The Elizabethtown City Council met for their first meeting of the month Monday. The first reading was held on a text amendment to the city’s zoning ordinance related to the regulation of data centers in the city, which was recommended for approval by the Elizabethtown Planning Commission at their July 28 meeting. Elizabethtown Mayor Jeff Gregory said everybody on the city council and everybody in the city’s administration is against […]
For just the second time in their history, the American Red Cross has declared a national blood supply crisis. The Red Cross says blood donations have fallen to a four-year summer low, which they say deepens “an emergency shortage that threatens the availability of lifesaving blood for patients across the country.” The last blood supply crisis was declared in 2022. The Red Cross says blood donations are not keeping pace with hospital […]
Summer break is winding down, and Hardin County Schools is gearing up to welcome students back this Thursday, August 6. HCS Community Relations Specialist John Wright said the district is excited for the new school year. “Our staff is looking forward to creating and building and nurturing lifelong relationships,” Wright said. “Our students and their safety is always our highest priority, and we’ll continue to emphasize our Portrait of a Learner competencies […]
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District Five is alerting drivers to two construction projects that may impact commutes in Bullitt County this week. The KYTC says beginning Monday alternating lane closures will be in effect on Interstate 65 between mile markers 116 and 117 as engineers perform routine hands-on inspections of the bridge over Salt River. Lane closures will be in effect on I-65 South from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, […]
The start of the school year is just around the corner, and the Breckinridge County Health Department is reminding parents that now is a good time to make sure your child is up to date on their immunizations. “We look at it more as a precautionary thing, you know, proactive as opposed to reactive,” said BCHD Public Health Director Scott Shrewsbury. “There are a number of different diseases and viruses […]
A nearby state park campground is set to partially reopen Friday after being closed more than a year due to flood damage. The phased reopening of the Green River Lake State Park Campground begins July 31, with approximately 73 primitive and self-contained camping sites available for booking. Kentucky State Parks says the campground suffered major infrastructure damage following historic rainfall and flooding in 2025 that left much of the park […]