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  • Inmate charged with assaulting jail staff

     

    A Campbellsville man currently incarcerated at the Taylor County Detention Center has been charged with assaulting a jail staff member while in custody.

    John Kessinger, 55, of 1356 Saloma Road, was charged last Monday at 12:30 p.m.

    According to Kessinger's arrest warrant, he allegedly injured Sgt. William Milby when charging out of his jail cell on April 14.

    Kessinger is being incarcerated on a theft charge.

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  • Resident runs from police, charged with selling drugs

     

    A Campbellsville man has been arrested and charged with selling drugs after he allegedly ran from police when they attempted to serve an outstanding warrant for his arrest.

    On Friday, April 26, Campbellsville Police Officer Branden Wilson stopped Johnathan J. Gurley, 25, for driving on a suspended driver's license.

    Court records state that after Gurley stopped his vehicle, he exited the vehicle and ran away. After a short pursuit, Wilson and Campbellsville Police Officer Roy Rodgers apprehended Gurley.

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  • Campbellsville woman injured in Lebanon crash

    A Campbellsville woman was injured in a two-vehicle crash in Lebanon last Tuesday.

    According to a Kentucky State Police news release, troopers investigated the crash, which occurred at 11:50 a.m. four miles west of Lebanon at the junction of U.S. 68 and Lovers Lane.

    The report states that Joseph Farmer, 20, of Lebanon, was driving a 2007 Ford Fusion east on U.S. 68 when he read-ended a 1993 Chevrolet Lumina.

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  • Kentucky State Police statistics

    During the month of April, there were 13 traffic collisions investigated by Kentucky State Police troopers working in the Post 15 area, which includes the 11 counties of Taylor, Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, Marion, Metcalfe, Monroe, Russell and Washington.

    There were two fatal collisions during the month of April in the Post 15 area:

    Stacy L. Carter of Columbia was killed in Adair County on April 4.

    Debbie Froedge of Edmonton was killed in Metcalfe County on April 30.

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  • TCMS seventh graders take pair of volleyball titles

     

    The Taylor County seventh grade girls’  volleyball team brought home two trophies from its Central Kentucky Middle School Athletic Conference game against Hart County on April 29 at Russell County. The Lady Cardinals added the tournament championship to their regular-season crown and finished the season at 14-1.

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  • CU Commencement

    Nearly 450 students graduated from Campbellsville University on Friday and Saturday in graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremonies.

    Including the December graduates, the 2012-2013 class totals a record 647 students.

    Dr. Joseph Early Sr., vice president for academic affairs emeritus at University of the Cumberlands, spoke at graduate commencement. He is special assistant to the president and special assistant to senior vice president of academic affairs at CU.

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  • Specialty license plates increasing in popularity

     

    Drive around town for a few minutes and you're almost guaranteed to spot a unique license plate.

    While the majority of Kentucky's vehicles feature the standard "Unbridled Sprit" plate that debuted in 2005 or the "In God We Trust" plate that became available in 2011, 24 percent of vehicles have specialty license plates.

    Specialty license plates allow drivers to show their support for a particular school or other organization, or to simply accent their personal style.

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  • Town Hall Forum addresses drug addiction

     

    Wearing a dress shirt and slacks, he strums his guitar and sings to tell how it feels to be a drug addict.

    "It's really opened my eyes that there is hope," he croons. "All I know is the pain and sorrow that I caused on my own."

    Justin Maggard might be from Pineville, but he is calling Taylor County home now as he gets treatment here for drug addiction.

    A resident at The Healing Place, Maggard said he wrote the song after being in treatment for a month.

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  • Chandler's named Business of the Year

     

    He knew his business was nominated, but says he never expected to win.

    Sitting in his office supply company's showroom, Bill Chandler says he believes his business has stayed the test of time because the community has supported him.

    And Chandler was recently shown just how much the community supports his business when Campbellsville/Taylor County Chamber of Commerce members voted his company, Chandler's Office Supply, the Business of the Year.

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  • Seniors prepare for life after high school

     

    With just days left until graduation, local high school seniors are busy deciding what they will do after receiving their diplomas. They're also soaking in their final high school experiences.

    High school officials say there are many options for graduates to plan their lives after high school. And not all will find themselves headed to college.

    Keith Benningfield, guidance counselor at Taylor County High School, said his school works very hard to ensure every student is ready for college or a career when they step out of TCHS.

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