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The statewide unemployment average saw a slight increase in November. The Kentucky Center for Statistics says the statewide unemployment average for November was 5.1 percent. That’s a slight increase from the 5.0 percent rate reported in October and from the 4.3 percent rate reported in November of 2023. Kentucky’s unemployment average for November also came in higher than the national unemployment average, which the U.S. Department of Labor reported at 4.2 percent. […]

Support area students and ring in 2025 with the Elizabethtown Lions Club New Year’s Day Dash 5K Run and Walk. The event will be held at the Elizabethtown Sports Park on January 1 beginning at 9 a.m. “It’s $30 for registration, and if you register by December 20 online you’re ensured to get a t-shirt, and of course if you do show up the day of the race we’ll take you, but […]

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College recognized their latest round of graduates this week. ECTC hosted their Fall 2024 graduation ceremony at Severns Valley Baptist Church Tuesday. 150 graduates and hundreds of guests were in attendance for the ceremony. ECTC says they expect to award Fall 2024 graduates with about 500 degrees and diplomas for their efforts. ECTC students also completed about 1,200 certificate programs this semester. Credentials were awarded for several […]

Drivers in Bardstown should be on the lookout for road closures downtown Friday as the city gets shown in the national spotlight. Bardstown Main Street says NBC’s The Today Show will be filming live from Bardstown Main Street’s Court Square Friday as the show spotlights Bardstown as one of the Merriest Main Street’s in America. To facilitate filming, several road closures will be in effect from 6 a.m. until filming is […]

The death of a teenager that resulted from a drug overdose has resulted in three arrests and is prompting area law enforcement to warn of drugs circulating in the community that have been laced with fentanyl. The Elizabethtown Police Department stated in a press release that officers responded to an Elizabethtown residence just before 7 a.m. Wednesday regarding a death investigation. The EPD says it was determined that the victim, a 17-year-old […]

The American Red Cross says the need for blood donors doesn’t take a Christmas break. “Our cancer patients, there is a constant need for blood with cancer patients needing different blood products, and that’s why we encourage everybody, even if you’ve never donated before, to come out and donate and give something that doesn’t cost you anything that could help sustain a life of a patient in need,” said Red […]

The Radcliff City Council met for their final meeting of 2024 Tuesday evening. The council approved an amendment to the city’s employee policies and procedures handbook. “That was the discussion regarding the retirees and that they would be able to utilize our insurance but pay out of their own pocket to use the plan for the dental and vision,” said Radcliff Mayor JJ Duvall. The first readings were held on ordinances that […]

Area officials are warning residents of several ongoing scam attempts. The Grayson County Chamber of Commerce says a chamber member received a phone call Tuesday from somebody posing as a chamber official. The caller asked the chamber member about purchasing advertising space for the “Leitchfield Junior Chamber.” Grayson County does not have a junior chamber, and the Chamber of Commerce says residents should not give any information over the phone and hang […]