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The Elizabethtown City Council met for a work session Monday afternoon. Officer Chris Elam provided an update on the city’s enforcement of the recovery residence ordinance that went on the books in 2024. Elam said there are 89 sober living facilities located within city limits, and three in unincorporated Hardin County the city provides enforcement for. Elam said while it was hard to show a data point on how the situation has […]

It was another strong month for new voters registering independent or other party in Kentucky. The Kentucky Secretary of State’s Office says for the sixth straight month Kentuckians registering to vote under independent or other outpaced new registrations by Republicans or Democrats. According to the Secretary of State’s Office, independent or other registration in August increased by 1,867 voters. Republican registration increased by 1,467, while Democratic registration decreased by 1,128 voters. […]

Drivers should be on the look out for road work in Elizabethtown the next few nights. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet crews are overlaying a high-friction surface along portions of U.S. 62 and the Western Kentucky Parkway, resulting in varying nightly lane closures. According to KYTC District Four, workers Tuesday night will be continuing work on westbound U.S. 62 between the Interstate 65 overpass and Commerce Drive, with lane closures in effect […]

Multiple services and programs will be providing information on how they serve the community at the second annual Breckinridge County Resource Fair, to be held from 2 to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, September 23 at the Breckinridge County Extension Office. “A lot of the different vendors include housing resources, food pantries, mental health and healthcare services,” said Breckinridge County Health Department Harm Reduction Program Coordinator Kayela Bennett. “The schools will also be […]

The Kentucky Commissioner of Education’s Student Advisory Council will have some local representation. Elizabethtown High School sophomore Vivian Fox has been selected as one of 12 new public high school students on the 21-member council. According to a release from Elizabethtown Independent Schools, the council was formed to gather student input on issues affecting schools. The students on the council serve as a “direct link between Kentucky students and Kentucky […]

Breckinridge County was included in the latest round of funding from the Kentucky Product Development Initiative. According to a release from the governor’s office, the KPDI “provides funding for local communities to boost investment in site and building upgrades to support future, well-paying jobs and economic growth across the commonwealth.” More than $700,000 in state funding was approved for the latest approved projects. “This is how we improve in the […]

One person is dead and one person is in custody following a collision on the Western Kentucky Parkway Thursday. According to a release from the Kentucky State Police, at around 4:25 a.m. on September 4 troopers from KSP Post Four responded to a call from the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office to assist with the investigation of a head-on collision near the 117-mile marker of the Western Kentucky Parkway. The KSP says […]

Warm temperatures, increased humidity, and breezy winds across Central Kentucky means area residents should be ready for the possibility of severe weather Friday night. “We’re really expecting the most coverage kind of from late afternoon through the mid-evening hours, maybe even into the early overnight hours, Friday night,” said Meteorologist Chase Graham with the National Weather Service in Louisville. “We’re mainly concerned about some of the stronger storms having some damaging […]

The United Way of Central Kentucky got some high-flying support from area volunteers, sponsors, and team members with their Skydive for Change fundraiser, which raised more than $45,000 at the Elizabethtown Regional Airport on August 23. “We did over double of what we did last year, and that’s incredibly exciting, and it kind of gives us a view as to what to expect next year, and we’re hoping to make it […]