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  • Ten illegal dumps will be cleaned up

    Taylor County could be a lot cleaner by the end of the year.

    Officials have identified 10 illegal dumps in the community and, with $75,750 in state funding, Solid Waste Coordinator Debbie McNear believes those dumps could be gone by year's end.

    "We still have to match the grant 25 percent," McNear said.

    However, the match can be cash or in-kind work.

    Last month, Gov. Steve Beshear announced that more than $2.9 million in illegal open dump grants would be distributed from the Kentucky Pride Fund for cleanup of 293 illegal dumps in 52 counties, including Taylor.

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  • Furniture store destroyed in fire

    A South Central Avenue business is a total loss after a nighttime fire Saturday.

    According to a Campbellsville Fire Department release, firefighters responded to a fire at Harris Furniture at 10:27 p.m. Upon arrival, smoke was coming from the structure and flames were coming through cracks in the building's metal roof.

    Fire officials believe the fire started in a storage room. The cause is still undetermined.

    Barry Harris is the owner of the business. Lanous and Imogene Muncie are the property owners.

    Twenty-seven firefighters responded with two trucks.

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  • Subdivision regulation talks begin

    Though magistrates took the first step toward having County-wide subdivision regulations last month, Taylor County residents aren't any closer to having to abide by those regulations just yet.

    On Tuesday night, magistrates voted to form a committee made up of local real estate personnel, surveyors, contractors and other officials to study the issue and report back to Fiscal Court.

    Magistrates also had first reading of an ordinance formally amending the County's current road system requirements to state that gravel roads will no longer be accepted.

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  • One injured in collision

    A Liberty teenager was injured Friday in a one-vehicle collision on Stoner Creek Road.

    According to a report filed by Taylor County Sheriff's Deputy Lawrence Walsh, Natasha R. Walls, 19, of Lewis Avenue was driving a 1997 Saturn west on Stoner Creek Road at 7:40 a.m.

    The report states Walls hit a patch of ice on the road and slid off the roadway and struck a tree.

    Walls was transported to Taylor Regional Hospital by Campbellsville/Taylor County Rescue with neck and back injuries. She was treated and released.

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  • Campbellsville residents injured in Columbia crash

    Two Campbellsville residents were injured in a three-car collision Monday morning in Columbia.

    According to a Kentucky State Police report, at about 9:14 a.m., William A. Murrell, 72, of Columbia pulled into the southbound lane of KY 55 in a 2001 Chevrolet pickup when a 2002 Mazda, driven by Marilyn Neuman, 54, of Campbellsville, struck his vehicle in the rear.

    Neuman's vehicle flipped several times, went airborne, and struck a 1997 Dodge being driven by Ricky Collins, 43, of Campbellsville. Collins was traveling north on KY 55.

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  • Farmers continue to seek changes for future tobacco crops

    Central Kentucky tobacco farmers have held three meetings since December because they aren't happy with the contract offered by Philip Morris for the 2008 crop.

    At the most recent meeting, Feb. 7, they learned from the farmers they elected to represent them that that contract probably won't change.

    "We finally got feedback from Philip Morris," Bernie Cave told the audience last week. "It's not what we wanted to hear."

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  • Winners announced in annual Valentine's Day love letters contest

    "Love is a wonderful thing. You never have to take it away from one person to give it to another. There's always more than enough to go around."

    -Pamela de Roy

    Whether it's the romantic love of sweethearts, the cherishing love of parents, or the loyal love of friends, we all have special people in our lives. But, sometimes, we forget to tell those people just how much they mean to us.

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  • Grant money available for downtown businesses; deadline is March 1

    Downtown business owners now have the opportunity to receive state funding to improve their building facades.

    The City of Campbellsville and the Campbellsville Renaissance/Historic Preservation Commission have announced a new program, called "Let's Paint the Town," that offers up to $3,000 for paint and paint supplies, exterior lighting, window replacement or treatments, signage and awnings, planter and materials for murals.

    Applications are available at Team Taylor County, located at 107 W. Broadway. The deadline to apply is March 1. Chosen applicants will be notified.

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  • School Board agrees to pay part of bus cost

    The Campbellsville Independent School Board has backed down on a request to increase the cost of bus trips for sports teams and other school groups by nearly 200 percent.

    Last month, the Board considered a proposal to increase the current rate of $1.30 per mile to $3.86 per mile.

    Transportation Director Donna Gaddis and Finance Director Gayle Newton told the Board last month that auditors from the Kentucky Department of Education had recommended the increase to cover costs.

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  • London quits race for House

    Daniel London - who was U.S. Rep. Ron Lewis' pick as successor to serve Kentucky's 2nd District - announced Thursday he plans to withdraw from the race.

    "This was a hard decision," the 30-year-old London said in a press release. "But after speaking and praying with my wife, I've decided that it's the best decision for us as we start our new family."

    London, a Republican who worked in Lewis' Elizabethtown office, also said he was "quite confident" he would have succeeded in his bid for office.

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