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E’town Wine Fest Returns Next Month

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Tickets are on sale now for the 5th annual E’town Wine Fest. The event will take place on September 18th at Freeman Lake Park. City Events Coordinator Sarah Vaughn invites the community to purchase tickets now, as they are selling fast. 

“Tickets are only $25. That gets you a tasting, a glass, it gets you into some amazing local Kentucky wineries. There’s going to be bourbon there. There’s going to be wine from California. We’re going to have about 7 or 8 Kentucky wineries as well. It’s going to be just an awesome night.”

Bourbon will also be featured at the E’town Tourism Bourbon’s Backyard Table. To order tickets, visit etownevents.com.

Grayson County Fair Begins Tomorrow

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The 72nd annual Grayson County Fair kicks off tomorrow evening. This year, the fair will offer carnival rides, karaoke, and a beauty pageant. “We have one of the best county fairs in the state. I want to invite people that are interested in a demolition derby, also the truck tractor pull is a big event for Saturday. One price gets you all the rides and all the activities,” says Rick Embry, Fair Board member and Mayor of Leitchfield. For more information on events and pricing of the fair, visit graysoncountyfair.net.

Heartland Homecoming Parade a Success

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Over the weekend, the community braved the heat to watch the return of the Heartland Homecoming Parade. This year’s parade had 73 entries. City Events Coordinator Sarah Vaughn said this year’s parade was a success.

“Heartland Parade went really well for us yesterday. I think most people that I talked to were so excited that we were just able to have a parade this year after missing it last year. Batman was a huge hit. Rick Stansbury was a huge hit. Fort Knox always has an amazing show for us. It was just a great homecoming day. We were thrilled with the outcome, and we just hope everyone had a fantastic time.”

The next big event for Elizabethtown is the Wine Fest coming up next month.

Strange Egg Masses Across the Commonwealth

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There have been many reports of egg masses appearing on everything outside. The department of Entomology has determined that these are fall armyworm masses.  “They’re like a caterpillar, but they feed in a row. So as they march across your lawn, they’re feeding on the turf on the grass. They will definitely eat it down to nubs,” says Hardin County Extension Agent Amy Aldenderfer. These worms can create a lot of damage and are easiest to control when they are small.

Heartland Homecoming Parade Returns This Year

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The long anticipated Heartland Homecoming Parade is happening on Saturday. The parade will begin at 10 a.m. and will feature Rick Stansbury, the head coach of Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Basketball team as the grand marshal. City Events Coordinator Sarah Vaughn said the theme will remain ‘superheroes’ in honor of our pandemic heroes. 

“We’ve all seen a different superhero. The grocery store worker that does grocery delivery. We’ve all seen it, so there’s going to be so many different organizations, some of them wearing capes because they wear scrubs, or wearing capes because they work at a gas station. With the superhero theme, we want to encourage the kids to wear those costumes.”

Portions of North Main Street, Poplar, and South Main Street will be closed tomorrow in preparation for the parade. Dixie Highway from Central Avenue to Saint John Road will shut down around 9:30 a.m.