The Central Kentucky Community Foundation wants to remind students to utilize their online portal to apply for scholarships ahead of the upcoming deadline. “Scholarship Central has been open since January 1 and the deadline is 11:59 PM on March 1, but it’s a great way to have access to about 80 scholarships and it’s one application that you fill out. It takes maybe about forty five minutes to an hour, you submit (it), and then at that point, you’ll get a list of all of the scholarships that you’re eligible for based on those answers,” said Spokesperson Erin Hahn. Students will need to complete the FAFSA before applying for scholarships at CKCF4People.org
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The Elizabethtown Police Department has announced plans to host a DARE class for homeschool students. ”Beginning March 6, Officer. Larry Robinson will host a DARE class for homeschool students between the ages of 9 and 11 years old. The class is free to attend and will be held at the Elizabethtown Police Department on Monday evenings through April 24. The purpose of this course is to guide our youth in making safe and responsible life decisions with an emphasis on drug and alcohol abuse,” said Elizabethtown Police Spokesperson Chris Denham. For more information check out the Elizabethtown Police Department Facebook page or email Officer Robinson at larry.robinson@elizabethtownky.gov.
Fort Knox Officials want to share information with residents near the installation of increased noises during upcoming training. “We’re going to have some aviation-related training from February 26 to March 1st. This may result in louder than normal training noise and vibrations during both daytime and nighttime hours. The most important thing to remember, as well, this training may cause more disturbances than usual, it’s a vital aspect of maintaining the critical capabilities and Readiness of all units involved. We certainly appreciate the patience and understanding of the greater Fort Knox,” said Fort Knox Media Relations Officer Kyle Hodges. Residents can monitor the Fort Knox website or Facebook page for more information.
Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced last week that action by his Special Prosecutions Unit resulted in a guilty plea for child exploitation from a Grayson County man. Jeffrey Elmore, 54 of Caneyville, pled guilty to fourteen charges coming from his production, direction and promotion of pornographic material of a minor between December 2017 and January 2018. The sentencing recommendation for these charges is 10 years in prison. The case was investigated by the Kentucky State Police and Assistant Attorney General Eric Finke prosecuted the case.
First Lady Britainy Beshear thanked Kentuckians for participating in this year’s Shop and Share event. The annual event benefits the commonwealth’s 15 regional domestic violence shelters in partnership with the First Lady, the Kentucky Coalition Against Domestic Violence and participating grocery stores throughout the state. The event took place on February 11 and raised over $300,000. The Shop and Share event began fourteen years ago with then-First Lady Jane Beshear and the Kentucky Coalition Against Domestic Violence and has provided more than $5 million in goods and monetary donations for programs that provide life-saving shelter and support services to Kentuckians experiencing abuse.