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Hardin Fiscal Court approved a budget for the county’s upcoming fiscal year during its meeting Tuesday.

The $29 million budget was first proposed last month and closely mirrors the budget for the current fiscal year. Fiscal Court members unanimously approved the budget with no discussion Tuesday.

It is the second-lowest budget in eight years, adding an additional $161,000 in expenses.

Hardin County Schools has selected one its own to take over an open associate superintendent slot.\

Mark Kopp, director of secondary instruction, curriculum and assessment for Hardin County Schools, has been hired as associate superintendent for instruction.

Kopp begins July 1 and replaces Robert King, who will become principal of Brown Street Alternative Education Center.

Kopp said he wanted to move into the position because of the instructional leadership in Central Office and the schools, and the great teachers he works with every day.

The skill-building will continue into summer for one Meadow View Elementary School student.

Eugena Kim, a fifth-grader, will be travel to Washington, D.C., this summer to take part in the Junior National Young Leaders Conference, along with more than 250 other students from across the country.

The conference is one of the programs available through the Congressional Youth Leadership Council, which works to improve leadership skills in young people and allows them to meet high-ranking leaders in the nation’s capital.