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Kentuckians have an opportunity to support survivors of domestic violence this weekend.

ZeroV, the statewide coalition against intimate partner violence, will be hosting their annual Shop and Share event this Saturday, February 7 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

According to a release from the office of Kentucky First Lady Britainy Beshear, Shop and Share is a one-day donation drive in which shoppers at participating grocery stores are asked to “shop” for what they need and “share” an item with their local domestic violence program. The annual drive “will provide critical supplies for the commonwealth’s state-designated regional domestic violence shelters.” In addition to food items, last year’s event raised more than $349,000 to support more than 2,300 people housed in domestic violence shelters in 2025.

Volunteers will be at participating locations with lists of items in need such as food, diapers, and other essentials. Participating grocery stores include both the Dolphin Drive and Towne Mall Kroger stores in Elizabethtown, benefiting SpringHaven Inc. A list of times requested by SpringHaven can be found on the Shop and Share page at www.zerov.org.

Several area communities are included in federal funding allotments announced Tuesday by Kentucky Second District Congressman Brett Guthrie and Senator Mitch McConnell.

According to a release from Guthrie’s office, the final passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 included the final two of 13 total community projects requested by the congressman. The total funding for Guthrie-requested projects is $76.65 million.

Included in Guthrie’s requests are $2 million for improvements for the Green River Valley Water District in Hart County, $2,130,750 for Meade County Water District system upgrades, $1,500,000 for City of Clarkson Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion, $675,000 for New Haven asbestos water line replacement, $750,000 for Bullitt County collection system rehabilitation, $50,000,000 for the Fort Knox ARAC Aviation Support Facility, and $817,491 for Vine Grove water line improvements.

“We have water and sewer in the City of Vine Grove,” Vine Grove Mayor Pam Ogden said. “We own our own, and this is something we’ve been going through and replacing on our own. It is very expensive, very costly, so we applied for this grant with Brett Guthrie’s office and we’ve communicated several times back and forth. This is a grant that he’s sponsored for us. I’m very appreciative, and it actually got approved.”

Meanwhile, McConnell announced $117 million in funding for Kentucky projects as part of 2026 Transportation-Housing and Urban Development appropriations. Included in that funding is $9.25 million for the Elizabethtown Regional Airport, with $9 million “for enabling design work and land acquisition for the new runway once the initial study is complete” and $250,000 for a study to inform future efforts to reorient the airport’s runway.