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Elizabethtown Independent Schools is recognizing one of their educators. 

The district has announced that Panther Academy Special Teacher Megan Goodman is the 2024-2025 recipient of the EIS ExCEL Award.

The ExCEL Award, short for Excellence in Classroom and Education Leadership, is sponsored by WHAS-11 and Miracle Playgrounds of Kentucky and Tennessee. The award recipient is chosen based on an application review, classroom observation, and an interview, with individuals from the community and other school districts involved in the selection process.

Goodman is the first teacher from Panther Academy to receive the award. The district noted in selecting Goodman she showed that she is a consummate professional who cares deeply for her students, holds them to high expectations, and believes in their ability to learn at high levels.

Goodman said in a release from EIS: “It was a mix of surprise, pride, and gratitude—surprise at the recognition, pride in the hard work and dedication I have put into teaching the littlest Panthers, and gratitude for the students/parents and colleagues/admin who have appreciated and supported my efforts.”

Goodman will be recognized during a ceremony at Elizabethtown High School on Wednesday, April 9.

Construction begins this week on a new section of the Leitchfield Bypass. 

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District Four says the new section will connect KY 259 near the Western Kentucky Parkway interchange to U.S 62 and KY 54 on the northwest side of the city.

The KYTC says the bypass extension to the west side of town will allow better access to locations along U.S. 62 and KY 54, and will improve safety and efficiency. Trucks will have a better option from the parkway, which will help relieve commercial traffic going through downtown Leitchfield. The bypass extension project includes safer intersection designs including a bridge for the P & L Railway track to go over the bypass and a roundabout at U.S. 62.

The chosen design for the project was selected after multiple alternates were presented during a public meeting in August of 2018. Construction will be phased over the next two years with an estimated completion date at the end of 2026. Initial work over the next few weeks will include the installation of construction signage along with excavation and ground clearing.

Follow KYTC District Four on social media for project updates.