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Officials with the City of Elizabethtown gathered yesterday to celebrate Pritchard Community Center’s official reopening. The extensive renovation, which had been taking place since April, transformed both the interior and exterior of the building. New amenities were added, including kitchenettes in conference rooms, as well as more bathrooms in the larger meeting areas. New basketball courts were completed, replacing carpet courts that had served the community’s athlete’s for years.
In a sense, the building was helped into the 21st century with a renovation that was, by some standards, overdue.
Officials say the project was budgeted at $2.5 million initially and came in under budget at $2.1 million.
The building, which is named after former Elizabethtown Mayor James Pritchard, has served the community since the 1970’s.
While still a ways away from mass production, a vaccine for COVID-19 may soon be approved. In a recent interview, 2nd District Representative Brett Guthrie says 3 different versions are nearing trial completion.
One trial that is currently underway that Guthrie highlighted is Pfizer, which he says is conducting a 30,000 patient study. Guthrie says that, while a mass rollout is still expected for the first of the year, those who would receive it first would be frontline healthcare workers, the elderly, as well as those with comorbidities.
As Meade County Schools prepare for the September 28th in-person start date, Superintendent Mark Martin says that the priority is making sure the return is done safely. Martin says that prior to fall break, the district will be implementing a “phased” return process.
Post fall break, the return will change slightly. Provided the county is not in the red in terms of COVID cases, middle and high school students will go to an A/B schedule, and elementary school students will see a return to class five days a week. Martin says that this is due to the ability of middle and high school students to participate in virtual learning, as well as other factors.
If the district is in the red, Martin says that the district will return to virtual learning for the protection of students, staff, and the community.