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Today's News

  • Resident receives probation in sex abuse case

     

    A Campbellsville man has been sentenced to probation and ordered to register as a sex offender after sexually abusing two young children.

    Johnny Everett Hunt, 52, of 130 Clara Lane, was indicted and charged last June by a Taylor County grand jury. Hunt was charged with nine counts of first-degree sexual abuse of victims younger than 12.

    According to the indictment, Hunt allegedly forced two juveniles to have sexual contact with him, one on four occasions and the other on five, each happening between February and September 2011.

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  • Family history teaches heart health lesson

     

    When she saw both her parents die from the disease, she knew she had to do something or she might die, too. And what she did could be what has prevented her from having a heart attack.

    Patricia Cox was 40 when she had open-heart surgery. At 55 now, Cox has changed her lifestyle and takes medication to control her heart disease.

    She was 32 at the time when her dad, J.R. Henderson, died of a massive heart attack.

    "I thought, 'I'm gonna start taking an aspirin every day.' It can't hurt."

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  • Pregnancy center meeting area needs

     

    When clients come to the Hope Pregnancy Center of Taylor County for the first time, they've usually been referred by the Lake Cumberland District Health Department for a free pregnancy test.

    Depending on their individual situation, some clients are excited when they learn they are about to become mothers. Others are upset and worried about how they will provide for their baby.

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  • Local lobbyist looks to make a difference

     

    A Campbellsville native is roaming the halls at the state capitol, in hopes that her work as an advocate will improve people's lives. And she says she is pretty close to helping make a ban on smoking in public places become a reality.

    She isn't serving in public office, but Jamie Ennis Bloyd said she hopes her work as a lobbyist will influence legislators and help them make decisions to move the state forward.

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  • Salt in short supply for city, county

     

    There has been plenty of snow this winter, but officials say the same can't be said about salt to clear city streets and county roads.

    Taylor County Road Department workers got a new shipment of salt last Wednesday after being out for a few days.

    "We were out. We were scared. We were out for about two days," Brian Smothers, county road foreman, said.

    So far this winter, county road workers have used about 300 tons of salt. They got 200 tons in last week.

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  • Snow expected tonight

     

    Taylor County is under a winter weather advisory and residents could see more than an inch of snowfall tonight.

    According to a news release from Ronnie Dooley, Taylor County Emergency Management public information coordinator, the advisory is in effect from 10 p.m. tonight, Friday, through 7 p.m. tomorrow.

    Dooley states that the National Weather Service has issued an alert for snow and hazardous road conditions.

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  • Tigers square record at 10-10 with 72-59 home triumph

    A 20-4 run to end the game ignited Campbellsville University’s Tigers past visiting Cumberland (Tenn.) University 72-59 on Saturday.
    CU led for much of the game, but fell behind 55-52 with seven minutes left in the game.
    Darius Clement’s two free throws after a toss by Eric Gaines knotted the score at 55-55.
    Miles Rice’s trey at 3:46 preceded two free throws by the Bulldogs before Campbellsville tallied 12 of the game’s final 14 points.

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  • Kimberland-led Lady Tigers sprint past Cumberland 70-54

    Daizah Kimberland tallied fist-half points to help Campbellsville University to a 45-21 half-time cushion and coach Ginger Colvin’s Lady Tigers cruised to a 70-54 triumph in the Powell Athletic Center on Saturday afternoon.
    For the second time during the week, the Lady Tigers were able to use all eligible players and most of them for at least five minutes.
    Kimberland finished with 19 points while Caroline Allen, who a pair of three-point shots, finished with 10.

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  • Lady Cards handle Hart

    Taylor County High School’s Lady Cardinals stopped their four-game losing streak by upending Hart County on the road 52-38 on Saturday night.
    “We looked a lot better,” coach Whitney Hooper said. “We got back to playing hard.”
    The Lady Cardinals (11-10) broke away from a 12-11 first-quarter lead to take the last three periods 11-7, 15-9 and 14-11 to win for the second time over the Lady Raiders (5-14).

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  • TCHS can't overcome Kennard, Franklin at KOB

    Taylor County High School boys fell to junior All-American Luke Kennard and the Franklin City (Ohio) Wildcats in the next-to-last tilt at the King of the Bluegrass Showcase at Fairdale on Saturday.
    The Cards suffered their fifth loss in 22 decisions this year as the left-handed Kennard had 45 points, 14-26 from the field with two threes and 15-19 free throws, and 13 rebounds.

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