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  • Tracy Lawrence to perform at E'town festival

    Responding to repeated requests from local residents, Elizabethtown has secured a veteran of country music to close out the Heartland Festival this August.

    Tracy Lawrence will take the stage at Freeman Lake Park during a free Saturday night concert at Freeman Lake Park on Aug. 24, according to city officials.

    Lawrence, known for hits such as “Alibis,” “Can’t Break it to My Heart,” “My Second Home” and “If the Good Die Young,” is no stranger to Elizabethtown or the park, said Mayor Tim Walker.

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  • Local businesses support Relay for Life

    The LaRue County Relay for Life County Committee received notice last week that Fort Knox Federal Credit Union will once again return as the Survivor sponsor for this year’s Relay for Life which will be held Friday, May 17 at Hodgenville Elementary School.

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  • COLUMN: Reduce your energy costs

     Energy costs are monthly expenses that fluctuate throughout the year, since much of our heating and cooling usage depends on Mother Nature. However, you can make your home more energy efficient and reduce some of your energy expenses by locating and switching off sources of phantom energy in your home.

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  • PHOTO: Dress in Blue Day
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  • PHOTO: T-shirt winner

     Anna Druen is the final winner of the T-shirt drawing held at LaRue County Public Library in February. 

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  • Community Calendar - March 6, 2013

     Jewelry design and marketing class

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  • Fundrai$ers - March 6, 2013

     UPTON LODGE: Fish fry

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  • PHOTO: Relay donation

     Decades Restaurant owner and manager Christine Shelton, left, presented Kathy Ross of LaRue County Relay for Life with a check for $264. Decades contributed a portion of its Valentine’s Day special to the Relay. Mary Ann Crain’s team from Howardstown received $25 for having the most referrals.

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  • ENGAGEMENT: Lindsay McNeil and Bradley Delaney

    Lindsay McNeil and Bradley Delaney, both of Elizabethtown, announce their engagement and forthcoming marriage.

    The bride to be is the daughter of Stephen and Andrea McNeil of Elizabethtown.

    The prospective groom is the son of Julie Delaney of Niagara, Wis.

    The ceremony is April 6, 2013, at LaRue Baptist Church, Hodgenville.

    Invitations have been mailed.

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  • COLUMN: Why Kentucky needs to make healthy changes

     Here is the latest Kentucky health statistics for Adult Obesity, Physical Activity and Nutrition. This health information came from Partnership for a Fit Kentucky. 

    A look at the numbers:

    · Kentucky ranked 10th highest in the U.S. for adults who were obese.

    · Kentucky is one of 12 states with obesity rates greater than 30 percent.

    · 66.2 percent of adult Kentuckians are overweight or obese.

    · 72.6 percent of men and 60 percent of women in Kentucky are overweight or obese.

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