Today's News

On Monday, June 29, a group of travelers from the local area as well as surrounding counties and states left Columbia for a trip to the southern part of the United States.

The group took the trip on a brand new coach with lots of new technology.

They traveled through nine states, including Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.

Those who didn't get a chance to buy a copy of Campbellsville University's World War II book, titled "They Were Soldiers, The stories of those from Taylor County who served during World War II," on July 4, will have another opportunity.

The book will be sold Saturday at Wal-Mart Supercenter from 9 a.m. to noon.

The book features stories on local soldiers written by students in the Mass Communication Department at CU. Proceeds from the book go toward mass communication student scholarships.

Two Taylor County men were uninjured in a Casey County crash that left the driver of the other vehicle injured.

According to a Kentucky State Police report, Mark A. Richie, 22, of Mannsville was driving a 1997 Nissan east on KY 70 near Liberty when he entered a curve and lost control, striking a 1998 Nissan driven by Debbie Stafford, 54, of Liberty.

Stafford was treated and released at Taylor Regional Hospital. Richie and his passenger, Michael Johnson, 22, of Elk Horn, were not injured in the collision. All three were wearing seat belts.

A Campbellsville man was injured Wednesday in a two-vehicle collision on KY 55.

According to a Taylor County Sheriff's Office report, Brian Clark, 17, of 1350 Ebenezer Road was driving a 1998 Dodge pickup truck near the intersection of KY 55 and KY 1061. After stopping at the intersection's stop sign, the report states, Clark attempted to pull onto KY 55 and struck a northbound 1999 Toyota driven by Charlie Jones, 22, of 105 McNary St.