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State sees COVID cases rise from Monday

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After a low number of cases on Monday, Tuesday’s numbers resumed where they usually are, with just over 800 cases of COVID-19 in the Commonwealth.

Governor Beshear announced the new cases yesterday, in addition to the 15 new deaths that were reported Tuesday. Locally, the Lincoln Trail District Health Department confirmed the presence of 13 new cases in Hardin county. LaRue county reported 4, and Meade county reported 2. The department has 240 home isolations and 11 patients in the hospital at this time.

Elizabethtown High School announces admission policies for fall sports

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No general admission tickets will be sold for Elizabethtown Athletics this fall.

In a release Tuesday afternoon, admission policy changes were announced yesterday in response to state guidelines for sports. The biggest change is with vouchers, which must be presented with entry. The vouchers will be distributed by head coaches and athletic directors for home and away teams. Only those with vouchers will be allowed to purchase a ticket.

EHS Athletic Director Glenn Spalding

Spalding said that the lack of general admission is likely to place a significant financial impact on the athletic department. 

Spalding says the voucher process is to allow officials to control the amount of fans allowed at events. Fall sports begin their seasons September 7th.

LaRue County waits for new leader for county

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With Tommy Turner’s retirement as the Judge/Executive of LaRue County, it is now up to the Governor to appointment a person to take over the position until the next election.

Former Judge/Executive Tommy Turner

Turner says that if an appointment is not made by next Tuesday’s Fiscal Court meeting, then the magistrates will vote amongst themselves who will temporarily lead until an appointment. Turner has served in the role of Judge/Executive for 35 years.

Lions Club has record day, sells out of chicken

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The Elizabethtown Lions Club knew they would sell some chicken on Saturday, but what they weren’t expecting was a sellout. The annual event saw lines through the day, which closed early due to the sellout. 

Club President Brian Dennis

Dennis says the club decreased the amount of dinners this year based off of last year’s numbers.

“We take the data that is provided, and make an educated guess on something that is reasonable,” he explained. “And that was 1,000 [chickens].”

The dinner was the first major fundraising event for the club this year.

HMH enters final day before merger

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At times, it has seemed like it was years away, but the day is finally here.

Hardin Memorial Health’s final day of operation is today. The health care provider is finally merging with Baptist Health effective tomorrow. Over the past several weeks, signage and logos have already been changed to reflect the new ownership, which Hospital President and CEO Dennis Johnson says has a bright future.

President and CEO Dennis Johnson

The merger was originally scheduled to happen in December before it was moved up to September 1st. Hardin Memorial has served the community since its inception in 1954.