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Elizabethtown
Saturday, August 9th, 2025
Good morning, Elizabethtown. Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 9th of August.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Nearly 200 guests attended the Dirty Dog Bash hosted by Friends of Hardin County Animal Shelter this past Saturday—events including a beer and wine bottle pull and both live and silent auctions raised over $40,000 to support the new low-cost spay and neuter clinic in the midst of a capital campaign. Quicksie 98.3
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ A new Head Start preschool opened in Elizabethtown to serve 64 preschoolers with affordable child care—offering speech and occupational therapy as well as free meals. Officials, including Lt. Governor Jacqueline Coleman, held a Friday morning ribbon-cutting as the program prepares to begin on Aug. 25. WLKY
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Police across the county urge all drivers to slow down in school zones as the new school year begins—officers will closely watch the roads to keep students safe. The News-Enterprise
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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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