TUESDAY MARCH 9th, 2010
GREENSBURG, KY. - FIVE GREEN COUNTY RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED ON DRUG AND OTHER
CHARGES. ACCORDING TO GREENSBURG POLICE MANDY ELLEN BAUER, 29, GREENSBURG; SHANNON
WAYNE CHAUDOIN, 35, GREENSBURG; JERRY W. CROSS, 52, GREENSBURG; MIRANDA MATNEY, 26,
GREENSBURG AND RICHARD A. SMITH, 36, GREENSBURG HAVE ALL BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED
WITH MANUFACTURING METHAMPHETAMINE AND ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIME. ALL WERE LODGED
IN THE TAYLOR COUNTY DETENTION CENTER.
GREENSBURG, KY. - STATE POLICE SAY A GREEN COUNTY MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY
HAVING UNLAWFUL CONTACT WITH A PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF TWELVE. STATE POLICE SAY 19 YEAR
OLD DAVID A. SIMPSON OF GREENSBURG HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ABUSE IN THE FIRST
DEGREE. HE WAS LODGED IN THE TAYLOR COUNTY DETENTION CENTER.
CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY. - SEVERAL INDICTMENTS WERE HANDED DOWN AT THE MOST RECENT MEETING
OF THE TAYLOR COUNTY GRANDD JURY. THOSE INDICTED INCLUDE: PRESTON DEAN PYLES, 41,
CAMPBELLSVILLE, CRIMINAL ATTEMPT TO COMMIT MURDER, WANTON ENDANGERMENT, POSSESSION
OF A FIREARM BY A CONVICTED FELON; JOSEPH P. DAVIS, 20, ELKHORN, BURGLARY; GRANT W.
ODEGARD, 43, CAMPBELLSVILLE, FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY PROGRAM;
WILLIAM OVERSTREET, 54, CAMPBELLSVILLE, SODOMY, INTIMIDATING A WITNESS IN THE LEGAL
PROCESS; ROBERT RAY MINGS, 19, CAMPBELLSVILLE, POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA AND DRUG
PARAPHENALIA; JONATHAN BRENT HARE, 23, CAMPBELLSVILLE, BURGLARY 1st AND 2nd; DAVIS L.
CURTSINGER, 22, CAMPBELLSVILLE, BAILJUMPING; ALICIA M. LAZARUS, 46, CAMPBELLSVILLE,
OBTAINING A PRESCRIPTION FOR A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE BY MEANS OF FRAUD; DANNY C.
STRONG, 32, CAMPBELLSVILLE, ASSAULT; JOYCELYNN O. MANN, 25, CAMPBELLSVILLE, WELFARE
FRAUD. AN INDICTMENT IS ONLY A LEGAL ACCUSATION AND DOES NOT IMPLY GUILT OR INNOCENCE.
CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY. - THE CAMPBELLSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION LAST NIGHT.
COUNCIL MEMBERS APPROVED THE SECOND AND FINAL READING OF AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING THE
TAYLOR COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE PROPERTY INTO THE CITY OF CAMPBELLSVILLE. IT WAS ALSO
NOTED THAT CLEANUP DAY IN THE CITY OF CAMPBELLSVILLE WILL BE MARCH 26th AND 27th.
CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY. - A TAYLOR COUNTY MAN WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER A MOTORCYCLE
ACCIDENT YESTERDAY AFTERNOON IN TAYLOR COUNTY. ACCORDING TO THE TAYLOR COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN A 2007 YAMAHA OPERATED BY 42 YEAR OLD
CURTIS D. CORNETT OF CAMPBELLSVILLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL IN A CURVE, THEN RAN OFF
THE ROADWAY AND OVERTURNED. CORNETT WAS TAKEN TO TAYLOR REGIONAL HOSPITAL FOR
TREATMENT OF INJURIES SUSTAINED IN THE ACCIDENT WHICH HAPPENED JUST AFTER 4 YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON ON RED FERN ROAD IN TAYLOR COUNTY.
MONDAY MARCH 8th, 2010
COLUMBIA, KY. - AN ADAIR COUNTY JAIL ESCAPEE IS BACK IN CUSTODY. AUTHORITIES SAY 36 YEAR
OLD GREG COOPER OF COLUMBIA, WHO ESCAPED BACK ON THE 26th OF FEBRUARY WHILE TAKING
OUT JAIL GARBAGE, TURNED HIMSELF IN THIS PAST WEEKEND.
CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY. - ARRESTS BEING REPORTED BY AREA LAW ENFORCEMENT: JONATHAN B. HARE,
23, CAMPBELLSVILLE, BURGLARY 1st AND 2nd; DOUG AUSTIN WHEELER, 22, CAMPBELLSVILLE,
BURGLARY 2nd; WILLIAM OVERSTREET, 54, CAMPBELLSVILLE, SODOMY, INTIMIDATING A WITNESS IN
THE LEGAL PROCESS; KYLE W. CUNDIFF, 23, MAGNOLIA, CRIMINAL TRESPASSING.
MUNFORDVILLE, KY. - AN INDIANA MURDER SUSPECT HAS BEEN APPREHENDED IN HART COUNTY.
STATE POLICE SAY 32 YEAR OLD THOMAS FRANKLIN OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA HAD BEEN RENTING AS
HOUSE AT A LOCATION IN HART COUNTY AND WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY WITHOUT INCIDENT. HE WAS
WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH A MURDER ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO IN INDIANA. HE IS BEING
HELD IN THE HART COUNTY JAIL WHILE AWAITING EXTRADITION BACK TO INDIANA.
CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY. - THE CAMPBELLSVILLE CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET TONIGHT AT 7 P.M. EASTERN
TIME IN THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING ROOM IN CAMPBELLSVILLE. ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE THE
2009 AUDIT REPORT, A PRESENTATION BY THE CAMPBELLSVILLE 911 CENTER, 2nd READING OF AN
ORDINANCE ANNEXING THE TAYLOR COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE INTO THE CITY OF CAMPBELLSVILLE,
DISCUSSION OF A YARD SALE ORDINANCE AND DISCUSSION OF SURPLUS PROPERTY. THE MEETING IS
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
FRIDAY MARCH 5th, 2010
CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY. - A GROUP OF INTERESTED CITIZENS FROM ADAIR AND TAYLOR COUNTIES MET
LAST NIGHT TO LEARN ABOUT THE STEPS NECESSARY TO FORM A FRIENDS OF GREEN RIVER LAKE
ORGANIZATION. AS A RESULT AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF EIGHT PEOPLE WAS SELECTED. THE
COMMITTEE WILL HOLD AN OPEN MEETING FOR THE PUBLIC THURSDAY MARCH 18th AT 7 P.M.
EASTERN TIME AT THE GREEN RIVER LAKE VISITOR CENTER ON LAKE ROAD IN TAYLOR COUNTY.
ANYONE INTERESTED IN BECOMING A PART OF THIS GROUP IS INVITED TO ATTEND THIS MEETING. FOR
MORE INFORMATION YOU MAY PHONE 270-634-4306 OR THE GREEN RIVER LAKE VISITORS CENTER AT
270-465-4463.
COLUMBIA, KY. - ADAIR COUNTY WILL BE THE FIRST COUNTY IN THE STATE TO RECEIVE MONEY FOR A
BRIDGE UNDER A KENTUCKY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT PROGRAM TO FUND THE BUILDING OF ONE
BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT IN EACH COUNTY IN THE STATE. ADAIR COUNTY WILL RECEIVE 86,500
DOLLARS TO RE-BUILD A BRIDGE OVER SULPHUR CREEK IN ADAIR COUNTY. CONSTRUCTION
COULD BEGIN SOMETIME IN THE MONTH OF APRIL.
FOUNTAIN RUN, KY. - THE MAYOR OF THE MONROE COUNTY COMMUNITY OF FOUNTAIN RUN WAS
KILLED IN A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT THIS WEEK. STATE POLICE SAY 80 YEAR OLD JAMES ELDON VEACH
WAS OPERATING A PICKUP TRUCK THAT COLLIDED WITH A KENWORTH DUMP TRUCK A MILE WEST OF
FOUNTAIN RUN ON HIGHWAY 100 IN MONROE COUNTY. VEACH WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD ON ARRIVAL AT
THE MONROE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER IN TOMPKINSVILLE. THE DRIVER OF THE DUMP TRUCK WAS
NOT INJURED.
GLASGOW, KY. - SOME JOBS WILL BE LOST IN BARREN COUNTY LATER THIS YEAR. DANA
CORPORATION, AN AUTO PARTS MANUFACTURER EMPLOYING ABOUT 200 PEOPLE IN BARREN COUNTY,
HAS ANNOUNCED IT WILL SHUT DOWN BY DECEMBER OF THIS YEAR. THE COMPANY REPORTEDLY IS
ALREADY WORKING WITH A REALTOR TO SELL ITS PROPERTY IN BARREN COUNTY.
THURSDAY MARCH 4th, 2010
CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY. - A PROPOSED FRIENDS OF GREEN RIVER LAKE NON-PROFIT GROUP WILL HAVE
AN INFORMATIONAL MEETING TONIGHT AT 7 P.M. AT THE LAKE'S CORPS OF ENGINEERS VISITORS
CENTER. THE MEETING WILL BE FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING BENEFITS THE GROUP WILL
PROVIDE THE LAKE AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS STEPS NECESSARY TO OFFICIALLY
FORM THE GROUP. FOR MORE INFORMATION YOU MAY PHONE THE CORPS VISITORS CENTER AT
465-4463.
CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY. - TAYLOR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH
CAMPBELLSVILLE TAYLOR COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENTS, WILL HOST AN ADVANCED WEATHER
SPOTTERS CLASS ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE CAMPBELLSVILLE TAYLOR COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT
BUILDING NEXT TUESDAY AT 6 P.M. EASTERN TIME. THIS CERTIFIED TRAINING WILL BE TAUGHT BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND WILL LAST ABOUT TWO HOURS. ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO IS
INVITED TO ATTEND. THE CLASS IS FREE OF CHARGE. FOR MORE INFORMATION PHONE RONNIE
DOOLEY AT 465-8000.
COLUMBIA, KY. - LINDSEY WILSON COLLEGE IN COLUMBIA HAS RECEIVED A NATIONAL AWARD FOR ITS
STUDENTS COMMUNITY SERVICE. THE COLLEGE HAS BEEN NAMED TO THE 2009 PRESIDENT'S HIGHER
EDUCATION COMMUNITY SERVICE HONOR ROLL, THE HIGHEST FEDERAL RECOGNITION A COLLEGE OR
UNIVERSITY CAN RECEIVE FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO VOLUNTEERING, SERVICE LEARNING AND CIVIC
ENGAGEMENT. LAST SCHOOL YEAR, LINDSEY WILSON STUDENTS COMBINED TO GIVE MORE THAN
13,000 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE ON THE LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL LEVELS. THE
SERVICE PROJECTS INCLUDE VOLUNTEERING AT AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, WORKING ON
ENVIROMENTAL ISSUES AND OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES.
LEXINGTON, KY. - APPLICATIONS FOR RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WILL BE TAKEN THIS
SATURDAY AT A JOB FAIR IN LEXINGTON. THESE JOBS WILL PAY IN THE 25 TO 35 DOLLAR PER HOUR
CATEGORY. R.J. CORMAN RAILROAD GROUP WILL HOLD THE JOB FAIR THIS SATURDAY FROM 11 A.M.
TO 2 P.M. AT ITS LEXINGTON LOCATION AT 133 BUCHANAN STREET, OFF WEST MAIN STREET ACROSS
FROM THE LEXINGTON CEMETERY. APPLICATIONS FOR JOBS WILL BE GIVEN TO THE FIRST 500
UNEMPLOYED PERSONS. EACH APPLICANT SHOULD BRING A DRIVER'S LICENSE AND SOCIAL SECURITY
CARD. THE JOBS WILL BE CREATED AS PART OF A 17.5 MILLION DOLLAR FEDERAL GRANT AWARDED
LAST MONTH TO R.J. CORMAN TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO SHORT LINE RAILROADS THE COMPANY
OWNS IN KENTUCKY, TENNESSEE AND WEST VIRGINIA. THE JOBS WILL HAVE A LIMITED DURATION,
DEPENDING ON THE LENGTH OF THE PROJECT. EMPLOYMENT WILL BE CONTINGENT UPON A
SATISFACTORY DRUG TEST AND BACKGROUND CHECK RESULTS.
WEDNESDAY MARCH 3rd, 2010
COLUMBIA, KY. - A TAYLOR COUNTY WOMAN WAS TAKEN TO A LEXINGTON HOSPITAL AFTER BEING
INVOLVED IN A ONE VEHICLE ACCIDENT YESTERDAY IN ADAIR COUNTY. ACCORDING TO THE ADAIR
COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE 20 YEAR OLD SARAH TEAL OF CAMPBELLSVILLE WAS A PASSENGER IN ONE
OF THE TWO VEHICLES. SHE HAD TO BE EXTRICATED FROM THE VEHICLE AND WAS FLOWN FROM THE
SCENE TO THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER IN LEXINGTON. OTHERS INVOLVED IN THE
ACCIDENT WERE TREATED AND RELEASED. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED AT THE JUNCTION OF HIGHWAY 80
AND RUTLEDGE ROAD IN ADAIR COUNTY.
GLASGOW, KY. - SOME JOBS WILL BE LOST IN BARREN COUNTY LATER THIS YEAR. DANA CORPORATION
HAS ANNOUNCED THAT IT WILL BE SHUTTING DOWN ITS AUTO PARTS MANUFACTURING PLANT IN
GLASGOW BY DECEMBER OF THIS YEAR. THE SHUT DOWN WILL RESULT IN THE LOSS OF ABOUT 2000
JOBS.
JAMESTOWN, KY. - A JUDGE HAS RULED THAT THE WET / DRY VOTE IN NOVEMBER IN JAMESTOWN AND
PRECINCTS JOINING LAKE CUMBERLAND IN RUSSELL COUNTY VIOLATED STATE LAW AND HAS
DECLARED THAT VOTE NULL AND VOID. THE JUDGE PRESIDING IN THE CASE RULED THAT THE ELECTION
SHOULD HAVE BEEN COUNTY WIDE. THE ISSUE WENT TO COURT AFTER A LAWSUIT WAS FILED BY FIVE
CITIZENS IN RUSSELL COUNTY.
LIBERTY, KY. - A CASEY COUNTY WOMAN HAS PLED GUILTY TO DEFRAUDING THE GOVERNMENT OF
SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS. ACCORDING TO THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE 68 YEAR OLD
DORIS WOOLEY OF LIBERTY PLED GUILTY TO MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS IN ORDER TO CONTINUE
RECEIVING DISABILITY BENEFITS IN EXCESS OF WHAT SHE WAS ENTITLED. WOOLEY ADMITTED THAT
FROM JULY 1995 TO APRIL OF 2009 SHE FALSELY MAINTAINED AND REPORTED THAT SHE AND HER
HUSBAND WERE LIVING APART WHEN THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. MAXIMUM PENALTIES IN THE CASE ARE
NOT MORE THAN 10 YEARS IN JAIL, A 500,000 DOLLARS FINE AND SUPERVISED RELEASE FOR THREE
YEARS.
GREENSBURG, KY. - FIVE GREEN COUNTY RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED ON DRUG AND OTHER
CHARGES. ACCORDING TO GREENSBURG POLICE MANDY ELLEN BAUER, 29, GREENSBURG; SHANNON
WAYNE CHAUDOIN, 35, GREENSBURG; JERRY W. CROSS, 52, GREENSBURG; MIRANDA MATNEY, 26,
GREENSBURG AND RICHARD A. SMITH, 36, GREENSBURG HAVE ALL BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED
WITH MANUFACTURING METHAMPHETAMINE AND ENGAGING IN ORGANIZED CRIME. ALL WERE LODGED
IN THE TAYLOR COUNTY DETENTION CENTER.
GREENSBURG, KY. - STATE POLICE SAY A GREEN COUNTY MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY
HAVING UNLAWFUL CONTACT WITH A PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF TWELVE. STATE POLICE SAY 19 YEAR
OLD DAVID A. SIMPSON OF GREENSBURG HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ABUSE IN THE FIRST
DEGREE. HE WAS LODGED IN THE TAYLOR COUNTY DETENTION CENTER.
CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY. - SEVERAL INDICTMENTS WERE HANDED DOWN AT THE MOST RECENT MEETING
OF THE TAYLOR COUNTY GRANDD JURY. THOSE INDICTED INCLUDE: PRESTON DEAN PYLES, 41,
CAMPBELLSVILLE, CRIMINAL ATTEMPT TO COMMIT MURDER, WANTON ENDANGERMENT, POSSESSION
OF A FIREARM BY A CONVICTED FELON; JOSEPH P. DAVIS, 20, ELKHORN, BURGLARY; GRANT W.
ODEGARD, 43, CAMPBELLSVILLE, FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY PROGRAM;
WILLIAM OVERSTREET, 54, CAMPBELLSVILLE, SODOMY, INTIMIDATING A WITNESS IN THE LEGAL
PROCESS; ROBERT RAY MINGS, 19, CAMPBELLSVILLE, POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA AND DRUG
PARAPHENALIA; JONATHAN BRENT HARE, 23, CAMPBELLSVILLE, BURGLARY 1st AND 2nd; DAVIS L.
CURTSINGER, 22, CAMPBELLSVILLE, BAILJUMPING; ALICIA M. LAZARUS, 46, CAMPBELLSVILLE,
OBTAINING A PRESCRIPTION FOR A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE BY MEANS OF FRAUD; DANNY C.
STRONG, 32, CAMPBELLSVILLE, ASSAULT; JOYCELYNN O. MANN, 25, CAMPBELLSVILLE, WELFARE
FRAUD. AN INDICTMENT IS ONLY A LEGAL ACCUSATION AND DOES NOT IMPLY GUILT OR INNOCENCE.
CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY. - THE CAMPBELLSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION LAST NIGHT.
COUNCIL MEMBERS APPROVED THE SECOND AND FINAL READING OF AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING THE
TAYLOR COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE PROPERTY INTO THE CITY OF CAMPBELLSVILLE. IT WAS ALSO
NOTED THAT CLEANUP DAY IN THE CITY OF CAMPBELLSVILLE WILL BE MARCH 26th AND 27th.
CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY. - A TAYLOR COUNTY MAN WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER A MOTORCYCLE
ACCIDENT YESTERDAY AFTERNOON IN TAYLOR COUNTY. ACCORDING TO THE TAYLOR COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN A 2007 YAMAHA OPERATED BY 42 YEAR OLD
CURTIS D. CORNETT OF CAMPBELLSVILLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL IN A CURVE, THEN RAN OFF
THE ROADWAY AND OVERTURNED. CORNETT WAS TAKEN TO TAYLOR REGIONAL HOSPITAL FOR
TREATMENT OF INJURIES SUSTAINED IN THE ACCIDENT WHICH HAPPENED JUST AFTER 4 YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON ON RED FERN ROAD IN TAYLOR COUNTY.
MONDAY MARCH 8th, 2010
COLUMBIA, KY. - AN ADAIR COUNTY JAIL ESCAPEE IS BACK IN CUSTODY. AUTHORITIES SAY 36 YEAR
OLD GREG COOPER OF COLUMBIA, WHO ESCAPED BACK ON THE 26th OF FEBRUARY WHILE TAKING
OUT JAIL GARBAGE, TURNED HIMSELF IN THIS PAST WEEKEND.
CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY. - ARRESTS BEING REPORTED BY AREA LAW ENFORCEMENT: JONATHAN B. HARE,
23, CAMPBELLSVILLE, BURGLARY 1st AND 2nd; DOUG AUSTIN WHEELER, 22, CAMPBELLSVILLE,
BURGLARY 2nd; WILLIAM OVERSTREET, 54, CAMPBELLSVILLE, SODOMY, INTIMIDATING A WITNESS IN
THE LEGAL PROCESS; KYLE W. CUNDIFF, 23, MAGNOLIA, CRIMINAL TRESPASSING.
MUNFORDVILLE, KY. - AN INDIANA MURDER SUSPECT HAS BEEN APPREHENDED IN HART COUNTY.
STATE POLICE SAY 32 YEAR OLD THOMAS FRANKLIN OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA HAD BEEN RENTING AS
HOUSE AT A LOCATION IN HART COUNTY AND WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY WITHOUT INCIDENT. HE WAS
WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH A MURDER ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO IN INDIANA. HE IS BEING
HELD IN THE HART COUNTY JAIL WHILE AWAITING EXTRADITION BACK TO INDIANA.
CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY. - THE CAMPBELLSVILLE CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET TONIGHT AT 7 P.M. EASTERN
TIME IN THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING ROOM IN CAMPBELLSVILLE. ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE THE
2009 AUDIT REPORT, A PRESENTATION BY THE CAMPBELLSVILLE 911 CENTER, 2nd READING OF AN
ORDINANCE ANNEXING THE TAYLOR COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE INTO THE CITY OF CAMPBELLSVILLE,
DISCUSSION OF A YARD SALE ORDINANCE AND DISCUSSION OF SURPLUS PROPERTY. THE MEETING IS
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
FRIDAY MARCH 5th, 2010
CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY. - A GROUP OF INTERESTED CITIZENS FROM ADAIR AND TAYLOR COUNTIES MET
LAST NIGHT TO LEARN ABOUT THE STEPS NECESSARY TO FORM A FRIENDS OF GREEN RIVER LAKE
ORGANIZATION. AS A RESULT AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF EIGHT PEOPLE WAS SELECTED. THE
COMMITTEE WILL HOLD AN OPEN MEETING FOR THE PUBLIC THURSDAY MARCH 18th AT 7 P.M.
EASTERN TIME AT THE GREEN RIVER LAKE VISITOR CENTER ON LAKE ROAD IN TAYLOR COUNTY.
ANYONE INTERESTED IN BECOMING A PART OF THIS GROUP IS INVITED TO ATTEND THIS MEETING. FOR
MORE INFORMATION YOU MAY PHONE 270-634-4306 OR THE GREEN RIVER LAKE VISITORS CENTER AT
270-465-4463.
COLUMBIA, KY. - ADAIR COUNTY WILL BE THE FIRST COUNTY IN THE STATE TO RECEIVE MONEY FOR A
BRIDGE UNDER A KENTUCKY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT PROGRAM TO FUND THE BUILDING OF ONE
BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT IN EACH COUNTY IN THE STATE. ADAIR COUNTY WILL RECEIVE 86,500
DOLLARS TO RE-BUILD A BRIDGE OVER SULPHUR CREEK IN ADAIR COUNTY. CONSTRUCTION
COULD BEGIN SOMETIME IN THE MONTH OF APRIL.
FOUNTAIN RUN, KY. - THE MAYOR OF THE MONROE COUNTY COMMUNITY OF FOUNTAIN RUN WAS
KILLED IN A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT THIS WEEK. STATE POLICE SAY 80 YEAR OLD JAMES ELDON VEACH
WAS OPERATING A PICKUP TRUCK THAT COLLIDED WITH A KENWORTH DUMP TRUCK A MILE WEST OF
FOUNTAIN RUN ON HIGHWAY 100 IN MONROE COUNTY. VEACH WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD ON ARRIVAL AT
THE MONROE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER IN TOMPKINSVILLE. THE DRIVER OF THE DUMP TRUCK WAS
NOT INJURED.
GLASGOW, KY. - SOME JOBS WILL BE LOST IN BARREN COUNTY LATER THIS YEAR. DANA
CORPORATION, AN AUTO PARTS MANUFACTURER EMPLOYING ABOUT 200 PEOPLE IN BARREN COUNTY,
HAS ANNOUNCED IT WILL SHUT DOWN BY DECEMBER OF THIS YEAR. THE COMPANY REPORTEDLY IS
ALREADY WORKING WITH A REALTOR TO SELL ITS PROPERTY IN BARREN COUNTY.
THURSDAY MARCH 4th, 2010
CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY. - A PROPOSED FRIENDS OF GREEN RIVER LAKE NON-PROFIT GROUP WILL HAVE
AN INFORMATIONAL MEETING TONIGHT AT 7 P.M. AT THE LAKE'S CORPS OF ENGINEERS VISITORS
CENTER. THE MEETING WILL BE FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING BENEFITS THE GROUP WILL
PROVIDE THE LAKE AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS STEPS NECESSARY TO OFFICIALLY
FORM THE GROUP. FOR MORE INFORMATION YOU MAY PHONE THE CORPS VISITORS CENTER AT
465-4463.
CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY. - TAYLOR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH
CAMPBELLSVILLE TAYLOR COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENTS, WILL HOST AN ADVANCED WEATHER
SPOTTERS CLASS ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE CAMPBELLSVILLE TAYLOR COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT
BUILDING NEXT TUESDAY AT 6 P.M. EASTERN TIME. THIS CERTIFIED TRAINING WILL BE TAUGHT BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND WILL LAST ABOUT TWO HOURS. ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO IS
INVITED TO ATTEND. THE CLASS IS FREE OF CHARGE. FOR MORE INFORMATION PHONE RONNIE
DOOLEY AT 465-8000.
COLUMBIA, KY. - LINDSEY WILSON COLLEGE IN COLUMBIA HAS RECEIVED A NATIONAL AWARD FOR ITS
STUDENTS COMMUNITY SERVICE. THE COLLEGE HAS BEEN NAMED TO THE 2009 PRESIDENT'S HIGHER
EDUCATION COMMUNITY SERVICE HONOR ROLL, THE HIGHEST FEDERAL RECOGNITION A COLLEGE OR
UNIVERSITY CAN RECEIVE FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO VOLUNTEERING, SERVICE LEARNING AND CIVIC
ENGAGEMENT. LAST SCHOOL YEAR, LINDSEY WILSON STUDENTS COMBINED TO GIVE MORE THAN
13,000 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE ON THE LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL LEVELS. THE
SERVICE PROJECTS INCLUDE VOLUNTEERING AT AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, WORKING ON
ENVIROMENTAL ISSUES AND OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES.
LEXINGTON, KY. - APPLICATIONS FOR RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WILL BE TAKEN THIS
SATURDAY AT A JOB FAIR IN LEXINGTON. THESE JOBS WILL PAY IN THE 25 TO 35 DOLLAR PER HOUR
CATEGORY. R.J. CORMAN RAILROAD GROUP WILL HOLD THE JOB FAIR THIS SATURDAY FROM 11 A.M.
TO 2 P.M. AT ITS LEXINGTON LOCATION AT 133 BUCHANAN STREET, OFF WEST MAIN STREET ACROSS
FROM THE LEXINGTON CEMETERY. APPLICATIONS FOR JOBS WILL BE GIVEN TO THE FIRST 500
UNEMPLOYED PERSONS. EACH APPLICANT SHOULD BRING A DRIVER'S LICENSE AND SOCIAL SECURITY
CARD. THE JOBS WILL BE CREATED AS PART OF A 17.5 MILLION DOLLAR FEDERAL GRANT AWARDED
LAST MONTH TO R.J. CORMAN TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO SHORT LINE RAILROADS THE COMPANY
OWNS IN KENTUCKY, TENNESSEE AND WEST VIRGINIA. THE JOBS WILL HAVE A LIMITED DURATION,
DEPENDING ON THE LENGTH OF THE PROJECT. EMPLOYMENT WILL BE CONTINGENT UPON A
SATISFACTORY DRUG TEST AND BACKGROUND CHECK RESULTS.
WEDNESDAY MARCH 3rd, 2010
COLUMBIA, KY. - A TAYLOR COUNTY WOMAN WAS TAKEN TO A LEXINGTON HOSPITAL AFTER BEING
INVOLVED IN A ONE VEHICLE ACCIDENT YESTERDAY IN ADAIR COUNTY. ACCORDING TO THE ADAIR
COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE 20 YEAR OLD SARAH TEAL OF CAMPBELLSVILLE WAS A PASSENGER IN ONE
OF THE TWO VEHICLES. SHE HAD TO BE EXTRICATED FROM THE VEHICLE AND WAS FLOWN FROM THE
SCENE TO THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER IN LEXINGTON. OTHERS INVOLVED IN THE
ACCIDENT WERE TREATED AND RELEASED. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED AT THE JUNCTION OF HIGHWAY 80
AND RUTLEDGE ROAD IN ADAIR COUNTY.
GLASGOW, KY. - SOME JOBS WILL BE LOST IN BARREN COUNTY LATER THIS YEAR. DANA CORPORATION
HAS ANNOUNCED THAT IT WILL BE SHUTTING DOWN ITS AUTO PARTS MANUFACTURING PLANT IN
GLASGOW BY DECEMBER OF THIS YEAR. THE SHUT DOWN WILL RESULT IN THE LOSS OF ABOUT 2000
JOBS.
JAMESTOWN, KY. - A JUDGE HAS RULED THAT THE WET / DRY VOTE IN NOVEMBER IN JAMESTOWN AND
PRECINCTS JOINING LAKE CUMBERLAND IN RUSSELL COUNTY VIOLATED STATE LAW AND HAS
DECLARED THAT VOTE NULL AND VOID. THE JUDGE PRESIDING IN THE CASE RULED THAT THE ELECTION
SHOULD HAVE BEEN COUNTY WIDE. THE ISSUE WENT TO COURT AFTER A LAWSUIT WAS FILED BY FIVE
CITIZENS IN RUSSELL COUNTY.
LIBERTY, KY. - A CASEY COUNTY WOMAN HAS PLED GUILTY TO DEFRAUDING THE GOVERNMENT OF
SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS. ACCORDING TO THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE 68 YEAR OLD
DORIS WOOLEY OF LIBERTY PLED GUILTY TO MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS IN ORDER TO CONTINUE
RECEIVING DISABILITY BENEFITS IN EXCESS OF WHAT SHE WAS ENTITLED. WOOLEY ADMITTED THAT
FROM JULY 1995 TO APRIL OF 2009 SHE FALSELY MAINTAINED AND REPORTED THAT SHE AND HER
HUSBAND WERE LIVING APART WHEN THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. MAXIMUM PENALTIES IN THE CASE ARE
NOT MORE THAN 10 YEARS IN JAIL, A 500,000 DOLLARS FINE AND SUPERVISED RELEASE FOR THREE
YEARS.
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