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Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear says the commonwealth broke its record for exports once again in 2025. The governor announced Wednesday that Kentucky shipped $50.6 billion worth of products globally in 2025, an increase of 5.65 percent from the year prior and the third straight year the state has broken its record for exports. According to a release from the Governor’s Office, aerospace products and parts were Kentucky’s top export in 2025, […]

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is planning repairs to the embankment of U.S. 62 that serves as a dam for Sympson Lake on the west side of Bardstown. According to a release from KYTC District Four, while there are no imminent structural concerns, minor seepage was detected during routine monitoring of the dam. The KYTC says: “The levels detected do not impact the public or nearby facilities and minor repairs are underway […]

CASA of the Heartland Executive Director Michelle Kail says expanding to cover a six-county service area has its challenges, but the organization is up to the task, and is still growing in Hardin County. “We’ve gone from serving about 120 children in our community in 2022 to 185 this last year, so we’ve seen an increase in need and an increase in services, and we’re happy to be able to step […]

The Hardin County Fiscal Court met for their second meeting of the month Tuesday. Hardin County Judge/Executive Keith Taul presented the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline EMS Gold Achievement Award to Director Mark Peterson and the other team members of Hardin County EMS. “Mission: Lifeline EMS is the American Heart Association’s national initiative to advance the system of care for patients with high-risk time-sensitive disease states, such as severe heart attacks and strokes,” Taul […]

The Elizabethtown City Council met for a work session Monday evening. Elizabethtown Mayor Jeff Gregory said the city recognized new hires and longtime employees during a breakfast last week. Gregory made note at the meeting of employees who recently hit major employment milestones. “We had four people that hit the 20-year mark this month: Pat Jelinek from Public Works, Kim Bell from Gas, Nathaniel Gardner from Fire, and Melissa Harrell-Nepi from Administration,” […]

There is still time this week to provide the Central Kentucky Community Action Council with input for their 2026 Community Needs Assessment. “The Community Needs Assessment is the first phase of our strategic planning cycle,” said CKCAC Executive Director Bryan Conover. “It allows us to ground our work in data and direct community input, ensuring we implement services that truly lift families out of poverty and toward self-sufficiency.” According to the […]

Kentucky Career Center – Lincoln Trail invites job seekers and employers to two more job fairs happening this week. The Hardin County Job Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Tuesday at Severns Valley Baptist Church. The Breckinridge County Job and Resource Fair, which will be held in conjunction with Breckinridge County Economic Development and the Breckinridge County Chamber of Commerce, will run from 1 to 4 […]

Kentucky Second District Congressman Brett Guthrie is inviting students to submit for the district’s annual Congressional Art Competition. According to a release from Guthrie’s office, student submissions from the Second District “will be judged by an independent and local panel of art professors from colleges and universities and professional artists.” The winning entry will be featured in the U.S. Capitol Building while the second and third place entries will be […]

The upcoming closure of Interstate 65 in Louisville is now less than 100 days away, and Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District Five says more traffic impacts are coming this week to prepare for construction and the planned detour route. KYTC District Five says I-65 South will be reduced to one lane just south of the I-64/I-65/I-71 interchange from 7 p.m. Tuesday to 6 a.m. Wednesday, after which the highway will reopen to […]