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Today's News

  • ATHLETICS: WKU's Petrino excited for future (06/18)

    Loy Brashear met new Western Kentucky University football coach Bobby Petrino on Monday and made a pretty bold prediction.

    The longtime area resident, one-time WKU student and co-owner of the Heartland Golf Club told Petrino he believed the Hilltoppers could win eight to 10 games this fall.

    “Coach Petrino is very impressive,” Brashear said during the Toppers on Tour stop at Heartland. “The man can coach.”

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  • Pats on the back and other praise

    ISSUE: Good news all around us

    OUR VIEW: Fine things going on

    When it comes to girls’ track and field this year, nobody did it better in Kentucky in Class 3-A than North Hardin High School sophomore Kianna Gray.

    At last month’s state meet in Louisville, Gray captured the 100-meter hurdles and the 100 and 200 dashes and finished third in the 400 dash.

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  • I-65 wreck slows down traffic, seven vehicles involved

    A multi-vehicle accident on Interstate 65 has shut down traffic along the northbound lanes.

    The accident happened between the 96 and 97 mile markers at about 9:30 a.m. with seven vehicles involved. Traffic currently is backed up past the Exit 94 mile marker. Only the right-hand lane is open.

    At least one person was trapped in a vehicle and has been airlifted from the scene.

    See Tuesday's print edition of The News-Enterprise for more details.

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  • Farewell to a friend

    At his high school reunion, Tim Walker reconnected with several classmates who spent their adult lives out of state. Most had the same question.

    "Tim Walker is the mayor of Elizabethtown?”

    The surprise in their voices apparently amused him. Walker did something in life that many people never accomplish: He rose above the limits his hometown placed on him.

    He set different expectations for himself.

    Actually, Tim’s personal aspirations were derived from a sense of duty and faith.

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  • Family embraces horses for hobby, healing

    Kevin and Francesca Smith were shouting instructions to staff members over a cellphone as they rushed into the delivery room this past Derby Day.

    As Francesca prepared to deliver the couple’s son, Alessandro, the two stable employees were working to deliver a quarter horse foal back on the Elizabethtown couple’s farm.

    Both baby and foal were delivered healthy on the famous horse racing day.

    That seemed fitting for the couple, who currently own 37 horses, mostly quarter horses, on about 20 acres of land.

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  • United Way joins nation in Day of Action

     United Way of Central Kentucky volunteers, partners and officials plan to join with other United Way organizations across the nation this week to help nonprofit organizations and bring the people of their communities together.

    The local United Way chapter is hosting its second Day of Action on Friday.

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  • First Federal Savings celebrates 90 years of service
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  • Family friend to officiate Walker's funeral

    Terry Jones was a part of many moments in Elizabethtown Mayor Tim Walker’s life. So when it came time to mark the end of Walker’s life, his family reached out to Jones.

    Jones, a former minister at First Christian Church, will officiate Walker’s funeral Tuesday.

    Jones first met Walker when he came to the church in 1986.

    “We were friends almost immediately,” he said.

    He recalled that shortly after Jones came to serve at the church, Walker invited him to lunch and welcomed him to the church and the area.

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  • Walker lived life for others in all arenas

    Pat Durbin was mayor of Elizabethtown when Tim Walker was elected as a member of city council. But Durbin had known Walker since he was a child who lived one street over from her. And the Walker she knew as a child was the Walker she knew as a councilman.

    “He was so kind to people and so considerate,” Durbin said.

    She witnessed his dedication to his family and saw that dedication expand to residents of Elizabethtown. She considered him a son of sorts, and she was still reeling Sunday from the news of his passing on Friday.

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  • ECTC changes orientation process for new students

    The local community college is working to ease the transition for new students.

    Elizabethtown Community and Technical College unveiled a new orientation program for incoming students this summer, to streamline the process and make it a more personal experience for students.

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