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Today's News

  • 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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  • County's road damage lawsuit dismissed

    The lawsuit claiming a Columbia company damaged a road while working in Taylor County has been dismissed.

    The plaintiffs, Taylor County’s magistrates, can file the claim again, however, should they choose to.

    Taylor County Attorney John Bertram filed the suit on behalf of Taylor County Fiscal Court on Nov. 8, 2011, in Taylor Circuit Court. Windmill Mobile Home Center of Columbia is listed as the defendant.

    Windmill Mobile Home does business in multiple counties, including Taylor, the complaint states.

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  • Missing person found

    Campbellsville Police have found a Campbellsville man reported missing early Friday, May 17, morning.

    According to a police report, police were searching for George Maynard, a 68-year-old white male who is 5'11 and weighs 200 pounds.

    Maynard was reported as last seen at his home on Pitman Avenue at about 1 a.m. He was found at about 7:30 a.m.

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  • Public library to operate on $1.3 million budget next year

    Taylor County’s public library will operate with more than $1.3 million next fiscal year, which includes an estimated $500,000 leftover from this fiscal year.

    Board members discussed the library’s 2013-2014 fiscal year budget during their regular meeting on Monday. After their approval, the budget heads to the Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives and Taylor County Fiscal Court members.

    The KDLA must scrutinize the budget before awarding any money to the library. In the budget, it is estimated the library will receive $10,000 from KDLA.

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  • New Taylor County Public Library dedicated

    It was once where people went to buy lumber. Now, it’s where they go to read stories.

    “Good afternoon,” the librarian says, “and welcome to the new Taylor County Public Library.”

    After many years of planning and months of construction, the new public library opened in March.

    On Thursday, the building was dedicated to the people who call Taylor County home.

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  • Local high schools announce graduation details

     

    Summer break is just days away for local high school students.

    Seniors at Campbellsville and Taylor County high schools will put on graduation caps and gowns this week and next, respectively. In all, more than 300 students are expected to graduate.

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