Today's News

For the eighth consecutive year, LaRue County is the champion of the 18th District Baseball Tournament.

The Hawks have won the district title every year since 2002. This year's edition of the team defeated Green County 3-2 Tuesday at Horse Cave to extend the streak.

It has been an up-and-down season for the Hawks, who enter next week's 5th Region Tournament with a 15-14 record overall. Coach Chris Price's team was unbeaten in seven games against district opponents and 10-4 against 5th Region teams.

The City of Hodgenville had an ending cash balance of $1.75 million for fiscal year July 1, 2007, to June 30, 2008, according to a financial audit prepared by Clauson, Mouser and Co., PSC.

The city ended the fiscal year with $182,000 less in the cash balance from a year earlier. End of year capital assets totaled $14.7 million.

The city’s combined assets increased $1.58 million, up 14.5 percent from the previous year. Mouser said the increase was primarily due to Lincoln Bicentennial projects and infrastructure improvements.

As LaRue Countians prepare for the annual Relay for Life event scheduled for May 15 at Hodgenville Elementary School, the local Relay for Life County Committee is focusing on local survivor stories. This is the fifth of eight stories. Roy Viers is your typical LaRue County farmer in one sense. On the family’s 200 acres off Fork Road, he and his brother Clyde are planning on planting their annual crops of tobacco and corn. They milk about 50 Holstein cows and work from sun up to sun down.  But in another sense, Roy is not your usual farmer.

The Lady Hawks began 18th District play Monday with a 10-3 win over Hart County at Caverna.

“It was just a great team win,” Coach Mielle DiStefano said. “Anytime you can utilize 14-15 players, and they all help in one way or another, you know it’s a good night. I like the way we kept our composure after the first. Ellen Huff just came up big for us.”

LCHS was not as successful in Tuesday's softball championship game. For the fourth time in five years, Green County defeated the Lady Hawks in the title match. The final score was 4-1..