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  • Higdon appointed to committee

     

    Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, recently appointed State Sen. Jimmy Higdon, R-Lebanon, to the Human Services and Public Safety Committee of the Southern Legislative Conference. The SLC fosters and encourages intergovernmental cooperation among its 15-member states.

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  • Life goes on

    The leading causes of death in the United States are heart disease, cancer, chronic lower respiratory diseases and stroke. Accidents rank fifth on the list.

    Those accidents, however, are deaths caused by unintentional injuries, not by a terrorist incident such as the one that happened Monday, April 15, in Boston.

    The three most common types of accidents that result in death are car wrecks, falls and unintentional poisonings.

    As we walk through life on a daily basis, we, of course, know an accident can happen at any time.

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  • Hord is educator of the year

     

    Today is a busy day. They have more standardized tests to take, but first they get some advice from their teacher.

    She tells them to be sure to follow the instructions and always try their best. And after finishing their breakfast, the students will get to business.

    Farrah Hord is in her fourth year teaching fifth-grade reading and language arts at Campbellsville Middle School.

    Her education career spans about 15 years at CMS, also having taught social studies and language arts to seventh- and eighth-graders.

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  • Hydrant testing begins

     

    Residents might soon notice changes to the city’s nearly 650 fire hydrants as Campbellsville Fire & Rescue personnel begin work on a project that is expected to continue through the summer and into next year.

    According to Campbellsville Fire & Rescue Chief Kyle Smith, the purpose of the project is twofold.

    “First, it benefits both the fire department and the water department regarding routine maintenance and ensuring that the hydrants are working properly.”

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  • Property owner denies fault in injury suit

    The owner of a former motel on West Main Street has denied that he is responsible for a child being injured while on the property.

    A Campbellsville woman filed suit last month against the owner of the abandoned Central Kentucky Motor Lodge, located on West Main Street, claiming a young boy for whom she is a guardian went in the “attractive nuisance” and was injured there.

    The defendant, Harold Wilkerson, the owner of the motor lodge, has filed a response saying the boy is responsible for his own injuries.

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  • Lady Tigers named MSC Player, Frosh and Coach of Year

    Campbellsville University took home three of the top four awards Friday evening at the Mid-South Conference Softball Tournament banquet.
    Senior shortstop and leadoff hitter Emma Napier was named the MSC Player of the Year, Victoria Decker was named the MSC Freshman of the Year and Shannon Wathen was named the MSC Coach of the Year.

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  • CU knocks off top-seed Cumberland to reach winners’ bracket finals

    The first extra innings game of the 2013 Mid-South Conference Tournament was also one of the most interesting as Campbellsville University edged No. 11 Cumberland University 2-0, in 11 innings Friday evening at Hunter Wright Stadium.
    The win gives Campbellsville (30-17) its fifth consecutive 30-win season and ninth in the last 10 years.

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  • Adair, Marion down Taylor Co. and CHS

    The top two seeds in the 20th District Baseball Tournament padded their records at home on Thursday as Adair County whipped Taylor County 8-1 and Marion County edged Campbellsville 3-2
    The top-seeded Indians rode the pitching arm of Zack Hutchison (complete game with six strike-outs and no walks while allowing only four hits) and two-hit games from Marshall Shelley and Ty Bennett to complete regular-season district play with a 6-0 worksheet.
    Don Dabney had a triple for the Cardinals while Will Hollingsworth, Tyler Frogge and Hunter McQueary had singles.

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  • Lady Cards, Marion’s Knights repeat at Heartland tennis

     

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  • Campbellsville schools honor academic achievers

     

    Campbellsville Independent Schools recently announced its academic achievers for April. A boy and a girl from each school are named.

    Those recognized include:

    Campbellsville Elementary School

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