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Unemployment rates decreased in 49 Kentucky counties between April 2012 and April 2013, while 63 county rates rose and eight stayed the same, according to the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training, an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet.

LaRue County’s rate was 7.3 percent, down from 8.2 percent the previous month and down from 7.5 percent a year ago. Of a 6,934-person labor force, 6,431 people were employed.

Edward and Gloria Adcock Crady of Elizabethtown will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary 2-4 p.m. June 15, 2013, at Severns Valley Baptist Church.

They were married June 15, 1963, at Severns Valley Baptist Church.

Mrs. Crady worked for Elizabethtown Independent Schools and retired from LaRue County Schools. She is an active member of Severns Valley Baptist Church.

Mr. Crady retired from Transport America Trucking Company and still is employed with Elizabethtown Independent Schools. He also is an active member of Severns Valley Baptist Church.

An Upton man was charged with third-degree assault and resisting arrest after he allegedly fought, cursed and spit on a city officer.

Hodgenville officer Brandon Casey responded to a report of a disturbance on Phillips Lane about 1:40 a.m. May 10. When he arrived, he found Christopher Metcalf, 25, near one of the staircases to Taylor Mills Apartments.

The officer attempted to cite Metcalf with alcohol intoxication in a public place. Metcalf allegedly became combative and struggled. The officer used pepper spray to subdue him, according to the citation.