Local News

A Campbellsville woman was injured in a single-vehicle crash near St. Francis in Marion County on Wednesday.
According to a Kentucky State Police news release, Kelly Cox, 21, of Campbellsville, was driving a 2005 Toyota east on KY 52 when she dropped off the right shoulder of the road, overcorrected and struck and embankment.
Cox and her passenger, James M. Steele, 21, of Liberty, were transported to Spring View Hospital in Lebanon where they were treated and released. Both were wearing seat belts.

Debbie Gilpin was simply looking for something to do. The year was 1990 and Gilpin was recovering from gallbladder surgery.

Thinking back to her grandmother and the stories she used to tell about family, Gilpin decided that researching her family tree would be a perfect project to see her to recovery.

She says starting her research was easy.

"I was very fortunate in that my grandmother had written down a few things," Gilpin said. "I started with that and then talked to other family members."

For those looking to quit smoking, Wednesday is a good day to stop.

Wednesday is national Kick Butts Day, a day health departments and schools will be advocating against tobacco use.

Students in local schools will get that message loud and clear. And those who want to quit smoking have lots of resources in Taylor County to help.

Magistrates have agreed to help residents find some "lost" money.

At last Tuesday's regular Taylor County Fiscal Court meeting, magistrates voted to participate in Kentucky State Treasurer Todd Hollenbach's unclaimed property Treasure Finders program.

According to www.kytreasury.com, the program began as a way to help residents find their unclaimed property, including financial assets such as abandoned savings and checking accounts, non-cashed checks and travelers checks turned over to the state after a period of time.