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Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores recently celebrated the grand opening of a new store in Campbellsville.

Sewing and crafting enthusiasts in the Campbellsville area now have a new resource for shopping a wide selection of merchandise to inspire their creative endeavors.

From sewing and quilting to knitting, jewelry-making, scrapbooking and more, this store offers an outstanding range of crafting, floral and seasonal accessories, an extensive selection of fabrics for apparel, quilting and home decorating, as well as many home decor items.

Taylor County Bank has recently been inducted into Seifried & Brew LLC’s Top 15th percentile of community banks, based on total risk/return composite ranking.

The benchmark for this ranking includes institutions with assets between $100 million and $5 billion.

According to a certificate the bank received, it is further distinguished for setting the standard of excellence and raising the bar for community banks across the nation.

When Cox Shavings opened in 1998, general manager Jim Noe was prepared to serve the needs of horse farms, dairies and chicken farms scattered throughout Kentucky and surrounding states.

He never expected the shavings produced in Campbellsville would one day line the dens of exotic animals such as lions, tigers and zebras. “I never dreamed that we’d be going into that,” Noe said.

But that changed when Noe got a phone call from one of his regular dealers, Metzger’s Country Store in Simpsonville.

Holding out her hands, he places drops of oil on each and asks God to bless them.

“The lives that they touch, may they be blessed,” he said, as they prayed together.

Beside him, another clergy member asks for God’s blessings upon a nurse’s hands.