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The Campbellsville man accused of killing his great-grandmother and assaulting staff members while incarcerated will soon meet to mediate his case with attorneys.

Jesse Durham, 21, of 102 Eads St., was scheduled to appear before Taylor Circuit Court Judge Allan Bertram on Tuesday.

Instead, Durham was scheduled to meet with attorneys on Friday, April 19, to discuss reaching a plea agreement in the case that accuses him of assaulting Taylor County Detention Center Deputy Daniel Miller.

Eying his fresh, full bowl of food, he rushes inside his cage.

After closing the gate, the animal control officer watches as the young dog gobbles his lunch.

Before Tuesday night, animals at the Taylor County Animal Shelter were to soon be transported to Adair County for possible adoption. And, Taylor County’s shelter was set to become a holding facility, only housing animals until they can be transported to Adair County each day.

With the strum of the guitar, a familiar tune catches the audience's attention.

When the fiddle starts, the melody becomes contagious.

And when the two start singing, their voices sync in harmony.

Bardstown residents Gary Vidito and Rene' Hardesty Buckman presented "Take Me Home Country Roads - An Evening with the Music of John Denver and Emmylou Harris" on Friday night at Campbellsville University.

The performance was the last of the 2012-2013 Central Kentucky Arts Series season.

Cars pass by it every day, but residents haven't gone there to work in years.

And the owners say they hope the space will one day be an important part of the community again.

The former Fruit of the Loom property has been for sale for more than a year. And though potential buyers have expressed interest in the property, no one has signed on the dotted line just yet.

And even though the FOL site might look like rubble, that doesn't mean there isn't work going on to bring the area back.