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When they go back to school next month, a new face will greet Taylor County High School students.

Taylor County High School Principal Charles Higdon Jr. has resigned from his principal post, and the search has begun to find his replacement.

Higdon is now director of district-wide programs, which he says is an assistant superintendent post alongside Taylor County Superintendent Roger Cook.

She didn't know there would be cake, donuts and pie.

"I'm sorry to leave such company, but I've got mail to sort," she says, after spending some time talking with her co-workers.

For the last 31 years, Phyllis Franklin has worked as a mail carrier at the United States Post Office in Campbellsville. But on Saturday, she delivered her last piece of mail.

Over the years, Franklin has delivered mail in snow, rain and mud, and seen her fair share of spiders, wasps and dogs, but says it's been worth it.

The former sheriff's deputy who broke the law he was hired to uphold hasn't been sentenced in federal court just yet.

But when he does in three weeks, Billy Rice faces as much as 30 years in federal prison and a large fine.

Rice, a former Taylor County Sheriff's Deputy, of Campbellsville, was charged in early October with committing federal drug crimes. He had initially pleaded not guilty, but has since entered a guilty plea to the charges.

Two weeks ago, he didn't know how. But now, he squeals as he dives and hits the water with a splash.

Trenton Lawson is one of four local children who participated in First Strokes, a two-week program begun this year at city pool.

Kathryn Doss, 16, said she wanted to start the program because she knew some children might not be able to afford private swimming lessons. And, she said, it's very important for children to know how to swim.