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Grayson County High graduate Peyton Nash was one of four new Kentucky State Police troopers assigned to Post 4 in Elizabethtown after graduating with Cadet Class 107 at a Friday ceremony in Frankfort, and he received the Ernie Bivens Award for leadership and academic excellence (the class completed 24 weeks of training).

A new two-year pilot from Lincoln Trail Area Development District and Wonderschool will expand safe, affordable childcare across eight counties (Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin, LaRue, Marion, Meade, Nelson, Washington), aiming to launch 25 new programs and support 50 providers with $1.1 million to help parents return to work.

Elizabethtown nonprofit Give 270 gave Hardin County Schools Superintendent Teresa Morgan a $29,000 gift to boost the district's orchestra program, funding instruments, instruction, and program growth, school officials said.

Addington Field cut the ribbon on an expanded terminal on Thursday at Elizabethtown Regional Airport after a $2.65 million project funded in part by a $2 million Team Kentucky investment, and the upgrade adds a 1,800 sqft atrium, flight-school offices, a conference room, ADA restrooms, and crew rest areas.

Abound Credit Union and the Kentucky Small Business Development Center are taking registrations for the 10th annual Veteran 2 Entrepreneur workshop next week in Radcliff, offering veterans guidance on starting and growing businesses and limited seats available.

Construction and first responder trainings will restrict parking and access at Nolin River Lake Tailwater Recreation Area in November.

Stilling Basin will close Nov. 2 through Nov. 6 and Nov. 16 through Nov. 20, the main parking lot will be closed Nov. 9 through Nov. 13 for resurfacing, and the Tailwater Boat Ramp lot will be closed through March 31, 2027 (Lower Tailwater Boat Ramp parking remains open).

Elizabethtown Regional Airport + Addington Field will unveil its completed terminal addition with a ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony at 11 a.m. today at the airport.

At its Monday meeting, the Elizabethtown City Council moved forward on plans to upgrade the Nicholas Street soccer fields and will continue work on project details and next steps.