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Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said during his Team Kentucky Update Thursday that one of the factors in the way of enacting House Bill 15, which lowered the age Kentuckians must be to apply for a driver’s permit from 16 to 15, is the age of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s licensing system. “The system we use to ultimately issue those permits in the process is about 40 years-old,” Beshear said. “It […]

The United Way of Central Kentucky is inviting project proposals for their annual Day of Action campaign. The United Way says the Day of Action campaign brings volunteers together to address community needs by working on meaningful projects. The organization will mobilize volunteer teams that will support the projects from June 16 through 20. The United Way is encouraging schools, churches, and organizations in Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin, LaRue, and Meade counties to […]

It is spring break for many area school communities, and Elizabethtown Parks and Rec has several events planned to help families get out during their time off with their Spring Play in the Park series. “This is our third year doing the program, and what it is is for families that are maybe just staying home in town doing a staycation for the week of spring break,” said E-Town Parks and […]

The American Red Cross of South Central Kentucky will be installing free smoke alarms and reviewing critical fire safety information with Elizabethtown-area households from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 26. “It’s part of our national Sound the Alarm event where we go in and work to make homes safer,” said American Red Cross of South Central Kentucky Executive Director Jennifer Capps. “We’ll send out teams of two to three […]

Students in the Hardin County Water District No. 2 service area are encouraged to apply for a scholarship opportunity. The Burton and Barbara Langley Family Foundation and Hardin County Water District No. 2 are making $30,000 in scholarships available through the family foundation’s scholarship program. According to the water district, the scholarships are available to high school seniors and college or trade school students that receive their water service from District No. […]

Two juveniles were killed and two juveniles were injured in an early-morning crash in Hardin County Saturday. According to the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office, at approximately 2:20 a.m. on March 29 deputies responded to a single-vehicle crash involving injuries on the 3,700 block of Saint John Road. The sheriff’s office says the preliminary investigation indicates that the vehicle was traveling east on Saint John Road when the driver lost control. […]

An area law enforcement officer is facing charges. The Meade County Sheriff’s Office says Muldraugh Police Officer Jay R. Burke faces charges of Driving Under the Influence and Reckless Driving following his arrest Thursday. According to a release from the sheriff’s office, the sheriff’s office and the Kentucky State Police were asked by Muldraugh Police Chief Tim Jackson to assist with an investigation into Burke allegedly being impaired while on duty. Burke […]

Two of the suspects in the Crystal Rogers investigation are agreeing to the testing of hairs found in Rogers’s vehicle, while the special prosecutor in the case says one suspect is raising objections. Nelson Circuit Court Judge Charles Simms III issued an agreed order Thursday between the Commonwealth and Joseph Lawson allowing for the testing of two hairs tape-lifted from the vehicle in September of 2016. The order is the […]

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, the Hardin County Chamber of Commerce, the Lincoln Trail Area Development District, Kentucky Career Center – Lincoln Trail, and the Lincoln Trail Workforce Development Board are partnering to host “Back in Business – Women Re-Entering the Workforce,” a three-day conference to be held May 1, 8, and 22 at Severns Valley Baptist Church. ECTC Director of Philanthropy Chrissie Angell says the conference is for all […]