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  • Snow daze

    Taylor County residents saw nearly 5 inches of snow fall this weekend, more than in several years.

    Ronnie Dooley, Taylor County Emergency Management's public information coordinator, said the snow didn't cause any major problems, with reported accidents this weekend totaling only one or two.

    That figure, he said, is actually low for any typical day in Taylor County.

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  • Gas spill forces road closure

    South Central Avenue was closed for about two hours Monday morning following a gas spill at Gas-N-Go.

    About 30 gallons of gasoline leaked onto the side of South Central Avenue, said Campbellsville Fire Chief Allen Johnson.

    According to Johnson, someone left a gas nozzle on the ground, locked in the "on" position. When an employee activated the pumps while opening the store Monday morning, gas pumped into the store lot and about 200 feet down the side of South Central Avenue.

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  • Man gets 15 years for selling cocaine

    A Campbellsville man is going to prison for selling cocaine.

    Ryan O'Neal Johnson, 27, of 209 S. Court St. in Campbellsville appeared before Taylor Circuit Court Allan Bertram on Tuesday, Feb. 5.

    Court records from Johnson's appearance only recently became available at the Taylor Circuit Clerk's office.

    In November, Johnson pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree selling cocaine, facilitation to commit criminal syndication and being a first-degree persistent felony offender.

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  • Main Street goes parallel

    Main Street traffic could soon be a little less cramped.

    During a special meeting Monday, Campbellsville City Council gave the OK to convert diagonal parking spaces along one side of Main Street to parallel spaces.

    "It's a huge problem," Mayor Brenda Allen said. "Every day someone calls and complains."

    Diagonal parking spaces between the old Merchants Hotel and South Central will be converted within the next two weeks, Allen said.

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  • Man charged with assaulting officer

    A Campbellsville man has been arrested and charged with assaulting a police officer.

    James Michael O'Banion, 54, of 810 Page St. was arrested at 12:51 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28.

    O'Banion's arrest citation states Campbellsville Police received a call that a man was laying in the road on Indian Trail.

    Upon arrival, Campbellsville Police Officer Sam Knopp found O'Banion lying in the street. The citation states O'Banion was intoxicated and couldn't stand up. Court records state O'Banion told Knopp that he had been drinking vodka and smoking crack.

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  • By the numbers

    Four letters have been mailed but no fines have been issued since an ordinance requiring house numbers to be posted went into effect on Oct. 1.

    "The ones that we have sent letters to have put numbers up," said Bonnie Childers, Campbellsville/Taylor County E-911 address coordinator. "Everyone has been really good about putting the numbers up."

    The ordinance allows any home, business or rental property owner who doesn't have address numbers posted so they are visible from the road to be fined up to $100.

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  • Snow hits area

    The snow has arrived. Campbellsville was expected to see up to 6 inches of snowfall by Saturday, according to the Taylor County E-911 Center.

    Dispatcher Jake Hedgespeth said Friday that Taylor County would begin to see snow and ice in the next few hours with accumulation of between 3 and 6 inches.

    Taylor County School officials canceled classes Friday because of the approaching winter storm. Campbellsville Independent Schools had previously canceled school for professional development.

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  • Court expected to approve jail budget

    Magistrates are expected to consider approving the first-year budget for Taylor County's new jail tomorrow night.

    The budget was approved by Taylor County Detention Center Committee members at a special meeting Feb. 28.

    As expected, according to budget figures presented by Taylor County Jailer Rick Benningfield, the County may face a shortfall of nearly $300,000.

    The budget includes nearly $1.6 million in estimated revenue for the jail's 2008-2009 fiscal year.

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  • Alcohol petition making its rounds

    With two weeks left, more than half the signatures needed to include an alcohol-by-the-drink question on the May Primary ballot have been gathered.

    "Right now, we have somewhere in the neighborhood of more than half of the signatures we need," said Mike Kehoe, head pro/general manager at Campbellsville Country Club, who is helping organize the petition effort.

    Last week, Kehoe said, about eight people began a door-to-door campaign to collect the remaining signatures.

    "I'm very confident at this point that there will be enough names."

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  • One injured in Marion crash

    One person was injured in a Marion County crash involving two Campbellsville women Friday.

    According to a Kentucky State Police report, at about 12:22 p.m., Dale Garen, 57, of Seymour, Mo. was driving a 2006 Peterbilt along U.S. 68, just outside of Lebanon, when he attempted to avoid colliding with a 1996 Chevy, driven by Christie Stiths, 34, of Brandenburg. Stiths had slowed her vehicle for an unknown reason, the report states.

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