Wolf Country

Unemployment in Kentucky in December came in slightly higher than where it was the year prior. The Kentucky Center for Statistics says the state unemployment average for December was 5.2 percent. That is an increase from the 5.1 percent rate reported in November and from December 2023 when the rate was reported at 4.3 percent. Kentucky’s unemployment average also came in higher in December than the national unemployment rate, which the U.S. […]

Tickets are on sale for Fix Grayson County’s second-annual Spay-Ghetti and No Meatballs Fundraiser. “It’s going to be Saturday, February 8 at the Alice Theater in Leitchfield, and everything that we make off of this event is going to go back into our community, trying to get animals spayed and neutered at low costs to the community,” said Fix Grayson County Board Member James Eubank. The event will feature a […]

Lincoln Trail Area Development District Executive Director Daniel London says the evidence shows that now is the time to pursue the public transportation plan laid out in the regional transit study commissioned by the Radcliff-Elizabethtown Metropolitan Planning Organization “It’s only going to be more expensive,” London said. “We’ve already, frankly, in some ways waited too long. It was too long of a gap between the studies, and we’re already behind the […]

The Radcliff City Council met for their second meeting of the month Tuesday. The council approved two ordinances on their second readings that annexed about 2 acres at 5800 South Wilson Road and rezoned it from Hardin County R-1 to Radcliff Commercial Zone. The council also approved several amendments to the city’s Zoning Ordinance and Development Regulations that match local statutes on recovery residences to recently-updated state statutes. Meanwhile, the first reading […]

The Elizabethtown City Council met for their second meeting of the month Tuesday. The first reading was held on an ordinance that would amend the zoning of 310 College Street. The original ordinance changed the zoning from Urban Residential (R-4) to Neighborhood Commercial (C-2), but prior to the reading Council Member Marty Fulkerson motioned to change the intended zoning from C-2 to Neighborhood Office (C-1) in order to limit potential uses for […]

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College will look to support veterans pursuing education after a recent grant award. ECTC received a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education that the college says will allow it to “extend support to soldiers transitioning from military service to new careers and enhance an array of services for veteran, military, and military-dependent students.” The funding will be awarded over a three-year period. ECTC says the […]

The Elizabethtown Hardin County Industrial Foundation is looking to the future, but as it does so it is exploring part of the past. The foundation is asking for proposals for the restoration of the historic Hazel Hill House, which came under foundation ownership as part of its acquisition of 140 acres along Gaither Station Road. EHCIF President and COO Andy Games said the foundation’s goal for the overall property is expanding industrial […]

The Kentucky Department of Revenue will begin accepting and processing state individual income tax returns on Monday, January 27, and the DOR encourages Kentuckians to file early to avoid delays. The deadline to file Kentucky and federal tax returns for 2024 is Tuesday, April 15, but Kentuckians are being advised of an upcoming delay. The DOR is transitioning to a new integrated tax system as well as launching a new business tax […]

Nolin RECC and Kentucky Electric Cooperatives are now accepting applications for their 2025 Washington Youth Tour. According to the co-op, five high school juniors whose parents or guardians receive electric service from Nolin RECC will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington D.C. from June 16 through 21. Participating students will tour sites such as the Smithsonian Institution, Arlington National Cemetery, and the U.S. Capitol. Students will also visit with Kentucky’s […]