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Additional counties impacted by April storms and flooding have been approved for Individual Assistance. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has announced that the White House has approved requests to approve Individual Assistance for 24 more counties, bringing the total number of Kentucky counties approved to 37. Included in the latest approval are Breckinridge, Bullitt, Grayson, Hart, LaRue, Meade, and Nelson counties. Hardin County was included in the initial approval. The governor’s office […]

Breckinridge County Public Schools is gearing up to launch their summer feeding program on Wednesday, May 21. “We always have a really strong summer feeding program,” said BCPS Superintendent Dr. Nick Carter. “We have a lot of kiddos that take advantage of that, which it’s a huge help to so many of our families as everyone is feeling the effects of inflation right now with grocery prices and things along those […]

Bernheim Forest and Arboretum invites area residents to come celebrate spring at their annual BloomFest, to be held Saturday, May 17 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. “We have fun, whimsy, and nature activities for kids of all ages, including arts and crafts,” said Bernheim Forest Director of Marketing and Communications Lynette Cox. “They can come and they get to build fairy houses, and we have those out by the visitor’s […]

The Heart of Kentucky Chorus invites the public to their spring show, to be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 24. “This year we’re going full gospel,” said chorus member Bob Swope. “All of our songs are going to be classic favorite gospel songs, and in keeping with the theme, we will be performing in the sanctuary at the Memorial United Methodist Church here in Elizabethtown.” Tickets are $15 and available […]

Employees at the Starbucks located at 1703 North Dixie Highway went on strike Tuesday in protest of what they described as unfair labor practices by the company’s upper management. Barista Anastacia Shelton was among the striking workers Tuesday. She said Starbucks has not closed bargaining with Starbucks Workers United, the union representing the Dixie Highway store and the store at 111 The Loop, for over a year, which means calls from […]

The Hardin County Fiscal Court met for their first meeting of the month Tuesday. The first reading of the fiscal year 2025-2026 budget was held and approved. The budget, which was revised after Hardin County Judge/Executive Keith Taul’s initial presentation and three meetings of the county’s Finance Committee, proposes total revenues and appropriations of $59,814,655. “We all discussed it,” said Fourth District Magistrate and Finance Committee Chair Fred Clem. “I think everybody expressed themselves […]

Voter registration in Kentucky in April was described as “flat.” The Kentucky Secretary of State’s Office says 5,423 new voter registrations were logged in April, while 4,824 voters were removed, a net gain of only 599 voters. According to the Secretary of State’s Office, of the registrations that were removed from the rolls 3,279 were for deceased voters, 620 were for felony convicts, and 487 moved out of state. Republican registration increased […]

The Elizabethtown City Council met for their first meeting of the month Monday. The first reading was held on an ordinance that amends the zoning for 1377 Hutcherson Lane from Future Development Holding to Agribusiness, and on an ordinance that amends the zoning of 110 East Memorial Drive from High-Density Residential (R-6) to Neighborhood Office (C-1). The council also approved a municipal order that adopts the Elizabethtown Planning Commission’s recommendation to deny a […]

It’s an event 17 years in the making. The emergence of periodical cicada Brood XIV, nicknamed “the Bourbon Brood,” has begun in Kentucky. “This is a group of cicadas that only comes out every 17 years in our region,” said University of Kentucky Department of Entomology Extension Specialist Blake Newton. “They’re called periodical cicadas, and they’re coming out now, at least in Lexington, Richmond, and points south down to around Tennessee, and […]