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Arbor Day will be observed this Friday, April 26, and the City of Elizabethtown is ready to help you celebrate. “The city’s Park and Recreation team is celebrating all week long,” said E-Town Public Relations Officer Amy Inman. “A tree can be picked up at Pritchard Community Center between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.” All available trees are bare-root trees and are free to the public. “Varieties include swamp chestnut, black walnut, […]

The Elizabethtown City Council met for a work session Monday evening. Helping Hand of Hope Executive Director Hope Burke gave the council the organization’s 2023 impact report. Burke said the organization is asking the city to allot $5,000 to them in the upcoming budget. Burke said Helping Hand of Hope has never asked for financial support from the city before, but demand has been increasing on a month to month basis. “The […]

Area business and government officials were on hand Monday for the official reopening of the Baptist Health Medical Group Family Medicine Facility in Radcliff. Baptist Health says the facility, located at 1679 North Wilson Road just outside the Fort Knox Wilson Gate, will provide patients with primary care, behavioral health care, and connections to social services. Baptist Health Hardin President and CEO Rob Ramey said the facility has been several years […]

One of the suspects charged in the Crystal Rogers investigation is asking to be tried separately from the other suspects. The defense for Joseph Lawson has filed a Motion for Severance of Co-Defendants or Exclusion of Co-Defendant’s Statements with the Nelson Circuit Court. The motion calls for Lawson to be tried in a separate trial from Steven Lawson and Brooks Houck, or to have out-of-trial testimonials from Houck and Steven […]

The Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Park is hosting a performance of one of the 16th president’s favorites.  Kentucky Shakespeare will be performing A Midsummer Night’s Dream Thursday, April 25 at 6:30 p.m. The performance will be staged at the bottom of the Memorial Building steps near the flagpole, with visitors seated on the steps. The historical park says the 80-minute performance celebrates Abraham Lincoln’s love of Shakespeare, which began with pieces of […]

About 170 Hardin County Schools elementary school students will be going to different buildings next school year after the Hardin County Board of Education approved redistricting for four schools. “About 105 students will be transitioning to Lincoln Trail Elementary School, and about 60 to 65 will be transitioning to Cecilia Valley Elementary School, from G.C. Burkhead Elementary School,” said Hardin County Schools Community Relations Specialist John Wright.  Five students living […]