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Kentucky unemployment holds steady in August

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August unemployment in Kentucky is mostly in line with from where it was the previous year.

The Kentucky Center for Statistics says the state unemployment average for August was 4.7 percent. That number is unchanged from the rate reported in July, but is up .2 percent from the August 2025 average of 4.5 percent.

Kentucky’s unemployment average for August came in above the national unemployment rate, which the U.S. Department of Labor reported at 4.1 percent. That’s equal to the July average and down from the August 2025 average of 4.3 percent.

The Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet says the state’s civilian labor force, which includes people currently employed and people actively searching for work, saw an increase of 5,625 people from July to August, bringing the total civilian labor force to 2,109,506 people.

The Construction, Educational and Health Services, Manufacturing, Financial Activities, Information Services, and Government sectors saw increases from July to August. Decreases were seen in the Mining and Logging, Other Services, Professional and Business Services, Leisure and Hospitality, and Trade, Transportation, and Utilities sectors.

Visit kystats.ky.gov for more about unemployment figures and labor market information.

HCS seeking feedback on 2027-2026 district calendar

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The Hardin County Schools Calendar Committee is seeking public input on the 2027-2028 district calendar.

HCS families and community stakeholders are asked to complete a survey on the calendar, which can be found under the News section at www.hardin.kyschools.us.

“We do ask that participants keep the following in mind as they take the survey,” said HCS Community Relations Specialist John Wright. “We are required to place 174 instructional days onto the calendar with three professional learning days for staff. We would like to have an equal number of days before and after winter break. We are required to build in a certain number of predetermined makeup days. Each decision made on one day in the calendar will affect others in the calendar, so there’s a domino effect, and then certain days are mandated within the calendar by state and federal law.”

The HCS Calendar Committee will consider survey input as it decides on its recommendation to the Hardin County Board of Education, which makes the final decision on the calendar. The board’s decision is typically made in December of each year.

The survey is available through Friday, September 25.

Glow for Recovery 5K raising awareness during National Recovery Month

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The Hardin County COPE Coalition will be honoring National Recovery Month this Friday at the second-annual Glow for Recovery 5K Run/Walk, to be held at the Elizabethtown Sports Park.

“We are going to host a 5K Glow for Recovery event, which will also feature a resource fair, so people can come and run for a good cause and then also get connected to resources in our communities,” said CommuniCare Certified Prevention Specialist Andrea Sheroan.

The event is free to attend and “celebrates the strength, hope, and resilience of individuals and families impacted by substance abuse and mental health challenges.” All are welcome to attend and help shine a light on recovery.

“The event starts around 6 p.m. and then it will go all the way until 8,” Sheroan said.

Find the registration link and more information on the Hardin County COPE Coalition Facebook page.

Two killed in Meade County collision and one killed in Elizabethtown collision

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Area law enforcement responded to two fatal traffic collisions over the weekend.

The Elizabethtown Police Department responded to a collision near the intersection of Patriot Parkway/KY 361 and Rineyville Road/KY 1600 at shortly before 10 p.m. Saturday, September 19.

“The preliminary investigation indicates an adult male operating a 2022 Harley Davidson motorcycle was traveling southbound on Patriot Parkway when the motorcycle collided with the right rear of a 1989 Chevrolet truck, also being operated by an adult male, as it was turning right from Rineyville Road onto southbound Patriot Parkway,” said EPD Public Information Officer Chris Denham. “The motorcycle went down as a result of the collision. The rider was transported to Baptist Health Hardin with critical injuries, where sadly he was pronounced deceased. The driver of the truck, who was its lone occupant, was uninjured.”

The EPD’s Collision Reconstruction Team is investigating the cause of the collision. No criminal charges are expected.

Meanwhile, at 12:54 a.m. on Sunday, September 20, the Meade County Sheriff’s Office requested Kentucky State Police Post Four investigate a two-vehicle collision on Old Mill Road/KY 1638 near LG&E Road. The preliminary investigation indicates a passenger vehicle operated by Isaac Jenkins of Brandenburg was traveling east on Old Mill Road when for unknown reasons the vehicle crossed the center line, colliding head-on with a westbound passenger vehicle.

The operator of the westbound vehicle, 26-year-old Trenton Thomas of Brandenburg, and a passenger, 29-year-old Karlie Haycraft of Brandenburg, were pronounced dead at the scene by the Meade County Coroner. Jenkins was airlifted to the University of Louisville Hospital with life-threatening injuries.

KSP Post Four’s investigation of the collision is ongoing.