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Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Director of Philanthropy Chrissie Angell says the college achieved its goal of exceeding the numbers from last year’s Giving Day. “Giving Day 2026 was a huge success,” Angell said. “We raised over $33,000 from 160 donors, which is up 5.9 percent over last year.” ECTC’s Giving Day activities took place the same day other Kentucky Community and Technical College System schools conducted fundraising efforts, with […]

The Central Kentucky Community Action Council this week recognized support from Hardin County Schools to allow the Radcliff Head Start Center to remain in operation. The CKCAC Head Start team hosted a celebration on Monday honoring HCS for the swift action the district took after extreme winter weather caused extensive damage to the Radcliff Head Start Center. The district made two classrooms at Radcliff Elementary School available to head start, allowing […]

Open burning restrictions will be in place for several counties in Kentucky for the next five months as part of Kentucky Ozone Season. Ozone Season runs from May 1 through September 30, part of efforts by the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet to protect families and preserve air quality. According to the EEC, burning of brush, tree limbs, leaves, or natural growth is restricted in counties that have exceeded the […]

The Elizabethtown City Council met for a work session Monday. Samantha Wiser with Taylor Siefker Williams presented on the North Downtown Master Plan, which she said will be the focus of the next round of Community Development Block Grant funding for city projects. Wiser said the improvements and projects in the plan fall under five general topics. “So looking at that infrastructure(1) that is out there, that’s kind of our base need, […]

The Hardin County Fiscal Court met for their second meeting of the month Monday. Hardin County Judge/Executive Keith Taul presented his proposed budget for fiscal year 2026-2027. Taul is proposing a budget of $62,468,098, balanced with $2 million from the annual payout from the hospital sale. “You can see that the revenue is $24 million-plus, with expenses exactly the same, and we end up of course with a balanced budget, and also […]

Members of the public are invited to join the Fort Knox community for a motorcycle ride Wednesday to highlight sexual assault awareness and prevention. The U.S. Army Human Resources Command will host the 11th annual SHARP “Raise the Bars” Motorcycle Ride April 29 as part of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. The ride is open to Fort Knox soldiers, family members, civilian staff, and the general public. According to […]

February unemployment in Kentucky is down slightly from the previous month and year. The Kentucky Center for Statistics says the state unemployment average for February was 4.2 percent. That is down from the 4.3 percent average reported in January, and down .6 percent from the February 2025 average of 4.8 percent. Kentucky’s unemployment average for February came in under the national unemployment rate, which the U.S. Department of Labor says at […]

A familiar face has been appointed as the Central Kentucky Community Action Council’s Community Services/HEAP director. Samantha “Sam” Ross, who has been serving in the position on an interim basis, was promoted to permanently take over the position, which oversees the Community Services Block Grant and the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program. “Coming from the Weatherization Assistance Program, I have seen how the services our agency offers impact the communities […]