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The City of Elizabethtown will host its final mobile food pantry event of the year Saturday at Freeman Lake Park. According to a post on the city’s Facebook page, area residents in need of food should enter through the Freeman Lake Park Road entrance, which is the park entrance closest to Planet Fitness. The food distribution event will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday and continue until noon or until supplies […]

The City of Elizabethtown is set to celebrate the holiday season with multiple events and activities coming up on the calendar. Christmas in the Park returns to Freeman Lake Park for the 35th year beginning on Wednesday, November 26. “That will run nightly from 6 to 11 p.m.,” said Elizabethtown Events Manager Beth Pyles. “This year we have over 115 displays from not only the city of Elizabethtown but many […]

With the holiday season approaching, the American Red Cross is encouraging blood and platelet donors to “level up”. Now through December 7, donors will receive an exclusive pair of Red Cross/Pac-Man socks. Donors in that same time frame can also get a custom Red Cross/Pac-Man Gashapon capsule toy. Successful donations will also receive free A1C testing. According to the Red Cross, the organization has seen a drop in donations this […]

For the fourth year, the Johnson family is gearing up to host their annual Thanksgiving breakfast. “We feed the community for Thanksgiving breakfast, and it’s free to whoever comes in,” said Johnson family member Jennifer Banks. “We have breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m. at the Vine Grove City Hall, and anybody is welcome.” Banks said the annual breakfast was born out of her mother’s long-running efforts to feed cadets, […]

New regulations for businesses that sell tobacco, nicotine, or vapor products go into effect the first of the year. The Kentucky Public Protection Cabinet says all businesses engaged in the retail sale of tobacco, nicotine, and vapor products in the commonwealth must be licensed by the Kentucky Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control by January 1. According to the Public Protection Cabinet, the licensing requirement is the result of Senate Bill […]

There’s still time to support the Elizabethtown Police Department and Hardin County Sheriff’s Office’s annual Shop with a Cop program. “Every year, our Shop of the Cop program provides essential clothing and a special toy to nearly 300 Hardin County children, but we can’t do it without the support of individuals and businesses throughout Hardin County,” said EPD Public Information Officer John Thomas. “Your donations, big or small, help keep kids warm this winter, […]

The Radcliff City Council met for their second meeting of the month Tuesday. The first reading was held on a zoning amendment for 238 Cedar Oak Drive in Vine Grove. “The request was for an amendment from Commercial Zone to Residential-Four (High Density, Single Family and Duplex) Zone,” said City Attorney Mike Pike, reading from the ordinance. “The Planning Commission recommended the zone map amendment request be granted as the request was […]

In addition to their role in Shop with a Cop, the Elizabethtown Police Department has a role in other activities aimed at making the holiday season brighter for children and families in need. Donations are currently being accepted for the EPD’s annual Cram the Cruiser campaign. “Between now and November 26, any non-perishable food items may be placed in Cruiser No. 175, parked in the landscaping bed adjacent to the main parking […]