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The Historic State Theater invites you and your family to enjoy two family favorites during the Spring Break Furry Film Fest this week.

“On Tuesday, April 2nd during Spring Break, we are showing the Aristocats,” said Elizabethtown Events Manager Beth Pyles. “Our showtimes are noon and 7 p.m. Then, on Thursday, we are showing Lady and the Tramp.”

With the movies being about cats and dogs, the folks at the state are looking to use the movies as an opportunity to support area cats and dogs.

“We are encouraging folks to bring in adult dog food, cat food, and kitty litter that we are going to give to our friends at the Hardin County Animal Shelter,” said Pyles.

Tickets to each show are $2 and can be purchased at the door or online at thestate270.org.

Suspects have been identified in the Meade County Sheriff’s Office’s ongoing investigation into the use of counterfeit money in the area.

According to the sheriff’s office, area law enforcement received calls on March 25 regarding individuals attempting to pass or passing counterfeit $100 bills. The perpetrators attempted to pass the bills at several different stores in Meade, Breckinridge, and Hardin counties, and the bills used were able to pass the typical marker test for money.

The sheriff’s office on Thursday reported that two suspects from Illinois, Latrell Doss and Alize Christian, were identified in the investigation and warrants were issued for their arrests. The sheriff’s office is searching for two more suspects as part of the ongoing investigation, and more information will be released as it becomes available. Area residents and businesses that receive large bills are advised to closely examine them, and if you believe you received a counterfeit contact law enforcement.

Slight increases were once again seen in unemployment rates for counties in the Lincoln Trail District for February. 

The Kentucky Center for Statistics says unemployment rates rose in 112 counties from February 2023 to February 2024, with the state unemployment average for February 2024 reported at 5.1 percent.

Six counties in the Lincoln Trail District saw February unemployment rates increase from the year prior. Meade County, with a rate of 5.4 percent, and Washington County, with a rate of 3.8 percent, were among the four counties in the commonwealth where unemployment rates in February 2024 remained the same as February 2023.

The unemployment rate for Hardin County in February 2024 was reported at 5.1 percent. That’s an increase from the rates reported in January 2024 as well as February 2023, both of which came in at 4.7 percent.

Washington County’s 3.8 percent rate was the lowest in the district, while Breckinridge County posted the highest rate in the district at 5.9 percent.

Visit the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet online for more information.