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The Kentucky State Police is investigating a fatal collision that occurred in Hardin County Sunday evening. According to the KSP, shortly after 8 p.m. on July 14 a trooper on patrol came upon a collision at the intersection of the U.S. 31W Bypass and westbound ramp to the Western Kentucky Parkway. The KSP says the preliminary investigation indicates that 67-year-old Billy Edwards of Elizabethtown was operating a motorcycle on the […]

The sixty-first year of “the most fun you can have with your shoes on” wrapped up Saturday night as the Hardin County Fair came to a close. “We had a really, really good fair week,” said Fair Board PResident Marty Fulkerson. “We ran into some issues with all the storms and tornado warnings Tuesday, that kind of hurt the attendance a little bit, but we had a really, really good fair. It […]

A major summer narcotics operation launched by the Kentucky State Police is showing results.  Following a three-month long investigation into suspected drug trafficking rings, all sixteen KSP posts joined in on Operation Summer Heat. KSP personnel partnered with law enforcement agencies from across the commonwealth to make a series of arrests. Governor Andy Beshear included KSP Commissioner Phillip Burnett Jr. as a speaker during Thursday’s Team Kentucky Update. Burnett said the operation […]

As the new school year approaches, Nolin RECC is encouraging educators in Hardin and LaRue counties to apply for their Be a Light Teacher Grants. Nolin RECC Communications Manager Sarah Fellows says the Nolin RECC Operation Round-Up board created the Be a Light grant program as a way of honoring and supporting local teachers. “They know, and they hear from teachers and we all do, that if funds aren’t available for their […]

Breckinridge County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Nick Carter says the district has been hard at work all summer gearing up for the new school year. “Teachers and staff have been working hard throughout the summer with different training opportunities and just getting ready for the year,” Carter said. “Our building maintenance folks and custodians are doing a great job getting our buildings cleaned and looking absolutely wonderful for the start of […]

The Kentucky Association of School Administrators has announced the recipients of the 2024 William T. Nallia Educational Leadership Award, and a local superintendent is among those honored. Hardin County Schools Superintendent Terrie Morgan will be honored with the award along with Livingston County Schools Superintendent David Meinschein and Baird Vice Chair Jim Allen. The KASA says the award “recognizes individuals who have demonstrated visionary leadership and made significant contributions to public education in […]

Willow Creek Senior Living staff and residents welcomed some special guests for breakfast Thursday morning. Bike4ALZ made a stop in Elizabethtown as part of their cross-country journey, all in the name of raising funds and awareness for Alzheimer’s research. The bike riders are 12 Western Kentucky University students, including Business Data Analytics major Adam Pruitt. “We go from San Francisco and bike all the way to Virginia Beach, raising money for […]

Area residents now have an additional option for applying for or renewing their driver’s license.  The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet this week opened the 33rd Driver Licensing Regional Office in the state in Bardstown. KYTC Vehicle Regulation Commissioner Matthew Cole says the transportation cabinet is excited to bring services to the Bardstown location, located at 860 West Stephen Foster Avenue. “We bring what everybody sees as just drivers licensing, but it can be […]