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Furever Friends #407

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This week we meet Buford, a 1 year old black and white Pittie weighing 49 pounds, and Dexter, a 3 year old black Chihuahua mix weighing 40 pounds, 2 dogs looking for new Furever homes. 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.

Dogust Celebration is still going on at Pet Supplies Plus for the Hardin County Animal Shelter until Monday, August 31. The location that raises the most money for their local shelter will win 500 pounds of free pet food on top of the donations raised. Furever Friends is brought to you by locally veteran-owned, Pet Supplies Plus, at 209 Towne Drive in Elizabethtown.

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Hardin County Fiscal Court hosts second August meeting

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The Hardin County Fiscal Court met for their second meeting of the month Tuesday.

The court approved an amendment to the county budget on its second reading. Hardin County Judge/Executive Keith Taul said the $1.2 million amendment primarily concerned equipment purchases for Hardin County EMS. The first reading was held on an ordinance which amends four sections of the county’s zoning ordinance. Taul said Hardin County Planning Director Adam King will discuss the ordinance with the court when it goes up for its second reading.

Hardin County Sheriff’s Office CFO Teri Bennett said in June and July the office made 127 arrests, issued 156 citations, and served 117 warrants. Bennett also presented the annual Tax Settlement, which allows the sheriff’s office to begin collecting taxes for next year. Bennett said the collection rate from this past cycle was just over 99 percent.

“We collected about $94 million for all the taxing districts, and about $11,282,000 was for the county,” Bennett said.

Hardin County Clerk Brian D. Smith said the delinquent tax sale conducted on August 17 collected $381,093.94 on 166 tax bills. Smith also announced that the community room at Nolin RECC’s headquarters off of Ring Road in Elizabethtown will be added as both an early voting and Election Day location. Smith said the new location increases early voting capacity by nearly 50 percent.

“It’s also going to touch a part of our community, as you all know, it’s pretty close to our industrial park, and it allows those folks, a lot of times those folks are working swing shifts, long shifts, over time, but hopefully over those four days they’ll be able to find time they can pop over to Nolin RECC and cast their vote,” Smith said.

Find more election information at govote.ky.gov. 

The Hardin County Fiscal Court will next meet September 8.

Support neighbors in need during Warm Blessings Cardboard Nation event

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Warm Blessings Community Kitchen invites area residents to support neighbors experiencing hunger and housing instability by participating in their upcoming event Cardboard Nation: One Night Outside.

“We’ll have time of reflection, and we’ll also have time where teams can gather together and work on signage to continue to raise awareness for neighbors who are facing housing instability, and then we’ll have a morning gathering where we will get together and share some of the things that we learned during our time outdoors,” said Warm Blessings Executive Director Josh Miller.

The event will be held at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College on Friday, October 16, with participants having access to restrooms and the ECTC site offering added security for the overnight sleep-out.

“Folks can go to our website, www.warmblessings.org, and sign yourself up or your team,” Miller said.

The Cardboard Nation event is driven by participant fundraising, with all funds raised supporting Warm Blessings’s daily operations and programming. Contact the organization for more information at 270-763-9276.

Info available from KFW as fall hunting seasons draw closer

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Squirrel Season began in Kentucky on August 15, but Kentucky Fish and Wildlife is encouraging hunters across the commonwealth to review season dates and other regulations ahead of the traditional start to hunting season on September 1.

KFW says many consider the opening day of Dove Season on September 1 to be the symbolic kick-off to the fall hunting season. KFW says the commonwealth has opportunities for all hunters regardless of what draws them to the fields and forests.

Deer Season opens with archery hunting on September 5, with modern firearms season running November 14 through 29. Black Bear Season will run in 47 counties from September 19 through December 16. The Fall Turkey Season also opens with archery hunting on September 5.

Season dates and bag limits can be found at fw.ky.gov. The website also includes the 2026-27 Kentucky Hunting and Trapping Guide, which includes information on new regulations and permit and license requirements. The website also includes regulations for hunters taking game inside the established Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance Zone, which includes Hardin, Breckinridge, and Meade counties.