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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, […]

The Kentucky Secretary of State’s Office is asking for the public’s help selecting the state’s next “I Voted” sticker. Secretary of State Michael Adams accepts proposed designs created by Kentucky students and selects nine finalists. “What’s exciting about this year is we have three finalists from Hardin County, and that is just proof that Hardin County just punches way above its weight grade, and I wish all three of these young […]

One person is dead after a single-vehicle collision in Grayson County. According to a release from the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office, shortly after 7 a.m. on August 8 the sheriff’s office responded to the 3,700 block of Shrewsbury Road for a reported injury crash with entrapment. The sheriff’s office says their investigation indicates 59-year-old Mary E. Haynes of Leitchfield was driving north on Shrewsbury Road when for unknown reasons the vehicle […]

Automated speed enforcement is coming to Kentucky state highway work zones. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says House Bill 664, which was signed into law earlier this year, allows the use of automated enforcement devices such as cameras in active work zones in Kentucky to ensure compliance with posted speed limits. The KYTC says the enforcement initiative will better protect motorists and construction crews. In work zones with automated speed enforcement, cameras will […]

The Hardin County Fiscal Court met for their first meeting of the month Tuesday. Hardin County Judge/Executive Keith Taul discussed the White House’s approval of Public Assistance to assist with recovery from April severe weather. “That is big news, and good news for the counties involved, including our county, with a lot of expenses associated with the damage that we incurred primarily on two roads and then other expenses associated with that,” […]

The City of Elizabethtown’s 2025 Lawn Party at the Lake concert series continues Wednesday night. “We have Captured, a Journey tribute band, that will be there this week at the lake,” said Elizabethtown Events Manager Beth Pyles during Monday’s city council meeting. “They start at 6:30 p.m. They are fantastic. I don’t know anybody who doesn’t like Journey, whether you’re a 16-year-old high school student or someone who’s close to […]