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  • A part of history

     

    Residents in Campbellsville will join thousands of individuals across the country to celebrate National Preservation Month this May. As part of the month’s celebration, Campbellsville Renaissance/Historic Preservation Commission has provided information about four historic buildings in Campbellsville.

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  • CU Commencement

    Nearly 450 students graduated from Campbellsville University on Friday and Saturday in graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremonies.

    Including the December graduates, the 2012-2013 class totals a record 647 students.

    Dr. Joseph Early Sr., vice president for academic affairs emeritus at University of the Cumberlands, spoke at graduate commencement. He is special assistant to the president and special assistant to senior vice president of academic affairs at CU.

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  • Specialty license plates increasing in popularity

     

    Drive around town for a few minutes and you're almost guaranteed to spot a unique license plate.

    While the majority of Kentucky's vehicles feature the standard "Unbridled Sprit" plate that debuted in 2005 or the "In God We Trust" plate that became available in 2011, 24 percent of vehicles have specialty license plates.

    Specialty license plates allow drivers to show their support for a particular school or other organization, or to simply accent their personal style.

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  • Town Hall Forum addresses drug addiction

     

    Wearing a dress shirt and slacks, he strums his guitar and sings to tell how it feels to be a drug addict.

    "It's really opened my eyes that there is hope," he croons. "All I know is the pain and sorrow that I caused on my own."

    Justin Maggard might be from Pineville, but he is calling Taylor County home now as he gets treatment here for drug addiction.

    A resident at The Healing Place, Maggard said he wrote the song after being in treatment for a month.

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  • Chandler's named Business of the Year

     

    He knew his business was nominated, but says he never expected to win.

    Sitting in his office supply company's showroom, Bill Chandler says he believes his business has stayed the test of time because the community has supported him.

    And Chandler was recently shown just how much the community supports his business when Campbellsville/Taylor County Chamber of Commerce members voted his company, Chandler's Office Supply, the Business of the Year.

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  • Seniors prepare for life after high school

     

    With just days left until graduation, local high school seniors are busy deciding what they will do after receiving their diplomas. They're also soaking in their final high school experiences.

    High school officials say there are many options for graduates to plan their lives after high school. And not all will find themselves headed to college.

    Keith Benningfield, guidance counselor at Taylor County High School, said his school works very hard to ensure every student is ready for college or a career when they step out of TCHS.

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  • Murder case heads to grand jury

     

    A grand jury may be asked to decide tomorrow whether they will charge Richard Riggs with shooting and killing Orvey Carl Harris last month.

    Riggs, 56, of 3150 Maple Road in Campbellsville, was arrested last month and charged with murdering 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.

    Riggs has pleaded not guilty to murder, which is a Class A felony punishable by as much as life in prison.

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  • Forcht Bank ice cream machine will offer free ice cream

     

    Forcht Bank wants to help everyone beat the heat this summer.

    That’s why the bank is introducing its “Ice Cream Machine,” a van that will bring free ice cream to community events in various Kentucky cities throughout the summer.

    Starting with Thunder Over Louisville, the kickoff to the Kentucky Derby Festival, the Ice Cream Machine will be at community events in cities where the bank is located, handing out free cups of ice cream.

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  • Monster Truck at Don Franklin

     

    The Ram Truck brand and Don Franklin Auto are bringing the award-winning Raminator monster truck, driven by Hall Brothers Racing, to the Campbellsville Chrysler Group dealership tomorrow and Saturday.

    The Raminator will crush more than 8,000 pounds of steel at 6 p.m. tomorrow and 1 p.m. on Saturday.

    Check out the Ram Truck brand sponsored monster truck up close and take photos to capture the experience.

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  • Green receives accredited buyer's representation designation

     

    Mary Jo Green, with Century 21 Smith Realty Group, has been awarded the Accredited Buyer's Representation designation by the Real Estate Buyer's Agent Council of the National Association of Realtors.

    Green successfully completed a comprehensive course in buyer representation and an elective course focusing on a buyer representation specialty, both in addition to submitting documentation verifying professional experience.

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