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As you head online to look for deals on Cyber Monday, make sure you are also watching out for possible scams. The Better Business Bureau says online shoppers should take steps to protect their privacy while shopping online, and shoppers should take time to make sure they are dealing with legitimate companies. The BBB says use your credit card when making an online purchase, as credit card companies have protections against fraudulent […]

Holiday celebrations in the City of Elizabethtown are set to ramp up this weekend with multiple events on the calendar. City of Elizabethtown Events Manager Beth Pyles says the State Theater will host their annual Breakfast with Santa on December 7. “Tickets include a breakfast, which is delicious, a visit with Santa, a professional photograph, Christmas crafts, and a ticket to the showing of The Polar Express, the movie that day,” Pyles said. […]

Two men are in custody as part of the investigation into a shooting death in Bullitt County Sunday. The Bullitt County Sheriff’s Office says Benjamin Williams and Fulton Juanell Mucker face charges of Murder, Attempted Murder, and Wanton Endangerment following their arrests Monday afternoon. According to a release from the sheriff’s office, after identifying Williams and Mucker as suspects deputies developed evidence against the two. The suspects were taken into custody in […]

One of the City of Elizabethtown’s favorite holiday traditions returns Wednesday evening. The city is ready to turn on the lights on more than 125 displays at Freeman Lake Park for their annual Christmas in the Park event. “This is our 34th annual year for that,” said Elizabethtown Events Manager Beth Pyles. “It returns to Freeman Lake Park, with the entrance being at the Blue Heron Way location.” Christmas in the Park […]

The Hardin County Fiscal Court met for their second meeting of the month Tuesday. Hardin County E-911 Director Mike Leo gave the October activity report for the county’s dispatch center. “911 calls answered: 4,449,” Leo said. “10,194 CAD reports created, we answered 4,608 administrative calls, dispatched 1,354 EMS runs and 411 fire runs, and handled 2,502 attempt-to-serve, prison transport, and traffic stop-type calls.” Hardin County Attorney Jenny Oldham thanked the county employees […]

With the Thanksgiving holiday arriving, many Kentuckians will be joining a projected record number of travelers hitting the road this holiday season. AAA is projecting nearly 80 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from November 26 to December 2 as part of their Thanksgiving plans. While Thanksgiving is a time for Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, the vast majority will be going with automobiles, with AAA projecting just under 72 […]

The first of two license lotteries for medical cannabis dispensaries in Kentucky was held at the Kentucky Lottery Corporation in Louisville Monday. Four applicants each were drawn from nine of the 13 dispensary regions through a random number generator. “In total, 4,075 applications were submitted for dispensary licenses,” said Kentucky Office of Medical Cannabis Executive Director Sam Flynn during a simulcast event at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort. “2,840, about 60 […]