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  • Campbellsville Schools will have early release for 2013-2014 year

    Beginning next school year, Campbellsville School System students will be released from school a bit early on Fridays.

    At a special meeting Friday afternoon, Campbellsville Board of Education members voted to, beginning in August, release students at 1 p.m. each Friday.

    With the vote, the 2013-2014 school calendar approved in March was amended to reflect the change. The calendar is printed below.

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  • Elk Horn woman charged with intimidating officer

    An Elk Horn woman currently facing charges alleging she hindered a murder investigation has been arrested and charged with intimidating a judicial officer.

    Ruth Salyers, 58, of 12764 Liberty Road, was arrested Friday, April 19, at 11:15 a.m. at the Taylor County Judicial Center.

    According to her arrest warrant, law enforcement officials overheard Salyers making threatening statements during a phone call she had on April 16 with her husband, David, who is incarcerated and facing a murder charge.

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  • Flippin' Flapjacks

     

    With the smell of sausage sizzling and fresh coffee brewing in the air, Keith Bricken flips a thick flapjack.

    The young girl hands him her plate and she gets two big ones. "There you go," he says, with a smile. She takes a seat and digs in.

    Campbellsville and Taylor County Fire & Rescues hosted their annual pancake breakfast on Saturday morning, with many Taylor County residents coming to help raise money to buy uniforms and other equipment.

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  • Stone named editor of retina specialists’ survey

     

    Dr. Thomas Stone, partner and retina specialist with Retina Associates of Kentucky, has recently been named the 2013 Editor of the Preferences and Trends Survey of the American Society of Retina Specialists.

    Retina Associates of Kentucky has a satellite office in Campbellsville. Since 1999, the Preferences and Trend Survey has measured the member retina specialists’ preferences on a wide range of topics, including surgical techniques, instrumentation, pharmaceuticals, practice structure, common retinal diseases and socioeconomic issues.

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  • Shipp joins Reed Brothers Insurance

     

    Scott Shipp has joined Reed Brothers Insurance in Campbellsville as a new agent.
    Shipp has worked for RBI for the past three years, but became a full-time employee in December. He has five years of experience in the insurance field.
    Reed Brothers Insurance is located at 300 North Bypass.
     

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  • Treasurer says county finances are in order

    The county’s finances are in tip-top shape, according to its treasurer.

    Magistrates continued preparation of the 2013-2014 fiscal year budget during a meeting of the Taylor County Fiscal Court’s Budgets, Audits and Personnel Committee on Monday.

    County Treasurer Melissa Williams said the budget she and other county officials have prepared for 2013-2014 is the easiest ever put together.

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  • Extra caution required during fire hazard season, officials say

    Spring-cleaning often extends to the outdoors when the weather warms up, but before burning that pile of brush, local officials say there are some facts to keep in mind.

    "We ask that citizens comply with local and state laws regarding outdoor burning, and use common sense when doing so," Campbellsville Fire & Rescue Chief Kyle Smith said. "Burning should not take place on windy days or during dry conditions."

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  • Magistrates to discuss upgrading VMP playground

    Some upgrades could soon be in the works at Veterans Memorial Park.

    Magistrates will soon be asked to consider purchasing some playground equipment for the park.

    On Tuesday night, members of the Taylor County Fiscal Court’s Planning, Parks and Recreation Committee met at VMP to discuss what needs to be done to prepare the park for the upcoming spring athletics season.

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  • Reply filed in lawsuit after ambulance allegedly runs out of oxygen

    City and EMS officials have denied they are responsible for a local woman’s death, as her husband’s attorney has alleged.

    Lebanon attorney Jim Avritt Jr. filed a complaint on behalf of Thomas Ray Shirrell in Taylor Circuit Court on Dec. 29, 2011. City of Campbellsville and the emergency medical service, formerly known as Campbellsville/Taylor County Rescue, are listed as the defendants. The entity is now Campbellsville/Taylor County EMS.

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  • Harris murder investigation continues

     

    As his family and friends mourn his death, the man who allegedly shot and killed him sits in a jail cell.

    Richard Riggs, 56, of 3150 Maple Road in Campbellsville, was arrested late Friday night and charged with murdering Orvey Carl Harris, 60, of 10331 Saloma Road in Campbellsville.

    Riggs now awaits his upcoming court appearances in the Taylor County Detention Center, held on a $500,000 cash bond.

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