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627 new cases of covid-19 were announced for the state of Kentucky yesterday. Governor Andy Beshear also announced 12 new deaths, bring that total to 830. Locally, the Lincoln Trail District Health Department confirmed 32 new cases in their service area.
The annual Lions Club BBQ Chicken Dinner is still scheduled to take place this year, but service will be different this year. While there are usually several different options to choose from, the club is following state health guidelines and moving it to a drive-thru only event.
President Brian Dennis says that with the onset of COVID-19, the dinner is the first major fundraising event for the Lions Club. The annual event is set for August 29th in the back of Elizabethtown High School.
The Hardin County Detention Center has once again reported less operating expenses. Hardin County announced Tuesday that the jail had made around $600,000 in cuts for Fiscal year 2020, which ended in June.
Jailer Josh Lindblom says the jail renegotiated many key contracts, including food services. Lindblom previously reported cuts of roughly $400,000 in his first six months in office.
An Elizabethtown man was arrested earlier this week after he allegedly assaulted two different people. Officer Chris Denham said EPD officers arrested Justin Joiner on Monday after receiving a previous complaint warrant.
Reportedly, the pipe had hair on it from the strike to the male victim’s face, and the female family member had visible marks on her right cheek from the altercation. Joiner was lodged in the Hardin County Detention Center.
With some students returning to in-person instruction next week, Hardin County Schools has announced a scheduling plan for their return to school. An A/B schedule will be used throughout the district, which will see students coming in at certain, predetermined times for two days a week.
“We certainly understand that this is a big change,” district spokesperson John Wright explained, “our school principals and other school administrators have run their numbers, moved around classrooms, and worked through many situations to ensure that we follow the health at schools guidelines.”
The schedule calls for a phased approach for an eventual return to full in-person instruction. Class dates are divided up by last names. A-K will go to classes in-person Tuesday and Friday, with those L-Z names going Monday and Thursday. Wednesday will be utilized as an “enrichment” day, giving students a chance to catch up on work, and staff the opportunity to clean buildings and classrooms.
The switch to an A/B schedule was originally to be used by high school students upon their return to school. The scheduling change will only affect those students taking part with the return to in-person instruction.
