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Ford Motor Company says Ford Energy is “set to convert its Kentucky gigafactory to serve the large and growing demand for battery energy storage systems.” According to a release published Thursday, Ford has assumed full ownership of the Glendale site following the dissolution of the BlueOval SK joint venture. The factory is now called Ford Energy Systems. Ford says retooling of the factory will begin soon, with units planned for availability beginning in late 2027. Ford says operations “will span […]

Suicidal Motorsports LLC invites the community to their first ever Bluegrass Biker Bash, to be held this Saturday at American Legion Hardin Post 113 in Elizabethtown. “It started as an idea from my son wanting to have something to do for everybody that loves riding since Hardin County had stopped theirs or E-Town, whatever the case may be, so it started as an idea from him and we’ve done one sort of like this in our backyard,” said event organizer […]

Fort Knox will host their annual Memorial Day ceremony at the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central in Radcliff on Monday, May 25. “It starts at 11:30 a.m.,” said Fort Knox Garrison Command Sergeant Major Alex Licea. “We will have remarks by our senior commander, Brigadier General Sean Crockett, and we will also have the ceremonial wreath laying, music from the 100th Band, a Prisoner of War/MIA remembrance, and then obviously the playing of taps and the 21-gun salute, so come join […]

UPDATE: Friday’s performance has been moved to the State Theater due to rain. — “Oh, brave new world!” Kentucky Shakespeare’s touring production of The Tempest will be making a stop in Elizabethtown Friday evening. Kentucky Shakespeare says the 2026 Shakespeare in the parks tour is visiting a record 46 locations this season as they present The Bard’s final play. The organization says the tragicomedy is “a testament to the redeeming power of love and forgiveness – featuring fools, spirits, monsters, shipwrecks, and […]

Breckinridge County Schools Superintendent Dr. Nick Carter said the 2025-2026 school year was a year of progress at BCS. “We’ve seen a lot of increases in our student achievement with some of our NWEA MAP assessments, and I’m just super proud of the work that’s taken place academically this year as we, you know, we’re continuing to get further out away from the pandemic and addressing the learning loss component from those years, and there’s just been amazing work taking […]

A strong population and good weather led to a record harvest in the spring turkey hunting season in Kentucky. Kentucky Fish and Wildlife says 36,439 turkeys were harvested during the spring hunting season, well ahead of the 10-year average of 30,847 and breaking the state record set in 2010 by about 340 birds. This included 2,613 turkeys harvested during the youth-only season and 13,670 harvested during opening weekend of the spring season. KFW says more than 99 percent of the […]

The annual unemployment rate in the Lincoln Trail District trended slightly higher than the statewide average in 2025. The Kentucky Center for Statistics says the statewide annual unemployment rate in 2025 was 4.6 percent. The annual rate was higher than the state rate in 75 counties, the same in five, and lower in 40. 95 counties had an annual unemployment rate higher than the national average of 4.3 percent, with six counties at that rate and 19 below it. The […]

Hardin County Schools will once again be providing its annual Summer Meals Program, funded by the United States Department of Agriculture. “Meals will be served Monday through Friday between June 3 and July 29,” said HCS Community Relations Specialist John Wright. “No meals will be served on July 3 because of the Independence Day holiday.” HCS says USDA guidelines require meals served in rural areas to non-congregate, or grab-and-go, meal service, while urban sites require congregate feeding, meaning the meals must […]

More than 860,000 people across Kentucky went to the polls, voted early, or voted absentee for Tuesday’s primary election, setting the ballot for the general election this fall. “We had over 15,000 people vote during this election, and nearly 12,000 of them voted today,” said Hardin County Clerk Brian D. Smith Tuesday. “We are excited to see an increase in turnout. While that’s only about 18.5 percent of our registered voters, that is significantly higher than we’ve had in the […]