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  • Couple seeks clues about mystery cabin

    A South Carolina couple with LaRue County ties are trying to solve the mystery of a photo found in a trunk in an attic.

    The sepia-toned photograph shows a man posed in front of a small log cabin. The gold inscription on its cardboard frame says only “Lincoln Cabin at Lincoln Farm; A.P. Bennett Photographer; Buffalo, K.Y.”

    Could it be the traditional Lincoln birthplace cabin?

    Dave Sanders and his wife Diane would like the answer to that question.

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  • Malnourished dogs rescued during raid

    A Franklin County couple have been charged with animal cruelty after officials removed 11 pit bulls from their property – leaving nearly 50 dogs behind.

    Sandra Coy, 52, and William S. Coy, 44, both of 3387 St. Johns Road, and formerly of LaRue County, were served Sunday Jan. 31 with multiple misdemeanor cruelty to animals charges after Franklin County Sheriff’s deputies and animal control officers raided their property Dec. 14.

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  • Hawks win tournament

    Good outside shooting from senior Christian Seymour and some timely late baskets from Tyler Hornback led the LaRue County Hawks to defeat of the Central Hardin Bruins. The win brought the Hawks to 12-0 for the season.

    Seymour buried 5-of-7 3-pointers and Hornback scored seven fourth-quarter points as the host Hawks held off the Bruins, 58-48 in the championship game of the eight-team National Guard Holiday Classic.

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  • Hawks win tournament

    Good outside shooting from senior Christian Seymour and some timely late baskets from Tyler Hornback led the LaRue County Hawks to defeat of the Central Hardin Bruins. The win brought the Hawks to 12-0 for the season.

    Seymour buried 5-of-7 3-pointers and Hornback scored seven fourth-quarter points as the host Hawks held off the Bruins, 58-48 in the championship game of the eight-team National Guard Holiday Classic.

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  • Hawks win tournament

    Good outside shooting from senior Christian Seymour and some timely late baskets from Tyler Hornback led the LaRue County Hawks to defeat of the Central Hardin Bruins. The win brought the Hawks to 12-0 for the season.

    Seymour buried 5-of-7 3-pointers and Hornback scored seven fourth-quarter points as the host Hawks held off the Bruins, 58-48 in the championship game of the eight-team National Guard Holiday Classic.

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  • Guthrie explains vote against president’s stimulus package

    Brett Guthrie said he supports economic stimulus by the federal government but he joined House Republicans in a unified vote against the plan endorsed by President Barack Obama.

    Guthrie, the new representative from the 2nd Congressional District, attended the LaRue County Chamber of Commerce’s monthly meeting Feb. 18 and explained his stance of the $787 billion bill.

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  • LCHS softball holds tryouts Saturday

    The Lady Hawks softball team will hold tryouts for their freshman team for all girls in fifth through ninth grades 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, in the new sports building on the LaRue County High School campus. The building is behind the baseball field.

    For more information, contact coach Amanda Hayes at 270-234-3303.

    Bring gloves and bat. Cleats are not allowed in the building.

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  • Hawks defeat Commanders by 2 for homecoming

    The LaRue County High School Hawks won their homecoming Feb. 17 by defeating the Washington County Commanders 72-70.

    Seniors Tyler Hornback, Bryan Bault and Christian Seymour were introduced for the final time at the LCHS gym as the Hawks completed their final season game.

    The Hawks and Commanders battled toe to toe as both teams came out red-hot matching 3-pointers and easy baskets in transition.

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  • Hawks advance in 18th District playoffs

    Bryan Bault hit four free throws with under 30 seconds to go in LaRue’s first-round 18th District game Monday night at Hart County, helping salvage a 53-47 win for the No. 1 seeded Hawks over the host Raiders.

    “He was huge,” said LaRue head coach Paul Childress, speaking of his 6-3 senior. “He’d been struggling from the line all year, but he came through tonight in the clutch.”

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  • Mat Hawks take seventh at state tournament

    The LaRue County High School Mat Hawks qualified 11 wrestlers to the KHSAA State Wrestling tournament in Frankfort Feb. 19-21. First rounds started Thursday morning.

    Overall, the team took seventh. Trinity won the tourney.

    Senior Des Jakes, the 152-pounder for the Mat Hawks went undefeated until the championship round Saturday night, falling to Issac Ervin of Union County, 7-3.

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