With a higher demand for food supplies this year, Feeding America Kentucky’s Heartland and the Cecilian Bank are kicking off a unique food drive today. In addition to in-person drop off locations, a virtual food drive will also take place.
Bank locations in Hardin, Grayson, and Meade counties are participating.
Each day, it seems the state of Kentucky is setting new records when it comes to covid-19. The state announced this weekend just over a combined 4,700 newly confirmed cases of the virus, increasing the already growing surge in communities.
As of Sunday, the state is showing a positivity rate of nearly 9%. 14 deaths were reported statewide over the weekend. Lincoln Trail Health officials announced 284 cases on Friday: 132 from Hardin, 30 from Meade, and 19 from LaRue county.
It’s slowly beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Elizabethtown. Set up took place this weekend for the annual Christmas in the Park drive thru event at Freeman Lake Park. The event will feature 87 community displays, as well as various city setups, totaling over 100 holiday displays. Christmas in the Park opens for the season on November 25th. The event has run annually in the city for 30 years.
