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Kentucky county property tax collection starts Saturday

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2025 county property tax collection in Kentucky begins November 1.

According to the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office, taxes paid by November 30 receive a two percent discount. The face amount is due December 1 through 31. A five percent penalty is added for taxes paid in January, and beginning February 1 the penalty goes to 21 percent. Taxes are considered delinquent and extra penalties apply if taxes are not paid by April 15.

In Hardin County, taxes can be paid using the secure drop box located in front of the county government building, by mail to 150 North Provident Way Suite 101 in Elizabethtown, online at www.hckysheriff.com, or by visiting one of the sheriff’s office’s mobile tax collection sites.

On Saturday, November 8, the sheriff’s office will be at the Upton Fire Department, Sonora Fire Department, and White Mills Fire Department. On Tuesday, November 11, the sheriff’s office will be at the Radcliff Fire Department, Vine Grove Fire Department, and West Point City Hall. On Saturday, November 15, the sheriff’s office will be at the West 84 Fire Department and the KY 86 Fire Department.

Taxpayers should include a self-addressed stamped envelope for their receipt. Contact the sheriff’s office for more information.

New regulations from KFW concerning drones now in effect

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New regulations from Kentucky Fish and Wildlife regarding the use of drones are now in effect. 

A new administrative regulation now in effect makes it “unlawful to use aircraft or unmanned aircraft in the take of fish or wildlife.”

According to a release from KFW, the new regulation provides guidance for hunters and landowners while also providing a framework for game wardens when investigating potential violations.

Under the regulations now in effect, aircraft or unmanned aircraft may not be used to pursue, shoot, hunt, wound, catch, kill, trap, snare, or capture wildlife or to lure, attract, or entice for these purposes. Devices also may not be used to harass wildlife.

The new regulations allow for the use of aircraft or unmanned aircraft by KFW employees and contractors when addressing human safety, law enforcement, research, management, or other department needs. Landowners may use the devices for lawful wildlife damage control activities, and commercial fishers may use them for locating and removing invasive carp.

Visit fw.ky.gov to see the full text of the regulation, and contact the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Information Center at 1-800-858-1549 or info.center@ky.gov for more information.

Norton Healthcare seeking feedback on new upcoming Jeffersontown pediatric facility

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Norton Healthcare President and CEO Russell Cox says the company has 152 acres to develop in Jeffersontown, and this gives the company the opportunity to expand access to care with the construction of a second dedicated pediatric care campus.

“This is a growth opportunity for us to build a campus that is regional in its reach, but hopefully best in the country,” Cox said. “We’re very excited about the opportunity to redefine how pediatric care is delivered for future generations, especially.”

As Norton Healthcare looks at what’s the best way to expand access to care, they are asking for community input. The company will host a listening session on Thursday, November 6 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at G.C. Burkhead Elementary School in Elizabethtown.

Cox says Norton wants to hear from a wide range of community members, from current parents and grandparents to future generations that may be parents by the time the facility opens.

“We’re extending it a little bit further than most ever have, because we’re not just talking about the services clinically for the pediatric patient, but we’re also talking about those support services for mom, dad, for family, for other people who provide care in the home for these pediatric patients, because we know that they are a significant part of the support mechanism that helps the healing process,” Cox said.

The listening session will be an opportunity to learn more about the plans for the new campus as well as for Norton to collect survey data.

“Our main reason for coming there is to have that conversation and to look people in the eyes and say, ‘how can we do better with what we’re doing in E-Town right now?’, but also, ‘how should we be thinking about this new pediatric village, if you will, that’s going to be out in J-Town?’” Cox said.

Registration is requested but not required. Learn more, and fill out the survey if you are unable to attend the listening session, at www.nortonchildrens.com/new-campus.

Guthrie talks shutdown with Fort Knox-area organizations and businesses during roundtable

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Kentucky Second District Congressman Brett Guthrie hosted a roundtable at the Colvin Community Center in Radcliff Wednesday in order to hear from community groups and leaders on the impact of the ongoing government shutdown.

An emphasis was placed on the impact of the shutdown in and around Fort Knox. Many of those in attendance discussed how much longer their organizations will be able to fund the services they offer if funding is not restored. Many also expressed concerns with the impact the upcoming loss of different services will have.

“As we go further down the line here, when we are discussing cuts, the upcoming cuts to SNAP benefits and others, it has a tremendous impact not only on folks in this community and the communities that surround Fort Knox, but even some of those folks that are employed at Fort Knox,” said Kentucky Tenth District State Senator Matt Deneen.

Guthrie said having been in the majority and in the minority during previous shutdowns he recognized the position the current minority finds themselves in, and he agrees that conversations on healthcare benefits need to take place, but he disagrees with the current tactics being used.

“I know the Senate separated out paying the military, paying TSA, paying air traffic controllers, so that they would be taken off the table if they wouldn’t, but you heard Katherine Clark, the Democratic Whip, say ‘If we did that, we’d lose leverage.’,” Guthrie said. “So if they fund SNAP, they’d lose leverage on all the other things they wanted to do. We’re saying that’s a bad way to go.”

Kentuckians dependent on SNAP benefits should check the Department for Community Based Services website for updates.