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Education

  • Principal won't return to New Highland

    Mark Thomas will not return as principal at New Highland Elementary School. His last day of paid suspension was Friday, according to John Wright, community relations director for Hardin County Schools.

    Thomas was suspended with pay May 14 while district officials investigated alleged wrongdoing at the school.

  • John Hardin assistant principal hired at Hart County High

    Greg Cecil, assistant principal at John Hardin High School, has been hired as the principal at Hart County High School.

    The district considered more than 30 applicants, Superintendent Ricky D. Line said. Cecil was one of three finalists interviewed by the site-based council. Line said extensive background research and reference checks were conducted.

    "We're very comfortable with his style and where he's been," Line said. "We think he will be a great fit."

  • Bicycles donated to elementary students of military families

    Several students at Meadow View Elementary School received gifts of appreciation this week for the parts they play in military families.

    Texas Roadhouse gave 25 students free bicycles Wednesday as a way to thank students for the sacrifices they make as part of military families.

    This is the second time the restaurant company has given bikes to Meadow View. The school

  • EIS approves tentative budget

    Elizabethtown Independent Schools are weathering tight financial times with the district’s savings.

    The EIS board approved the district’s tentative budget Monday night at its regular meeting at Panther Academy. The budget shows the district spending more out of its general fund than it’s taking in, but a hefty contingency and starting balance in the budget allows the move, according to Finance Director Denise Morgan.

  • Training accident kills Navy SEAL at Fort Knox

    A U.S. Navy SEAL was killed during a training accident this week at Fort Knox. Seven other service members were injured.

    Special Warfare Operator 3rd Class Jonathan H. Kaloust, 23, died Wednesday when the Humvee he was in overturned during a training exercise, according to a news release from the Naval Special Warfare Group Two.

    Seven others received minor injuries in the accident, according to the news release.

  • Police to increase presence at schools

    Following the school shooting tragedy last December in Newtown, Conn., local agencies launched a series of meetings concerning efforts to increase safety of students and faculty in all schools in the county, including private and alternative.

  • NHES principal suspended with pay

    A Hardin County Schools principal was suspended with pay Tuesday.

    Mark Thomas, principal at New Highland Elementary School, has been suspended with pay pending an investigation into “alleged actions,” said John Wright, HCS community relations director.

    Wright did clarify the “alleged actions” didn’t involve students.

  • Students graduate, celebrate at ECTC commencement

    Almost 200 graduates walked the line into a new phase of their lives Monday as the school year ended at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College.

    The commencement ceremony for ECTC took place at Central Hardin High School. There were 186 graduates who participated in the ceremony, of 898 students graduating from the college this year.

    David Wallace, retired chairman of Nabors Completion & Production Services Company, gave the commencement address. He is a 1974 ECTC graduate and was named a distinguished alumnus in 2010.

  • Former J.T. Alton teacher indicted on 30 charges

    A former J.T. Alton Middle School teacher was indicted on 30 charges this week stemming from allegations of an inappropriate relationship with a student.

    Anthony Durrant, 46, of Rineyville, was indicted on 14 counts of a use of a minor in a sexual performance, five counts of possession of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor, eight counts of unlawful use of electronic means to induce a minor to engage in sexual or other prohibited activities, one count of sexual abuse and one count of tampering with physical evidence, according to the indictment.

  • Online end-of-course testing suspended in Kentucky districts

    Local school districts will be shelving computers and breaking out No. 2 pencils next week as online end-of-course testing at high schools in Kentucky has been suspended because of system issues with ACT, the testing vendor.

    Issues arose last week as schools began administering the tests, with about 25 districts encountering slow and dropped connections while testing online.