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  • Who gets Ford insurance money?

     

    His insurance company has paid the late David Ford’s insurance proceeds, but the question of what will happen to the money still remains.

    A judge has dismissed the insurance company from a lawsuit it filed asking for a decision as to what should be done with a policy for the late David Ford. As a result, $40,000 waits with a court for a decision as to who gets the money.

    The attorney for the funeral home who performed Ford’s funeral has asked that it be paid for those services out of the $40,000 policy.

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  • Teen reported missing, found safe

     

    A local teen was found safe after he was missing for about 10 hours on Monday.

    Campbellsville Police Chief Tim Hazlette said Donald Powers, 16, was reported missing at about 6 p.m.

    However, according to Hazlette, the department is not completely sure what time Powers went missing because he was last seen outside his home on Elm Street in West Campbellsville several hours earlier.

    "Best we could tell, he might have went missing sometime around noon," Hazlette said.

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  • Davis sentenced to 110 years in prison

    A Campbellsville man who pleaded guilty to making child pornography will likely spend the rest of his life in federal prison for his crimes.

    On Monday, Tony Edwin Davis, 50, was sentenced to serve 110 years in prison for his crimes, which involved children younger than 5.

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  • Shively named new PVA

     

    There might be a new leader at the office, but it’s a face that’s been seen there for years.

    Last Friday, Gov. Steve Beshear appointed Chad Shively, who has served as a deputy PVA in the Taylor County PVA office since 2001, to become the county’s next PVA.

    Shively says his becoming PVA means he will continue to do the duties he had been, only with a few more added to his plate.

    Shively fills the seat vacated when former Taylor County PVA Julie Shields retired in March after 24 years in the position.

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  • Emergency personnel recognized during EMS week

    At first, they might do it for an adrenaline rush. But officials say EMS workers stick with the job because it lets them help people.

    This week, communities recognize their EMS workers as part of National Emergency Medical Services Week.

    Taylor County is home to many EMS personnel who put themselves in harm’s way to help others on what could likely be the worst day of their lives. Local officials say working in the EMS field isn't for everyone, and those who do it don't take the job to make money.

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  • In Memory: 25 Years Later

    It's been 25 years, but they haven't lost hope that one day his killer will be put in handcuffs.

    And it's that hope that keeps them coming back to Campbellsville each year to remember him.

    Those passing by Ransdell Chapel on the Campbellsville University campus last Wednesday might have seen a swarm of state and local law enforcement vehicles. But they weren't there to investigate a crime.

    The officers were there to remember one of their own, an officer who was killed in the line of duty more than two decades ago.

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  • Tebbs Bend bridge to be moved

     

    The Tebbs Bend bridge will be moved and preserved, likely sometime next year.

    Funding for a new bridge isn't firm yet, however, and it isn't known who will move the bridge.

    At last Tuesday's regular Taylor County Fiscal Court meeting, Taylor County Judge/Executive Eddie Rogers announced the Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation has given the county permission to move the bridge to the nearby Tebbs Bend-Green River Nature Area.

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  • Summer reading program begins soon

    Taylor County's public library staff members want children to dig in - literally and figuratively.

    The library will soon begin its annual summer reading program and a new program that will provide free meals to those 18 and younger.

    This year's summer reading program is themed "Dig in to Reading." Events will feature programs about worms, caves and dinosaurs.

    Summer reading will kick off with a registration event on Saturday, June 8, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the library.

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  • Knifley named Agribusiness Person of the Year

     

    He says he retired from farming when he turned 65.

    But Leroy Knifley, now 80, won't stay off his tractor long enough for anyone to believe him.

    Leroy was named Campbellsville/Taylor County Chamber of Commerce's Agribusiness Person of the Year on May 9.

    The annual tradition started in 1994, and each year, Taylor County Agriculture Advancement Council members select the recipient.

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  • Governor considering special legislative session

    Lawmakers might head back to the office a bit sooner than scheduled.

    Rumor has circulated that Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear might call state lawmakers to a special legislative session for approving a redistricting plan.

    Senate and representative district boundaries must be redrawn after each Census. After the 2010 Census, a plan was approved but later ruled unconstitutional.

    Taylor County's State Rep. John "Bam" Carney, R-Campbellsville, said he won't support such a special session because of the cost.

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