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Nolin RECC invites teachers to apply for Operation Round Up grants

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Nolin RECC is accepting applications for “Be a Light” teacher grants, which are awarded from Operation Round Up donations.

“This year, it is opening to 30 of the $200 grants for certified teachers, K through 12, in Hardin and LaRue counties,” said Operation Round Up Board Chair Price Smith.

The board is doubling the number of teacher grants awarded this year due to the increased number of applications received last year.

Nolin says the mission of Operation Round Up is to make a positive impact on the community, and this funding is a way to support teachers in their efforts and help with classroom costs. Smith says applying for the program is easy.

“The application is open during the month of September,” Smith said. “You can apply at www.nolinrecc.com. There’s an online form. Two or three clicks and you’ve got it submitted. We’d like as many folks to apply for this go-around as we can.”

The deadline to apply is September 30.

The teacher grants are in addition to the Community Impact grants awarded through Operation Round Up, for which applications will be available in March of 2024. For more information, visit www.nolinrecc.com.

Hardin County Free Shredding Day Friday, Sept. 1

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Don’t forget that this Friday is the September Free Shredding Day for Hardin County.

Hardin County residents can pick up their free shredding bag at the county Public Works Department, located in Room 223 at the Hardin County Government Building at 150 North Provident Way in Elizabethtown.

Drop the full shredding bag off at the Hardin County Road Department, located at 501 Bacon Creek Road, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. this Friday. The limit is one bag per household.

The next Free Shredding Day will be October 2.

For more information, visit www.hcky.org or call the Public Works Department at 270-360-9207.

Nolin RECC warns of scam attempt

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Nolin RECC is warning customers of an apparent scam attempt.

According to a post of the Nolin RECC Facebook page, the co-op has been made aware of somebody impersonating a utility employee in the Nolin service territory that is approaching homes and telling residents that they need to change out their electric meter. The person does not have proper identification for themselves and is not in a marked utility vehicle.

Nolin RECC says this person does not represent the co-op or any of its contractors, and any Nolin employee or contractor that would be doing work on a customer’s property will have proper identification and a properly marked vehicle.

If somebody comes to your door and says they are with Nolin RECC and you are not sure, contact the co-op office at 270-765-6153 to confirm, and as with any scam attempt never give out payment or personal information without confirming who you are giving it to.

New hunting schedule for Canada geese season starts Sept. 1

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Area hunters planning to hunt Canada geese in the month of September will want to make sure they do not run afoul of the new schedule.

In the past, the Canada geese hunting season for all of Kentucky has run September 16 through 30, but Lee McClellan with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife says changes were made to better accommodate hunters.

“Hunters approached their representatives on the Fish and Wildlife Commission,” McClellan said. “They felt that they would have more productive hunting in western Kentucky had the season opened earlier, so they split it and in west Kentucky now it is September 1st through the 15th, and in the eastern zone, which is a pretty big chunk of the state, it is the old date of September 16th through the 30th.”

Hardin, Meade, Breckinridge, Grayson, Hart, LaRue, and Nelson counties are all located in the western zone, while Bullitt County is located in the eastern zone.

McClellan says other than the September 1 through 15 dates for the western zone and the September 16 through 30 dates for the eastern zone, regulations for Canada geese season remain the same, including the daily limit of five per day.

Before hunting, all hunters must complete the Harvest Information Program survey available by clicking the “My Profile” link at www.fw.ky.gov.

U.S. News and World Report ranks Elizabethtown High School No. 17 in Kentucky

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Elizabethtown Independent School District is celebrating recognition for Elizabethtown High School.

The high school was ranked the 17th best in the state of Kentucky by U.S. News and World Report.

The high school received an overall score of 89.88 out of 100 from the publication, which Elizabethtown Independent School District Director of Communications Mattie McCoart said is based on several factors.

“They rank those based on college readiness, state assessment efficiency and performance, underserved student performance, college curriculum breadth, and graduation rate,” McCoart said.

McCoart said the high school has shown consistency with its ranking in recent years.

“In the past five years, Elizabethtown High School has been ranked in the top 20 three times, so this honor of being ranked in the top 20 is not new to us, but we are continuing to work to excel from previous years, and so being ranked 17th is a big honor for us,” McCoart said.

U.S. News and World Report’s profile of Elizabethtown High School says the graduation rate is 93 percent, and 54 percent of students took at least one A.P. exam. The school was ranked 18th in college readiness.

McCoart said the push for success comes from both inside and outside of the classroom.

“It really does take staff, faculty, and families working together to excel and build on the tradition of excellence that we’ve built at Elizabethtown High School, and this ranking, being No. 17 in the state, just proves that our community really is working together,” McCoart said.

You can find the full rankings and the profile for Elizabethtown High School at www.usnews.com.