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A fatal collision in Nelson County earlier this month has claimed a second life. Several organizations including the Bardstown-Nelson County Chamber of Commerce and the Bardstown Rotary Club shared in posts Tuesday that 71-year-old Christine Hovan of Coxs Creek died that morning. Hovan’s death comes 11 days after her husband, 79-year-old Edward Hovan, was declared dead at the scene of a crash on Shepherdsville Road by the Nelson County Coroner’s Office. The […]

A Kentucky Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigation landed two Vine Grove men in jail Thursday on charges related to child sexual abuse material. Nicholas Ray Renfro is charged with 10 counts of Class C Felony Possession of Matter Portraying a Minor in a Sexual Performance Under 12 Years Old and 10 counts of Class C Felony Distribution of Matter Portraying a Minor in a Sexual Performance Under 12 […]

The Breckinridge County School District encourages area families to get signed up for their Summer Meals Program, which will offer drive-through meals every Wednesday from June 3 through July 22. “A lot of students take advantage of our lunch and breakfast program throughout the year and then during the summer our Summer Feeding Program provides those students and other students that are in Breckinridge County the opportunity to take advantage of […]

The Lincoln Trail District Health Department is celebrating after successfully completing the reaccreditation process through the Public Health Accreditation Board. “We achieved our initial PHAB certification in 2018,” said LTDHD Public Relations Officer Melissa Phillips. “We just went through the reaccreditation process and we found out a couple of days ago that we met all the measures and we will be reaccredited for the next five years.” Phillips said reaccreditation shows the […]

April unemployment in Kentucky is down slightly from where it was the previous year. The Kentucky Center for Statistics says the state unemployment average for April was 4.3 percent. While that is slightly above the average reported in March of 4.2 percent, it is down .4 percent from the April 2025 average of 4.7 percent. Kentucky’s unemployment average for April came in even with the national unemployment rate, which the U.S. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]