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  • Local tourism up 9.1 percent in 2012

    Hardin County’s tourism industry is flourishing

    A report from the Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet indicated the county’s direct economic impact from tourism climbed 9.1 percent in 2012, infusing the local economy with more than $15 million of additional spending above the prior year.

    The county recorded $182 million in direct tourism spending during 2012, according to a joint news release issued by the Elizabethtown Tourism and Convention Bureau and the Radcliff-Fort Knox Tourism and Convention Commission.

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  • Former teacher pleads not guilty in sexting case

    A former J.T. Alton Middle School teacher facing 30 felony charges remains behind bars in lieu of a $100,000 cash after a Hardin Circuit Court judge denied a motion to reduce bond.

    Anthony D. Durrant, 46, of Rineyville, pleaded not guilty Tuesday afternoon to allegations he exchanged sexually explicit text messages and photographs with a female student who is younger than 16 years old.

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  • Overturned truck blocks highway, injures driver, spills milk

    An overturned semi truck shut down eastbound lanes for several hours Tuesday afternoon on Western Kentucky Parkway near Elizabethtown and dumped half-and-half cream into a creek.

    The semi was traveling east on the parkway near mile-marker 134 and approaching a bridge over Valley Creek when it struck a guard rail in the left lane, said Chris Jessie, spokesman for Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 4 in Elizabethtown.

    The truck then swung into the right lane and struck the opposite guard rail before coming to a rest on its side across the bridge, he said.

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  • E'town man pleads guilty to sexual abuse, misconduct

    An Elizabethtown man arrested a year ago on allegations of sexual abuse pleaded guilty Tuesday in Hardin Circuit Court to amended charges.

    Charlie A. Runyon, 45, originally was indicted in September on charges of first-degree sodomy and three counts of first-degree sexual abuse.

    According to the indictment, the charges involve three alleged victims, one of whom was a juvenile male at the time of the incident.

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  • Hardin Water District No. 2 will tap Louisville for supplemental supply

    In the shadow of a million-gallon water tank under construction off Springfield Road, Hardin County Water District No. 2 entered a partnership Tuesday afternoon with Louisville Water.

    The water-purchase agreement is essential for the district to satisfy a growing community, Water District Chairman Mike Bell said at the ceremonial signing.

    “Teaming with you, we’re going to meet those needs and those demands,” he said.

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  • Memorial shines light on 25 years of healing

    Martha Tennison still can hear the clamor of excited children looking forward to a day at King’s Island.

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  • Booher recalls crash, spreads message of hope to NHHS

    Jason Booher has told his story of tragedy and redemption many, many times. On Tuesday, he brought his story to students at North Hardin High School, a significant place in his life.

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  • County budget passes first reading

    There was little dissent Tuesday as first reading of the county budget passed the Hardin Fiscal Court.

    The fiscal year 2013-14 budget was approved with one change from the way it was originally presented last month. It is expected to come up for a final vote during fiscal court’s May 28 meeting.

    The change was to move $20,000 from a new social work program to the North Hardin Economic Development Authority.

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  • 3/1 cases colors for deployment

    Tina Watson wiped away a tear as her 2-year-old daughter, Dallas, stood nearby, fresh off an impromptu dance on Brooks Field as the 113th Army Band launched into the Army song.

    Her husband, Pfc. Keith Watson, stood in a line of soldiers Tuesday morning, hoisting a flag against the brilliant blue sky, fluttering in the breeze.

    “We’re just ready for him to go and come back,” she said. “He’s excited. It’s his first experience.”

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  • Our precious loss: For Cummins, like many, life changed 25 years ago

    Everyone on the crash scene the night of May 14, 1988, believed anyone who was still alive was off the bus. And then Carey Aurentz emerged from the wreckage.

    Carey Aurentz Cummins’ thoughts often return to that May night, to a church bus returning home to Radcliff after a day at King’s Island in Ohio. She remembers sitting in the front row aisle seat, door side, talking with Phillip Morgan, Billy Nichols and Emillie Thompson, who invited her on the trip.

    Seconds later, her familiar life came to an end as a new one began.

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