WULF News

The City of Elizabethtown is gearing up for this weekend’s Heartland Homecoming Parade. “It is one of the largest parades in the state of Kentucky,” Pyles said. “We have over a hundred entries this year made up of floats, walkers, fans, dignitaries, just about anybody you can imagine you’ll probably see them on that Saturday.” That’s City Events Manager Beth Pyles. The parade will step off from Public Square at […]

For the sixth straight year, the band that brought you “Master of Puppets” is bringing support for Elizabethtown Community and Technical College students. ECTC has once again earned a place in the Metallica Scholars Initiative. According to a release from the college, the legendary rock band’s All Within My Hands non-profit recently announced the 75 colleges for the seventh year of the program. With a grant of about $3 million, the Metallica […]

One person is dead following a traffic collision in Elizabethtown. “On Friday, August 15, shortly before 7 p.m., the EPD and other emergency units responded to a serious injury collision at the intersection of the U.S. 31W Bypass and Saint John Road,” said Elizabethtown Police Department Public Information Officer John Thomas. The crash involved a Hyundai passenger car and a Nissan SUV. “The adult female driver and sole occupant of the Hyundai […]

Elizabethtown Police Chief Jeremy Thompson says he is proud of the growth of the EPD, which during his time as chief is best evidenced by personnel. “We were right around 52 when Chief Land on his last day, my first day, requested five additional personnel, which was granted, and that was the beginning of the growth, and our current authorized strength is 90 officers,” Thompson said. Thompson’s leadership of the department […]

An incident that began with a report of runaway juveniles and later reportedly included shots fired and the theft of a car ended with two arrests. According to the LaRue County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched to the Life Connection alternative school in Sonora Saturday for two separate runaway juvenile incidents. A search of the area revealed two of the four missing juveniles, while the two that were not recovered […]

The unemployment rate in Kentucky continues to trend slightly lower. The Kentucky Center for Statistics says the state unemployment average for July was 4.9 percent. That is unchanged from the month of June, and down slightly from the July 2024 average of 5.1 percent. Kentucky’s unemployment average for July came in higher than the national unemployment rate, which the U.S. Department of Labor reported at 4.2 percent. The Kentucky Education and Labor […]

Flaget Memorial Hospital will enhance newborn care and safety by way of a recently announced grant award. The Flaget Memorial Hospital Foundation says the hospital has received a $23,000 grant from the WHAS Crusade for Children. The hospital will use the grant funds to purchase a Panda warmer and a hearing screener for the hospital’s birth center. According to a release from the hospital, the Panda warmer provides a safe […]

During his Team Kentucky Update Wednesday, Governor Andy Beshear provided an update on the state’s Pre-K for All Initiative, with the governor stating that support for preschoolers means support for Kentucky families. “In Kentucky, Pre-K for All would boost take home pay for families $9,000 a year for six straight years, meaning $54,000 more for the average Kentucky family,” Beshear said. “It saves $7,000 per year in costs and it could grow […]

The Kentucky Career Center Lincoln Trail has multiple upcoming opportunities for area jobseekers. Center Manager Robin Gooden says the next Let’s Talk Tuesdays Virtual Job Fair, held in partnership with the Lincoln Trail Workforce Development Board, will be held from 1 to 3:30 p.m. on August 19. “It’s a really great platform for those folks who want to get online and talk to employers directly,” Gooden said. “They go online, they register, […]