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Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is inviting the community to help support its students as the college hosts its inaugural ECTC Giving Day Thursday. ECTC says donations will support student needs such as scholarships, transportation assistance, and the Student Emergency Fund, among other areas. With this year being the college’s 60th anniversary, one of the event goals is to have at least 60 donors give $60. One specific way to support […]

Irvington Elementary School has a new principal, but it is a familiar face. Breckinridge County Schools announced Wednesday that Jasmyn Reynolds has been named Irvington’s new principal. Reynolds has been serving as Irvington’s interim principal since February, and has been the school’s instructional coach since 2017. When previously discussing the principal search, Breckinridge County Schools Superintendent Dr. Nick Carter said the district was looking for a dedicated leader. “Hard-working, 100 percent […]

The City of Elizabethtown is excited to host its second Lawn Party at the Lake Concert Series this summer. “It is held every second Wednesday at the bandstand at Freeman Lake Park off of the Blue Heron Road entrance,” said Elizabethtown Events Manager Beth Pyles. “We are offering multiple concerts with family friendly events throughout the summer.” Pyles said the city had a goal of bringing something for everybody to Freeman Lake […]

Baptist Health Hardin is rounding out Sexual Assault Awareness Month with an event Friday evening. The Baptist Health Hardin Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner-Forensic Program will host their Shine the Light on Sexual Assault Awareness Walk Friday at 6:30 p.m. in the parking lot of Severns Valley Baptist Church, located at 1100 Ring Road in Elizabethtown. The community is invited to walk two or four laps of the course. Participants will be given […]

The Kentucky State Police is investigating after a Kentucky Transportation Cabinet contract worker was struck and killed in a vehicle collision Tuesday. The KSP says at around 9 a.m. on April 23 troopers were requested by LaRue County Dispatch to investigate a collision involving a van and a highway worker. The KSP says the preliminary investigation shows that Henry T. James of Louisville was driving a van east on KY-210/Old Elizabethtown Road […]

The Hardin County Fiscal Court met for their second meeting of the month Tuesday. Hardin County Attorney Jenny Oldham introduced Hayley Hoover with Volunteers of America, which will be helping to run the Hardin County Family Recovery Court. Hoover said Family Recovery Court is a collaborative process meant to help support families struggling with parental substance use disorder. “The hope of FRC, as we call it, is to help reunite families faster, get […]

Elizabethtown saw traffic delays and other disruptions Tuesday during a widespread power outage.  The outage area covered Dixie Avenue from around Mulberry Street to around Veterans Way, Mulberry Street from downtown E-Town to Ring Road, and neighborhoods west of the Elizabethtown Bypass. At one point, more than 6,000 Kentucky Utilities customers were without power. The outage began at around 10:30 a.m. and power was restored to affected customers by around 2 p.m. […]

Arbor Day will be observed this Friday, April 26, and the City of Elizabethtown is ready to help you celebrate. “The city’s Park and Recreation team is celebrating all week long,” said E-Town Public Relations Officer Amy Inman. “A tree can be picked up at Pritchard Community Center between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.” All available trees are bare-root trees and are free to the public. “Varieties include swamp chestnut, black walnut, […]