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Today's News

  • Durham murder trial set for October

    Jesse Durham is now scheduled to face jurors in August and October.

    Durham, the Campbellsville man accused of killing his great-grandmother and assaulting a jail deputy while incarcerated, appeared in court on Tuesday for another hearing in his cases.

    Dressed in sweats and shackled with handcuffs and leg chains, Durham, 21, of 102 Eads St., appeared before Taylor Circuit Court Judge Allan Bertram for a hearing that lasted six minutes.

  • City plans 2-percent pay raise for full-time employees

    A 2-percent raise for full-time city employees and those who work at Campbellsville Water and Sewer Co. is included in the city’s 2013-2014 budget.

    Members had first reading of the budget at the City Council’s regular meeting on Monday.

    According to Campbellsville Mayor Tony Young, raises for city employees will cost about $90,000, and raises for water company staff members will cost about $26,000.

    Young said there will not be raises for the city’s part-time employees.

  • TRH hosts Blessing of the Hands

     

    Holding out her hands, he places drops of oil on each and asks God to bless them.

    “The lives that they touch, may they be blessed,” he said, as they prayed together.

    Beside him, another clergy member asks for God’s blessings upon a nurse’s hands.

  • Citizen Bank is Outstanding Chamber Investor

     

    The goal is to make money, but also to give it those in need.

    Citizens Bank and Trust Co. President Mark Johnson says his business wants to be a financial success, but also show that its employees care about those in the Taylor County community.

    And it’s the bank’s commitment to helping others that earned it this year’s Outstanding Chamber Investor award.

  • County school employees to get 1-percent raise

    The Taylor County Board of Education approved a 1-percent raise for certified and classified employees in the 2013-2014 fiscal year at its regular meeting last Tuesday. But according to Shannon H. Cox, representing the Taylor County Education Association, 1 percent is not enough.

    A letter from the association, signed by Cox, was recently given to Board members. The letter pra-ised Superintendent Roger Cook’s vision and asked for a 5-percent raise for teachers who have worked hard to carry out that vision.

  • Public Record for May 20

    It is the policy of the Central Kentucky News-Journal to publish public records as they are reported by various agencies. Names appearing in "On the Record" are published without exception, to preserve the fairness and impartiality of the CKNJ and as a news service to our readers.

    Traffic

    • Francis N. Moore, failure to wear seat belts, $25; failure to produce insurance card, proof filed, dismissed.

  • Campbellsville Police to participate in 'Click It or Ticket'

    Motorists who refuse to wear their seat belts should beware. The 2013 national "Click It or Ticket" seat belt enforcement mobilization kicks off May 20 to help save lives by cracking down on those who don't buckle up.

    Campbellsville Police Department is joining with other state and local law enforcement officers and highway safety advocates across the country to help save more lives by strongly enforcing seat belt laws around the clock.

  • Food Inspections for May 20

    The following businesses were inspected by the Lake Cumberland District Health Department using the scale below.

    • 85 to 100, pass inspection.

    • 70 to 84, business must be re-inspected within 30 days.

    • Less than 70, a suspension of permit notice is sent to owner; if owner doesn't reply within 10 days, the permit will be revoked and the business will be closed.

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  • Circuit Court Action for May 20

    It is the policy of the Central Kentucky News-Journal to publish public records as they are reported by various agencies. Names appearing in "Circuit Court Action" are published without exception, to preserve the fairness and impartiality of the CKNJ and as a news service to our readers.

    Taylor Circuit Court Judge Dan Kelly's May 7 docket:

  • CU claims NCCAA Mideast Region title

    Jordan Cornett, CU Sports Information

    The Campbellsville Tigers won all three games to claim the NCCAA Mideast Regional Tournament on Saturday in Nashville with a 6-5 victory over host Trevecca Nazarene University.
     “I feel fantastic,” head coach Beauford Sanders said. “This is wonderful and a great accomplishment.
    “Of course we were disappointed when we didn’t qualify for the NAIA opening round, but to have this opportunity and to see us get together and play better baseball and win the thing is great.

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