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20ft Gatormade trailer stolen. Was left on 461 near Rockcastle/Pulaski line with a lock on it Saturday afternoon. Pleas...
09/14/2026

20ft Gatormade trailer stolen. Was left on 461 near Rockcastle/Pulaski line with a lock on it Saturday afternoon. Please contact the Kentucky State Police 606 878 6622 or the Rockcastle County Sheriff’s Office 606 256 2121.

09/01/2026

Press Release
Traffic Safety Checkpoints
The Rockcastle County Sheriff's Office will be conducting Traffic safety Checkpoints at the locations listed below during the Month of
September 2026 in an effort to remove Intoxicated Drivers from the roadways.
North Wilderness Rd and Lake Linville Road Intersection
I-75 South off ramp at the 62 exit and North Wilderness Road
I-75 South off ramp at the 59 exit and South Wilderness Road
Hwy 461 and White Rock Road Intersection
Hwy 150 and South Main Street Brodhead
South Main Street Brodhead and Hwy 1505 Intersection
Hwy 1505 and Sweetwater Road Intersection
North Wilderness Road just South of the Rockcastle/Madison County Line
Hwy 490 and Red Hill Road Intersection
Hwy 150 and Williams St.
West Main Street Mt. Vernon in Front of Rockcastle County Middle School
Copper Creek Road and Possum Kingdom Road
Flat Gap Road between the tunnels
East Fork Skaggs Creek Rd. and Remote Drive.
South Wilderness Rd. and Hwy 490
Lambert Rd. and Tucker Circle
Hwy 39 & Hwy 328 Bee Lick Rd.
South Wilderness Rd. and Mullins Station Road
Bowling Ridge and Tar Kiln Rd.
Burnt Ridge and Hwy 421
Hwy 70 and Hwy 618.
1004 and US 25 around Shell
J. Shannon Franklin
Rockcastle County Sheriff's Office
205 E. Main St. #2
Mt. Vernon, Ky. 40456
Office (606) 256-2032Fax (606) 256-5708
The views expressed in comments on the Rockcastle County Sheriff's Office page are those of the comment writers. The accuracy and politeness of comments are not guaranteed and do not represent the views or opinions of the Rockcastle County Sheriff's Office. All posted comments will be monitored, and the Rockcastle County Sheriff's office reserves the right to remove obscenities, off – topic comments, and personal attack.

07/30/2026

Press Release
Traffic Safety Checkpoints
The Rockcastle County Sheriff's Office will be conducting Traffic safety Checkpoints at the locations listed below during the Month of
August 2026 in an effort to remove Intoxicated Drivers from the roadways.
North Wilderness Rd and Lake Linville Road Intersection
I-75 South off ramp at the 62 exit and North Wilderness Road
I-75 South off ramp at the 59 exit and South Wilderness Road
Hwy 461 and White Rock Road Intersection
Hwy 150 and South Main Street Brodhead
South Main Street Brodhead and Hwy 1505 Intersection
Hwy 1505 and Sweetwater Road Intersection
North Wilderness Road just South of the Rockcastle/Madison County Line
Hwy 490 and Red Hill Road Intersection
Hwy 150 and Williams St.
West Main Street Mt. Vernon in Front of Rockcastle County Middle School
Copper Creek Road and Possum Kingdom Road
Flat Gap Road between the tunnels
East Fork Skaggs Creek Rd. and Remote Drive.
South Wilderness Rd. and Hwy 490
Lambert Rd. and Tucker Circle
Hwy 39 & Hwy 328 Bee Lick Rd.
South Wilderness Rd. and Mullins Station Road
Bowling Ridge and Tar Kiln Rd.
Burnt Ridge and Hwy 421
Hwy 70 and Hwy 618.
1004 and US 25 around Shell
J. Shannon Franklin
Rockcastle County Sheriff's Office
205 E. Main St. #2
Mt. Vernon, Ky. 40456
Office (606) 256-2032Fax (606) 256-5708
The views expressed in comments on the Rockcastle County Sheriff's Office page are those of the comment writers. The accuracy and politeness of comments are not guaranteed and do not represent the views or opinions of the Rockcastle County Sheriff's Office. All posted comments will be monitored, and the Rockcastle County Sheriff's office reserves the right to remove obscenities, off – topic comments, and personal attack.

07/07/2026

Press Release
Traffic Safety Checkpoints
The Rockcastle County Sheriff's Office will be conducting Traffic safety Checkpoints at the locations listed below during the Month of
July 2026 in an effort to remove Intoxicated Drivers from the roadways.
North Wilderness Rd and Lake Linville Road Intersection
I-75 South off ramp at the 62 exit and North Wilderness Road
I-75 South off ramp at the 59 exit and South Wilderness Road
Hwy 461 and White Rock Road Intersection
Hwy 150 and South Main Street Brodhead
South Main Street Brodhead and Hwy 1505 Intersection
Hwy 1505 and Sweetwater Road Intersection
North Wilderness Road just South of the Rockcastle/Madison County Line
Hwy 490 and Red Hill Road Intersection
Hwy 150 and Williams St.
West Main Street Mt. Vernon in Front of Rockcastle County Middle School
Copper Creek Road and Possum Kingdom Road
Flat Gap Road between the tunnels
East Fork Skaggs Creek Rd. and Remote Drive.
South Wilderness Rd. and Hwy 490
Lambert Rd. and Tucker Circle
Hwy 39 & Hwy 328 Bee Lick Rd.
South Wilderness Rd. and Mullins Station Road
Bowling Ridge and Tar Kiln Rd.
Burnt Ridge and Hwy 421
Hwy 70 and Hwy 618.
1004 and US 25 around Shell
J. Shannon Franklin
Rockcastle County Sheriff's Office
205 E. Main St. #2
Mt. Vernon, Ky. 40456
Office (606) 256-2032Fax (606) 256-5708
The views expressed in comments on the Rockcastle County Sheriff's Office page are those of the comment writers. The accuracy and politeness of comments are not guaranteed and do not represent the views or opinions of the Rockcastle County Sheriff's Office. All posted comments will be monitored, and the Rockcastle County Sheriff's office reserves the right to remove obscenities, off – topic comments, and personal attack.

06/24/2026

Press release

June 23, 2026

Just before 5:00 a.m., Deputy John Root of the Rockcastle County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a fatal collision on Highway 421 near the community of Big Hill.

A 2003 Chevrolet pickup truck, driven by Kevin Wilson, 25, of McKee, Kentucky, and occupied by three passengers, appeared to have crossed into the path of a 2012 Chevrolet Tahoe driven by Matthew Gabbard, 45, also of McKee, Kentucky.

Gabbard was transported to CHI Saint Joseph Hospital in Berea, where he was pronounced deceased by the Madison County Coroner.

Additional information will be released upon completion of the accident reconstruction investigation.

Agencies responding to the scene included the Rockcastle County Sheriff’s Office, McKee Police Department, Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, EMS units from Rockcastle, Madison, and Jackson counties, Climax Volunteer Fire Department, Sand Gap Volunteer Fire Department, Rockcastle County Emergency Management, and the Kentucky Department of Transportation.

06/01/2026

Press Release
Traffic Safety Checkpoints
The Rockcastle County Sheriff's Office will be conducting Traffic safety Checkpoints at the locations listed below during the Month of
June 2026 in an effort to remove Intoxicated Drivers from the roadways.
North Wilderness Rd and Lake Linville Road Intersection
I-75 South off ramp at the 62 exit and North Wilderness Road
I-75 South off ramp at the 59 exit and South Wilderness Road
Hwy 461 and White Rock Road Intersection
Hwy 150 and South Main Street Brodhead
South Main Street Brodhead and Hwy 1505 Intersection
Hwy 1505 and Sweetwater Road Intersection
North Wilderness Road just South of the Rockcastle/Madison County Line
Hwy 490 and Red Hill Road Intersection
Hwy 150 and Williams St.
West Main Street Mt. Vernon in Front of Rockcastle County Middle School
Copper Creek Road and Possum Kingdom Road
Flat Gap Road between the tunnels
East Fork Skaggs Creek Rd. and Remote Drive.
South Wilderness Rd. and Hwy 490
Lambert Rd. and Tucker Circle
Hwy 39 & Hwy 328 Bee Lick Rd.
South Wilderness Rd. and Mullins Station Road
Bowling Ridge and Tar Kiln Rd.
Burnt Ridge and Hwy 421
Hwy 70 and Hwy 618.
1004 and US 25 around Shell
J. Shannon Franklin
Rockcastle County Sheriff's Office
205 E. Main St. #2
Mt. Vernon, Ky. 40456
Office (606) 256-2032Fax (606) 256-5708
The views expressed in comments on the Rockcastle County Sheriff's Office page are those of the comment writers. The accuracy and politeness of comments are not guaranteed and do not represent the views or opinions of the Rockcastle County Sheriff's Office. All posted comments will be monitored, and the Rockcastle County Sheriff's office reserves the right to remove obscenities, off – topic comments, and personal attack.

05/02/2026

Press Release
Traffic Safety Checkpoints
The Rockcastle County Sheriff's Office will be conducting Traffic safety Checkpoints at the locations listed below during the Month of
May 2026 in an effort to remove Intoxicated Drivers from the roadways.
North Wilderness Rd and Lake Linville Road Intersection
I-75 South off ramp at the 62 exit and North Wilderness Road
I-75 South off ramp at the 59 exit and South Wilderness Road
Hwy 461 and White Rock Road Intersection
Hwy 150 and South Main Street Brodhead
South Main Street Brodhead and Hwy 1505 Intersection
Hwy 1505 and Sweetwater Road Intersection
North Wilderness Road just South of the Rockcastle/Madison County Line
Hwy 490 and Red Hill Road Intersection
Hwy 150 and Williams St.
West Main Street Mt. Vernon in Front of Rockcastle County Middle School
Copper Creek Road and Possum Kingdom Road
Flat Gap Road between the tunnels
East Fork Skaggs Creek Rd. and Remote Drive.
South Wilderness Rd. and Hwy 490
Lambert Rd. and Tucker Circle
Hwy 39 & Hwy 328 Bee Lick Rd.
South Wilderness Rd. and Mullins Station Road
Bowling Ridge and Tar Kiln Rd.
Burnt Ridge and Hwy 421
Hwy 70 and Hwy 618.
1004 and US 25 around Shell
J. Shannon Franklin
Rockcastle County Sheriff's Office
205 E. Main St. #2
Mt. Vernon, Ky. 40456
Office (606) 256-2032Fax (606) 256-5708
The views expressed in comments on the Rockcastle County Sheriff's Office page are those of the comment writers. The accuracy and politeness of comments are not guaranteed and do not represent the views or opinions of the Rockcastle County Sheriff's Office. All posted comments will be monitored, and the Rockcastle County Sheriff's office reserves the right to remove obscenities, off – topic comments, and personal attack.

04/13/2026

Press Release
Traffic Safety Checkpoints
The Rockcastle County Sheriff's Office will be conducting Traffic safety Checkpoints at the locations listed below during the Month of
April 2026 in an effort to remove Intoxicated Drivers from the roadways.
North Wilderness Rd and Lake Linville Road Intersection
I-75 South off ramp at the 62 exit and North Wilderness Road
I-75 South off ramp at the 59 exit and South Wilderness Road
Hwy 461 and White Rock Road Intersection
Hwy 150 and South Main Street Brodhead
South Main Street Brodhead and Hwy 1505 Intersection
Hwy 1505 and Sweetwater Road Intersection
North Wilderness Road just South of the Rockcastle/Madison County Line
Hwy 490 and Red Hill Road Intersection
Hwy 150 and Williams St.
West Main Street Mt. Vernon in Front of Rockcastle County Middle School
Copper Creek Road and Possum Kingdom Road
Flat Gap Road between the tunnels
East Fork Skaggs Creek Rd. and Remote Drive.
South Wilderness Rd. and Hwy 490
Lambert Rd. and Tucker Circle
Hwy 39 & Hwy 328 Bee Lick Rd.
South Wilderness Rd. and Mullins Station Road
Bowling Ridge and Tar Kiln Rd.
Burnt Ridge and Hwy 421
Hwy 70 and Hwy 618.
1004 and US 25 around Shell
J. Shannon Franklin
Rockcastle County Sheriff's Office
205 E. Main St. #2
Mt. Vernon, Ky. 40456
Office (606) 256-2032Fax (606) 256-5708
The views expressed in comments on the Rockcastle County Sheriff's Office page are those of the comment writers. The accuracy and politeness of comments are not guaranteed and do not represent the views or opinions of the Rockcastle County Sheriff's Office. All posted comments will be monitored, and the Rockcastle County Sheriff's office reserves the right to remove obscenities, off – topic comments, and personal attack.

04/12/2026

The Rockcastle County Sheriff's Office is investigating a residential Burglary where a large amount of gold and silver bars, coins, and other items were stolen. Anyone who has received any of these items is asked to contact our 911 Communications Center at 606-256-2121. Any assistance in recovering any of these items would be appreciated.

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