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Elizabethtown
Thursday, August 7th, 2025
Good morning, Elizabethtown. Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 7th of August.
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ Hardin County Schools started the 2025-2026 school year today as staff and students returned to class. John Wright, the community relations specialist, said families should check bus routes (and download the free HCS app) for first day updates. Quicksie 98.3
- ➤ Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is updating its academic programs to train workers for Kentucky's modern manufacturing sector — incorporating new electrical, mechanical, and automation systems. The changes aim to help local workers gain the skills needed to meet evolving industrial demands. The News-Enterprise
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Attorney General Russell Coleman is urging CHFS to immediately ban bromazolam—found in illicit Designer Xanax—after dozens of overdose deaths were reported in Kentucky. His letter to Secretary Steven Stack follows a seizure of 958 pills and aims to empower law enforcement to target traffickers. K105
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August Membership Luncheon: Education Focus
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. — Pritchard Community Center — Ticket reservation required — Engage with local school superintendents on upcoming educational developments and enjoy networking opportunities.
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EtownCon 2025
10 AM – 5 PM — Pritchard Community Center — $20 — A collectors' paradise in Elizabethtown featuring comics and pop culture fandoms.
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Governor's Gold Cup Marching Band Festival
11:30 a.m. — Elizabethtown High School — Entry fees apply — Celebrate the best of local talent with a competitive marching band festival featuring prelims and finals.
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TODAY'S FOOD FOR THOUGHT
The grass is greener where you water it.
~ Neil Barringham
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