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The East Hardin Middle School Beta Club is returning from the National Beta Conference in Savannah, Georgia, with some hardware. The Beta Club raked in 15 total awards recognizing placement in the top 10 in several competitions, and Beta Club sponsor and East Hardin art teacher Molly Hazle said one of the crowning achievements capped an effort the students put into the entire school year. “Our biggest thing we do, where we […]

PAWS Shelter Foundation member Diane Shoffner says Chewy has been one of the biggest supporters of the Hardin County Pet Pantry, and this Tuesday they are bringing a new opportunity to area pet families in need. “They have a whole trailer truck of pet beds for us, and so we decided to do just a one time event, open to the public and people that are really in need is our […]

CASA of the Heartland will host their annual Farm to Fork dinner Saturday at Highland Sod Farms. “Farm to Fork is our biggest annual fundraiser,” said CASA of the Heartland Executive Director Michelle Kail. “We partner with several local farms to provide the community with a farm to table dinner. We have a live and silent auction, and also we will have a live band this year, Van Winkle and the […]

The City of Elizabethtown is mourning the loss of an elected official. The city announced on its Facebook page Tuesday the passing of Councilman Bill Wiseman. Wiseman was serving his first term on the city council, and had previously served as a magistrate on the Hardin County Fiscal Court for district five. “The City of Elizabethtown and the Hardin County communities lost a great leader in Councilman Bill Wiseman,” said Elizabethtown Mayor Jeff Gregory. […]

The Radcliff City Council met for a work session Tuesday. The council discussed a zoning map amendment that would convert 155 Morgan Street from R-7 to Planned Unit Development Zone. Because of the use of a PUD zone, the council will also consider the property’s preliminary site plan and preliminary plats. The plan would convert the former Morgawood Mobile Home Park to 19 single-family units. City Attorney Mike Pike said the plan […]

The Hardin County Fiscal Court met for their first meeting of the month Tuesday. The court approved the second reading of end-of-fiscal-year amendments for the 2023-2024 county budget. The court also approved the first reading of an amendment to the county’s zoning ordinance that would reduce the size of a Rural Residential, or R-2, lot from 3 acres to 1.8 acres.  “Folks are still building homes out in the county, it’s just […]

A schedule change has been approved for the upcoming hearings involving the Crystal Rogers investigation suspects. Brooks Houck, Steven Lawson, and Joseph Lawson were all due back in court Thursday, but now only Steven Lawson will be making an appearance. According to an order filed with the Nelson Circuit Court Monday, Special Prosecutor Shane Young and defense attorneys representing Brooks Houck are in agreement that the motion to dismiss filed […]