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 Photos by Glen Jennings/THE OLDHAM ERA

 A new procedure in the 12th judicial circuit could reap major benefits to court officers, legal counsel, defendants and even taxpayers by speeding up the process of resolving very specific cases.

Termed the “rocket docket,” the procedure allows the Commonwealth Attorney’s office to identify appropriate cases to expedite through the arraignment, plea and sentencing phases of the accused.

 Even after 45 years, it was like Earl “Pat” Carroll, Robert Kelly, Chuck Robinson and Jerry Vinson had only been apart a day.  The four served together during the Vietnam War, only to lose contact and relocate to entirely different ends of the country after they were assigned to different units.  However, with modern technology at their disposal, they reconnected with one another and met once more in Knox County, Maine to pay their respects to Jim McClure, another Vietnam veteran who served with them.  

 Above is a rendering of the completed East End Bridge, part of the East End Crossing project, that will connect Indiana and Kentucky with a new bridge over the Ohio River.  The project was delayed somewhat by 2015’s severe weather events, but is still on track to open to traffic sometime in late 2016 or 2017.