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Today's News

  • City pool opens for summer season

     

    Dressed in pink, she says, "It's cold, momma!"

    Slipping a few toes in the water, she splashes a bit but then runs back to her chair. She isn't so sure she wants to swim today.

    Londyn Smith, 3, of Campbellsville, was one of several residents who went to the Campbellsville City Pool in Miller Park on Saturday.

    The pool began its summer season that day and will stay open until early August.

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  • County fair begins Saturday

     

    From food to fast rides and fun, the Taylor County Fair offers something for everyone. Events officially kick off on Saturday.

    Final preparations are in high gear, according to Taylor County Fair Association President Mike Litchfield, to make sure everything is ready.

    He said Fair Board members begin planning the next fair shortly after the current one ends.

    Events are slow to plan until January, Litchfield said, when events and acts are booked. Then planning starts falling into place.

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  • Memorial Day: In honor of their service

    American flags held high, with a hand over their hearts, they sing the lyrics with pride and admiration.

    "I'm proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free," they sing. "And I won't forget the men who died, who gave that right to me."

    Nearly 120 Campbellsville residents attended the community's annual ceremony on Monday, Memorial Day, to honor those who died serving their country.

    Vietnam War veteran Bill Perkins was master of ceremonies. Perkins and Bobby Baker organized the ceremony.

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  • Residents graduate SMARTS training

     

    What do an insurance agent, a hairdresser and an Avon representative have in common? The answer is a desire to be a more successful business owner. That's why they enrolled in and graduated from SKED's Entrepreneurial SMARTS training recently.

    Brian Spencer, Rickey L. Greer and Lenora Nalley are among seven entrepreneurs and small business owners who graduated from SKED's Entrepreneurial SMARTS course recently.

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  • CHS hosts art and technology fair

     

    Campbellsville High School hosted an art and technology fair for students, staff, parents and the community on Wednesday, May 8.

    The CHS Media Center was filled with art and technology projects that students completed throughout the year.

    Art teacher Rachel Miller and technology teacher Sonya Kessler organized the event.

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  • TCES names Good Deed winners

     

    Taylor County Elementary School recently announced its Good Deed winners for the week of April 22.

    They are, from left, Caleb Knight, Haley Etherington, Malachi Kemplin, Connor Collette, Chase Morris and Ruth Perkins.

    Absent from the photo is Austin Grisso.

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  • CU students leave classroom for mission trips

    Heather Hensley

    Campbellsville University

    Classes might have ended for most Campbellsville University students, but that doesn't mean all of the students are beginning summer break quite yet.

    Twenty-five students will be attending mission trips, sponsored by the Baptist Campus Ministry, this month and next.

    Trent Creason, campus ministries intern, will lead 10 students to Niamey, Niger, in Africa.

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  • CU students to serve others on summer breaks

    Heather Hensley

    Campbellsville University

    More than 70 Campbellsville University students, including several from Campbellsville, are spending their summer breaks serving others not only in Kentucky, but across the country and even the world.

    Several students are serving on mission trips, at church camps, vacation Bible schools and as interns on church staffs.

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  • Early Days for 5-30

     

    TEN YEARS AGO

    May 29, 2003

    Angela Michelle Agee of Lexington, formerly of Campbellsville, graduated from the University of Kentucky's College of Human and Environmental Sciences.

    Dr. Frank Cheatham, vice president for Academic Affairs at Campbellsville University, was recognized for 30 years of service at the university.

    Willis "Chuck" Barnett, 86, of Grimes Road in Campbellsville, died May 15 at Taylor County Hospital in Campbellsville after an illness.

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  • Noel indicted on sodomy charge

    A former employee has been indicted on charges alleging he had sexual contact with and sodomized an inmate while working at the Taylor County Detention Center.

    Brandon N. Noel, 34, of 146 E. Main St. in Lebanon, was indicted last Tuesday by a Taylor County grand jury.

    According to a Campbellsville Police report, officers began an investigation in February after receiving a complaint of possible sexual conduct between an inmate and a detention center deputy.

    After an investigation, Campbellsville Police Detective Ben Riggs arrested Noel.

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