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The annual summer concert series at the Stephen Foster Story kicks off Monday. The 2024 Live at the Park Concert Series, hosted by the Stephen Foster Drama Association, will bring five regional bands to the stage at My Old Kentucky Home State Park this summer. The first of this year’s shows will be June 24, when The Crashers take to the stage at 8 p.m. The Louisville-based party band performs a blend […]

Elizabethtown Independent School District Superintendent Paul Mullins announced Monday that Josh Henderson has been appointed as the high school’s new principal. Mullins said Henderson is a good fit for the position. “He came to us with five years of high school principal experience, and it’s a tough job, and he’s done a wonderful job in Cumberland County High School, and then speaking with his superintendent and with others, we just know […]

The Elizabethtown City Council met for their second meeting of the month Monday. The council approved a zoning map amendment for 712 College Street Road that changes the property from R-3 to R-6/C-2, allowing for commercial and multi-family residential development. The council also approved the 2024-2025 city budget. The budget includes about $149.9 million in total funds available and about $119.7 million in total expenditures. Elizabethtown Mayor Jeff Gregory thanked department heads […]

The Meade County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a fight at a bar landed a man in the hospital. According to a release from the sheriff’s office, Meade County Dispatch received a call shortly after midnight on June 15 regarding a physical altercation at Bob’s Bar on Flaherty Road that resulted in a man getting stabbed. While on their way to the scene, an additional call reporting shots fired came in to […]

National Pollinator Week runs now through June 23, and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is doing their part to assist critters and help the environment.  The KYTC says since 2015 crews have seeded more than 100 habitat sites across the commonwealth, covering about 200 acres along Kentucky interstates, parkways, and other state-owned rights of way. The multi-year effort to plant nectar-rich flowers and native plants supports pollinators that are key to crop production. […]

The Radcliff City Council met for a special called meeting Friday in order to begin action on the next city budget. “These are going to be the first readings for our budget year 2024-2025, and then we plan on having the second reading at our regular scheduled meeting, which will be Tuesday the 18th,” said Radcliff Mayor JJ Duvall. The first readings were held on the 2024-2025 budget ordinance along with two […]

Hardin County Animal Care and Control Director Mike McNutt says the Hardin County Animal Shelter is in desperate need of adopters as the shelter continues to deal with capacity issues. “If you’re ready to make a commitment to an animal, please come see us,” McNutt said. “We have zero space on the adoption floor. Animals are coming in at an alarming rate, and it’s this way across the nation.” McNutt says […]

The Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame is getting ready to celebrate its latest class of inductees. The Hall of Fame will honor the Class of 2024 in a ceremony at the State Theater this Saturday. Hall of Fame Board Member Rick Walters said each year the organization reviews and approves 12 to 14 members for induction. “For coaches, they look at their overall records and things that they won,” Walters […]