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The City of Elizabethtown is now accepting applications for the 2025 Heartland Homecoming Parade.

“It is Saturday, August 23,” said Elizabethtown Events Coordinator Beth Pyles. “Applications are being accepted for participants at www.etownevents.com. The theme for this year’s parade will be “A Walk Through Time: Remembering Our Past and Planning for Our Future,” and we’re encouraging all entries to decorate and theme their floats to match that theme.”

All are welcome to sign up to participate.

“There is no fee to enter as a participant, but spots are limited, so get those in,” Pyles said. It will step off at 10 a.m. as normal from Public Square and run north on West Dixie Avenue all the way to Saint John Road.”

Pyles says the Heartland Homecoming Parade is a tradition that extends beyond Elizabethtown.

“It’s a great time,” Pyles said. “It’s not just Elizabethtown. We get representatives from all over the county, from all the communities – Radcliff, Vine Grove, West Point – to come together and celebrate Hardin County, so we definitely call it the Heartland Homecoming Parade.”

Visit www.etownevents.com for more information or to register.

Friends of Hardin County Animal Shelter is announcing the launch of a capital campaign that will lead to the creation of the organization’s first free-standing location dedicated only to spay and neuter efforts in Hardin County.

According to a release from the organization, FOHCAS says the Snip Spot will be operated in collaboration with Forever Homes for Paws at 2481 South Dixie Boulevard in Radcliff. The Snip Spot “will offer an additional option for affordable spay/neuter for owned pets which will help to reduce the amount of unwanted animals who are stray or surrendered.”

“The Snip spot is a longtime dream of ours,” said FOHCAS Board Member Sarah Fellows. “FOHCAS has been offering low-cost spay and neutering in our community for quite a while, but we know that that weight can get to be pretty substantial depending on how many applications we have. This new facility is going to make a big difference in our ability to meet that need.”

FOHCAS has set a fundraising goal of $150,000 to renovate the space housing the Snip Spot and to purchase essential equipment, with the goal to open by late summer of this year. Learn more about how you, your business, or your organization can contribute to the campaign by visiting www.fohcas.org.

Additional counties impacted by April storms and flooding have been approved for Individual Assistance.

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has announced that the White House has approved requests to approve Individual Assistance for 24 more counties, bringing the total number of Kentucky counties approved to 37.

Included in the latest approval are Breckinridge, Bullitt, Grayson, Hart, LaRue, Meade, and Nelson counties. Hardin County was included in the initial approval. The governor’s office says more counties may be requested as additional evaluations take place.

Residents and business owners who sustained losses in the designated counties may apply for assistance at www.disasterassistance.gov, by calling FEMA at 1-800-621-3362, or by using the FEMA app. 

When applying for assistance, make sure you upload documents via www.disasterassistance.gov or the FEMA app. Your damaged home should be your primary residence, you should not have received assistance for the same losses from another source such as insurance, and FEMA should be able to reach you at your provided contact information.

Residents may visit any Disaster Recovery Center for assistance with the application process. FEMA has set up a DRC at Kentucky State Police Post Four, located at 954 Cameron Ponder Drive in Elizabethtown. The location of other centers can be found at fema.gov/drc.