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Today's News

  • Lower heating costs expected

    Home heating costs could be down this winter, according to projections from the Kentucky Public Service Commission.

    Sharply lower wholesale natural gas prices will likely translate to smaller bills for customers.

    “Natural gas prices have come down considerably from the artificially high levels of last year,” PSC Chairman David Armstrong said. “Furthermore, there is reason to think that we may see relatively stable prices for the next several years.”

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  • Senior Night honorees listed

    At the final home football game of the season Friday, Oct. 30, senior members of the football team plus other fall sports were honored along with their parents. Band members and cheerleaders also were recognized.

    The LCHS honorees were:

    Football: Kenny Albert, Lincoln Bingham, David Blair, Jason Carlberg, Lucas Chaudoin, Brandon Clemons, Tyler Davenport, Eddy Mitchell, Ian Mortensen, Christian Mullins, Tyler Nall, Truman Padgett, Kenneth Sanders, Jacob Sutherland, Kris Sutherland, Jesse Tackett, C.J. Turner, Ryan Wafford, Jordan Warren.

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  • Taekwondo students advance

    Sallee’s Family Taekwondo held a belt testing and rank promotion. Oct. 2 Students were tested in forms, sparring and weapons. Students tested and promoted were: Randy Bunnell and Barry Blackburn to orange belt; Haley Miller to yellow belt; Maddie Pouier to brown belt; Austin Jaggers to red belt; Bill Marcum to first degree black belt. The judges for the testing were David and Dorothy Perkins, Kayla Sallee, Bill Wilson and Randal Sallee Jr.

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  • Christmas Blessings accepting applications

    The LaRue County Christmas Blessings  Program, formerly known as the Angel Tree, will be accepting applications through Oct. 31.

    This community program is coordinated by First Baptist Church of Hodgenville, the LaRue County Ministerial Association, LaRue County Schools and various community agencies. It is designed for needy families to receive some assistance at Christmas for children age 18 and younger. 

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  • Christmas Blessings accepting applications

    The LaRue County Christmas Blessings  Program, formerly known as the Angel Tree, will be accepting applications through Oct. 31.

    This community program is coordinated by First Baptist Church of Hodgenville, the LaRue County Ministerial Association, LaRue County Schools and various community agencies. It is designed for needy families to receive some assistance at Christmas for children age 18 and younger. 

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  • Christmas Blessings accepting applications

    The LaRue County Christmas Blessings  Program, formerly known as the Angel Tree, will be accepting applications through Oct. 31.

    This community program is coordinated by First Baptist Church of Hodgenville, the LaRue County Ministerial Association, LaRue County Schools and various community agencies. It is designed for needy families to receive some assistance at Christmas for children age 18 and younger. 

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  • Blind, deaf woman making 'memories'

    “George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison …”   

    One after the other, like the measured meter of a metronome, Maude Meers reeled off the names, in order, of our nation’s first 32 presidents.

    What would be an improbable feat for most people becomes even more impressive considering that Meers is blind, almost completely deaf, and on Oct. 26 will celebrate her 104th birthday.

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  • LCMS girls win twin titles

    LaRue County Middle School won dual championships Thursday night.

    The Lady Hawks' basketball teams won the seventh- and eighth-grade conference tournament title games held at LCMS.

    LaRue trailed for much of the seventh-grade game before rallying to defeat Taylor County 31-23. The eighth-graders broke their game open with a 11-4 third quarter run en route to a 46-31 win over Adair County.

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  • LaRue students take part in national FFA event

    Members of the LaRue County High School-FFA Chapter were one of 28 teams participating in the 2009 National FFA Food Science and Technology Career Development Event. The competition was Oct. 21-24 during the 82nd National FFA Convention in Indianapolis.

    Participants in the event were asked to take an objective test, design and formulate or reformulate a simulated food product, conduct nutritional analysis and apply food safety as well as sanitation principles.

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  • Shots disrupt costume party

    Police are trying to locate witnesses after gunshots and fighting erupted at a Halloween costume party.

    More than 25 partiers, who attended a private gathering at American Legion Post 87 in Hodgenville late Saturday night, could be asked why at least two rounds of shots were fired there.

    The party disbanded about 1:39 a.m. Sunday, shortly after officers found two men assaulting another man in the Post 87 parking lot.

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