.....Advertisement.....
.....Advertisement.....

Today's News

  • Bluegrass Speedway Top 10

    Super Late Models

    1. Jason Keltner (Campbellsville)- 137  

    2. David Webb (Nicholasville)- 118

    3. Justin Rattliff (Campbellsville)- 111  

    4. Michael Chilton (Salvisa)- 103

    5. Jeff Watson (Campbellsville)- 99

    6. Mike Marlar (Winfield, Tenn.)- 88  

    7. Mike Jewell (Scottsburg, Ind.)- 83

    8. Dustin Linville (Bryantsville)- 82   

    9. Tim Tungate (Campbellsville)- 74   

    10. Victor Lee (Stanford)- 63     

      

    Click here to read more...
  • Teen beats odds, walking again after being paralyzed in wreck

    Doctors said she’d never walk again.

    But seven months after a wreck left her paralyzed from the waist down, 19-year-old Kim Fisher is proving them wrong.

    She maneuvers around her Buffalo home with the aid of a walker, although she can take tentative steps holding onto furniture and the wall. She wears a brace on her right ankle to stabilize it.

    “She’s come a long way in a very short time,” said Kim’s mother Becky.

    It’s an amazing recovery that Becky attributes to providence and Kim’s determination.

    Click here to read more...
  • Pottinger named to ECTC academic team

    Courtney Pottinger of Magnolia was selected for the Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Kentucky Community and Technical College System All-Academic team. Each year, two students from each KCTCS institution are chosen for the honor by instructors and administrators.

    Pottinger was recognized for the achievement at the opening luncheon of the KCTCS New Horizons Conference on Teaching and Learning in Louisville in May. She was presented a plaque and stipend.

    Click here to read more...
  • Bourbon City Speedway standings

    BLUE LITE

    First-#UR8UP Theresa Bellah

    Second-#21L Kevin Lee

    Third-#4 Lucas Chaudoin

    Fourth-#21R Ray Copely

    Fifth-#25 Brad Lawless

    Sixth-#28 Chris Buchanon

    Seventh-#10 Jeff Webb

    Eighth-#84 Tina Morgan

    Ninth-#98 Sherry Priddy

     

    BLUE SUPER HEAVY

    First-#99 Jeff Shively

    Second-#59 Scott Coffey

    Third-#188 Nick Nelson

    Fourth-#28 Mike Bray

    Fifth-#42 Travis Wilburn

    Sixth-#17 Blake Rogers

     

    BLUE ROOKIE

    First-#72 Mason Grant

    Click here to read more...
  • Money available to farmers hit by ice storm

    Farmers in 92 Kentucky counties, including LaRue, will share $30.5 million in federal funds to repair farm structures and land damaged by an unprecedented ice storm Jan. 27 that brought down thousands of trees and utility lines across the state.

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced last week that Kentucky will receive 43 percent of the $71 million in Emergency Conservation Program funds, far more than any other state.

    Click here to read more...
  • Memorial Building to be closed for repairs

    The Abraham Lincoln Birthplace Memorial Building will close periodically for repairs and roof work over the next few months.

    Repairs begin Sept. 14 to correct a moisture problem which has allowed mold to develop in the building which houses the traditional cabin.

    The work is expected continue through May 2010. The building will be closed only when work activities create a safety hazard to the public.

    Click here to read more...
  • Cardin earns Byrd Scholarship

    Kristin Cardin of Hodgenville has been awarded a Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship to help pay for her college education. This scholarship award is $1,500 a year.

    Cardin, a 2009 graduate of Central Hardin High School, will attend the University of Kentucky to major in mechanical engineering.

    While at Central Hardin, Cardin was a member of the Student Council and played soccer and basketball.

    Click here to read more...
  • Check these tips for managing MH residues in tobacco

    Extension Agent

    There is some concern among growers and tobacco leaf buyers about high residues of Maleic Hydrazide in tobacco. Let’s discuss some tips growers should consider.

    Use an appropriate amount of MH. The maximum amount of MH that can be applied to burley tobacco is 3 pounds active ingredient per acre per season. For years the most common formulations contained 1.5 pounds a.i per gallon. Today there are many formulations of MH that contain variable amounts of the active ingredient.

    Click here to read more...
  • Moses overcame many trials

    “Who am I that I should go?” Exodus 3:11

    Your life story is written in risks – the ones taken and the ones avoided. Look at Moses. Do you think we’d even remember his name today if he hadn’t stepped out of the safe zone? Look what he overcame:

    Click here to read more...
  • First LCHS graduates gather at park for 50th class reunion

    LaRue County High School’s Class of 1959 holds the distinction not only of celebrating 50 years since graduation, but also of being the school’s first graduating class.

    That consolidation brought together in the fall of 1958 seniors from three high schools – Buffalo, Hodgenville and Magnolia – who until that time had been arch rivals. They each had their own school mascots, colors, their own sports teams and cheerleaders. Some had mixed feelings about giving up that identity to meld into a completely new environment.

    Click here to read more...

Copyright © 2013

The LaRue County Herald is your source for local news, sports, events and information in LaRue County, KY, and the surrounding area.