Early Childhood Center Reopens Today After Months of Restoration
Radcliff, KY · August 14, 2026
Friday is here, and local preschool halls are filled with chatter again after months away. Wrap up your morning tasks early — there is plenty happening across the area as we head into the weekend.
The Lead
After eight months in temporary quarters, Radcliff Head Start has officially returned home. The early childhood facility hosted a grand reopening following extensive restoration needed after severe winter weather caused heavy water damage to the building in January. During the rebuild, staff and young learners adapted by operating out of space inside Radcliff Elementary School to ensure classes continued without interruption.
Central Kentucky Community Action Council leaders say the timing could not be better, giving local families a fully restored, dedicated space right in time for the new academic term. The restored building features upgraded classroom fixtures and renewed learning areas, bringing stability back to dozens of local children as the school year gets underway.
Local Pulse
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Today's Outlook
- High 94°F · Low 76°F — Overcast
- Stay hydrated and take indoor breaks while thick cloud cover holds temperatures in the nineties.
What's On Around Town
Xerf Lunch and Learn Total Life Wellness & Aesthetics (990 Lincoln Trail Blvd), 12:00 PM Interactive midday presentation highlighting modern skin wellness and restoration techniques.
District Unity Gathering New Life Tabernacle Church of God in Christ (578 S. Lorraine St), 6:30 PM Evening fellowship bringing regional church members together for worship.
Elizabethtown: The Local Butcher Ribbon Cutting 405 E. Dixie Ave, 9:30–10:30 AM Short drive south for grand opening samples and local networking.
Elizabethtown: Rooftop Rendezvous Concert Heartland Mini Golf (1030 Executive Dr), 7:00 PM Acoustic live music performance under the open summer sky.
Spotlight & Story
- The Stithton Town Site
- When the U.S. Army acquired 40,000 acres in 1918 to establish Camp Knox, the entire historic farming town of Stithton was dismantled. Displaced shopkeepers and farm families moved south along Dixie Highway, founding the neighborhoods that became incorporated Radcliff in 1956.
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