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This week we meet Beebop, a 1 year old brindle and white pittie weighing 50 pounds, and Nova, a 1 year old lab/hound mix weighing 55 pounds, 2 dogs 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.

They will be close Thanksgiving Day and Friday this week. 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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E-Town couple face charges after man thrown from balcony dies

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A Hardin County couple remains incarcerated after they allegedly threw a man from a balcony in Elizabethtown, leading to the man’s death.

Shawn Durbin and Nancy Durbin face charges of Complicity to Commit Murder following an incident in Elizabethtown earlier this month.

“At around 8 p.m. on November 3th, officers responded to 109 East Memorial Drive on the report of an adult male in cardiac arrest after reportedly being thrown from his second story balcony,” said Elizabethtown Police Department Public Information Officer Chris Denham. “Investigators determined Shawn and Nancy Durbin acted together to throw the victim, Mr. Bobby Pennington, off the balcony. As a result, he was critically injured and later passed away.”

Pennington was 62.

Both of the Durbins were indicted by a grand jury on November 20. They are both being held in the Hardin County Detention Center on $500,000 cash bonds.

Projected record number of travelers hitting the road for Thanksgiving

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Travel this Thanksgiving is projected to hit record numbers.

AAA is projecting 81.8 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home now through Monday, up 1.6 million travelers from last year and setting a new overall record.

According to AAA, Thanksgiving is the single busiest holiday for travel compared to others such as Memorial Day and Independence Day. After falling to 56.8 million during the pandemic in 2020, travel each year has seen steady growth, with this year’s forecasted numbers up more than 8 million from 2021.

AAA is projecting at least 73 million will travel by car, up 1.3 million from last year. Those numbers could see an increase due to some air travelers possibly making changes following recent flight cancellations. As travelers prepare to hit the road, AAA is reminding them to fill up the gas tank ahead of travel day, check your battery and tire pressure, and if alcohol will be part of your Thanksgiving plans make arrangements ahead of time to get home safely.

AAA is projecting Wednesday afternoon to be the busiest travel time ahead of the holiday, and travelers should expect busy times throughout the day Sunday. Morning travel is the best time to avoid backups, but check your route home ahead of time in order to see impacts from construction, accidents, and weather.

Visit AAA’s website for more tips and information.

No snow expected for Thanksgiving travelers in Kentucky but cold temperatures in the forecast

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Area residents spending the Thanksgiving holiday in central Kentucky will likely not be seeing snow in the forecast, but after moisture from Tuesday clears the area they will see colder temperatures.

“We’re going to stay pretty cloudy as the system passes to our north with some low-level cloud cover,” said Meteorologist Kyle Wilkins with the National Weather Service in Louisville. “Southern Kentucky will likely stay clear, but clouds will probably extend south through E-Town, and then we stay dry but we have clearing conditions for Thanksgiving and Black Friday coming through with the clearer skies so we are going to see falling temperatures.”

Wilkins says the high on Thursday is going to be near 40, and the high on Friday is in the mid to upper 30s. Thursday night and Friday night temperatures are going to get a bit cooler with lows near 20.

For those traveling, weather may cause travel impacts in the east and northeast, and lake effect weather could push some snow into central Indiana. Travelers on the way home in Kentucky might see some rain Saturday and Sunday, but Wilkins says if the system shifts it could bring some snow.

“On the backside of that later Sunday, we’re going to see falling temperatures again, so it’s possible any remaining moisture will freeze with temperatures going down to the mid 20s Sunday night,” Wilkins said

Keep an eye on the weather forecast. Check with the National Weather Service for updates.