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  • Hardin County Chamber appointed to state chamber board

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    Hardin County Chamber of Commerce has watched its profile heighten on the state level.  
    The Hardin County Chamber has been appointed to the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors as an ex officio, or non-voting, member, said Executive Director Brad Richardson earlier this week.
    Richardson said the appointment already is paying dividends for the chamber with access to training programs and resources.

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  • Water tower could ease water leak increase

    Infrastructure issues caused Vine Grove to see more leaks than usual in July.

    The new water tower is expected to improve matters when it is back online.

    The city’s Public Works Department responded to 17 water leaks in July, according to a department report released Monday during the monthly Vine Grove City Council meeting.

    There were four leaks recorded during the previous month.

    Mayor Blake Proffitt said the leaks have resulted from old pipes, and getting the water tower on Ky. 1500 will help.

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  • Veterans memorial coming to Sonora

    Sonora residents want to show how much they appreciate veterans’ sacrifices.

    Part of a private residence in the city is planned to become a memorial park honoring veterans in the Sonora, Upton and Glendale area who have died.

    There are 65 known veterans from the area who have died, said Carol Rogers, who owns Carol’s Flowers and Antiques on Main Street in Sonora and has helped organize the effort.

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  • Area restaurants add variety to local cuisine

    With two new restaurants set to open this month, area residents have even more choices when it comes to dining out.

    Caroline’s Alpine Haus, a German restaurant, and 2 B Thai are set to open. Caroline’s Alpine Haus on Dixie Boulevard in Radcliff had a soft opening Monday and 2 B Thai on Ring Road in Elizabethtown hopes to open by the end of August.

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  • Life as a bus driver is a family affair for Pence

    The black T-shirt Sherry Pence wore Monday had a yellow school bus on it with the words, “This is how I roll.” The words sum up the past three-plus decades of her life.

    Sherry Pence will reach her 35th year driving a bus for Hardin County Schools in September and she has no plans to stop anytime soon. Perhaps it runs in the family.

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  • EPD to hire six new patrolmen by early 2012

    The Elizabethtown Police Department will hire six new police officers by early 2012, and according to an EPD official, the department hasn’t hired this many officers at once in nearly 20 years.

    “Over the last several years, our history has been one or two people a year at most that we’ve hired,” said Jack Harris, former deputy chief of administrative services who retired effective July 31. “The last time we hired this many people at one time was back in the early ‘90s.”

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  • Back to school safety: Motorists be aware of school zones

    Though the heavy summer heat still looms over Hardin County, students must trudge back to school on Wednesday, and for parents and motorists, this means refamiliarizing ourselves with school zones and looking out for students crossing streets.

    “We strongly encourage parents to obey all traffic signs, traffic lights and speed limits for the safety of the children,” said Gary French, superintendent of Elizabethtown Independent schools.

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  • Water District No. 2 nabs another best tasting water nod

    Judges can’t get enough of Hardin County Water District No. 2.  

    The water utility once again nabbed first-place honors for best tasting water during the annual Water Professionals Conference, held July 24-27 in Covington, by the Kentucky-Tennessee Chapter of the American Water Works Association.

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  • Mayors: Questions linger about unification

    Local mayors say they are open minded concerning a proposal to unify local governments, but informational gaps need to be filled before city government can  weigh the idea seriously.

    “There’s still a lot of unanswered questions,” Elizabethtown Mayor Tim Walker said.

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