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Layna Adcock says Candace and Clinton Martin are dedicated parents, but their world was turned upside down when their one-year-old daughter Olivia was diagnosed with leukemia in July.
“You know, they’re trying to work off and on when they can, but it’s hard when you have to take your daughter to the oncologist,” Adcock said. “She’s at Norton Cancer Center, and then she’s got to go in for strong chemo in September, and they have to have a hospital stay, which means again they’ll be out of work.”
Adcock and Beverly Stone, who are Olivia’s grandmothers, and other community members have stepped up to support the family. That includes organizing a benefit for Olivia, to be held at the Hart County Veteran’s Committee Building on Saturday, September 27.
“The bike ride and the car show registration is at 9 a.m., and we’re having trophies given away, and the band Country Strong will be there,” Adcock said. “Two food trucks will be there, just a part of the community coming together to help Olivia on that day the best we can.”
The event will also include a silent auction, for which items are currently being accepted.
“Any donations are very much appreciated and needed to help this family with, you know how the bills add up with hospital stays, spinal taps, chemotherapy,” Adcock said. “She’s 19 months old. We mostly need your prayers.”
Contact Adcock at 270-501-0697 for more information or to donate an item to the silent auction.
Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland recently put out the data from the latest Map the Meal Gap study, and FAKH Marketing and Communications Manager Manda Barger says the numbers show the need for support.
“Throughout our 42-county service area, 17 percent of our neighbors are facing food insecurity,” Barger said. “That means that there’s one in six of our neighbors, they could be your friends or your family, that are struggling to make ends meet to get food on the table or are facing certain challenges that get in the way of them getting the necessary food that they need.”
Barger says 21.1 percent of children in the region struggle with food insecurity, with numbers for the region and Hardin County both trending higher than national averages.
Barger says food insecurity is a problem you may not immediately recognize.
“We had a lot of this conversation when we were talking with our SNAP advocacy during the summer in that you don’t know what kind of challenges or hardships that someone can face, and I think all of us can understand that we might be a family emergency or a natural disaster away from needing support,” Barger said.
Feeding America encourages Kentuckians to support their neighbors in need during Hunger Action Month in September, with opportunities to donate or volunteer.
“A lot of people can also just advocate, get this information out there,” Barger said. “We don’t want this to be a hidden issue in our community. We want to make sure that people who need help are getting it, but also that we are aware of the problems that members of our community are facing.”
Visit www.feedingamericaky.org for more information.
An $150 million construction project will result in traffic impacts on Interstate 65 in Louisville.
Governor Andy Beshear on Wednesday announced that the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet awarded a contract to Kiewit Infrastructure South Co. for the replacement of three bridges on I-65, the first phase of the I-65 Central Corridor Project.
According to a release from KYTC District Five, the project is “a bridge replacement and rehabilitation initiative to ensure safe and sound bridges along one of Kentucky’s busiest transportation arteries.” Under the contract, bridges over Kentucky and Brook streets, Hill Street, a CSK rail line, and Burnett Avenue, along with Bradley Avenue will be fully replaced. The KYTC says all three bridges are more than 60 years old and are rated in poor condition.
The work will be completed in phases, with the first phase consisting of work underneath the interstate with minimal traffic impacts between now and June 2026. The second phase will result in a full closure of I-65 between Jefferson Street and the Watterson Expressway for two months, with traffic detoured via Interstates 264 West and 64 West.
More information on the project can be found at www.iI65centralcorridor.com.
This week we get to meet Fox, a 4 year old Shepherd mix weighing 48 pounds, and Larry, a 1 year old Lab mix weighing 58 pounds, 2 dogs looking for new Furever homes. We also discuss the upcoming rabies clinic and the Dogust fundraiser for the Hardin County Playhouse being conducted by Pet Supplies Plus. 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.