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A team of students from Central Hardin High School won the 2019 Altec Innovation Challenge. Presentations, judging, and awards were held Friday at the Historic State Theatre, with the winning team receiving $10,000 to implement their idea. The Central Hardin team’s winning idea, which they will implement starting in January, is to create a raised bed garden system to produce food for those in need in the community. The team received some unexpected gifts as well, as Altec gave each student on the team $100 Amazon gift cards, and anonymous donors gave them $1000 scholarships to ECTC.

Kentucky State Police Post 4 will kick off their annual Cram the Cruiser food drive today. There will be a cruiser stationed at the old post on North Mulberry where people can drop off canned goods. Helping Hand of Hope is a partner for this event. They will also be accepting monetary donations, and those wishing to write a check should make them payable to Kentucky State Police Post 4.

Fort Knox will be holding a public meeting to provide information regarding the Fort Knox Compatible Use Plan. The meeting will take place tonight at the Meade County Courthouse from 5 PM to 7 PM. The meeting will seek to provide information and obtain public feedback in order to best help Fort Knox and surrounding communities.

The North Hardin High School Trojans football team defeated McCracken County by a score of 38-2 to win the regional championship. The Trojans next game will be this Friday where they will take on the Trinity Shamrocks at North Hardin.

Severns Valley Baptist Church is putting together their Youth Basketball League. The next registration and evaluation will be Saturday December 7^th from 9AM- 11AM. The cost to join the league is $65 and is open to everyone regardless of church membership. For more information, contact the church, or follow SV Basketball on Facebook.

United Way of Central Kentucky is seeking a new President and CEO after Ron Eppes resigned from the role earlier this week. Eppes, who started in the role in October 2018, is said to be pursuing other opportunities. The organization is moving forward with a selection committee to find a replacement.

Larue County Schools, as well as Larue and Nelson County law enforcement, responded to a call of an active shooter at Abraham Lincoln Elementary School yesterday afternoon around 5:15 PM. According to a post on the school district’s Facebook page, the building was cleared, and security footage showed no evidence of the incident ever having taken place. The call was determined to be a prank call, and is still under investigation. School will be in session on a normal schedule this morning, and increased safety measures will be put in place to ensure the security of the school and its students.

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is attempting to set up regional offices to begin the process of obtaining the new Real ID. One of the twelve proposed locations for one of these offices is in Elizabethtown. The end goal is for Kentucky residents to be able to visit any of these offices to obtain their Real ID credentials. There is currently no time frame for the offices to open.

Hardin County and Elizabethtown Independent Schools are participating in the 2019 Altec Innovation Challenge. Teams of students will present their science, technology, engineering, and math based solutions to problems that affect schools and the community. Hardin County Schools will have seven teams participating, while Elizabethtown Independent Schools will have four. Judges will ask questions and deliberate around noon. An awards ceremony will immediately follow.

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College will be presenting a special feature on Monday. Lake of Betrayal, a film about the Seneca tribe of Native Americans and their struggle for land, will be shown in the RPC building in room 212 at 6 PM. The film will be followed by a question and answer segment. The event is free and open to the public.