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A better picture of how Hardin County students returned to the classroom Monday is now available.
Over 10,000 students, a majority of students, returned to in-person instruction during the district’s hybrid schedule approach. 26% of the district’s students, or just over 3,600, are attending through the online learning academy. As a result, the district has had to hire on additional instructors for the online instruction.
Hardin County Schools students started back earlier this week.
Health officials are urging residents to get the flu vaccine this year. Lincoln Trail District Health Department spokesperson Terrie Burgan says that while the flu vaccine won’t protect someone from COVID-19, it could possibly prevent them from fighting both at the same time. A potentially deadly 1-2 punch
Bergan says residents should speak to their health care provider to determine when best to receive a flu vaccine. Bergen says the state saw 162 flu-related deaths during last flu season.
Clarity Solutions will be holding their annual Walk For Life once again this year, and precautions due to COVID-19 are being taken.
Walkers will be scheduled to walk between 9-12. More information, including promotional videos and registration, can be found at supportclarity.org.
As another organization impacted by covid-19, the Kentucky Railway Museum has seen it’s attendance impacted by the virus and it’s accompanying restrictions.
“Our percentages are way down from last year, and that’s because we’re only able to un once every week,” Museum spokesperson Lynn Kustes explained. “That’s had an impact on our numbers, as well as revenue.”
With that in mind, the museum is moving ahead with their plans for their annual Sanat Express, which Kustes confirmed was one of their largest events, usually selling out in advance. But the museum is still going to have to slash capacity for the holiday excursions.
“We are to have that event at 50% capacity, which is a huge drop for us,” Kustes said. “Typically, we have 300 people on our trains per trip. So you’re talking about dropping those numbers to 150 people.”
Tickets to the event are on sale, and can be found on the museum’s website.
It’s been 15 years since Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc on the United States, and one Hardin County resident is still impacted by the events, even 15 years later.
Resident Doug Frederick was a resident of Slidell, Louisiana, just over 20 miles from New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina hit. Frederick said he had planned to stay with some neighbors and friends to ride out the storm. But for the safety of his his, he sent him to stay with his older daughter, who lived in Elizabethtown.
For Frederick, the night of August 29th will live with him forever.
Frederick and that group of friends would spend that day and part of the next inside the friends house as the Category 5 storm raged outside.
Frederick says he left Louisiana as soon as it was safe, traveling to Elizabethtown to reunite with his son where they quickly made Elizabethtown their home. At the time, Katrina was the costliest tropical storm ever, eventually tied with Hurricane Harvey in 2017.
The Gulf region is currently preparing for two seperate hurricanes this week.
