Today's News

Campbellsville's police department has joined the top 20 percent of departments across the state.

In Kentucky, there are more than 400 law enforcement agencies. Of those, only 72 are accredited by the Kentucky Association of Chiefs of Police.

Now there are 73.

At Monday night's Campbellsville City Council meeting, the CPD was recognized as having achieved its KACP accreditation.

Taylor County Middle School students are sending a message to their peers: "Smoking isn't cool."

Students in and around the Lake Cumberland region are spreading the news about the dangers of tobacco use through public service announcements they recorded earlier this month while at a regional tobacco conference in Somerset.

The Center for Rural Development partnered with 16 sponsors to bring the conference, part of a statewide movement called HOT - Helping Overcome Tobacco - to this region of the state.

Traffic

Nonnie A. Campbell, 57, of Crawley Lane in Campbellsville, speeding, no new violations, dismissed.

Alyson Payton Abell-Thompson, 39, of Summersville, speeding, no new violations, dismissed.

Doris J. Anderson, 60, of Sportsman Lake Road in Campbellsville, speeding, failure to wear seat belts, no new violations, dismissed.

James T. Arnett, 48, of Highway 88 in Greensburg, speeding, no new violations, dismissed.

Christal Gail Beard, 31, of Scenic Valley Circle in Campbellsville, speeding, no new violations, dismissed.

TOUR Southern and Eastern Kentucky appointed new executive members to the 2008 board of directors. TOUR SEKY is a non-profit tourism organization created by Congressman Hal Rogers.

The new chairman for 2008 is Terry Brown, owner of Emerald Isle Resort in Taylor County. Other members include: Sue Stivers, vice-chair, Adair County Tourism and Chamber of Commerce; Betty Cole, secretary, Knox County Tourism and Chamber of Commerce; and Tony Sloan, treasurer, of Clinton County.