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  • Churches ready for 'Impact Taylor County'

    The goal is simple — one person, changing one life, in one day.

    Those looking for a way to give back to the community are in luck. An effort is in the works to “Impact Taylor County.”

    The second annual event, organized by local United Methodist churches, will have a grove of volunteers doing random acts of kindness and performing service projects around the county on April 27, from small home repairs to food drives and clothing giveaways.

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  • County officials looking at energy-saving, money-saving options

    Officials are taking steps to make the county more energy efficient, and, in turn, save some money.

    In January, magistrates heard representatives from Perfection Group discuss the possibility of the county saving money via an energy savings audit.

    Last Tuesday, the representatives spoke to magistrates again, during their regular monthly meeting, about how they believe the county can save money on utility costs by becoming more energy efficient.

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  • Community recognizes Child Abuse Prevention Month

     

    “Jesus loves me, this I know. For the Bible tells me so,” they sing. “Little ones to him belong, they are weak but he is strong.”

    The crowd sang along, after they heard facts about how many “little ones” were abused in Taylor County last year.

    Community members gathered Tuesday afternoon to recognize the month of April as Child Abuse Awareness Month.

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  • Former congressman presents papers to CU library

     

    The collection of Ron Lewis’ congressional papers — doodles and all — now are part of the archives at Campbellsville University’s Montgomery Library.

    A dedication service Monday afternoon celebrated the accomplishments of the former Baptist preacher from Hardin County who largely was a political unknown when he filed for the 2nd Congressional District seat in a 1994 special election. In his remarks on Monday, he focused on constituents.

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  • Accused of murdering great-grandmother, Durham set to mediate assault case with attorneys

     

    The Campbellsville man accused of killing his great-grandmother and assaulting staff members while incarcerated will soon meet to mediate his case with attorneys.

    Jesse Durham, 21, of 102 Eads St., was scheduled to appear before Taylor Circuit Court Judge Allan Bertram on Tuesday.

    Instead, Durham was scheduled to meet with attorneys on Friday, April 19, to discuss reaching a plea agreement in the case that accuses him of assaulting Taylor County Detention Center Deputy Daniel Miller.

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  • Brucker denied bond reduction

     

    One by one, they have their time before the judge. The man is dressed in orange and shackles, the woman in street clothes. And even though the woman has traded her prison uniform for street clothes, her husband won’t be doing the same.

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  • Animal shelter will continue adoptions

    Eying his fresh, full bowl of food, he rushes inside his cage.

    After closing the gate, the animal control officer watches as the young dog gobbles his lunch.

    Before Tuesday night, animals at the Taylor County Animal Shelter were to soon be transported to Adair County for possible adoption. And, Taylor County’s shelter was set to become a holding facility, only housing animals until they can be transported to Adair County each day.

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  • Country club can sell alcohol on Sundays

    The Campbellsville Country Club was approved for Sunday alcohol sales by the Campbellsville City Council at a special meeting on Monday to discuss a proposed ordinance regulating alcohol sales.

    Residents in the New North precinct voted in January to allow the sale of alcohol by the drink at Campbellsville Country Club.

    The council had first reading of an ordinance that would allow the country club, as well as holders of the limited restaurant 50 license, to sell alcohol on Sundays from noon to 12 a.m. at its regular meeting last Monday.

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  • "Take Me Home"

    With the strum of the guitar, a familiar tune catches the audience's attention.

    When the fiddle starts, the melody becomes contagious.

    And when the two start singing, their voices sync in harmony.

    Bardstown residents Gary Vidito and Rene' Hardesty Buckman presented "Take Me Home Country Roads - An Evening with the Music of John Denver and Emmylou Harris" on Friday night at Campbellsville University.

    The performance was the last of the 2012-2013 Central Kentucky Arts Series season.

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  • Child care funding cut

    Low-income parents who rely on the Kentucky Child Care Assistance Program to help send their children to daycare are finding themselves in a difficult situation.

    The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services announced in January that two major changes are in the works for the program.

    In a move expected to save Kentucky's Department for Community Based Services $57.8 million in the 2014 fiscal year, a freeze on CCAP applications went into effect April 1 and will continue until the next fiscal year ends June 30, 2014.

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