Today's News

Long-time Lincoln presenter Jim Sayre of Lawrenceburg is this year’s Lincoln Days Parade grand marshal.

Sayre began growing a beard in the late 1970s after a stint in the Army. He was stationed in Ethiopia and required to “shave every day.”

“I let the beard grow, sometimes mutton chops, and people kept remarking on the resemblance (to Lincoln),” he said.

Although the similarities to the former president were “completely unintentional” on Sayre’s part, he’s “not a bit sorry that it happened.”

The LaRue County School Board voted Monday to keep the property tax rate at last year’s level.

Superintendent Sam Sanders recommended the board not take the compensating rate which could be levied without a hearing or recall (KRS 160.470). The compensating rate, when applied to current year’s property assessment, produces an amount equal to that produced in the preceding year, Sanders said.

The Abraham Lincoln Birthplace Memorial Building will be closed for repairs beginning Sept. 28.

Interior work will include replacement of the HVAC system, restoration of plaster, rehabilitation of windows and bronze doors and renovation of the skylight, according to Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park Superintendent Keith Pruitt. Exterior work consists of roof replacement to prevent further leakage and damage to the building.

The LaRue County FFA Chapter was selected as a 3-Star winner in the National FFA Chapter Award program. The local organization was selected from a pool of more than 600 candidates nationwide.

“It is very exciting to know that our chapter is recognized as one of the elite chapters, not only in Kentucky, but in the nation,” said FFA advisor and LaRue County High School agriculture teacher Misty Bivens. “Mr. (Tim) Quiggins and I know that our members are outstanding, but it’s good to know it is recognized by others also.”