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Today's News

  • Woman’s Club members recognize G.C. Burkhead students

    The General Federation of Woman’s Club of Elizabethtown recently recognized fifth-grade student poetry contest winners from G.C. Burkhead Elementary School, from left, Mrs. Richardson, fifth-grade teacher; Hadley Whitsell, first place; D.J. Robinson, second place and Molly Pete, third place. 

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  • Shelby McWhirter crowned Preteen Grand Supreme

    Shelby McWhirter, 13-year-old daughter of Dana Mosley of Elizabethtown and Michael McWhirter Sr. of Killeen, Texas, competed in the local preliminary Sister Cities- Queen of the Commonwealth beauty pageant June 2 at Pritchard Community Center, where she was crowned Preteen Grand Supreme. She will move on to compete at the state Pageant in October, where she will compete for the title of Queen of the Commonwealth Preteen Grand Supreme. Shelby is an incoming eighth-grader at Bluegrass Middle School, where she also is a cheerleader.

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  • Elizabethtown Lions Club members welcome speakers on CASA
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  • North Hardin students provide Day of Service at Warm Blessings

     

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  • Scouts gain skills: Girls earn badges for hiking, geocaching at summer camp

    Area Girl Scouts made significant progress in attaining skill badges this week the annual Heartland Summer Camporee for Girl Scouts.

    The camp at Freeman Lake Park gives girls an opportunity to earn five badges in a variety of areas.

    After a hiatus, the camp returned three years ago, and attendance has grown every year, director Sabrina Ward said. This year, more than 70 girls are participating.

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  • Mother files wrongful death suit

    The mother of a Magnolia man shot and killed by a LaRue County Sheriff’s deputy in December has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the deputy, the LaRue County Sheriff’s Office and LaRue County government in U.S. District Court.

    The civil suit filed by Carolyn Chaudoin, mother of Thomas Earl Ferguson and administrator of his estate, said deputy James E. Williamson used excessive force and displayed negligence when he fatally wounded her son.

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  • Breakfast brawl: Women charged after May altercation at Waffle House

    Two Radcliff women are in custody after an altercation at a Waffle House restaurant in Radcliff left a third woman with a 2-inch gash on her forehead after she was struck with a sugar dispenser.

    Ashley Dubose, 24, and Alisa Ruttley, 23, are charged with second-degree assault and second-degree criminal mischief. The assault charge is a Class C felony punishable by 5 to 10 years in prison.

    According to the arrest warrant, after 6 a.m. May 19, Ruttley held the third woman down while Dubose struck her with with the sugar dispenser.

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  • Make plans before nature lashes out

    ISSUE: Planned community storm shelters
    OUR VIEW:     Not the whole answer

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  • Wilson, Vaughn try to make the cut in 'The Internship'

    “Wedding Crashers” co-stars Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn reunite in the summer comedy “The Internship.”

    In a sea of R-rated comedies, some of which are pretty hard-R-rated, a PG-13 option is refreshing. “The Internship” pushed the boundaries of a PG-13 film with its language and sexual conversations, but the 35 and older crowd will relate to its subject matter.

    As job opportunities and the modern marketplace grow more high-tech, the people most qualified for those roles tend to be younger.

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  • First step: Admitting you have a karaoke problem

    OK, I’m not sure how this happened, but my home has become a part-time karaoke bar.

    OK, I do know how it happened, but I’m not telling.

    OK, I’m telling.

    You see, it all began with a karaoke machine. It was one of those portable units that needs to be hooked up to a TV or monitor. I bought it for my other half, Rebecca Ricks, for Christmas about a year and a half ago.

    That’s how it starts: you think the karaoke is going to be limited to a whimsical pastime with your sweetie.

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