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Today's News

  • Students meet challenges at Camp Invention

    Fans of the MacGyver television series would have loved the adventurous activities at Abraham Lincoln Elementary School last week.

    Some 56 students in first through sixth grades from throughout LaRue and surrounding counties teamed their creative energy and skills to solve science challenges at Camp Invention.

    This is the second straight year ALES has participated in the week-long summer enrichment program that operates at 1,000 sites in 47 states.

  • Stone named to Morehead's Dean's List

    The Morehead State University Dean’s List for the spring semester includes Breanna Stone of Hodgenville.

    To be named to the list, a student must be enrolled on a full-time basis and achieve at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale for the semester.

  • Open Library continues education through summer

    Wanting to ensure that the opportunity for learning continues through summer break, Melissa Pearman and Machelle Durham, LaRue County Schools’ family resource center coordinators, are operating Open Library at Hodgenville Elementary School.

    “If a child goes all summer without reading, his or her reading level does go down some,” Pearman said. “Statistics show that students need continual mental stimulation and this program does just that by keeping their minds engaged.”

  • Minard receives degree from Sullivan

    Shalicia Minard, a LaRue County High School graduate, earned an associate of science degree in early childhood education from Sullivan University in March.

    She also earned a diploma as professional nanny.

  • Music memories abound at Jamboree

    Forty-three – the number of years I have played music at the Lincoln Jamboree, doesn’t really seem that long until I look at some things going on when I started playing piano there as a teenager.

  • Hodgenville welcomes new Sunrise this morning

    Construction will begin on the new Sunrise Manor Nursing Home as soon as financing has been worked out.

    Rondal Wright, chairman of the board of directors for the nursing home, told Land of Lincoln Planning and Zoning members Thursday that plans are ready and bids have been solicited for the new long-term nursing facility.

    “We’re waiting on approval from KACo (Kentucky Association of Counties) for financing,” he said.

    A groundbreaking ceremony has been scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday on Phillips Lane in Hodgenville.

  • Several colleges express interest in Davenport

    Landmark News Service

    LaRue County lineman Tyler Davenport is getting a lot of attention from Division I football programs.

    Davenport, a 6-5, 285-pound senior, missed most of last season with a knee injury, but LaRue County coach Rodney Armes said colleges haven’t been turned off by that. Louisville and Kentucky as well as Illinois, Indiana, Western Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky, Murray State and Illinois State have all inquired about Davenport.

  • Hinton's, Lee's added to Farm Market Program

    LaRue County is home to two of the 92 markets across the state that are members of the 2009 Kentucky Farm Bureau Certified Roadside Farm Market Program. They are Hinton’s Orchard and Farm Market and Lee’s Garden Center.   

    Hinton’s sells fruits, vegetables and homemade crafts on Campbellsville Road. They also offer hay rides, children’s play areas, corn maze and school and group tours.

  • Hinton’s, Lee’s added to Farm Market Program

    LaRue County is home to two of the 92 markets across the state that are members of the 2009 Kentucky Farm Bureau Certified Roadside Farm Market Program. They are Hinton’s Orchard and Farm Market and Lee’s Garden Center.   

    Hinton’s sells fruits, vegetables and homemade crafts on Campbellsville Road. They also offer hay rides, children’s play areas, corn maze and school and group tours.

  • Hinton’s, Lee’s added to Farm Market Program

    LaRue County is home to two of the 92 markets across the state that are members of the 2009 Kentucky Farm Bureau Certified Roadside Farm Market Program. They are Hinton’s Orchard and Farm Market and Lee’s Garden Center.   

    Hinton’s sells fruits, vegetables and homemade crafts on Campbellsville Road. They also offer hay rides, children’s play areas, corn maze and school and group tours.

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