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With Tommy Turner’s retirement as the Judge/Executive of LaRue County, it is now up to the Governor to appointment a person to take over the position until the next election.
Turner says that if an appointment is not made by next Tuesday’s Fiscal Court meeting, then the magistrates will vote amongst themselves who will temporarily lead until an appointment. Turner has served in the role of Judge/Executive for 35 years.
The Elizabethtown Lions Club knew they would sell some chicken on Saturday, but what they weren’t expecting was a sellout. The annual event saw lines through the day, which closed early due to the sellout.
Dennis says the club decreased the amount of dinners this year based off of last year’s numbers.
“We take the data that is provided, and make an educated guess on something that is reasonable,” he explained. “And that was 1,000 [chickens].”
The dinner was the first major fundraising event for the club this year.
At times, it has seemed like it was years away, but the day is finally here.
Hardin Memorial Health’s final day of operation is today. The health care provider is finally merging with Baptist Health effective tomorrow. Over the past several weeks, signage and logos have already been changed to reflect the new ownership, which Hospital President and CEO Dennis Johnson says has a bright future.
The merger was originally scheduled to happen in December before it was moved up to September 1st. Hardin Memorial has served the community since its inception in 1954.
There have been 6 positive cases of COVID-19 after one week of Hardin County Schools reopening. The district first announced the first case, a student at North Park, Friday afternoon. Later that night, another case, this time at Central Hardin High School, was announced, though officials say the student was never on campus. Regardless, the district has now created a daily reporting webpage on the district’s website to track the cases.
Other schools with cases include G-C Burkhead, as well as East and West Hardin Middle Schools.
Kentucky Living’s Best of Kentucky contest winners were announced this past week, and many local businesses and destinations took home the top prizes. In the category of best Farmers Market, the Hardin County’s Farmers Market was voted the best in the state.
Many Hodgenville attractions and destinations were awarded honors from the publication. The Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Park was named the best historic site in the state.
Other local winners included Hinton’s Orchard.
