Good morning, Elizabethtown.

Whiskey House of Kentucky partners with SHĀNG to craft a new bourbon that fuses traditional Chinese distilling in pots with aging in Kentucky oak.

The red sorghum-based spirit is available for pre-order online (release date not yet announced) and aims to open a new category for local whiskey lovers.

ValuMarket is hosting a closing sale on eligible merchandise with 10% off starting Wednesday at its Highlands location (Mid City Mall) as it prepares to leave.

Plans for the space, which will be redeveloped into a new Mid City Market with grocery, retail, and library facilities, were approved in April.

The Better Business Bureau of the Greater Kentucky Region warns that employment scams tricking jobseekers into paying upfront fees are rising.

Nearly 50,000 scam reports were filed over the past three years (with text scams accounting for half) as consumers are urged to verify offers before sending money.

Hardin County recorded record tourism numbers in 2025 according to Elizabethtown Tourism and Convention Bureau Interim Director Krytsa Souleyrette with $376.7 million in visitor spending, $30.1 million in taxes and $76.9 million in labor income — figures that highlight the county's growing appeal.

Natural areas manager Evan Patrick spotted a nine-banded armadillo in Bernheim Forest (25 miles south of Louisville), which shows rising temperatures are driving the species north as they search for warmer shelter and food.

The creature has slowly expanded its presence in more counties since the 1980s.

With summer temperatures rising, Radcliff Deputy Fire Marshal Tommy Crane advises residents to look for signs of heat exhaustion (heavy sweating, cool, pale, clammy skin and fast, weak pulse) and heatstroke (body temperature reaching 103 and hot, red, dry skin); he recommends cooling affected persons and calling 911 if needed.

University of Kentucky announced on Monday that J Batt will serve as its new athletics director and CEO of Champions Blue LLC, replacing Mitch Barnhart after nearly 25 years.

Batt, coming from Michigan State University, will officially join later this summer and begin meeting local leaders.

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