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Today's News

  • KSP still searching for escaped inmate

    Police have arrested one of the two inmates who walked away from the Marion Adjustment Center in Marion County.

    According to Kentucky State Police, 38-year-old Brian L. Wyatt was arrested Thursday by the Nelson County Sheriff's Department at a relative's residence near Cox's Creek, Ky.

    John K. Francis, 41, is still at large.

    The two men walked away from the Marion Adjustment Center in Marion County on Sunday, Jan. 17 some time after 4 p.m.

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  • Mongiardo announces senate candidacy

    Lt. Gov. Daniel Mongiardo has announced that he has filed to run for the United States Senate.

    "While Congress is consumed by partisanship, families and communities throughout our commonwealth are struggling," he stated in a press release. "Voters are frustrated and angry with Washington; they are tired of Republican and Democratic leaders who cannot work together. They want action. They want a senator who puts their interests first over Washington's partisan interests."

    Mongiardo says he would be that senator.

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  • Free tax service available

    A free income tax service is available for area residents from the AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program.

    The IRS recognized this program having the highest percentage of accuracy on returns filed last year. Electronic filing will be available free of charge. Refunds are direct deposited in five to 10 days. AARP membership is not required for assistance.

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  • Effort to count local homeless is Thursday

    Homelessness exists in Taylor County. Just ask Barry Reeves. The 49-year-old spent four months without a home.

    "I lost my job at Amazon.com and [Green River Ministries] people helped me. I talked to churches and they told me about the shelter. The churches helped me out, too."

    Several churches and Green River Ministries, a one-stop shop of assistance agencies that also operates a homeless shelter, helped provide food and shelter to Reeves during the four months that he was homeless.

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  • Magistrates appoint new Fiscal Court recorder

    County Clerk Mark Carney will no longer be recording the minutes at Taylor Fiscal Court meetings.

    At a special Court meeting Wednesday at noon, magistrates agreed to appoint Taylor County Deputy Clerk Annetta Reynolds to record the minutes, at a salary of $1,200 a year, or $100 per month.

    Taylor County Judge/Executive Eddie Rogers told the Court that the county clerk is typically the person who records the minutes but does not have to do so.

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  • Man pleads guilty to amended charges

    A Campbellsville man has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from his attempt to kill his father with a gun.

    Dexter Blake Britton, 25, of 1309 Sheffield Drive was indicted by a Taylor County grand jury in November on charges of criminal attempted murder and carrying a concealed deadly weapon.

    Britton appeared before Taylor Circuit Court Judge Dan Kelly last Tuesday. He pleaded guilty to the weapon charge and first-degree wanton endangerment, which was amended from the attempted murder charge.

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  • Five charged in sealed indictments

    Five people have been charged with drug and other crimes in indictments recently unsealed by a Taylor Circuit Court judge.

    A grand jury may seal an indictment if there is a possibility that the accused will try to evade police.

    Indicted were:

    - William M. Edwards, 32, of 401 Milby St. in Greensburg was charged with first-degree selling a controlled substance.

    Bond was set at $15,000 cash. If convicted, Edwards could be sentenced to as much as 10 years in prison.

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  • Making It Count

    Residents will soon receive mail from an unfamiliar address. But this piece of mail isn't junk. It's the key to determining how $435 billion in funding is spread throughout the United States.

    According to Althea Francis, manager of the Somerset Census office, the U.S. Census Bureau will mail 2010 Census forms to Taylor County residents in March.

    There are seven Census offices in Kentucky, according to Francis, and Taylor County is one of 24 counties the Somerset office covers.

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  • Snow Days: School district plans makeup days

    So far this year, Campbellsville Independent students have missed four days of school for illness and snow.

    As a result, their last day of school has been pushed back to May 24.

    At Thursday night’s Campbellsville School Board meeting, Board members approved an amendment to the school calendar to make up those days.

    Pupil Personnel Director Jeff Richardson recommended that the District change Feb. 10 and April 21, which were scheduled as early-release days, to full instructional days. He also recommended adding a day to the end of the school year.

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  • Loretto man charged with DUI after crash

    A Loretto man was charged with DUI after a crash on KY 210 Thursday.

    According to a Campbellsville Police report, James R. Mattingly, 43, drove his 2003 Chevy S-10 pickup from the Walmart parking lot on to KY 210, pulling into the path of a 2000 International semi-truck driven by Dennis R. Davis, 39, of Campbellsville. The collision occurred at 2:07 a.m.

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