGE
IC 35-48-4-6(B)FL6 ~ POSSESSION OF COCAINE OR SCHEDULE I OR II NARCOTIC DRUG – AT LEAST 5 LT 10 GR
IC 35-48-4-7(A)MA ~ POSSESSION SCHEDULE I, II, III, OR IV CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
IC 35-48-4-7(A)MA ~ POSSESSION SCHEDULE I, II, III, OR IV CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
Whether it’s called the “summer brain drain” or the “summer slide,”
educators know that kids can forget some of what they have learned over the summer.
To help keep students from losing ground academically, the Duke Energy Foundation is investing approximately $18,560 in Bradie Shrum Elementary youth to help maintain and improve reading levels over the summer.
Principal Brent Minton actually wrote the grant.
“This is the second year in a row we’ve applied for the grant,” said Minton. “We received it, which will help pay for summer school for students. It will allow them to come to summer school free of charge, they get free books, get transportation and all that’s taken care of.”
Minton said it will help prevent the loss of retention of reading progress students make over the summer.
The program is one of 24 that received Duke Energy Foundation grants for summer and school-year reading initiatives. This grant is part of an approximately $400,000
investment the Duke Energy Foundation is making statewide in school literacy
programs.
It’s the fourth consecutive year the company has invested in statewide youth
literacy.
“Summer programs not only help kids retain what they’ve learned, but they can also
help close achievement gaps,” said Duke Energy Community Relations Manager Bruce Calloway. “Developing young, good readers is fundamental to success in school and later in life.”
The grant will fund the “Sounds of Summer” reading program for first and second
graders. Teachers will design individual reading plans for each child in the program.
Facts on reading and education from the National Summer Learning Association:
About nine out of 10 teachers will spend as much as three weeks on review because of summer learning loss.
Most students lose two months of mathematical skills every summer, and low-income children typically lose another two to three months in reading.
Duke Energy Indiana’s operations provide about 6,800 megawatts of owned electric
capacity to approximately 820,000 customers in a 23,000-square- mile service area,
making it the state’s largest electric supplier.
In Indiana, the Duke Energy Foundation invests approximately $2 million annually for community support and charitable contributions. To learn more about Duke Energy Foundation, visit www.duke-energy.com/community.
Salem Police Department and Salem Middle School officials have come to the conclusion that there was no imminent threat regarding a male student who was removed from the school yesterday.
The parent of the student was contacted Monday afternoon, the student was removed, and the matter has been turned over to Salem Police Department.
Salem Schools Superintendent Dr. Lynn Reed said the student in question did NOT make any threats of harm to anyone, [and] simply responded in a flippant manner to story/inappropriate joke that was being repeated by another student.
“Adults have been concerned for school safety for a very long time and recent events have driven that concern into the thoughts of our children. Everyone is on heightened alert and I commend students for reporting what they heard — even though they had misinformation,” said Reed.
“This was corroborated by students actually hearing his comments. His choice of words was unsuitable, but at no time did he make a threat,” said Reed. “This is the information our leadership team at SMS had when they sent him home as a disciplinary measure.”
Reed indicated as the evening progressed rumors grew about why the student was sent home and were spread until one student contacted a teacher and told what she had heard.
“When the administrators at SMS received this information, Salem PD was called immediately (just before midnight)” Reed explained.
“A call informing parents of a safety concern went out this morning,” she said.
SMS administrators and Salem PD worked in tandem today to track down each rumor at the source.
All rumors were found to be without merit, said Reed.
“Many thanks go to the Salem PD and our SRO Allison Garloch,” said Reed.
Floy Garnet Pixley, age 82, of Borden, Indiana, passed away on April 17, 2018 at her residence.
Born on June 4, 1935 in Dove Creek Union, Colorado, she was the daughter of the late William Pete & Nellie (Bush) Claxton.
She was formerly employed at General Electric in Louisville, & True Publications in Pekin.
Survivors include her husband, Paul H. Pixley Sr; 4 sons, Bryan D. Pixley, William K. Pixley, George M. Pixley & Paul H. Pixley Jr; 2 daughters, Reba L. Pixley & Paula C. Johnson; 17 grandchildren & 24 great grandchildren.
There will be a memorial service at a later date. Hughes-Taylor Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
