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Veterans Day events happening throught the area

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Several area communities, schools, and organizations have events planned today through Monday in observance of Veterans Day.

The City of Elizabethtown will host their annual motorcade and Veterans Day ceremony Monday. The motorcade will begin at 10:15 a.m. at American Legion Park on North Miles Street, proceeding to Ring Road and ending at the Elizabethtown Nature Park. Active duty service members and veterans are welcome to line up by 9:45 a.m., while community members are encouraged to line the motorcade route.

The city’s ceremony at the nature park will begin sharply at 11:00 a.m. with the Posting of the Colors to commemorate the signing of the Armistice ending World War I on November 11, 1918. Lieutenant Colonel Michael Cooper from the First Theater Sustainment Command will be the keynote speaker.

G.C. Burkhead Elementary School invites area veterans to participate in their Veterans Day parade. Participating veterans should line up in the school parking lot at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, with the parade beginning at 12:45. G.C. Burkhead students, teachers, and staff will line up to show their support and appreciation.

Murder/Arson suspect waives case to grand jury

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The Elizabethtown man charged with Murder and Arson following a late October fire appeared in Hardin District Court Wednesday afternoon.

Dustin Caudill appeared before Judge Kimberly Schumate for a preliminary hearing. Caudill’s attorney, public defender Erin Hartman, said the hearing would not be necessary as Caudill was waiving his case to the Hardin County Grand Jury.

Judge Schumate said Caudill’s case will be reviewed by the grand jury, and should they choose to indict him on any of the felony charges he faces, his case will be moved to the Hardin Circuit Court. The judge said further decisions on bond will be made after the grand jury proceedings.

The Elizabethtown Police Department said Caudill confessed to shooting 41-year-old Blake France of Greenville and 43-year-old Anthony Garrett of Elizabethtown and then setting fire to the Henon Lane residence they were in on October 30. Caudill remains incarcerated at the Hardin County Detention Center on a $1 million bond.

Hunters that help KFW test for CWD can win prizes

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As Kentucky Fish and Wildlife continues to monitor for chronic wasting disease, the agency is offering an incentive to hunters to help with their efforts.

Kentucky hunters that harvest a deer between now and January 20 are invited to submit it to Kentucky Fish and Wildlife for sampling, which will enter them in the Shoot for Samples regional giveaway.

KFW says the giveaways will take place across five regions: Bluegrass, Northeast, Southeast, Green River, and Purchase. Hunters will be automatically entered in the contest when they drop off deer heads at CWD sample drop-off sites or send a sample in with a CWD mail-in kit. One winner will be selected from each region with multiple prizes available including gift cards valued between $500 and $1,000.

Submitted samples must come from deer harvested in Kentucky, and regular bag limits and deer hunting regulations apply. Testing for CWD is free.

KFW has ramped up its monitoring for chronic wasting disease after a deer at a farm in Breckinridge County tested positive, prompting the creation of a CWD surveillance zone in Breckinridge, Hardin, and Meade counties. KFW will host a public informational meeting on the surveillance zone and related restrictions at Breckinridge County High School (2019 East Highway 60, Harned) Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Tickets on sale for Elizabethtown Christmas activities

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Tickets are now on sale for the multiple Christmas activities offered by the City of Elizabethtown this holiday season.

“The City of Elizabethtown prides itself in offering events for our residents,” said Elizabethtown Events Manager Beth Pyles. “We have a lot to offer here. You don’t have to go to a big city. I think the festivities that we have here are fantastic, and we just hope that everyone enjoys the magic of the holiday season that we hope to bring to Elizabethtown.”

The city will host their annual Breakfast with Santa on December 7 at the State Theater.

“Tickets include breakfast, which is delicious, a visit with Santa, a professional photograph, Christmas crafts, and a ticket to the showing of Polar Express, the movie that day,” Pyles said.

The Polar Express is the kickoff to the State Theater’s Christmas movie series. Pyles says tickets will go fast for these holiday classics.

“Tickets are $3 each and the box office opens one hour before showtime,” Pyles said. “You can find the full list of movies on our site, thestate270.org. The titles include The Polar Express, It’s a Wonderful Life, Elf, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, The Grinch, and White Christmas.”

Find more information on all of the city’s holiday offerings at etownevents.com.

HCS to host drug overdose presentation Thursday

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Hardin County Schools will be partnering with several area agencies to present an assembly on the dangers of drug overdoses.

“It’ll be an opportunity for our community, our parents, our families to see that obviously drug use and the abuse of it is not the proper thing to do,” said HCS Community Relations Specialist John Wright. “It can impact so many lives when things go wrong, and so this will really give people a firsthand look.”

The assembly will be Thursday at 6 p.m. at the HCS Performing Arts Center.

“The simulation is very powerful,” Wright said. “That is why we are saying that only those who are 18 years of age or older can attend. There will be a school version of this that students can see. The one that we are going to show on Thursday evening is a little bit more in your face, and so we are asking folks to be 18 or over to attend that.”

The event is free, however attendees are asked to reserve a ticket at thepac.net.