Last winter, Trigg County Hospital and its related officials and parties received good news from Congressman James Comer — when it was announced $3 million in federal funding was awarded in the small omnibus federal appropriations package for a new emergency medical services and ambulance facility in Cadiz.
Earmarked as a USDA payment, it requires a 20% match — or $600,000 — in order to receive the full compensation.
During Monday night’s Trigg County Fiscal Court meeting, Judge-Executive Stan Humphries announced further good news for the community — noting the match is being handled by the state’s incoming 2026-28 biennium budget.
Not only will the facility be upgraded, but Humphries noted there will be room for more parking, as well as extra space for paramedics that “serve this community, and serve it well.”
More details, he said, are forthcoming.
The project will replace the county’s more than 30-year-old, undersized ambulance building with a modern facility designed to meet growing demand. Plans include six bedrooms, locker rooms, offices, a training room, kitchen and dining area and a six-bay ambulance garage.
Humphries, Trigg County Hospital President/CEO John Sumner and others have long noted a need for improved working conditions for paramedics and expand services, including increasing from two to three 24-hour ambulance crews, and the upgrade is expected to enhance emergency response for residents and visitors in the Trigg County, as well as Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area region.
In other court news:
+ Following a question from Magistrate Mike Wright, Humphries confirmed that there is no clear date on the completion of the North Tanyard Road Bridge.
However, pieces of it have been salvaged for potential use elsewhere.
The Old Hopkinsville Road bridge, he added, was closed just over a couple weeks ago, and it is currently under review by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 1.
+ Following this past weekend’s traffic fatality on Linton Road near Lake Vista Drive, Magistrate Pat Bush said conversations are starting again about the difficulties of this curve.
It’s a 15 mile-per-hour curve, with other complications.
+ Humphries confirmed that last year’s flex funds and rural secondary road program hasn’t been completed, but magistrates did approve a current rural and municipal aid expenditure and executing resolution not to exceed $823,286 that would help with 10 partial projects, including: three-tenths of Carol Drive, two-tenths of Francis Lane, one-tenth of Fulton Road, one mile of Graham School Road, half-a-mile of Herndon Circle, two-tenths of Jenny Lane, four-tenths of Lakeland Road, one mile of Military Road, four-tenths of Redbird Drive, nearly 1.4 miles of Rockcastle Lakeshore Drive, three-tenths of Stillhouse Branch and two miles of Tuggle Road.
+ Humphries also confirmed that in light of last week’s news of potential senior meals underfunding in the 2026-28 biennium budget, area development districts from across the Commonwealth will be meeting alongside the Department of Aging and Independent Living during the first quarter of May to discuss and comb through details.
+ Of note for the calendar: Monday, May 4, will be the first reading of the 2026-27 fiscal year budget, officials with KYTC will be visiting Monday, May 18, Tuesday night will be another Trigg County Veterans Memorial Committee meeting discussing last week’s Cadiz Rotary Auction success, Murray State University will host their agriculture school groundbreaking Wednesday at 2 PM, and 5:30 PM Thursday night at the EOC will play host to a Trigg County 250 Committee meeting.
