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  • CENSUS: LaRue losing population

    Is the county dying?

    The U.S. Census issued a report last week showing births and deaths in all U.S. counties from the end of June 2011 to July 1, 2012. There were more deaths than births in 36 percent of the nation's 3,100-plus counties.

    In rural counties, the percentage of places with more deaths than births was even higher. Nearly half (46 percent) had more deaths than births. A number of news reports, according to The Rural Blog, carried headlines saying that these counties were “dying.”

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  • Sunday hail damages vehicles

    A hailstorm hit Hodgenville and outlying areas Sunday afternoon, damaging a few cars and plants.
    Some described the largest hail as “ping-pong ball size,” while reports of “baseball-size hail” were also given but have not been substantiated by emergency service workers.
    The Ovesen Heights area received a 20-minute shower of marble-sized hail – with a few “shooters” spotted.

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  • Relay brings in $57,847.31

    LaRue County Relay for Life teams raised $57,847.31 this past year for cancer research and education – which exceeded the county goal of $57,000.

    The annual Relay was held May 17-18 at Hodgenville Elementary School.

    Members of the community joined together on the track of Hodgenville Elementary School, to walk in honor of those who have been diagnosed, those who are still fighting, those who survived and for those who have passed on due to cancer.

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  • POLICE SEARCH FOR DRIVER OF TAN TRUCK IN POSSIBLE ABDUCTION ATTEMPT

    Hodgenville City Police continue to search for the driver of a small, tan GMC pickup.

    The white, slim-built male may have attempted to abduct a child who was walking home from school on Lincoln Boulevard last week.

    Police Chief Steve Johnson received a second report of a truck matching the description Monday on South Greensburg Street.

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  • Fundrai$ers – May 22

    Hosparus Thrift Shoppe Fashion Show
    The Thrift Shoppe will host a fashion show fundraiser 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. June 6 in the Family Life Center at Grace Heartland Church, 801 Pear Orchard Road, Elizabethtown. The $10 admission includes lunch and door prize giveaways. Call 270-737-6300 to RSVP by May 31. Proceeds will benefit local Hosparus patients and their families. For information, contact Moira Taylor, Thrift Shoppe coordinator, at 270-769-0569 or mtaylor@hosparus.org.
     
    Breakfast at Upton Masonic Lodge # 749

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  • COLUMN: American Byway signs line 31-E

    By now you may have noticed the American Byways signs placed along route Highway U.S. 31-E through our community. These signs designate the Lincoln Heritage National Scenic Highway, a 72-mile stretch of U.S. 31-E and U.S. 150.  
    The nationally recognized roadway travels through six communities as it winds its way through the knobs of Kentucky. The corridor passes through Hodgenville, New Haven, Bardstown, Springfield, Perryville and Danville.

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  • Garden Club hosting tour and tea

    The Garden Club of Elizabethtown will host its annual Garden Tour & Tea 1-5 p.m. June 9.
    Several gardens will be toured and an old-fashioned tea will be held in the ballroom of the historic Brown Pusey House at the corner of Main and Poplar Streets in Elizabethtown.
    A display of horticulture specimens is set up in the tearoom, with a member available to answer questions. New to this year’s event will be a fairy garden display. With admission to the tea, a map is provided to the individual gardens on tour.

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  • 4-H Teen Leadership Academy

    The 4-H Teen Leadership Academy held graduation May 16 at the LaRue County Extension Office. LaRue County graduates, Delaina White, Darian White, Kristina Durbin and Michaela Rock, are pictured with 4-H Agent, Misty Wilmoth.
     

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  • Be creative: Increase your fruit and vegetable intake

    We all know that we should eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day, but many of us don’t get the recommended servings. Fruits and vegetables are important to our diet, because they provide necessary nutrients and are high in dietary fiber and low in calories, fat and cholesterol. The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend that you make half your plate fruits and vegetables.

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  • Class begins for arthritis sufferers

    Arthritis is inflammation of one or more of your joints. The main symptoms of arthritis are joint pain and stiffness, which typically worsen with age. The two most common types of arthritis are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
    Osteoarthritis is usually caused by normal wear and tear, while rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder. Other types of arthritis can be caused by uric acid crystals, infections or even an underlying disease, such as psoriasis or lupus.

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