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  • Owens joins Century 21

     

    Megan Owens of Campbellsville recently jointed Century 21 Smith Realty Group as a realtor.
    She received training from Todd Thornton Real Estate Academy and has seven years experience in sales.
    To contact Owens, call 403-9963.
     

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  • Firefighters complete training at National Fire Academy
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  • Higdon appointed to committee

     

    Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, recently appointed State Sen. Jimmy Higdon, R-Lebanon, to the Human Services and Public Safety Committee of the Southern Legislative Conference. The SLC fosters and encourages intergovernmental cooperation among its 15-member states.

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  • Hord is educator of the year

     

    Today is a busy day. They have more standardized tests to take, but first they get some advice from their teacher.

    She tells them to be sure to follow the instructions and always try their best. And after finishing their breakfast, the students will get to business.

    Farrah Hord is in her fourth year teaching fifth-grade reading and language arts at Campbellsville Middle School.

    Her education career spans about 15 years at CMS, also having taught social studies and language arts to seventh- and eighth-graders.

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  • Hydrant testing begins

     

    Residents might soon notice changes to the city’s nearly 650 fire hydrants as Campbellsville Fire & Rescue personnel begin work on a project that is expected to continue through the summer and into next year.

    According to Campbellsville Fire & Rescue Chief Kyle Smith, the purpose of the project is twofold.

    “First, it benefits both the fire department and the water department regarding routine maintenance and ensuring that the hydrants are working properly.”

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  • Property owner denies fault in injury suit

    The owner of a former motel on West Main Street has denied that he is responsible for a child being injured while on the property.

    A Campbellsville woman filed suit last month against the owner of the abandoned Central Kentucky Motor Lodge, located on West Main Street, claiming a young boy for whom she is a guardian went in the “attractive nuisance” and was injured there.

    The defendant, Harold Wilkerson, the owner of the motor lodge, has filed a response saying the boy is responsible for his own injuries.

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  • Cleanin' Up Taylor County

     

    From old couches and lawn chairs to broken toys and computers and just about everything in between, Taylor County residents came out in droves on Friday to the county's annual cleanup day at the former Fruit of the Loom building site.

    Taylor County residents could dispose of unwanted items at no cost.

    The county receives grant money to help pay to dispose of the items and pays any remaining costs from its general fund.

    This year, the county received $2,250 from PRIDE to host the cleanup. Last year's cleanup cost $15,000.

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  • Man sentenced to prison time for abusing teenagers

     

    The Campbellsville man who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing two young children will spend five years in prison for his crimes and be required to register as a sex offender.

    Ryan Lacaine Hardin, 33, of 5592 Hodgenville Road in Campbellsville, was indicted by a Taylor County grand jury twice in 2011.

    He was charged with third-degree sodomy, four counts of first-degree sexual abuse, two counts of third-degree unlawful transaction with a minor and 11 counts of first-degree sodomy.

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  • Lousville man gets prison time for soliciting sex online

     

    A Louisville man who sent nude photos to and attempted to meet who he believed to be a 15-year-old girl for sex has been sentenced to serve seven years in prison and will register as a sex offender for his crimes.

    David Hooper, aka David Morgan, 51, of 6911 Brooklawn Drive, Apt #2, was indicted by a Taylor County grand jury last June.

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  • Flanagan visits state capital

     

    Campbellsville resident Dan Flanagan recently visited the state capitol during this year’s General Assembly session and met with State Sen. Jimmy Higdon.
     

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