Education

 Sheridan Myers, a senior at LaRue County High School, researched local history for an assignment in her creative writing class. She interviewed members of the community, including her great-grandmother, Maxine Powell, before writing “The Old Georgetown Schoolhouse” for the Talk of the Hawk, the school’s newspaper.

 Adam D. Srygler of Hodgenville has been named to the Dean’s List at Clear Creek Baptist College, Pineville.

Inclusion to the Dean’s List means he has achieved a grade point average of 3.50 or higher for the fall semester.

Srygler is the spouse of Janice Weston Srygler and the son of John Srygler of Hodgenville and the late Lesa Srygler.

 Understanding pay stubs

When you work, your employer will give you a pay stub when you get paid, even if you use direct deposit. Understanding the information on the pay stub is vital to managing your money and budgeting, according to the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority.

Each company’s pay stub is different, but all employers must include these items:

· Gross Pay: This is what you earned that pay period before any taxes or benefits, such as insurance, were withheld.

 Four local students were named to the Dean’s List at Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, for the fall semester.

They are Sean-Micheal Wathen, of Magnolia, a sophomore aviation major; Adam Blake Cox, of Campbellsville, a senior police studies major; Russell Taylor Despain, of Campbellsville, a senior aviation major; and Maridith Ann Willett, of Campbellsville, a junior pre-occupational science major.