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Today's News

  • Man indicted on assault, other charges after fleeing

    A Campbellsville man has been indicted on assault and other charges after he allegedly injured Taylor County jail staff.

    Mario L. Thompson, 22, of 418 Bowman St. was indicted last Tuesday by a Taylor County grand jury.

    Thompson was arrested after being questioned by probation and parole officers on Jan. 7, according to court records, because he had failed to report a new arrest.

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  • Taco Bell to pay $300,000 to man who found hook in food

    A Lebanon man has been awarded more than $300,000 by a Taylor County jury after he found a metal hook in food he purchased at Taco Bell in Campbellsville.

    In April 2007, Lebanon attorney James L. Avritt Jr. filed a complaint in Taylor Circuit Court on behalf of Steven L. Farmer against TB of America Inc., Larry Fugate and Fugate Enterprises.

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  • TCHS takes district from Adair

    It took a whole cast of characters for Taylor County to upend Adair County 54-49 for the 20th District Tournament championship on Saturday night in Columbia.

    Despite losing Leonard Macon with two quick fouls in the first quarter, it was the Cardinals' defense that enabled Taylor County to lead 27-23 at the intermission.

    "We just tried to change it up," admitted TCHS head coach Troy Young.

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  • Number of scams on the rise

    Something seemed fishy to Linda Colvin. As she played back the phone message, Colvin wondered why a judge would be asking her to call him back.

    She couldn't help but comply.

    But as soon she reached "George English," Colvin knew she had been the target of a scam.

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  • A reporter's take on the rumor mill

    Rumors. They can be thorns in the side of reporters. Rumors abound in the newsroom. Folks call us quite often to tell us the latest one. We welcome them all. Some turn out to be true and become news stories. Others are not and are promptly forgotten.

    A case in point - a submerged vehicle in City Lake.

    I'd heard this one several times, always just after lunch for some reason. A reader would call and say they either saw a car go in the lake or that someone told them a car was in the lake.

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  • Another arrested in crime ring case

    Another defendant has been arrested in a case involving 19 people accused of operating a crime ring to sell drugs in Taylor and surrounding counties.

    According to a press release from the Campbellsville Police Department, the indictments came after an 18-month investigation.

    Mable Vaughn, 53, of 499 Dunnville Road is one of the 19 defendants accused of operating a criminal syndicate beginning June 27, 2007, and continuing through Jan. 7, 2009, in Taylor and surrounding counties and other states.

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  • Man charged with endangering child

    A Campbellsville man has been arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a minor after he allegedly left his 2-year-old child outside in 29-degree weather.

    Nicholas Scott Galarza, 25, of 1123 Apache St. was arrested at 8:35 p.m. Tuesday, March 3.

    According to Galarza's arrest citation, Campbellsville Police received a call to respond to his home.

    The citation states that upon his arrival, Campbellsville Police Officer Bryan Simpson found a woman and her 2-year-old daughter standing on a front porch wearing light clothing.

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  • Man's appeal again denied

    A Campbellsville man accused of beating another man and placing him inside a car trunk with a turtle nearly 20 years ago has lost his latest appeal of his 50-year prison sentence.

    Rex Melton, now 42, was found guilty by a Taylor County grand jury in 1989 of first-degree assault, first-degree arson and complicity.

    According to a February 1990 News-Journal story, Melton and Campbellsville native Richard D. Johnson, now 38, were accused of beating Kirk Nash in September 1989.

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  • Too good to be true? Probably

    There’s an old saying, “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” That’s sound advice for almost any situation and should become the official motto for modern times.

    Local police say that with the economy on the downward slide, scams are on the upswing. And they’re hitting home.

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  • Local woman charged in sealed indictment

    A Campbellsville resident has been charged with selling drugs in an indictment recently unsealed by a Taylor Circuit Court judge.

    A grand jury may seal an indictment if there is a possibility that the accused will try to evade police.

    Ramona Jackson, 42, of Kerr Street was charged with first-degree selling OxyContin.

    Bond was set at 10 percent of $20,000. If convicted, Jackson could be sentenced to as much as 10 years in prison.

    - An indictment is a legal accusation only. It does not establish guilt.

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