Local News

A Campbellsville man drove his truck into a store window Friday afternoon while trying to avoid another vehicle.

According to a Campbellsville Police report, Anthony W. Rogers, 52, was driving his 1993 Ford F-150 along Main Street when he swerved to avoid hitting a stopped vehicle. His truck crossed the roadway and drove into the front window of Murphy's Sleep Center. The collision occurred at 4:05 p.m.

No one was injured.

Campbellsville Police Officer Andy Warren investigated.

History came alive Tuesday - with a bang.

Eighth-grade students from Campbellsville and Taylor County schools learned about the Civil War from those dressed in period attire Tuesday at Tebbs Bend - the site of a Civil War battle.

Several students "started" a battle by setting off a cannon after learning how the cannons were used during the Civil War.

Local historian and author Betty Jane Gorin-Smith helped organize a reenactment, which was part of the 2008 Central Kentucky Civil War Heritage Trail, scheduled for May 10-18.

Budget cuts will eliminate associate principal positions this fall in the Campbellsville Independent School District.

However, teachers and other staff will still get the state-mandated 1 percent raise.

The tentative 2008-2009 budget approved by School Board members Monday night totals $9.95 million, down from this year's $10.7 million. It includes a 133 percent increase in diesel fuel costs, a projected 15 percent increase in utilities and the possible elimination of several grant-funded positions.

Firefighters rope off a section of Main Street after a pickup drove into a storefront window Friday afternoon. The impact shattered the glass storefront of Murphy Sleep Center. No one was injured.