The annual Paws United Pet Expo to raise awareness about pet rescues and shelters will take place this Saturday. “It is this Saturday, it’s gonna be from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the bingo hall APR building. So this year we have over 50 vendors and rescue shelters. We have pet related and non pet related vendors. So there’s a lot of shopping. Pet CPR and pet first aid, there’s education. We have a trainer that will be coming in to do some training techniques,” said event spokesperson Toshie Murrell. The event will also offer the opportunity to get your pet vaccinated and micro-chipped. “We are also having the Hardin County Animal Shelter. They will be setting up a rabies shot clinic and microchip. They will be there from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM with low cost shots. So you must have your cat in a carrier, your dog on a leash and come out and get your shots. It’s a great opportunity to get that taken care of without having to make a vet appointment and we’re having free nail trims from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM.” There will also be a food truck on site. A donation of pet food or cat litter or a monetary donation will get you entry into the event.
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The body of a white male was discovered in the Green River in Hart County on Wednesday. According to the Hart County Sheriff’s Office, yesterday the body was identified as 32 year old James Jewell who was reported missing by his family on April 11. Jewell was last seen alive approximately five miles upstream from where his body was discovered. The Sheriff’s Office is still investigating and anyone with any information is encouraged to contact authorities.
Grayson County has a campaign underway to encourage people to wear their seat belts. “We have a low seatbelt usage in Grayson County and we also have a high fatality rate. We’ve been doing a lot of road checks. We’ve been teaming up with the State Police and our other local agencies by setting up traffic safety checkpoints, making sure people are wearing seatbelts. We’re not necessarily giving tickets, we’re handing out literature to let them know ‘Hey look, these are the stats in Kentucky’. We know that our young people especially aren’t wearing their seatbelts and they’re more likely to be killed in a crash than if they were wearing their seatbelts,” shared Grayson County Sheriff Norman Chaffins. Grayson County is one of the five counties in Kentucky that have the lowest percentage of seatbelt use. “At the end of it, they will do another study to see if this campaign has worked. We actually have people sitting up and around our parkways and different areas in Grayson County documenting who is wearing (their seatbelt) and who’s not. We do a study at the beginning and then we do a study at the end to see if it has worked.” The High Five Campaign began in October 2022 and will continue until October of this year.
Next week is National Library Week and to celebrate the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives is hosting a statewide job fair. Libraries across the state, including the Hardin County Public Library, encourage Kentuckians to visit their local libraries in person or online to explore and use services such as technology, broadband and media. Kentuckians are encouraged to celebrate National Library Week by sharing how they support their library and using the #NationalLibraryWeek. For more information, visit the Kentucky Public Library Directory online at https://kdla.ky.gov/Library-Support/Pages/Public-Library-Directory.aspx
Parents of Hardin County Schools students are being asked to provide feedback to the district. “This survey will allow us to gather some critical information because the school experience is just as important as the academic rigor, maybe even more so. The memories of teachers and field trips and school events and so much more, things that create memories that last a lifetime. So we want our students and their families to know that creating meaningful learning opportunities is an extremely high priority for us. So we’ll use what we receive in the survey to strengthen what we already have in place and to form and nurture new opportunities for success,” shares District Spokesperson John Wright. The survey can be found on the district website under the news and announcements section. The survey will remain posted until May 1.