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  • Area conservationist earns award

    Named as Kentucky’s Outstanding Service Forester, Steve Gray of Vine Grove has loved the outdoors since he was a boy.

    He collected rocks on his own and camped and learned to read a topographic map as a member of the Boy Scouts.

    By the time he graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1975 with a bachelor’s degree in forestry, he learned to identify tree species by name.

    It wasn’t out of character for Gray to take a job with the Kentucky Division of Forestry 30 years ago.

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  • Arby's moves out of Towne Mall, new eateries coming

    Since the departure of Arby’s from Towne Mall, only Fergus Mor delicatessen and The Cookie Store remain in the food court.

    Arby’s representatives refused to comment on why the business moved out of Towne Mall. Businesses such as Arby’s have to progress with their own business plans, said Tee Masaniai, Towne Mall property manager.

    “We’re not concerned at all,” he said. “It’s not a hit for the mall.”

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  • Potential federal shutdown could be felt locally

    The impact of a possible government shutdown could have an affect locally, but most regionally-located national institutions aren’t sure what those effects will be.

    The National Park System would close for the time being in the event of a shutdown, according to a statement from NPS spokesman David Barna. That would affect the Lincoln Birthplace park in Hodgenville and Mammoth Cave in Cave City.

    That could impact spring break plans, but it could have a ripple effect beyond the parks.

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  • Tribute organizers seek money from tourism

    Organizers of the Hardin County Veterans Tribute believe the memorial will emerge as a premier tourist attraction in Elizabethtown and requested a $100,000 donation from the local tourism commission.

    Gary Broadway, Rich Griendling and Rik Hawkins approached the commission on Wednesday asking for $100,000 to fund the tribute, which will be placed in a proposed Elizabethtown Nature Park off Ring Road.

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  • Lincoln’s death to be remembered

    Flags will fly at half staff April 14 and 15 at the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Park in Hodgenville and at Hodgenville City Hall. The act will commemorate the 146th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination.

    Lincoln was shot April 14, 1865, at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., and died the next morning in a boarding house across the street.

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  • Library pinches pennies for patrons

    Hardin County Public Library has had steady funding the past several years.

    Library Director Rene Hutcheson said she appreciates Hardin Fiscal Court maintaining its support of the library during tough economic times.

    The library only received 90 percent its expected state funding and public support has helped fill the gap she said.

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  • Photo: Preparing to resurface French Street
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  • Legislative breakfast set for Saturday

    Local legislators will engage their constituents over a hearty morning meal this weekend.

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  • West Point goes moist

    West Point residents will be allowed to pop a top with meals in public should a restaurant qualify for a liquor license.

    In a special election Tuesday, voters supported a measure allowing limited alcohol sales in West Point. The vote was 90-19 to authorize the sale of alcohol in restaurants so long as the beverages are served with food. Hardin County Clerk Kenny Tabb said the vote included seven absentee ballots and only one spoiled ballot, which was not counted.

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  • Homemakers to host first Spring Bazaar

    The local holiday bazaar is so successful it has the Hardin County Homemakers seeing double.

    The Homemakers will host its first Spring Bazaar from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Hardin County Extension Service. The Homemakers decided to host another bazaar after the success of the one held during the winter holidays, said Ginny Kean, chairwoman of the event.

    Admission is free.

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