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The Elizabethtown City Council met for a work session Tuesday evening. Representatives from Lightsource BP made themselves available for questions from council as the organization prepares to submit an annexation request from the city for 950 acres north of Hayden School Road near the Elizabethtown airport that would be used for a solar installation. Lightsource BP Director of Development Jack Steele said the property would be leased from the current landowners for […]

The Hardin County Fiscal Court met for their first meeting of the month Tuesday. An ordinance approving fee increases for enhanced 911 services in the county was approved on its second reading. Hardin County Judge/Executive Keith Taul said the increase is necessary to cover for increased demand in the county. “This is a 911 fee increase from $50.58 to $65.58, which is a $15 increase,” Taul said. “This will take effect next […]

The Alabama man who fled police in Hart County then hid in a cornfield near Glendale was back in court Tuesday.  Jecore M. King of Eight Mile, Alabama, appeared in Hardin Circuit Court for an arraignment hearing. King appeared via Zoom from the Hardin County Detention Center. Judge John David Simcoe said King was indicted by a grand jury on multiple charges including Wanton Endangerment, Fleeing or Evading Police, and […]

One person was killed and three juveniles were injured in an accident in Hart County Saturday.  The Kentucky State Police says at just before 7 p.m. on November 9 troopers responded to a two-vehicle crash on the 3,700 block of Priceville Road in Hart County. The KSP says the preliminary investigation indicates that a vehicle driven by 24-year-old Mikhaela Kostas of Versailles was traveling east on Priceville Road when Kostas attempted to […]

Several area churches and Helping Hand of Hope are partnering to offer families in need a Thanksgiving dinner. “It is provided to individuals and families who are unable to have a meal on their own,” said event coordinator Cheri Ellis-Reeves. “It’s at no cost to them, and if they’re in Hardin County we will deliver except to West Point. They do have to make a reservation through Helping Hand of Hope. The […]

Hardin County Schools is looking to hear from all district alumni from the Class of 1990 and earlier as the district plans a possible reunion event. “As one can imagine, that could turn into somewhat of a monumental task, but this is something that has never happened before, so we are asking for help from alumni for this event to be successful,” said Hardin County Schools Community Relations Specialist John Wright. […]

2024 property tax bills in Kentucky are now due and payable. The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office says there are several options available for residents to pay their property taxes.  Bills were sent out in postcard format, but you can find copies of your tax bill on the sheriff’s office’s website. “We started collecting taxes on November 1, and have been really busy because taxpayers can receive the 2 percent discount during […]