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U.S. Senate candidate Greg Fischer, a Louisville Democrat, campaigned in Campbellsville on Friday.

Fischer is one of eight Democrats who filed for the race in an attempt to unseat incumbent Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell. At this point in the race, polls show his main competition is two-time gubernatorial candidate Bruce Lunsford. Lunsford's campaign was boosted when former rival Andrew Horne dropped out of the race in February and offered his endorsement.

But Fischer said on Friday that his poll numbers are on the rise while Lunsford's are on the decline.

It takes more than 400 pounds of sausage, about 300 pounds of pancake mix and countless volunteers to make the annual breakfast happen.

The annual Campbellsville/Taylor County Fire Department pancake breakfast is set for Saturday at the fire department.

According to Taylor County Volunteer Fire Chief George Wilson, the fire departments have hosted the event every year he has worked at the fire department - since 1967.

"It [actually] goes back a long time before that," Wilson said.

He thinks the event originally dates back 55 to 60 years.

A Campbellsville resident charged with kidnapping and assaulting a girlfriend has pleaded guilty to charges against him.

Brandon Keith Cox, 25, of 311 Taylor Blvd. and co-defendant Catina R. Brockman, 34, of 109 Candace St. appeared before Taylor Circuit Court Judge Doughlas M. George on Tuesday, April 8.

Cox and Brockman were indicted by a Taylor County grand jury last July on charges stemming from an alleged kidnapping incident.

Cox faced charges of kidnapping, first-degree burglary, fourth-degree assault and being a first-degree persistent felony offender.

Taylor Countians could cast their votes on paper this General Election rather than on a voting machine.

In February, Taylor County magistrates approved an agreement accepting $90,000 in federal grant money to purchase new voting equipment.

Taylor County Clerk Mark Carney said the money is part of the Help America Vote Act in which the federal government issued funds to the states to be disbursed to the counties at the state's discretion.