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  • Bill seeks to eliminate constables

    They are elected to serve their constituents, but a senator and representative want the office abolished.

    State Rep. Adam Koenig, R-Erlanger, and State Sen. Julie Denton, R-Louisville, have filed bills that would allow the constable position to be abolished.

    Koenig’s would allow a county’s legislative body to decide if the position is needed. Denton’s calls for constables to no longer be referred to as “peace officers.”

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  • Local cemetery offering pet burials, other services

     

    Even though rain falls steadily from the sky, the place is peaceful.

    Headstone after headstone marks the final resting spot for Taylor Countians and their loved ones.

    But in a place off the beaten path, the markers look a bit different. They also mark the final resting spots for loved ones, but for those with four legs.

    Campbellsville Memorial Gardens has offered a pet garden, complete with burial services and headstones, for about a year now.

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  • Accused baby killers back in court

    Walking in sweats and shackles, they make their way to the podium.

    They are there to discuss the status of their case and once again ask that their bonds be reduced. The answer for one is no. The other will have to wait a couple of weeks for an answer.

    Dale Brucker, 26, and Brianna Brucker, 20, of 109 Mill St. in Campbellsville, were in Taylor Circuit Court on Tuesday for hearings in the case that accuses them of killing 3-month-old Charles Brett Hayden Jr.

    Brianna Brucker is the child’s mother, and Dale Brucker is his stepfather.

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  • Shields steps down from PVA post

    After spending nearly three decades in office, Taylor County’s PVA has hung up her calculator. Julie Shields has retired, effective last Friday.

    Shields became property valuation administrator in December 1989. By then, she had worked as a deputy for PVA Sam Harden for four years.

    When he announced his retirement, Shields took the exam required to become a PVA candidate.

    And since she was the only one to pass, Shields got the PVA post.

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  • Girl Scout cookie sales continue through March 18

    Those who haven’t had their fill of Samoas and Tagalongs are in luck.

    Girl Scout cookie booth sales have begun and will continue at various locations in Taylor and surrounding counties for the next few weeks.

    Though this year’s advanced sales are down a bit compared to last year’s, there are still a few weeks left in this cookie season, which ends March 18.

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  • State legislators face animal rights bills

    Kentucky comes up last in the strength of its animal protection laws, but some state legislators are trying to change that.

    Several bills up for discussion during this year’s regular session call for change in how animals are treated and protected in Kentucky. Four address measures that would strengthen the state’s animal protection laws.

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  • Shopper robbed at Walmart

     

    Campbellsville Police are investigating a robbery at Walmart last Friday.

    According to a news release, officers received a report of a theft at the store at 3:35 p.m.

    According to the victim, her purse was taken from her shopping cart as she prepared to place her grandchild and purchases into her vehicle.

    The victim's cellular phone was inside the purse. With help from employees at the cellular company, police were able to obtain a general location of the phone.

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  • New TRH vein center to open next month

    Those with varicose veins can soon get their symptoms treated in Taylor County, instead of having to drive to a larger city.

    Taylor Regional Hospital will open a vein center next month, and two surgeons will work there to provide relief and long-term solutions for patients with various venous diseases. A TRH news release states that varicose veins affect half of those older than 50, and can also affect pregnant women.

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  • Shopper robbed in Central Plaza, local man charged

     

    Campbellsville Police have arrested the man who allegedly robbed a woman in the Central Plaza shopping center on Saturday.

    According to a news release, police received a call reporting the robbery of a female shopper at 7:40 p.m. as she was exiting the Family Dollar store.

    The report states that, as she walked from the store exit toward her vehicle, a black male standing near the store exit approached her and grabbed her purse.

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  • Color to Conquer will benefit local charity

     

    It’s a way to fight obesity and cancer, and get a little color.

    Those passing by Miller Park on March 16 might see something a bit unusual. People will be sprayed with colored cornstarch as they compete in a 5K walk and run.

    And the event will raise money to fight two causes, obesity and children’s cancer.

    Campbellsville’s “Color to Conquer” walk and 5K run will be Saturday, March 16, beginning at 8:30 a.m. at Miller Park. Registration begins at 7 a.m.

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