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The Lincoln Trail Area Development District announced “a significant new investment in regional safety and resilience” Thursday with their new partnership with DARCI, Disaster Awareness and Ready Communities. According to LTADD, Breckinridge County successfully implemented the program, and LTADD’s expansion to include Grayson, Hardin, LaRue, Marion, Meade, Nelson, and Washington counties creates a “unified, disaster ready corridor in Central Kentucky.” “By partnering with DARCI, we are ensuring that our region […]

The Twin Lakes Skate Park Project celebrated the progress that has been made on their mission to construct a “safe, inclusive, and professionally designed” skatepark in the region this week, as the organization was formally presented with the $25,000 grant awarded by Leitchfield City Tourism. Twin Lakes Skatepark Project Chairman Casey Keown said the project received the funding in September 2025. “That helped us pay for Phase One of our […]

Hardin County Education Association Vice President and James T. Alton Middle School science teacher Lawson Barger says literacy is important for school, but its importance extends everywhere. “If you can get a kid to love reading, then you build a lifelong learner and a lifelong reader, and it can help grow their mind and their heart,” Barger said. The HCEA will be hosting their annual Read Across America event this […]

The American Red Cross is still attempting to rebuild a blood supply that saw further impacts due to winter storms. According to the Red Cross, more than 20,000 donations went uncollected this winter due to the impacts of winter weather across the country. This impacted a blood supply that was already dealing with an ongoing shortage, and the Red Cross says some hospitals were forced to cancel elective procedures. American […]

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear says the commonwealth broke its record for exports once again in 2025. The governor announced Wednesday that Kentucky shipped $50.6 billion worth of products globally in 2025, an increase of 5.65 percent from the year prior and the third straight year the state has broken its record for exports. According to a release from the Governor’s Office, aerospace products and parts were Kentucky’s top export in 2025, […]

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is planning repairs to the embankment of U.S. 62 that serves as a dam for Sympson Lake on the west side of Bardstown. According to a release from KYTC District Four, while there are no imminent structural concerns, minor seepage was detected during routine monitoring of the dam. The KYTC says: “The levels detected do not impact the public or nearby facilities and minor repairs are underway […]

CASA of the Heartland Executive Director Michelle Kail says expanding to cover a six-county service area has its challenges, but the organization is up to the task, and is still growing in Hardin County. “We’ve gone from serving about 120 children in our community in 2022 to 185 this last year, so we’ve seen an increase in need and an increase in services, and we’re happy to be able to step […]

The Hardin County Fiscal Court met for their second meeting of the month Tuesday. Hardin County Judge/Executive Keith Taul presented the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline EMS Gold Achievement Award to Director Mark Peterson and the other team members of Hardin County EMS. “Mission: Lifeline EMS is the American Heart Association’s national initiative to advance the system of care for patients with high-risk time-sensitive disease states, such as severe heart attacks and strokes,” Taul […]