GLASGOW — REPORTS: Cindy Greer, certified public accountant with Campbell, Myers & Rutledge, reported on the 2007-08 audit. Greer gave the audit a clean report. Jim Ivy with RBS design reported that construction is on schedule for North Jackson Elementary despite the rain.
ACTIONS: The board approved the auditor’s report, monthly financial reports, out of state/overnight student travel requests, board member out of district travel and expenses for 2008, regular board meeting schedule for 2009, non-resident contracts including preschool, capital outlay funds for maintenance expenditures, expenditures for the College Street building and change orders for North Jackson Elementary for the addition of security gates at the front entrance, work on the water system and changing the media center’s window heights.
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Monroe man had been shot
The man accused of conspiring to kill a Monroe County man in his home, then setting fire to the residence called state police and admitted to the crime, according to testimony given at his preliminary hearing Tuesday in Monroe County District Court.
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City, county partner to attract jobs
Barren County is joining in the efforts to bring jobs to the county through a Community Development Block grant jointly applied for with the city.
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Bowers’ efforts helped improve road
Those who knew Sarah Ann Bowers the best say she was the kind of person who never turned down a challenge.
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Hart man injured in crash
A Munfordville man is in fair condition after a two-vehicle crash in Hart County on Monday.
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Pot fields found in Monroe County
A large marijuana plot was located Monday about five miles south of Tompkinsville, according to a release by the Kentucky State Police.b
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Southern States board named
Ralph Dunbar and Jerry Wyatt were elected to the local board at the Southern States annual membership meeting on Aug. 26.
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Sesquicentennial shows local pride
Metcalfe County’s three-day sesquicentennial celebration got under way Friday afternoon with a welcoming address by local officials.
Keynote speaker was Herb Sparks, an Edmonton attorney, who said Metcalfe County is “populated with the greatest people on the face of the earth.” -
Officials ready for big lake crowds
During the Labor Day weekend, officials at the Barren River Lake State Resort Park expect to see an increased crowd, despite some drawbacks supplied by Mother Nature.
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Lyons learning to speak with her hands
Kali Lyons has always been the kind of person to use her hands to express herself while talking, so it’s only fitting she would want to learn sign language.
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Hurt, London vie to be county clerk
Incumbent Joanne London will face former Barren River State Park manager Bobby Lee Hurt in November in the Barren County Court Clerk’s race.
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