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Today's News

  • On track to graduate, Jarvis proves the odds wrong

    California did not work out well for Tim Jarvis.

    His sophomore year of high school resulted in only two credits to carry forward into the next year. He felt the teachers did not really care whether he succeeded, he said. With a significant amount of gang activity in the school, teachers were frightened of the students. And when he would see blood splattered across the walls of the bathrooms, he was frightened, too.

    “I kind of shut down,” he said. “I just lost hope.”

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  • LaRue principal to lead Garrard County schools

    The principal of LaRue County High School is moving on this summer to lead a district.

    Paul Mullins was selected as the next superintendent for Garrard County Schools. His selection was announced Thursday by the Garrard County Board of Education.

    Mullins considered leading a school district a personal goal and Garrard County was a good fit, he said.

    The school district’s size is similar to LaRue County Schools. Mullins said he feels he has experiences that could help the district.

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  • Hardin County says 'Hooray' for its heroes

    Training accident kills Navy SEAL at Fort Knox

     

    Hardin County says ‘Hooray’ for its heroes

     

    By KELLY CANTRALL

    The News-Enterprise

    The sacrifice of military families was recognized this weekend by the Hardin County community.

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  • 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.

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  • HCS approves tentative budget

    Hardin County Schools’ officials expect a smaller general fund for the upcoming fiscal year.

    The HCS board approved the tentative budget for fiscal year 2014 on Thursday night at its regular meeting. The district expects a reduction in state funding but an increase in local tax revenue. The tentative budget is the second step of a three-step cycle; the draft version of the budget was approved in January.

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  • Motorcycle wreck on U.S. 62
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  • Possible failed child abduction investigated

    Hodgenville police are investigating what may have been an attempted child abduction.

    Chief Steven Johnson said he received a call Monday from a woman who said her son was walking after school on  South Lincoln Boulevard near Citizens Union Bank in Hodgenville when a tan GMC truck stopped near him.

    The 12-year-old boy told his mother the man driving pulled the truck up to the curb but didn’t roll down the window. Then, he started signaling for the boy to approach, Johnson said.

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  • Photos: Lincoln Trail Master Gardener Plant Fair
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  • Local graduations on HCEC-TV live

     

    Local graduations are set to air live on Hardin County Educational and Community Television, a division of Hardin County Schools.

    “Now families from across the world can see students receive their diplomas,” said HCEC-TV director Gina Ryan in a news release.

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  • Three generations join local DAR chapter

    The Captain Jacob VanMeter Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution welcomed five new members into its fold Friday morning at the Brown Pusey House in Elizabethtown, four of which represent three generations of the same family.

    Elizabethtown resident Charline Akins; her two daughters, Christy Bennett and Cathy Reas; and her granddaughter, Kelly McManus, were sworn into the DAR during a ceremony Friday, where they were bestowed with pins and flowers.

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