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Elizabethtown Girls Soccer Coach Awarded

Congratulations to Elizabethtown High School Girls’ Soccer Coach Rob Zoeller, who was recently named coach of the year for small public Schools in the state of Kentucky.  The Etown Lady Panthers were Runners Up in the 2022 State Girls’ Soccer Tournament.

Elizabethtown Days Inn Fire

A fire occurred at an Elizabethtown hotel this morning. Spokesperson for the City of Elizabethtown, Amy Inman stated, “The Elizabethtown Fire Department responded to a call around 4:30 am, to the Days Inn located on North Mulberry. The preliminary report indicates, the fire was in a void space between several rooms and the fire and the fire spread damaging a section of the hotel. One person has been transferred to the hospital.” The fire is out, and the building has been evacuated.  Hardin county ems is currently on scene. The investigation is ongoing.

The Driver Killed in Elizabethtown Collision has been Identified

The person who was killed in the car accident on Monday night has been identified. Public Information Officer for the Elizabethtown Police Department, Chris Denham stated, “The driver killed in the Monday evening collision that occurred in the 900 block of North Mulberry street has been identified as 77 year old,  Ronald Hawkins. Our most sincere thoughts and prayers go out to his family.” There are no further details currently.

Barton Malow and Gray Career Fair

A construction career field is being held today in Elizabethtown. Barton Malow and Gray Construction is hosting the fair. Attendees will have the opportunity to connect with contractors working with the Blue Oval SK Battery Park Project in Glendale. The event will be held at the Pritchard Community Center and begins at 8 am and lasts until 6 pm.

Active Shooter Training in Larue County

The Hodgenville Police Department will be holding active shooter training next week. Chief of the Hodgenville Police Department, James Richardson stated,”We are running that active shooter training, from start to finish, as if it were a real-world event. So, the police department will respond, take care of the threat, and secure the scene. EMS will then take over, triage patients, get folks taken care of, get them where they need to be. Then the school will take over, and do their portion of reunification and notifying parents.” The training will be held at Larue County High School next Wednesday, November 7th, beginning at 8 am. There will be multiple agencies participating in the event. Richardson continued, “Basically, all the agencies that would come to bear, if there were an active shooter or something of that nature on school property. So, we will have the fire department, EMS, and police departments, we are going to have all kinds of folks from around the area, and resources from outside the county. So, you may see other police departments, sheriffs offices and ambulance services and the like.” For more information visit the Hodgenville Police Department’s Facebook page.