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Today's News

  • Cleanin' Up Taylor County

     

    From old couches and lawn chairs to broken toys and computers and just about everything in between, Taylor County residents came out in droves on Friday to the county's annual cleanup day at the former Fruit of the Loom building site.

    Taylor County residents could dispose of unwanted items at no cost.

    The county receives grant money to help pay to dispose of the items and pays any remaining costs from its general fund.

    This year, the county received $2,250 from PRIDE to host the cleanup. Last year's cleanup cost $15,000.

  • Man sentenced to prison time for abusing teenagers

     

    The Campbellsville man who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing two young children will spend five years in prison for his crimes and be required to register as a sex offender.

    Ryan Lacaine Hardin, 33, of 5592 Hodgenville Road in Campbellsville, was indicted by a Taylor County grand jury twice in 2011.

    He was charged with third-degree sodomy, four counts of first-degree sexual abuse, two counts of third-degree unlawful transaction with a minor and 11 counts of first-degree sodomy.

  • Lousville man gets prison time for soliciting sex online

     

    A Louisville man who sent nude photos to and attempted to meet who he believed to be a 15-year-old girl for sex has been sentenced to serve seven years in prison and will register as a sex offender for his crimes.

    David Hooper, aka David Morgan, 51, of 6911 Brooklawn Drive, Apt #2, was indicted by a Taylor County grand jury last June.

  • Flanagan visits state capital

     

    Campbellsville resident Dan Flanagan recently visited the state capitol during this year’s General Assembly session and met with State Sen. Jimmy Higdon.
     

  • Human medication poses serious risks to animals

    It has been said to keep all medications out of the reach of children. The same can be said for animals — keep all medications out of the reach of pets. To help prevent an accident from happening, experts have created a list of the top 10 human medications that most often poison our furry friends.

    NSAIDs, non-steroidal anit-inflammatory drugs, like ibuprofen or naproxen might cause stomach and intestinal ulcers and — in the case of cats — kidney failure.

  • Man charged with sodomizing 11-year-old

     

    A Campbellsville man has been charged with sodomizing an 11-year-old girl.

    James A. Loy, 24, of 341 Ebenezer Road, was indicted by a Taylor County grand jury during a special session last Monday.

    Loy was charged with first-degree sodomy and first-degree sexual abuse, both of an alleged victim younger than 12.

  • Wilds named Citizen of the Year

    They were prepared to demand a recount.

    Wanda Washington, Laura Wilds and Lynn Kearney gather behind the podium, waiting to hear who will receive this year’s Citizen of the Year award.

    Campbellsville/Taylor County Chamber of Commerce gives that award, among others, each year to honor residents in the community. The awards were presented during the Chamber’s annual banquet on Thursday night.

    Wilds and Washington told the crowd they were sure Kearney was going to win, so they prepared signs proclaiming “I Demand a Recount.”

  • Mock crash delivers message to students

     

    Students at Campbellsville High School watched as one of their peers is placed in a body bag, while another clung to life during a crash scene re-enactment on Thursday.

    “What you’re going to see today is an event that we respond to many times,” Dan Durham, program director of Campbellsville’s Air EVAC Lifeteam, said to the group of juniors and seniors.

  • April is National Donate Life Month

     

    There was nothing to think about. It was going to save his nephew’s life, so he says there was no doubt he would do it.

    Troy Young donated a kidney to his nephew, who was facing dialysis if he didn’t get a new one, in 2011. Ever since, Young’s nephew has been in good health and the two have formed an even tighter bond.

    April is National Donate Life Month, geared toward encouraging people to register as donors and celebrate those whose lives have been saved by donations.

  • Campbellsville Schools will have early release for 2013-2014 year

    Beginning next school year, Campbellsville School System students will be released from school a bit early on Fridays.

    At a special meeting Friday afternoon, Campbellsville Board of Education members voted to, beginning in August, release students at 1 p.m. each Friday.

    With the vote, the 2013-2014 school calendar approved in March was amended to reflect the change. The calendar is printed below.

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