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E-Town Wine Fest Uncorking Sale ends Sunday

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This week is your last chance to take advantage of reduced ticket prices for the tenth annual E-Town Wine Fest, returning to Freeman Lake Park on Saturday, May 9.

“It is a wonderful opportunity to visit Freeman Lake Park,” said City of Elizabethtown Events Manager Beth Pyles. “You can taste several different wines from, I think this year we have 16 different wineries that will be coming to join us. It’s a great event to come if you are a wine connoisseur or if you’re just now getting into wine. You can try some varieties that maybe you’ve seen on the shelf or haven’t even heard of and just get a little sip of those, and find the ones that you like.”

The wine may be the featured attraction, but bourbon and beer options, along with non-alcoholic options, will be on tap, and Pyles says a full evening of entertainment is on the schedule.

“We have two bands that will be headlining the bandstand, which we are super-duper excited about,” Pyles said. “We have a vendor village that will consist of several commercial vendors and craftsters that have anything to do with wine, anything that ladies would love.”

Tickets are $25 through the end of the Uncorking Sale this Sunday, February 15.

“That ticket that gets you entry into the festival, and it gives you 10 tasting tickets that will let you taste wines from all over Kentucky,” Pyles said “You also get some swag, which is fantastic, and you get the E-Town commemorative Wine Fest glass.”

Applications for wineries and craft or commercial vendors are still being accepted. Find more information, and purchase tickets, at www.etownevents.com.

Domestic violence incident lands Vine Grove man in jail

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A Vine Grove man is in custody after a domestic violence incident in Meade County.

Donald R. Brown faces first degree Strangulation and fourth degree Assault charges following his arrest Saturday.

According to Kentucky State Police Post Four, shortly after midnight on February 7 troopers received a domestic violence report from a victim who was at a Dollar General in Meade County. The victim said she “had been strangled during an altercation and fell from a vehicle, striking her head.”

Brown reportedly fled the scene following the incident and returned to his residence on Jennings Knob Road in Meade County. The KSP says troopers responded to the residence but Brown refused to exit. Troopers requested and were granted a search warrant for the residence which was then executed by the KSP Special Response Team. Brown was taken into custody without incident at around 7:30 a.m.

Brown is currently incarcerated in the Meade County Detention Center.

(Photo Credit: Meade County Detention Center)

Central Kentucky Community Action Council seeking public input

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The Central Kentucky Community Action Council is requesting public input for its 2026 Community Needs Assessment, part of the organization’s efforts to identify the underlying causes of poverty and to determine the most urgent needs of Lincoln Trail region residents.

According to a release from the council, the needs assessment helps the organization ensure its programs “are effectively targeting the real-world challenges faced by local families.” A needs assessment is required annually to meet federal guidelines.

“The Community Needs Assessment is the first phase of our strategic planning cycle,” said CKCAC Executive Director Bryan Conover. “It allows us to ground our work in data and direct community input, ensuring we implement services that truly lift families out of poverty and toward self-sufficiency.”

Data gathered through the needs assessment helps the council prioritize resources, identify gaps in coverage, and plan strategically. Any resident in Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin, LaRue, Marion, Meade, Nelson, and Washington counties is encouraged to submit input.

The survey is available at ckcac.org and only takes a few minutes to complete. The deadline to submit a response is February 27. Visit the website to learn more.

Support animal shelters by picking up the Kentucky Spay or Neuter specialty plate

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February is Spay/Neuter Awareness Month, and the Hardin County Clerk’s Office is encouraging local vehicle owners to support animal shelters across the commonwealth by purchasing the recently re-designed Spay or Neuter specialty plate.

According to a release from the Clerk’s Office, the Kentucky Animal Control Advisory Board held a design contest for the first makeover of the plate in more than 20 years, selecting a design created by Kentucky artist Hayli Strickland “featuring a playful ‘peek-a-boo’ design of a kitten and dog’”. The Clerk’s Office says adding the plate is easy for any customer who visits the Radcliff or Elizabethtown Clerk’s Office locations.

Elizabethtown City Council Member Julia Springsteen is the co-chair of the Animal Control Advisory Board. She says picking the Spay or Neuter plate when you register your vehicle or renew your registration supports the animal population.

“The Animal Control Advisory Board’s mission is to distribute revenue from the sale and renewal of the Spay/Neuter license plate, and those monies go out in the form of spay/neuter grants to animal shelters across the state, including the Hardin County Animal Shelter,” Springsteen said.

The new plate comes at a time when shelters everywhere are struggling with demand.

“Shelter Animals Count reports the average intake for Kentucky shelters is 319 dogs and 322 cats each month, and adoptions are only about a third of those numbers, so we hope this encourages people to be very public about their support for spaying and neutering pets,” Springsteen said. “Every animal fixed outside of a shelter gives a shelter animal a better chance at getting a new family.”

Sales of the plate have generated more $600,000 in grants, covering more than 17,000 procedures statewide.

Contact the Clerk’s Office or visit drive.ky.gov for more information.