.....Advertisement.....
.....Advertisement.....

Today's News

  • Property transfers for Jan. 15

    The amount listed is the price paid or the fair market value of the property.

    Jason and Amanda Atkins by W.M. Hall Jr., master commissioner of Taylor Circuit Court to Taylor County Bank of Campbellsville, Lot 8 of the Country View Subdivision, $60,000.

    Stacey A. Groves of Top Walnut Loop in Louisville to Prunice Barnett of Burdick School Road in Campbellsville, a tract of land near Burdick School Road, 1 acre, $7,500.

    Click here to read more...
  • Grand jury charges man with twice robbing convenient store

    A Campbellsville man has been indicted on charges that accuse him of robbing Minit Mart on Lebanon Avenue twice last year.

    Just hours after he allegedly robbed the Minit Mart on Monday, Nov. 24, police arrested Anthony W. Hamilton Sr., 42, of 104 Roberta Court, charging him with the recent robbery as well as the robbery of the same store in October.

    Click here to read more...
  • Campbellsville woman arrested on DUI, theft by deception charges

    A Campbellsville woman was arrested Saturday and charged with DUI, speeding, reckless driving, failure to wear a seat belt and giving an officer a false name or address.

    According to Kentucky State Police, Lisa Owens, 35, was arrested at around 8 p.m. after a traffic stop on the Louie B. Nunn Parkway, 5 miles east of Edmonton.

    Upon the stop, police executed a warrant for Owens, who was wanted in Taylor County for theft by deception for writing cold checks.

    Owens was lodged in the Barren County jail.

    Click here to read more...
  • Saving money and lives

    With the nation's current economic turmoil, policymakers, business owners and individual citizens alike are looking for ways to reduce spending and stimulate the economy. One commonsense strategy is tackling one of the biggest drains on our financial system: chronic illnesses.

    A chronic illness is one that requires frequent treatment over a long period of time, like diabetes or heart disease. These kinds of illnesses aren't just costly for patients — they're also a serious drain on the economy.

    Click here to read more...
  • Annual Love Letters contest begins

    "But now remains faith, hope, love, these three;

    but the greatest of these is love."

    -I Corinthians 13:13

    Love. It truly does make the world go 'round. Whether it's the romantic love of sweethearts, the cherishing love of parents, or the loyal love of friends, we all have special people in our lives.

    But do the people you love know just how much you care?

    Click here to read more...
  • Paying tribute

    Nearly 50 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. told the world of his dream for the future.

    His most famous speech included these words: "... I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character ..."

    Click here to read more...
  • Study shows air is polluted in local restaurants

    The air in Campbellsville restaurants is polluted, a Kentucky Center for Smoke-free Policy study shows.

    Local health and government leaders converged on Taylor County Health Department Tuesday morning for the unveiling of results of the Kentucky Center for Smoke-free Policy's indoor air quality study.

    Between April and August 2008, air samples were taken in nine Campbellsville restaurants, according to Ellen J. Hahn, director of the Kentucky Center for Smoke-free Policy.

    Click here to read more...
  • Garbage customers could face higher monthly bills

    Waste Connection customers may have to pay a monthly fuel surcharge if the cost of diesel reaches $4.50 per gallon.

    On Tuesday night, magistrates discussed the renewal of the County's franchise agreement with Waste Connections Inc. to provide county garbage service.

    In October, magistrates opened two bids for the service, one from the county's current provider Waste Connections Inc. and one from Rumpke, another waste and recycling company.

    Click here to read more...
  • CU class working on World War II project

    The advanced news writing and reporting class at Campbellsville University is continuing to work on a class project involving local World War II veterans.

    The project's goal is to locate and interview as many local World War II veterans as possible. The students began this project last spring and ask that anyone interested in being interviewed contact them.

    The students believe that the veterans' stories need to be told and remembered because they are a part of history.

    Click here to read more...
  • Veterans Memorial Park meeting planned

    A meeting for those interested in managing Veterans Memorial Park this summer is planned for today at 5:30 p.m. at the Taylor County Courthouse. The meeting is open to the public. For more information, contact Taylor County Judge/Executive Eddie Rogers' office at 465-7729.

    Click here to read more...