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Elizabethtown students and parents might just know for sure tonight when they will return to in-person instruction. A special meeting to discuss reopening schools is set for 6 o’clock tonight.
Unlike meetings in recent memory, tonight’s is open to the public; however, limited seats will be available. The meeting will be streamed on the Elizabethtown Independent Facebook page for those not able to attend.
The Hardin Memorial Health Foundation received a $90,000 grant on Friday. The grant comes from Crusade for Children, which recently wrapped up their fundraising drive earlier this month. To date, the Foundation has now received over $1,000,000 from Crusade since 2002. The grant will go towards pediatric care in the hospital’s emergency room and NICU.
After their first week back, Hardin County Schools end it with their first positive covid-19 case. In a statement from Superintendent Terrie Morgan, the individual in question was directed to isolate and monitor for COVID-19 symptoms.
District spokesperson John Wright says the classroom will be closed for 24 hours and will undergo thorough cleaning.
Police and members of the public are continuing their search for a missing Radcliff teen. 15-year old Rosalyn Velazquez was reported as missing to authorities earlier this week.
A public search group for Velazquez is set to take place today. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to contact police.
Even with the possibility of rain Saturday, the Elizabethtown Lions Club is still hosting their annual BBQ Chicken Dinner at Elizabethtown High School. Unlike year past, health and safety guidelines have forced organizers to run the event as a drive-thru only service.
The dinner marks the first major fundraising event for the established organization.
