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The Elizabethtown Police Department is ready to help send kids back to school. Their annual cram the cruiser school supply drive kicked off monday.
Elizabethtown police officer Chris Denham says that there are four drop off locations at WalMart, Kroger, and the Elizabethtown Police department. They are looking for school supply donations.
The drive will last until august 6th. All proceeds will go to benefit Elizabethtown Independent schools and Hardin County schools.
Baptist Health Hardin is expanding with their latest project: an outpatient medical pavilion. It will be built behind the hospital’s existing facility on North Dixie avenue.
President and Chief Executive Officer of Baptist Health Hardin, Dennis Johnson says that this will allow patients to get the best care under one roof. They will also be able to recruit the best physicians as a result of this new pavilion.
The new building will be constructed in phases and is anticipated to be complete in 2025. Detailed plans and schematics will be available in the coming months
The first phase of the Dixie Highway construction plan is going to be delayed longer than expected.
Public Information Officer for Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 4 Chris Jessie says that the deadline for the first phase has been pushed back to the first of September.
These delays can be attributed to numerous problems such as weather and a small workforce due to covid that have built up over time.
For more information and updates on the project visit us-31-w dot org
A fatal crash killed a Leitchfield woman on Sunday.
41 year old Crystal Willis was driving westbound on Kentucky 1133 when she left the roadway for an unknown reason.
She struck a concrete culvert and traveled down Dutch Lane until she came to rest after hitting a concrete tile. Initial investigations revealed she was not wearing a seatbelt.
Willis worked as a social worker for several years in Grayson County, she was responding to a child welfare complaint at the time of the crash. The investigation is still ongoing.
The city of Elizabethtown will maintain metropolitan status.
After talks of increasing the threshold population to be considered a Metropolitan, U.S Senate Kentucky representative Mitch McConnell and Congressman Brett Guthrie announced that the Office of Management and Budget will maintain it at 50,000. This allows the city of Elizabethtown to keep their metropolitan status.
Judge Executive for Hardin County Harry Berry says that this will allow Elizabethtown to keep receiving federal funding as well as receive better visibility at the congressional level.
Along with Elizabethtown, Bowling Green and Owensboro also benefit from this announcement as they keep their status as well
