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The Elizabethtown Sports Park announced that The Cecilian Bank is partnering with them to rename Miracle Field to The Cecilian Bank Miracle Field.
General manager of the Elizabethtown Sports Park Todd Yancey says that they hope they are able to promote and hold more events at the field with this partnership.
There is a Ribbon Cutting and Ceremonial First pitch to take place on July 20th at 11 am. For more information contact The Cecilian Bank at Marketing@cecilianbank.com
Fort Knox will be hosting their first ever Open Golf Championship at the Lindsay Golf Course tomorrow and Sunday.
$78 includes two days of golf with cart, and the event is open to the public. It will start at 8:30 a.m. Food will be provided by Bluegrass Meats and Catering. Resident pro-golfer Kyle Tomey says that registration is to be done in person at the golf course. For more information, visit the Lindsay golf course Facebook page.
A Hardin County man was arrested yesterday.
33 year-old Sean Owens allegedly shared images of child sexual exploitation online. According to the Kentucky State Police, Owens was arrested on charges related to child sexual abuse material, after an undercover Crimes Against Children Investigation.
Owens is currently charged with ninety-nine counts of distribution. He is being held at the Hardin County Detention Center.
The investigation is still ongoing.
Open enrollment for all Hardin County Schools is set for next week. On July 22nd and July 23rd, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., each school in the district will be holding an open enrollment for those that are new in school, moving to another school within the district, or planning to attend a new school after a move to a new home, etc..
Families will not need to attend open enrollment if the student is making the natural transition to middle schools or high schools or if the student is transitioning from kindergarten at North Park Elementary to first grade at either Meadow View Elementary school, Radcliff Elementary schools, Vine Grove Elementary school, or Woodland elementary school.
If any family can not attend, they are asking to call their child’s school to set up a time to come by the school and enroll students.
For more information visit Hardin.k12.ky.us
Feeding America Kentucky’s Heartland is set to host a week-long fundraiser for children on the BackPack program next week. The backpack program is designed to help food insecure children receive easy to prepare food items each Friday that school is in session.
Each participating county in the fundraiser will organize an online donation site that directly supports their specific program. Feeding America Kentucky’s Heartland as a whole will host a Greatest Needs fundraiser that will go to the county that needs the greatest funding.
Jack Henry and Associates, Kroger, and Zero Waste Foundation have also stated that they will donate to the cause.
The fundraiser starts Monday and goes until Friday next week. To find out where to donate visit FeedingAmericaKY.org
