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- Donations are sought to help with cleanup after building fire
A Dec. 19 fire that damaged the Shepherdsville building with the Bullitt/Spencer Counties Red Cross chapter and the Multi-Purpose Community Action Agency's Senior Life Enrichment Center has left the two ...
- 28-year-old Elizabethtown man killed in car accident
A 28-year-old man from Elizabethtown, Kentucky is dead after a fatal accident overnight.
- Attorney says extradition came too late
A public defender is asking an appeals court to dismiss rape charges against a client after contending that prosecutors took too long to extradite him.
- Parts of Kentuckiana receive a couple inches of snow
While Louisville escaped any measurable snow, residents south of the Metro area did get a couple of inches.
- Fatal Accident Shuts Down Part Of I-65
A 10-mile stretch of I-65 in Hardin County was shut down for several hours Friday morning following a fatal accident.
- Inbox - Dec. 17, 2008
I read with interest Kathryn Green's response to Robin Garr's dining review about the closing of Seviche off of Westport Road .
- Rider Receives Joseph Kelly Education Award
Al Rider, center, recipient of the 9th annual Joseph Kelly Award presented by the Kentucky Board of Education, is pictured with award namesake Joseph Kelly and Hardin County Superintendent Nannette Johnston, ...
- Chapter 2: The early years
The year 1809 was a great year for the birth of great men -- Charles Darwin, scientist; Alfred Tennyson, poet; William E. Gladstone, statesman; and, not least, Abraham Lincoln, president.
- Golf course gets Sunday alcohol sales
Those in Bullitt County looking to get an alcoholic drink on Sunday will soon have that opportunity.
- Budget issues provoke discussion
There has been increased discussion recently regarding increasing the cigarette tax and other taxes to cover the deficit the state of Kentucky is projecting.
- Ky. hopes Lincoln can boost tourism
Tim Walker is hoping the interest in Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday will translate into a tourism spike for the area's Civil War sites.
- Central Ky. hoping Lincoln boost Civil War tourism
A central Kentucky county is hoping the interest in Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday will translate into a tourism spike for the area's Civil War sites.
- Family hopes cash reward brings heat to a cold case
The family of a murdered Kentucky woman is offering a $25,000 reward in the hope it will lead to information about her killers.
- Today, Tues. Dec. 2, 2008: ACHS boys basketball at home
Today, Tues. Dec. 2, 2008: ACHS boys basketball at home EVENTS: Spotlighting, in brief, today's events for Day 337 of 2008 7:00pm CT: Jaycees meeting 5:30-9:30pmCT: Christmas lights display at Eldridge Dykes', ...
- Man killed in Hardin County accident
A 74-year-old man from McDaniels, Ky., was killed tonight in a single-vehicle accident in Hardin County, west of Elizabethtown.
- GLI Capitol Connection to feature Gov. Beshear
Gov. Steve Beshear will address issues facing Kentucky and his priorities for the 2009 General Assembly session at Greater Louisville Inc.'s Capitol Connection gathering 8:30-10:30 a.m. Dec.
- Forum offers vaccinations, information on whooping cough
In Elizabethtown, children and adults got vaccinated for whooping cough. Hardin County is facing an outbreak of the illness.
- Mary Burman
Mary Burman, 88, of Elizabethtown, Ky., formerly of Mounds, died Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008, at Helmwood Nursing Home in Elizabethtown.
- More Than 100 Attend LWC's Annual Luncheon
Freedom is not free. That was the message delivered by Army veteran Russell Lunsford at the annual Lindsey Wilson College Veterans Appreciation Luncheon, held Monday at the college's Roberta D. Cranmer Dining & ...
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City DescriptionElizabethtown is a city in Hardin County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 22,542 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Hardin County. It is the principal city of and is included in the Elizabethtown, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Louisville–Jefferson County–Elizabethtown–Scottsburg, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area.
Elizabethtown is located at 37°42′10″N 85°51′58″W / 37.70278, -85.86611 (37.702674, −85.866173).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 63.1 km² (24.4 mi²). 62.3 km² (24.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (1.27%) is water.
On the list (by population) of all metropolitan statistical areas as defined by the United States Census Bureau, Elizabethtown has a population of 22,542. Population estimates are current as of July 1, 2004. Metropolitan statistical area names are current as of December 1, 2005. Elizabethtown metropolitan area includes the unincorporated town of Rineyville, where Abraham Lincoln's school teacher lived.
Samuel Haycraft, Jr., in his History of Elizabethtown, wrote in 1869: "For who can tell what Elizabethtown will be with her delightful location, her ... Read MoreCity Contained By:City Contains:- Elizabethtown Community and Technical College
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