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October is Fire Prevention Month, the theme for which in 2024 is “Smoke Alarms: make them work for you!” “Roughly three out of five fire deaths that we’ve had in the past few years, they happen in the homes where there’s no smoke alarms or ones that are not working, so we’ve gone into fires where there’s a smoke alarm but the crew that goes in said ‘I didn’t hear […]

Angel Carman says she has known Breckinridge County’s Braxton Criss’s grandparents Ruth and Gary Brown for years, and she says Braxton is the most cheerful and humble 18-year-old she has ever met. “I go to the grocery store once or twice a week and there was not a time that I would go in there  when he was working that we didn’t carry on a conversation,” Carman said. “He would […]

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College and Family Scholar House will begin collecting food for their annual Thanksgiving Meal Drive Monday. “Everyone deserves to have a great Thanksgiving, and that includes the students at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College who may be working hard in their classes, maybe they are already in the early stages of their career and also trying to raise families, and sometimes folks just need a little assistance […]

The Hodgenville Police Department is warning residents of additional dangers with drug use.  The HPD says on October 9 officers located two individuals in separate incidents that were passed out behind the wheel of vehicles, one at an intersection in the city and the other at a local recreational area. The police say both suspects are suspected to have taken a stimulant-type drug. The police noted that stimulant drugs typically do not […]

The Elizabethtown Police Department responded to a serious traffic accident in E-Town Wednesday. “Shortly before five o’clock Wednesday evening, we responded to a motor vehicle collision in the area of the U.S. 31W bypass and U.S. 62,” said EPD Public Information Officer Chris Denham. “Our investigation revealed that a red Chevy truck driven by an adult female was traveling eastbound on U.S. 62 in an attempt to turn under the ramp to […]

The Nelson Circuit Court affirmed that Steven Lawson’s police interviews will not be included in his trial. Nelson Circuit Judge Charles Simms III issued an order Wednesday excluding Lawson’s interviews with investigators from June 8, June 14, August 22, September 12, and November 21, 2023. Judge Simms ordered Lawson to decide whether or not to waive his right to withhold the interviews in July, and Lawson’s defense told Simms during a […]

Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development Secretary Jeff Noel says collaboration and strong leadership has helped Kentucky become a leader in the automotive industry, and the commonwealth needs to fight to stay at the top. “Whichever way the world goes on in automotive, we have to win, and I’m not politically espoused on whether it’s EV, hydrogen, electric, it doesn’t matter to me,” Noel said. “All I know is if there’s going […]

It may be Spooky Season, but the City of Elizabethtown is also inviting area elementary students to help the city spread holiday cheer.  The city’s Christmas in the Park Committee is once again sponsoring the Christmas in the Park Poster Contest, which is open to children in grades kindergarten through fifth. Participants will make a poster displaying their favorite holiday scene using their own artwork on a 22 inch by 28 inch […]

As the country sees the impact of natural disasters, state officials in Kentucky are reminding residents to stay alert and be prepared for severe weather. The state has a new program available to help the deaf and hard of hearing stay alert to storms. Through the “Moore Safe Nights” program, 700 adapted National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration weather radios are available for free through a partnership between the Kentucky Commission on […]

The Hardin County Fiscal Court met for their first meeting of the month Tuesday. Hardin County Animal Care and Control Director Mike McNutt reported that during the month of September the animal shelter adopted out 52 dogs, returned 37 to owners, and euthanized 15. McNutt said the hard work of the animal control officers can be seen. “The return to owner rate is at 30 percent,” McNutt said. “That’s the highest it’s […]