The Annual Elizabethtown Lions Club Pancake Breakfast is tomorrow morning.”This Saturday will be our annual pancake breakfast, it’s one of our larger fundraisers. We hope you can join us from 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Elizabethtown High School. We will have pancakes, scrambled eggs and sausage. You can get a ticket by seeing a Lion Member, go to our Facebook page or simply just be at the door Saturday morning and we would be glad to have you,” says event spokesperson Mary Morrison. The Lions Club will also be hosting a blood drive during the event. “We are also, with our pancakes, doing a blood drive with the Kentucky Blood Center. We’re excited to partner with them and donate back locally and hope that you can enjoy your pancakes and donate some blood,” shares blood drive chairperson Taylor Blimline. For more information or to get the link to register to donate blood, visit the Elizabethtown Lions Club Facebook page.
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The Elizabethtown Police Department Citizen Police Academy starts next week but there is still time to sign up.“Our next Citizens Police Academy will begin on Thursday, March 30. This program gives citizens the opportunity to take an inside look at the day-to-day operations of our agency. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with several of our Officers and criminal justice partners as well as participate in a ride-along. Anyone who wishes to attend may visit our website to download an application,” Elizabethtown Police Spokesperson Chris Denham. A few spots are still available. Completed applications and questions can be directed to Denham by visiting the Elizabethtown Police Department Facebook page or website.
The City of Elizabethtown will host the 2023 Crisis Intervention Conference on Monday and Tuesday. “It’s in the news these days about mental illness and contacts with police. We really are trying to do our best and keep on top of current trends and best practices. There will be mental health providers, law enforcement agencies from all over the state that will attend this,” shares Hodgenville Police Chief James Richardson. Richardson serves as the Chairman of the Communicare Region Crisis Intervention Team Advisory Board. Richardson also announced that Hodgenville Police Department’s School Resource Officer Kevin Bennett has been selected as the Communicare Region CIT Officer of the Year. “We are super excited to announce that our very own school resource officer Kevin Bennett was selected as this year’s CIT Officer of the Year for the Communicare region for his work in the schools with kids in crisis. There are countless examples I could give you, but what I would say is that he works with these kids every single day. We are super excited to have him representing the Hodgenville Police Department, Larue County Schools and our Communicare region.” Officer Bennett will be presented his award during a ceremony on Tuesday at the conference.
The Hardin County Clerk has announced an additional site for early voting in the May primary elections. “I’m excited to announce that for early voting for the May primary, we’ve added an additional location doubling our capacity for those early voting dates. I want to say thank you to Radcliff Mayor JJ Duvall for allowing us to use the Colvin Community Center for the three days of early voting for this May primary. I hope that will encourage more voters to come out and participate,” said Hardin County Clerk Brian D. Smith. Smith also said that his office remains committed to expanding the number of voting locations for the November elections and more information will be coming about that.
The Elizabethtown Police Department wants to warn citizens about a nationwide charity scam that the FBI has warned about previously that has made its way to the area. “Panhandlers traveling in groups are showing up in densely populated areas such as major intersections, parking lots and they’re holding signs that indicate they’re soliciting donations to benefit a small child named Sofia, who is in need of a life-saving heart surgery. We’ve also received reports that individuals, providing a similar story, are approaching citizens selling jewelry that appears to be made of gold. A handful of citizens have purchased the jewelry and attempted to pawn it only to find out that it’s not genuine. Despite how convincing the story may be, please do not fall for the scam. No matter how heart-wrenching. These individuals are not advocating on behalf of a child in need,” Elizabethtown Police Public Affairs Officer Chris Denham. If anyone observes people engaging in this scam, you are encouraged to contact the Elizabethtown Police immediately.