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The Stephen Foster Drama Association is gearing up for their 25th-annual Fourth of July Celebration.  According to the Drama Association, the Fourth of July is particularly significant to the organization as it not only recognizes the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, but also the birthday of Stephen Foster himself, fifty years later on July 4, 1826. In celebration of both occasions, a family-friendly celebration will […]

More than 100 antique automobiles will be making their way through Elizabethtown this Wednesday as part of the Hemmings Great Race. The nine-day, 2,300-mile classic car rally takes the drivers on a different route each year. This year’s route runs from St. Paul, Minnesota, to Irmo, South Carolina. The driver’s will be stopping at the Swope’s Cars of Yesteryear Museum for a hosted lunch stop. “We have 120 vintage automobiles, […]

Several area entities will receive support from the latest announced grants from the Legacy Foundation of Kentuckiana. The foundation announced last week the approval of 23 grants totaling $2.35 million “to support charitable programs that foster healthier communities in the Louisville area, focused particularly on the needs of vulnerable populations.” The foundation says the grants reaffirm its commitment to strengthening local health and well-being by addressing pressing regional challenges. Among […]

With summertime comes summer heat, so parents and caregivers should take extra steps to make sure children do not get left behind in a hot vehicle. “On just a sunny 60 degree day, it can be up to 110 degrees in the car,” said Radcliff Deputy Fire Marshal Tommy Crane. “Especially with our hot and humid area around here in the Ohio River Valley, the other thing to think about […]

Hardin County Schools is looking for assistance to recognize distinguished alumni.  Applications are now being accepted for the HCS 2025 Class of Distinguished Alumni. According to a release from HCS, nominees must have graduated from any current or former high schools in Hardin County no less than five years ago.  HCS Superintendent Terrie Morgan said in the release: “I encourage our community to nominate a HCS alum who has excelled […]

Elizabethtown Planning and Development Director Joe Reverman says the city began developing proposed residential zoning text amendments after discussions last year with the Elizabethtown Planning Commission about new developments in the area amidst recent growth. “And a lot of that was residential developments that have been seen across the country since the Great Recession,” Reverman said. “There's been a lot of market demand changes since that time, mainly with the […]

Area residents are invited to help address the need for blood and support area first responders during the Battle of the Badges Blood Drive, which will be held at the Pritchard Community Center in Elizabethtown on Friday, June 20 from noon until 5 p.m. “It's just kind of a friendly competition between our police, fire, and EMS to actually raise awareness about the need for blood and to see how […]

The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education says public colleges and universities in the state made significant gains in undergraduate enrollment and graduation rates last school year. The latest progress report from the KCPE says enrollment in the Kentucky Community and Technical College System in the fall of 2024 was 84,122 students, a 6.8 percent increase from fall of 2023. Undergraduate enrollment at Kentucky public universities was 99,233 students in fall […]