The Elizabethtown City Council met for a work session Monday evening. City Stormwater Director Rita Davis provided an update on work being planned for Henry Street. Davis said the city is in the process of acquiring 54 easements necessary to complete the work, and asked for the council’s opinion on lawn remediation for property owners. “We’ve bounced around ideas as far as that can be part of the contractor’s responsibility to get […]

Independent or other registrations saw a jump in July. The Kentucky Secretary of State’s Office says voter registration saw a net increase of 4,981 voters in the month of July. According to the Secretary of State’s Office, Republican registration in July increased by 2,483 voters, while independent or other party registration increased by 2,530. Democratic registration decreased by 32 voters. Republican registration makes up 48 percent of the state electorate, Democratic registration […]

With area schools back in full swing, drivers should remember a new school bus law is in effect in Kentucky. “There is an amendment to the statute concerning school buses in Kentucky,” said Elizabethtown Police Department Public Information Officer Chris Denham. “Drivers traveling both directions are required to stop for a bus when the stop arm is extended, even on four-lane roads, unless the roadway is divided by a physical barrier or […]

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s Draft Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan is available for public view and is open for comments. The KYTC will allow for public inspection and comment on the plan through August 31. Any individual, agency, or organization may provide comments. The plan includes all federally funded projects, creating a schedule for where the state expects federal funding to be committed over the four-year period. The plan contains state […]

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College students can fast track the start of the new school year during the college’s Express Enrollment dates next week. ECTC will host Express Enrollment for new and current students from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday. No appointment is necessary. Students should head to the Welcome and Admissions Center in the Regional […]