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  • CU to offer training on teaching the Holocaust

    The School of Education at Campbellsville University is offering free teacher training Saturday at Hawkins Athletic Center from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on the subject of "Teaching the Holocaust in Kentucky's Schools."

    The free program, limited to 100 participants, is designed specifically for Kentucky's public middle and high school teachers and is meant to help them to gain awareness about teaching on the subject of the Holocaust. CU students and faculty also will have an opportunity to attend.

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  • GOP women host annual Lincoln dinner

    Taylor County Republican Women recently hosted their annual Lincoln Dinner. Speakers included, from left, Brian Smith, representing Brett Guthrie, who is running for Congress; Daniel London, representing State Rep. Ron Lewis; Russell Montgomery, candidate for state representative; Marlyn Shreve, president of the Republican women's club; Bam Carney and Asa Swan, candidates for state representative.

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  • Campbellsville man indicted on traffic charges in Marion

    Roberto Alarcon, 28, of 954 Bear Track Road in Campbellsville was indicted recently in Marion Circuit Court. He was charged with first-degree fleeing or evading police, DUI and having no operator's license or insurance.

    According to the indictment, on Nov. 22, Alarcon disobeyed a direction from a police officer to stop his car. The indictment also reads that he was under the influence of alcohol, another substance or a combination of substances that impaired his driving ability.

    Bond was set at $15,000.

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  • Ashu to perform at LWC

    The final Lindsey Wilson College Cultural Affairs event of 2007-2008 will be Friday night.

    Saxaphonist Ashu will perform in concert with pianist Kuang-Hao Huang at 8 p.m. ET in W.W. Slider Humanities Center Recital Hall.

    The duo will perform an eclectic mix of mostly modern pieces that includes compositions by Jacques Ibert, Sergei Rachmaninoff and film composer Ennio Morricone.

    Ashu will also be performing in Campbellsville on Saturday as a part of the Central Kentucky Arts Series.

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  • Marlar makes it two straight Spring Sizzlers

    Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn. took the race lead on lap 18 and never looked back in scoring his second straight Spring Sizzler victory in the 11th Annual Spring Sizzler for the O'Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Super Late Model division on Saturday evening at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown.

    Other feature winners included Logan Whitis of Hustonville in WBRT 1320-AM Sportsman and Benji Lee of St. Joe in Kentucky Cooperage Modifieds.

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  • Church, state and religious liberty issues topic of KHIPP discussion

    Linda Waggener

    Campbellsville University

    Nationally prominent speakers Dr. Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, and Holly Hollman, general counsel of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, were recent guests at Campbellsville University's Kentucky Heartland Institute on Public Policy roundtable.

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  • CU to host commandant of the United States Marine Corps

    Gen. James T. Conway, commandant of the United States Marine Corps, will be Campbellsville University's commencement speaker Saturday, May 10 at 10 a.m. on the HIG Field.

    Campbellsville University's master's students will graduate at 7 p.m. Friday, May 9 in the Ransdell Chapel. The speaker for that ceremony is Dr. Dwayne Howell, associate professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at CU.

    Degrees will be conferred upon 309 students following completion of the requirements for graduation.

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  • No foul play suspected in woman's death

    Though the cause of death will not be known until an autopsy report is issued, foul play is not suspected in the death of a local woman.

    According to Taylor County Coroner Terry Dabney, Lori Anne Morrison, 22, was found dead Saturday morning in the University Drive home she shared with four other women.

    "We do not know exactly what the cause of death is, but we have no reason to suspect foul play," Dabney said.

    Morrison died at around 4 a.m. Saturday morning, Dabney said. A call was placed to 911 at 9:15 a.m.

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  • Bookmobile Schedule

    Thursday, May 1 - Foxwood Drive, Forest Hills Drive, Crescent Hill Drive and Jackson Tower.

    Friday, May 2 - Liberty Road and Stoner Creek.

    Monday, May 5 - Day cares, Head Start and Taylor County Elementary School.

    Tuesday, May 6 - Campbellsville Adult Day Center, Taylor's Chapel and Mt. Carmel Road.

    Wednesday, May 7 - KY 55, Davis Road, Meadowcreek and Hathaway Drive.

    Thursday, May 8 - Greensburg Road and The Grandview.

    Friday, May 9 - No route.

    Monday, May 12 - No route.

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  • KCS offering new program for 3-year-olds

    Kentucky Christian School has added a program for 3-year-olds to its elementary school lineup for the 2008-2009 school year.

    "Sonbeams" will attend classes three days per week, with optional half-day or whole-day classes. The teacher, Georgietta Johnson, is a certified teacher with 32 years' experience in early childhood education.

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