Making the cut Mar 17, 2008
Hodgenville residents Greg and Katie Cooper watched the tournament selection show from the dining room, Greg wearing a Western Kentucky University pullover. The WKU alumni saw the Hilltoppers, featuring former Elizabethtown High star Steffphon Pettigrew, paired up as a 12 seed against No. 5 seed Drake in the West bracket in Tampa. (Elizabethtown News Enterprise, KY)
George Snellen Jr. Mar 8, 2008
and James and Debbie Snellen of Hodgenville, Ky. and several nieces and nephews. (Madison County Record, AL)
Canceled Lincoln celebration moves online Mar 4, 2008
HODGENVILLE The ice storm that crashed Abraham Lincoln s 199th birthday bash last month hasn t chilled efforts to tout his Kentucky ties ... Visitors to Hodgenville also may spend money in surrounding towns, such as Elizabethtown, especially if they stay the night ... The virtual Hodgenville will include selections from soprano Angela Brown, photos and remarks from those planning to speak. (Elizabethtown News Enterprise, KY)
Proposed plan does not need increased restrictions Mar 2, 2008
61 from Elizabethtown to Hodgenville is an example of this. Understanding this natural progression and the restrictions that are already in place by county government deduces that the comprehensive plan should remain as it is. (News Enterprise Online)
Back to Iraq Feb 24, 2008
Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Brooks of Hodgenville was with the unit during its first deployment in 2003. He said morale is high and, with many already serving at least one tour, the unit is experienced. (News Enterprise Online)
IMPACT REPORT: Pulpit vacancies Feb 24, 2008
Area churches currently without pastors include Gilead, Hodgenville First Baptist, Round Top, Tunnel Hill, Severns Valley, Grace Heartland and First Baptist in Leitchfield. Northside Baptist, Cecilia Baptist, Christ Episcopal and First Christian in Elizabethtown recently hired ministers to fill pulpit vacancies. (Elizabethtown News Enterprise, KY)
Around the Square - Abraham Lincoln’s 199th birthday party Feb 20, 2008
He was born on Feb. 12, 1809, on a Sunday morning near the small village of Hodgenville, Ky. His father, Thomas Lincoln, had purchased 348 acres of wilderness in 1808 and slowly cleared a small area suitable for farming. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Lincoln license souvenir for sale Feb 18, 2008
Hodgenville woman didn t get to give her souvenir to the first lady, but is making do selling to others ... HODGENVILLE When a winter storm left LaRue County s 15 minutes of fame on ice, it also left a license suspended ... Other dignitaries, such as Gov. Steve Beshear, have been presented with the gifts, which are sold for about 3 in gift shops around Hodgenville, as well as online at and on eBay. (Elizabethtown News Enterprise, KY)
Where to celebrate Lincoln's birthday Feb 17, 2008
The celebration began Tuesday (his birthday) at his birthplace in Hodgenville, Ky. about 60 miles south of Louisville. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Kentucky town prepares for Lincoln birthday celebration Feb 12, 2008
Abraham Lincoln's 199th birthday will be celebrated Tuesday at his birthplace just outside Hodgenville in central Kentucky, helping kick off a two-year bicentennial commemoration of the nation's 16th president ... Weather forecasters said Monday the Hodgenville area could get 1-3 inches of snow and perhaps a quarter-inch of ice from a winter storm expected to hit the region later in the day ... He was born in a small cabin at Sinking Spring farm near what became Hodgenville. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Mary Gladys Hazelwood Feb 12, 2008
six brothers, Bernard, Freddy (Shirley), Joe (Anna Belle), Mickey (Judy), and Lee (Beverly), all of New Haven, and Felix (Kay) of Hodgenville, Ky. three sisters, Agnes Newton, and Mildred (Mike) Masterson, both of New Haven, and Elizabeth (Johnny) Woolen of Frankfort, Ky. (Leitchfield Grayson County, KY)
THE LINCOLN-LEGACY SCUFFLE Feb 12, 2008
February 12, 2008 -- FIRST Lady Laura Bush will kick off the year-long runup to the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial today at the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site in Hodgenville, Ky. Not that Lincoln is ever far from our minds. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Town to bask in glow of Lincoln celebrations Feb 12, 2008
That's about to end, at least for one day, when a crowd of Lincoln admirers gathers Tuesday at his birthplace just outside Hodgenville for a giant birthday bash in remembrance of the nation's 16th president. We hope the world will know that Hodgenville exists ... The event will help kick off a two-year national celebration commemorating the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's 1809 birth in a small cabin at Sinking Spring farm near what became Hodgenville. (Pekin Times, IL)
Winter storm forces cancellation of Lincoln Bicentennial event Feb 12, 2008
Linda Friar with National Park Service said concerns about treacherous driving conditions around the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site in Hodgenville led to the cancellation. There are currently no immediate plans to reschedule the event. (FOX19.com, OH)
First Lady cancels trip to central Kentucky due to storms Feb 12, 2008
Associated Press - February 12, 2008 7:34 AM ET. (AP) - A wintry mix of weather in central Kentucky forced First Lady Laura Bush to cancel her trip to the area on Tuesday. (FOX19.com, OH)
Storm Hits Ohio Valley With Snow and Ice Feb 12, 2008
The National Park Service canceled a 199th birthday event at the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site in Hodgenville because of the treacherous driving conditions. First Lady Laura Bush canceled a planned trip to central Kentucky to attend the Lincoln event and to visit a school damaged by last week's severe storms, said Bush spokeswoman Sally McDonough. (Newsmax)
President Honors Abrahama Lincoln Feb 11, 2008
On Tuesday, first lady Laura Bush will speak at Lincoln's birthplace of Hodgenville, Ky. as part of the opening ceremony of a bicentennial celebration for Lincoln. (Fox News)
Two years of celebration to mark Lincoln's 200th birthday Feb 11, 2008
Eventually, that led to 25 years of Sayre interpreting Lincoln's life for school groups, civic organizations and at Lincoln's birthplace in Hodgenville, Ky ... Museum Director Iris LaRue sits in front of a life-size painting of Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Museum in Hodgenville, Ky. (USA Today -- News)
Volunteers help pick up the pieces Feb 10, 2008
We re just here to help, added Jack Mitchell of Hodgenville. The organization s state director, Coy Webb, drove by to greet them and let them know they were in his prayers. (News Enterprise Online)
Students call in on C-SPAN news show Feb 9, 2008
The next stop is Hodgenville, Ky. the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln, to help kick off the town's celebration of the bicentennial of Lincoln's birth date. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Kentucky celebrates Lincoln Feb 1, 2008
Adolph A. Weinmann's imposing statue of President Lincoln was unveiled on the Hodgenville town square in 1909. Lincoln lived in Hodgenville until he was 7 and the family moved to Indiana ... On Feb. 12, his Bluegrass birthplace will take part in the 2008-2010 Lincoln bicentennial with a presidential event at the imposing Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site in Hodgenville, about 60 miles south of Louisville. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
No traces of Lincoln's cabin found at Knob Creek Jan 22, 2008
January 22, 2008 - 7:08 AM Sub-Navigation. 7:00AM - 9:00AM 9:00AM - 10:00AM. (WKRC.com, OH)
Hodgenville, Ky., celebrates bicentennial of Lincoln's birth Jan 6, 2008
On Feb. 12, his Bluegrass birthplace will kick off the 2008-10 Lincoln bicentennial with a presidential event at the imposing Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site in Hodgenville, about 60 miles south of Louisville ... The former chief executives will be in good company: Presidents Teddy Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt and Eisenhower all made pilgrimages to Hodgenville ... A voracious reader and self-taught lawyer, Lincoln would relish one of the bicentennial initiatives... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Wrongful death suit points at killer’s parents Dec 26, 2007
Feb. 9 Jeffries funeral takes place in Hodgenville. Feb. 23 Deal filed in Hardin Circuit Court by Commonwealth s Attorney Chris Shaw charging Kerr with manslaughter and tampering with evidence and his girlfriend with tampering with evidence. (News Enterprise Online)
A few words about Abe Dec 24, 2007
HODGENVILLE While last year s premiere of an Abraham Lincoln public speaking contest drew only four orators, this year a bigger field is likely. For one thing, winners will be recognized during a bicentennial birthday celebration President Bush may attend. (Elizabethtown News Enterprise, KY)
Lincoln stories keep memories alive Dec 24, 2007
When she and her family would drive around Hodgenville s square (made a circle in preparation for next year s bicentennial birthday bash) they d salute the former president s statue. Tales of young Lincoln have filtered down through generations of such families. (Elizabethtown News Enterprise, KY)
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site Dec 23, 2007
HODGENVILLE What a difference 100 years makes ... Birthplace wrote on Dec 21, 2007 3:02 PM:" As a life-long resident of Hodgenville, it is very irritating that SO many people do not realize Abraham Lincoln was born here. Even some of our townsfolk are unaware of the significant fact. I hope this event clarifies this. ". (News Enterprise Online)
2007: The most violent year Dec 23, 2007
Michael William Toher, 31, of Hodgenville, initially was charged with murder after a May 18 crash killed his passenger, Robert Noel, 50, of Elizabethtown. Prosecutors said Toher was driving impaired. (Elizabethtown News Enterprise, KY)
PREP WRESTLING: Bulldogs, Hawks punch tickets for State Duals Dec 16, 2007
HODGENVILLE For the first time in its seven-year history, the John Hardin High School wrestling team will be 1-of-2 teams to represent the 2nd Region at the Kentucky Wrestling Coaches Association State Duals in late January ... HODGENVILLE Results from Friday s and Saturday s Region 2 Duals at LaRue County High School (the first two rounds were completed Friday). (Elizabethtown News Enterprise, KY)
Three-car crash kills one, injures two Dec 2, 2007
Hodgenville A three-car crash in Hodgenville on Wednesday claimed the life of a Bonnieville man and sent two others to area hospitals ... After the vehicles collided, both crossed over into the southbound lanes of Lincoln Parkway where the Pontiac struck a third vehicle driven by Clifton Thompson, 68, of Hodgenville, police said. (News Enterprise Online)
Lincoln’s log cabin legacy Nov 19, 2007
The one enclosed by the pink granite memorial building with Greek columns at his birthplace near Hodgenville is a replica. Nobody knows for sure what happened to the one where Abe was born Feb. 12, 1809. (Elizabethtown News Enterprise, KY)
Lincoln’s $200 bicentennial Nov 18, 2007
At the high end, a 200 Premier Lincoln Package will include a champagne reception in Louisville and a seat at the Hodgenville kick-off, an event President Bush likely will attend ... The events in Hodgenville and Louisville begin a two-year celebration of the bicentennial of Lincoln s birth on Feb. 12, 1809 ... The Hodgenville events start at 8 a.m. Feb. 12 Lincoln s 199th birthday with a color guard flag ceremony and wreath laying at the downtown Lincoln statue. (News Enterprise Online)
Magnolia man indicted for murder Nov 4, 2007
HODGENVILLE A Magnolia man was arrested Friday after a LaRue County grand jury indicted him on a murder charge. David S. McFarland, 44, is accused of shooting and killing Sabrina Shirley on July 11. (Elizabethtown News Enterprise, KY)
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Campbellsville trio looks forward to playing Pettigrew Nov 1, 2007
The game will be carried live on ESPN Radio 1400-AM in Elizabethtown and 1430-AM in Hodgenville. It was fun playing with Jordan and against Kyle and Steffphon, but now we re taking it to another level in the college game, Whelan said. (Elizabethtown News Enterprise, KY)
California team chosen for Lincoln lad sculpture Oct 28, 2007
HODGENVILLE Unlike the century-old statue of Abraham Lincoln seated throne-like above this town s square, a new bronze this one of the boy Abe will lounge against a stump, barefoot. The LaRue County Chamber of Commerce this week announced the selection of a group of San Francisco Bay area artists to sculpt the statue, which is meant to complement the serious, mature Abe depicted in A.A. Weinmann s piece. (News Enterprise Online)
Lincoln bicentennial events to include modern dance at Ravinia Oct 28, 2007
The bicentennial will formally be launched the next day, with President Bush invited to deliver a keynote address at the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site in Hodgenville, Ky. On the Net. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Heritage Trail gets new life Oct 28, 2007
The state will roll out the initiative during the Feb. 12 kickoff of the two-year bicentennial celebration in Hodgenville. Some of the old, penny-like signs, including one in Hodgenville, still are up, said Donna Neary, state historic preservation officer and executive director of the Kentucky Heritage Council. (Elizabethtown News Enterprise, KY)
LaRue County downs TCMS for CKMSAC Bowl title Oct 25, 2007
LaRue County downed Taylor County 26-6 to gain the championship in the Central Kentucky Middle School Athletic Conference Bowl game on Saturday in Hodgenville. The Hawks, who were undefeated in regular-season play, claimed their third title in the 20-year history of the CKMSAC Bowl game. (Campbellsille Central Kentucky News Journal, KY)
George W. Bush Oct 14, 2007
The national kickoff begins in Louisville on Feb. 11, 2008, and continues with a ceremony in Lincoln's birthplace of Hodgenville, Ky. on Feb. 12. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
Hot time in Hodgenville Oct 7, 2007
JILL PICKETT/The News-Enterprise A pair of Lincoln look-a-likes carry the Lincoln Days festival banner in the Lincoln Days parade Saturday in Hodgenville ... HODGENVILLE While the Lincoln look-alikes some having removed their black suit coats appeared sapped by the record heat, Gov. Ernie Fletcher enthusastically worked the crowd ... Hodgenville resident Marilyn Helm said she thinks motorists will be proud to put it on their cars. (Elizabethtown News Enterprise, KY)
Lincoln license to be unveiled Saturday Oct 5, 2007
NEAL CARDIN/The News-Enterprise Charlie Setters carries a Lincoln Days Celebration sign around a podium Thursday morning as he and others work to set up the official reviewing stand on the center circle in Hodgenville s Public Square in preparation for the festival this weekend celebrating Hodgenville s most famous son. HODGENVILLE The Illinois Land of Lincoln license plate soon will have to share the road. (Elizabethtown News Enterprise, KY)
High school rodeo catching on Sep 30, 2007
"I've been beat up," said Cody Stephens, a 16-year-old bareback rider from Hodgenville, Ky. who was kicked in the knee at this year's national finals. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Traffic funds Sep 30, 2007
Grayson County Sheriff s Department and Leitchfield Police Department can be reimbursed more than 29,000 for speed enforcement efforts and LaRue County s Hodgenville Police Department can be reimbursed as much as 4,500 for the same. All funding must be accounted for in 2008. (Elizabethtown News Enterprise, KY)
FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: Central Hardin 30, LaRue County 28 Sep 29, 2007
HODGENVILLE Freshman John Wallace kicked three extra points and three field goals the last of which was a career-best 34-yarder with 48. 1 remaining seconds in the game to help the Central Hardin Bruins rally for a 30-28 win Friday night over the slumping LaRue County Hawks. (Elizabethtown News Enterprise, KY)
Play promotes Lincoln’s Ky. ties Sep 18, 2007
He and others in this area are using events surrounding the bicentennial of Lincoln s birth in nearby Hodgenville to promote Abe s local ties ... The October production will include 80 costumed characters, mostly from Hodgenville. (Elizabethtown News Enterprise, KY)
Shops stock up for Honest Abe's 200th Sep 5, 2007
Lincoln was born in a log cabin near what is now Hodgenville, Ky ... The national Lincoln bicentennial celebration will begin on Feb. 12, 2008, at Lincoln's birthplace near Hodgenville. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Congress brings home the bacon Aug 28, 2007
-- $100,000 to expand and renovate the Lincoln Museum in Hodgenville, Ky ... -- $100,000 to expand and renovate the Lincoln Museum in Hodgenville, Ky. (Townhall.com)
Lincoln trinkets adorn shelves Aug 27, 2007
HODGENVILLE Within slingshot range of the somber granite memorial that houses Abraham Lincoln s birthplace cabin replica, visitors can buy a mixed bag of souvenirs, from Abe in a snow globe to well, a slingshot. While shops near the monument offer some of the best pickings for keepsakes, it s easy to find them elsewhere around town. (Elizabethtown News Enterprise, KY)
July 6 editorial: In tune with the community Aug 18, 2007
You can get what you want Mondays in Vine Grove, there was the Lincoln Jamboree out of Hodgenville at the Swope Family of Dealerships last Friday and if that still doesn t quench your appetite for Bluegrass music, nationally known recording artist and Kentucky s own Ricky Skaggs will perform Aug. 12 at Severns Valley Baptist Church. That s just a sliver of the musical opportunities for Hardin County and area residents this spring and summer. (News Enterprise Online)
Avy Paris Fulkerson Aug 18, 2007
died Monday, August 13, 2007 at Sunrise Manor Nursing Home in Hodgenville, Ky. She was a homemaker, a seamstress, and quilter. (Leitchfield Grayson County, KY)
Chamber Bass Tourney sets record Jul 27, 2007
65 pounds - Marty Basham, Hodgenville, and Brian Basham, Elizabethtown ... 64 pounds - Kevin Snider, Elizabethtown, and Carl Norris, Hodgenville. (Leitchfield Grayson County, KY)
E’town to research its fourth-class status Jul 6, 2007
living in Hodgenville, I have to drive half an hour to get anywhere, and a lot of the time I drive to Wal-Mart in Bardstown instead of E-town so I can pick up some alcohol. not because I'm a crazed drunken heathen as mentioned above, but because I like a wine cooler every now and then. (News Enterprise Online)
Pulse calendar May 27, 2007
GOSPEL MUSIC JUBILEE, 7:30 p.m., at Lincoln Jamboree, Hodgenville, featuring the Richards Brothers Quartet from Leitchfield and the Blakey Quartet of Jamestown ... LINCOLN JAMBOREE, Lincoln Farm Road, Hodgenville, featuring the Country Edition (Mitch and Mike Ash of Elizabethtown), Michael Goodman, Christy Cowan, Jarred Mattingly with Bluegrass Acts, fiddling by Jay Henderson and Joel Ray Sprowls and the Jamboree Gang. (News Enterprise Online)
Complete Story May 26, 2007
Although direct connections to Lincoln and Bardstown are not in the same league as neighboring LaRue County and Hodgenville, they are still significant and like the expected growth in Fort Knox, Nelson County again stands to be a big beneficiary ... Moreover, downtown Hodgenville is home to a Lincoln Museum, and major work is underway there to accommodate the large influx of tourists expected next year. (Bradstown Kentucky Standard, KY)
Alpha Haycraft Hodge May 8, 2007
two brother, Bill (Alleen) Haycraft of Hodgenville, Ky. and James (Diane) Winston of Magnolia, Ky. (Leitchfield Grayson County, KY)
Locals try to impress Miners, two invited to spring training Apr 29, 2007
Allen had been working out in his hometown of Hodgenville, Ky. before re-enrolling at Logan to finish up some classes and assist the Volunteers. (Marion Daily Republican, IL)
BHE students inducted into honor society Apr 26, 2007
Star Courier Online - News. Wednesday, April 25, 2007. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Track teams win three-way meet at Larue County Apr 24, 2007
HODGENVILLE The Cougar track teams continued to have great success in the early going of the season, picking up two wins last Tuesday at the Larue County All-Comers Meet. In the three-way meet that featured teams from host Larue County and Bullitt Central, the Cougars scored 82 points to finish ahead Larue's 65 1/2 and Central's 17 1/2. (Leitchfield Grayson County, KY)
Town prepares for Lincoln bicentennial celebration Mar 17, 2007
Construction crews in Hodgenville have begun work to create a roundabout in the downtown to ease traffic woes ... The nation's 16th president was born in 1809 in a one-room log cabin near what is now Hodgenville, and that's where the national bicentennial celebration will begin on Feb. 12, 2008. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Clarence L. Karnes Mar 12, 2007
He is survived by his wife, Juanita Karnes of Leitchfield; two sons, David Karnes of Leitchfield and Stephan Karnes of Hodgenville, Ky. one daughter, Shelia Miller of Leitchfield; one sister, Dorothy Buescher of Columbia, Ky. (Leitchfield Grayson County, KY)
Four face kidnapping charges Mar 12, 2007
- Derek R. Harmon, 21, of 1985 Hodgenville Road in Campbellsville was indicted on eight counts of second-degree criminal possession of forged checks. Bond was set at 10 percent of 10,000. (Campbellsille Central Kentucky News Journal, KY)
Jewell I. Green Mar 9, 2007
she moved to Hodgenville, Ky ... She conducted Ministry for children at Sale Ave. Wesleyan Church in Louisville, Extended Hands Ministry and Roznoke House of Prayer in Hodgenville, Ky. (Leitchfield Grayson County, KY)
Sounds like time for movin' on out Mar 1, 2007
When 122 or so hurricanes swept through Florida a few years ago, my wife and I gave serious thought to moving to a root cellar in Hodgenville, Ky ... A tornado (or tornado-like winds, as the meteorologists like to say) did blow through Hodgenville a few years ago, but that was an aberration and besides, we get plenty of those things, too ... Hodgenville is the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln (you can look it up), whom I admire greatly, whereas Florida is the birthplace of rapacious developers whom... (Herald-Tribune)
Abraham Lincoln Feb 18, 2007
In 1808 the Lincolns moved to a "half-cleared" farm at Sinking Springs that Thomas had bought on the Nolin River near Hodgenville. It was there that Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin on February 12, 1809. (Suite101.com)
Oliver Dixon Feb 15, 2007
Born Dec. 21, 1919, in Hodgenville, Ky. to John William and Lura Bessie (Dye) Dixon, he married Veronica C. Taylor Dixon July 1, 1945, in St. Louis Catholic Church in Princeton. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
