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Kentucky has launched a new website designed to connect people reentering society with resources. SecondChance.ky.gov links Kentuckians overcoming addiction or leaving jail or prison to resources that can help them continue their education, find a job, and support their continued recovery. Governor Andy Beshear discussed the website during his Team Kentucky update Thursday. The governor said streamlining the process is the ultimate goal of the website. “This is an attempt to bring […]

Governor Andy Beshear discussed the accomplishments of an area business during his Team Kentucky update Thursday. The governor highlighted Kruger Packaging after his visit to their Elizabethtown Packaging Plant last week. Beshear said he was impressed with the $113 million operation. “The project was announced back in 2021 and now it is up and fully running,” Beshear said. “It was great to check out the operation in person, which is in […]

LaRue County Schools is looking within as the district announces its new superintendent. Adryanne Warren will take over as head of the school district beginning July 1. Warren is currently the principal at LaRue County Middle School after previously serving as a fifth grade teacher and a curriculum specialist for the district. Warren, herself a LaRue County Schools grad, says serving her local district is exciting. “I just feel extremely honored […]

The schedule is set for the 2024 Summer Movie Series at the Historic State Theater. “The Summer Movie Series is my personal favorite event that we do throughout the year at the State Theater,” said Elizabethtown Events Manager Beth Pyles. “We’re excited for our 2024 series. It’s a family-friendly movie series offering showings at noon and 7 p.m. each Tuesday this summer beginning June 4 and running through July 31.” Tickets […]

Area youth are invited to participate in the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Park’s Junior Ranger Day. Junior Ranger Day kicks off National Park Week at the historical park. Children and families can drop by the park, located at 2995 Lincoln Farm Road in Hodgenville, anytime from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 20. Participants can take part in the fun at the drop-in activity tent, learn more about the Year […]

Drivers in Hart County should be aware of an upcoming road closure. Kentucky Route 88 will be closed at U.S. 31-W between Hart County Bank and Trust Company and the South Central Rural Telephone and Farmers Rural Electric Cooperative building in Munfordville from 6 p.m. Friday through 6 a.m. Monday. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says the closure is for a concrete inlay as part of the overall project designed to improve the […]

Beth Dugas says the best word to describe her daughter Madison is “sassy.” “Even people that haven’t met her that just know her story and follow her Facebook page or, you know, if you’ve ever met Madison in person, she’s very unforgettable,” Dugas said. “You won’t forget Madison.” Madison’s spunky personality has been prevalent in her health battles, which began at an early age with two open heart surgeries in […]

The Historic Downtown Elizabethtown Business Association invites all to attend their monthly Third Thursday event, which for this month takes place April 18. The association says that as with any Third Thursday, downtown shops will extend their business hours to 8 p.m. and will offer specials and discounts, but Association President Dana Garrett says the fun doesn’t stop there. “Each month on the third Thursday of the month we like to have […]

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College’s Toy Box Theatre will present Silly Tales From the Toy Box, a story of silly people and animals, this Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at ECTC’s Science Auditorium. “This one’s called Silly Tales From the Toy Box, and I always adapt and write most of the plays, and so this one is one I did too,” said ECTC Communications and Theatre Professor Katrina Eicher, who founded Toy Box Theatre in […]