Today's News

Brandy Nash and Stephen "Red" Smith of Campbellsville announce their engagement.

Nash is the daughter of Jeff and Kay Nash of Campbellsville.

Her grandparents are Eugene and Peggy Centers and Alma McClain of Magnolia and Gordon Nash of Louisville.

She is a 2003 graduate of LaRue County High School and received an associate's degree from Spencerian College in 2011. She is employed at Taylor Regional Hospital.

LaRee and Jansen Shively of Campbellsville announce the birth of a son, Jayvian Creed Bell Shively, at 8:20 a.m. on April 12 at Taylor Regional Hospital in Campbellsville. He weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces and was 19.25 inches long.

Grandparents are Larry and Annette Bell and Jan Shively, all of Campbellsville.

Great-grandparents are the late Creed and Mrytle Bell, Coy and Estelle Morris and Jimmy and Eula Rae Shively.

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Taylor Regional Hospital employee Jo Ann Smith of Columbia is now a certified tumor registrar.

Taylor Regional Hospital recently received notification that Smith passed the National Cancer Registrar's Association Council on Certification examination on March 19.

Many registrars work in a non-certified capacity for many years without passing the examination. Beginning Jan. 1, 2015, any staff member who performs case abstraction must be certified.

We all know that we should eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day, but many of us don't get the recommended servings.

Fruits and vegetables are important to our diet because they provide necessary nutrients and are high in dietary fiber and low in calories, fat and cholesterol.

The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend that you make half your plate fruits and vegetables.