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Community invited to Bluegrass Biker Bash Saturday

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Suicidal Motorsports LLC invites the community to their first ever Bluegrass Biker Bash, to be held this Saturday at American Legion Hardin Post 113 in Elizabethtown.

“It started as an idea from my son wanting to have something to do for everybody that loves riding since Hardin County had stopped theirs or E-Town, whatever the case may be, so it started as an idea from him and we’ve done one sort of like this in our backyard,” said event organizer Jessica Kaminski. “We definitely wanted to go larger, and knew we couldn’t fit it in the yard so we got with the American Legion and they were happy to join. Of course, they have a riders club there, too.”

The event will include a bike show with multiple prizes, a slow drag competition, live music, vendors, food and drinks, and more. All are welcome to attend this family-friendly event whether or not you are a motorcycle rider.

“There’s kids activities,” Kaminski said. “We’re even including the kids in the bike show with a kids choice winner. There’s going to be face painting. We’ve even got Legacy Tattoo there doing on-spot tattoos that day, and we’ve got food trucks galore. It’s going to be fun.”

Find more information on the Bluegrass Biker Bash Facebook page or contact Suicidal Motorsports LLC for more information.

Fort Knox hosting ceremony, cemetery visitation for Memorial Day

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Fort Knox will host their annual Memorial Day ceremony at the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central in Radcliff on Monday, May 25.

“It starts at 11:30 a.m.,” said Fort Knox Garrison Command Sergeant Major Alex Licea. “We will have remarks by our senior commander, Brigadier General Sean Crockett, and we will also have the ceremonial wreath laying, music from the 100th Band, a Prisoner of War/MIA remembrance, and then obviously the playing of taps and the 21-gun salute, so come join us on this solemn day and remember our fallen heroes for their ultimate sacrifice.”

All are welcome to attend.

Fort Knox will also be welcoming visitors to the 118 on-post cemeteries on Monday.

“From 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., those that wish to visit any cemeteries on post could come on,” Licea said. “We have a bunch of information on our website. On the Fort Knox homepage, it talks about the kind of the process to get on post and the visitation hours.”

Fort Knox Range Operations staff will be stationed at checkpoints to assist visitors searching for a specific grave, and the Cultural Resources Team will be available at the Fort Knox Visitor Center located at the Chaffee Gate.

Visitors ages 18 and older must provide a Real ID or driver’s license with valid accompanying supplemental documents, and a valid address and cell phone number, when entering any checkpoints. Visit the Fort Knox website for more information.

Meanwhile, due to inclement weather in the forecast, the City of Elizabethtown is moving their Memorial Day ceremony to the American Legion Hardin Post 113, located 1251 Ring Road. The ceremony will begin Monday at 11 a.m.

Kentucky Shakespeare performing in E-Town Friday

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UPDATE: Friday’s performance has been moved to the State Theater due to rain.
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“Oh, brave new world!” 

Kentucky Shakespeare’s touring production of The Tempest will be making a stop in Elizabethtown Friday evening.

Kentucky Shakespeare says the 2026 Shakespeare in the parks tour is visiting a record 46 locations this season as they present The Bard’s final play. The organization says the tragicomedy is “a testament to the redeeming power of love and forgiveness – featuring fools, spirits, monsters, shipwrecks, and magical spells.”

The company will be performing at Freeman Lake Park Friday night beginning at 6:30 p.m. In the event of inclement weather, the performance will be moved to the State Theater.

All performances of The Tempest are free, with no tickets or reservations required. The show runs approximately 75 minutes with no intermission. Attendees should bring their own chairs or blankets to the performance.

Find more information at www.kyshakespeare.com.

Superintendent Carter says 2026-2027 a year of progress at Breckinridge County Schools

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Breckinridge County Schools Superintendent Dr. Nick Carter said the 2025-2026 school year was a year of progress at BCS.

“We’ve seen a lot of increases in our student achievement with some of our NWEA MAP assessments, and I’m just super proud of the work that’s taken place academically this year as we, you know, we’re continuing to get further out away from the pandemic and addressing the learning loss component from those years, and there’s just been amazing work taking place, so I’m really excited about that work and want to thank all of our teachers and staff that’ve had such a hand in that,” Carter said.

Carter says the progress can also be seen in the district’s facilities, most notably the start of work on the new Breckinridge County Middle School building.

“That was six years in the making, and so it’s exciting to see dirt being moved for that project and really thinking about what that campus is going to look like in August of 2028, but it’s just been an amazing year and truly one of the best in my career,” Carter said.

Carter says the goal in the 2026-2027 school year is to maintain the progress and keep the district moving forward.

“Obviously in every school district, you welcome back current staff and you welcome new staff into your district, and so I’m always looking forward to welcoming our new staff into the district and getting to know them and really just making them feel welcome in our Tiger Nation family,” Carter said.

Follow the Breckinridge County School District Facebook page or visit the district website for more information and updates.

Hunters set new record for Kentucky spring turkey season

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A strong population and good weather led to a record harvest in the spring turkey hunting season in Kentucky.

Kentucky Fish and Wildlife says 36,439 turkeys were harvested during the spring hunting season, well ahead of the 10-year average of 30,847 and breaking the state record set in 2010 by about 340 birds. This included 2,613 turkeys harvested during the youth-only season and 13,670 harvested during opening weekend of the spring season.

KFW says more than 99 percent of the turkeys harvested during the spring season were males. About 86 percent of the harvested birds were toms, or adult male birds, while the rest were younger jakes.

Graves County saw the highest turkey harvest with 778 birds, followed by Muhlenberg county at 746 and Breckinridge County at 662. Hardin and Grayson counties also made the top ten with 566 and 548 birds harvested, respectively. Nearly 36,000 of the harvested birds were taken by shotgun, with 258 by bow and 129 by crossbow.

KFW says officials attribute the high harvest to factors such as more turkeys on the landscape, more hunters in the woods, and good weather for hunting during the season. KFW says: “Poult surveys from a year ago suggest the 2027 spring season will also be good, but young turkeys face threats like disappearing habitat, early mowing, and predators.” 

Find more information at fw.ky.gov.