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The Street Rod Nationals are scheduled to take to kick off this Thursday, with several precautions in place in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Spokesperson Jim Rowlett says that the event is taking many steps to keep attendees safe as the festivities kick off.
Rowlett also notes that there are expected to be around 6,000 cars in attendance this year. Tickets for the event will be $19 when bought at the gate.
While the in-person event was canceled this year, a virtual version of the annual Fort Knox Gold Rush auction event will kick off today.
Spokesperson Christie McGill. More information on the event can be found on the Ft. Knox Spouses and Community Club facebook page.
Today marks 75 years since the bombing of Hiroshima by the U.S. Armed Forces. In a speech that was broadcasted from the U.S.S. Augusta, President Harry Truman informed the American People, and the world, of the events that took place in the Japanese city.
The city of Elizabethtown has a connection to that day. Resident Gillen Nicely Sr. was the tailgunner on the Straight Flush, one of the planes part of the mission. The city of Nagasaki would be bombed next on August 9th.
You may remember a story several months back about a Vine Grove Police Officer who took action when responding to a call of an infant who was not breathing. That officer, Lamar Jones, was finally honored for his action on Monday night.
Months after saving the life of an infant, Officer Lamar Jones was honored for his actions at Monday’s meeting of the Vine Grove City Council. Jones responded to a residence in April when a caller advised officials that her grandson was not breathing. Jones was immediately there.
Jones was originally expected to receive the award at the meeting last month. He was presented the Life Saving Award by the father of the boy he saved, as well as the boy, Brixten.
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College and Metallica: two organizations you’d never think to put together. But now, thanks to the legendary rock band, ECTC is now one of only 15 community colleges in the country to establish a partnership with Metallica’s All Within My Hands Foundation, which helps to promote careers in advanced manufacturing. The foundation has recently awarded the college with a $100,000 grant to promote the career pathway.
College president Dr. Juston Pate says the grant has already helped the college, with the addition of the Ride the Lightning Learning Lab.
Additionally, 60 scholarships have been established from the grant. More information on the partnership and scholarships can be found on the ECTC website.
