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Today's News

  • 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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  • County school employees to get 1-percent raise

    The Taylor County Board of Education approved a 1-percent raise for certified and classified employees in the 2013-2014 fiscal year at its regular meeting last Tuesday. But according to Shannon H. Cox, representing the Taylor County Education Association, 1 percent is not enough.

    A letter from the association, signed by Cox, was recently given to Board members. The letter pra-ised Superintendent Roger Cook’s vision and asked for a 5-percent raise for teachers who have worked hard to carry out that vision.

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  • Up, Up and Away!

    Though there wasn't much flying to be had, children still had their heads in the clouds on Saturday.

    Taylor County Airport hosted its annual Airport Day, with games, food, miniature airplanes and pilots on standby in case the clouds cleared and they were given the all clear to offer plane rides.

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  • Rain hampering spring planting

     

    Unseasonably cool temperatures and frequent, steady rainfall in recent weeks are taking their toll on area farmers anxious to finish spring planting.

    In Taylor County, corn producers are especially suffering from unwanted precipitation. According to Pat Hardesty, Taylor County extension agent for agriculture and natural resources, at the end of last week, only 20 percent of the expected No. 2 yellow corn crop had been planted.

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  • Veterans Memorial Park to get new playground equipment

    Children who play at Veterans Memorial Park playground will soon get a treat.

    A new piece of playground equipment that can accommodate about 50 children will soon be installed there. And the equipment will be made entirely from recycled plastics.

    Magistrates agreed to purchase the equipment on Tuesday night at their regular Taylor County Fiscal Court meeting.

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  • County to contribute $10,000 to renaissance efforts

    The county will once again contribute $10,000 to renaissance efforts in the community for next fiscal year. That contribution, however, isn’t finalized until magistrates give final approval to the county’s 2013-2014 budget.

    Downtown business owners came to Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Taylor County Fiscal Court to ask that magistrates continue supporting them. This year’s contribution to renaissance, which is also $10,000, was discussed at a meeting of the county’s Budgets, Audits and Personnel Committee last month.

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