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Hardin County Chamber has sights set on more growth in 2026

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The Hardin County Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday hosted their final Chamber luncheon of 2025, the annual Taste of the Holidays Luncheon (better known as “Hog Fest”).

Chamber President and CEO Kendra Scott said membership continues to grow, and the Hardin County Chamber remains one of the leading chambers of commerce in Kentucky.

“We have the largest luncheon attendance in the state,” Scott said. “We have one of the most dedicated and experienced boards, one of the largest ambassador programs, and a committed core of top investors, volunteers, and staff. In a nutshell, we are deeply blessed.”

Scott said the Chamber hosted 58 ribbon-cutting events for a wide variety of businesses and organizations this year while continuing to support current membership.

“For our existing members, we’ve offered a variety of programs and events designed to foster connection and growth from Business at Breakfast sessions to Lunch Mobs, Cash Mobs, Volunteer Mobs, workshops, and other initiatives,” Scott said.

Scott said with growth of programming such as the Young Professionals Network, the Chamber is looking forward to 2026.

“The Chamber has worked tirelessly in 2025 to create meaningful opportunities for connection, growth, and collaboration, and we look forward to continuing that mission in 2026,” Scott said. “Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts, for everything you do and will do as we move ahead and continue our work to advocate, network, develop, and promote.”

Visit the Chamber’s website for more information.

KSP Post Four joining nationwide drunk driving enforcement initiative

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As the holiday season approaches, Kentucky State Police Post Four will be joining a nationwide enforcement initiative focused on reducing impaired driving crashes and keeping roadways safe.

KSP Post Four will take part in the nationwide “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign, which runs now through January 1. 

According to KSP Post Four, December historically sees a sharp rise in impaired-driving incidents, with current numbers the highest they have been in nearly 15 years. Data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows that one person is killed in a drunk-driving crash, on average, about every 42 minutes, totalling more than 12,000 lives lost each year.

The KSP says impaired driving is “entirely preventable” and offers the following tips to help make sure no holiday gathering ends in tragedy:

-Arrange a sober ride home if alcohol or any impairing substance is part of your holiday plans.
-Use safe transportation such as rideshare services, taxis, and public transportation.
-If you encounter a vehicle being operated dangerously, when safe to do so contact 911 or your nearest KSP post.
-Always wear your seatbelt.

More information on drunk driving statistics and national safety initiatives can be found on the NHTSA website.

Furever Friends #376

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This week we meet Chicken Nugget, a 2 year old black and white Pettie weighing 50 pounds, and Clara, a 2 year old grey and white short hair cat with gold eyes, 2 pets looking for new Furever homes.

The Hardin County Animal Shelter is also holding their 9th Annual Howliday Special, now through December 20th. They are offering $25 adult dog adoptions when you bring in a new Children’s toy or gift card valued at around $25 to benefit the foster children served by Benchmark Family Services.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to the shelter at 270-769-3428, visit their Facebook page at Hardin County Animal Shelter – Elizabethtown or stop by in person at 220 Peterson Drive in E-town, Monday to Saturday from 12 noon through 4pm. Furever Friends is brought to you by locally veteran-owned, Pet Supplies Plus, at 209 Towne Drive in Elizabethtown.

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Quicksie Toy Factory delivers toys for 34th year

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For the 34th year, Quicksie 98.3 partnered with area factories to help make the holidays brighter for area children in need by way of the Quicksie Toy Factory.

Quicksie 98.3 Marketing Executive, and Quicksie Toy Factory organizer, Jennifer Meyers said the Toy Factory came about when station personnel were brainstorming on ways to give back to the community.

“We thought, ‘Hey, why not? We’ve got all this great industry here. Let’s reach out to all these factories and see which ones we can get to help us out,’” Meyers said. “So all these years later, we’re still going strong. This year, we have nine toy factories, and all the toys go to Helping Hand of Hope.”

Meyers escorted the Coleman Allied toy sled to each factory location, and delivered the donated items to Helping Hand of Hope, where Executive Director Hope Burke was happy to receive them for their Affordable Christmas Program.

“All of this, or the majority of it, will go for our second week for our Affordable Christmas Program because we have another weekend full of families that are coming to shop for their kiddos, and so we love this program because families get to come and be loved on at the churches and get to come and actually shop for their children,” Burke said.

There’s still time to support the Affordable Christmas Program ahead of the holidays.

“Gift cards are probably the greatest need now, so when we are running out of a certain age or something like that we can fill that in with that so parents can have that choice to pick out something for their child as well,” Burke said.

Visit www.helpinghandofhope.org to donate or learn more.