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The City of Elizabethtown is excited to welcome residents from E-Town and area communities to the 43rd annual Heartland Homecoming Parade this Saturday.

“We celebrate not only Elizabethtown,” said Elizabethtown Events Program Manager Beth Pyles. “It is here in Elizabethtown, but it’s the whole Heartland community as we know it. We are a large county, but I feel like we’re all part of the Heartland. We just make up a little piece of it.”

The parade will step off at the Public Square at 10 a.m. and run north on West Dixie Avenue to Saint John Road, ending at approximately noon. The theme for this year’s parade is “Party in the U.S.A.” in honor of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Pyles said the grand marshal for this year’s parade is the American Soldier, inspired by the impact of Fort Knox on the surrounding community.

“We are celebrating not only those that are serving currently, but those that have served in the past, the veterans,” Pyles said. “We appreciate them, so we will have a huge presence from Fort Knox. We’ll have several antique military vehicles. It’s just a great day to come downtown to celebrate.”

All are welcome to attend. Nearly 80 entries are registered to participate in this year’s parade. Find more information at www.etownevents.com.

The deadline for teachers in Hardin and LaRue Counties to apply for Nolin RECC’s Operation Round-Up Be a Light Teacher Grants is approaching.

According to Nolin RECC, certified teachers in kindergarten through 12th grade in Hardin and LaRue counties are welcome to apply. $200 grants will be awarded to forty eligible teachers. Twenty grants will be awarded to elementary school teachers, ten to middle school teachers, and ten to high school teachers.

“The Operation Round-Up board established these grants as a way of honoring and recognizing local teachers and everything they give back to our community,” said Nolin RECC Communications Manager Sarah Fellows.

Money from the grants comes from Operation Round-Up, which is a voluntary program for co-op members who choose to have their bill rounded up to the nearest dollar amount each month, with the rounded-up money going into a fund to make a direct impact in the community. The board launched the Be a Light Teacher Grants in 2022.

The deadline to apply is August 31. Visit www.nolinrecc.com or visit the co-op’s office to complete the application.

UPDATE 9/1/26: The Breckinridge County Sheriff’s Office says Shank has been located.
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Emergency personnel are searching for a missing juvenile in Breckinridge County.

The Breckinridge County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating Khloe Shank, who was reported as a runaway on August 15. The sheriff’s office describes Shank as a “14-year-old female with a slim build, 5 feet 3 inches tall, and 147 pounds.” She has black hair with red streaks, and was last seen near Ashley Lane close to Sinking Creek Hill off U.S. 60 near Irvington wearing a black hoodie and brown pajama pants.

Shank’s whereabouts and direction of travel are unknown. A missing person’s report has been filed. If you have any information about Khloe Shank, please contact the Breckinridge County Sheriff’s Office at 270-756-2361.