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Today's News

  • 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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  • Action from the Taylor County Fiscal Court meeting on May 14

     • Taylor County Sheriff Allen Newton said his office is researching participating in Project Lifesavers, which would give tracking bracelets to those who need them, such as those who are autistic or have Alzheimer’s. 

    He said he is researching a grant to help fund the program.

    • City officials recently donated a Humvee to the sheriff’s office, Newton said, after they saw they didn’t need it. 

    Magistrates agreed to declare four sheriff’s office vehicles as surplus and advertise for sealed bids.

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  • Action from Taylor County Board of Education meeting on May 14

       • The Board approved the district’s tentative budget for 2013-2014. Marcie Close, financial officer, said total revenue is $21.1 million, a decrease of 4 percent from the current year.

    The beginning balance going into next year is expected to be about $3.1 million.

    The final budget will be approved in September.

    Because of changes in legislation, the average daily attendance money the district receives will be cut once again. 

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  • City receives grant for safety equipment

     

     “We use every opportunity to make our city safer,” Campbellsville Mayor Tony Young said.

    Kentucky League of Cities Insurance Services recently awarded the City of Campbellsville a $5,815.65 grant.

    The grant will be used to purchase safety gear for employees.

    Young said, in these uncertain times, grants such as this one are a practical way to make the city’s budget go further, as well as provide products that will enhance public safety.

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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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