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  • Fiscal court to discuss dead animal removal Monday

    The Marion County Fiscal Court has scheduled  a special-called meeting to discuss and possibly take action regarding dead animal removal within the county.

    The meeting is scheduled for 5 p.m. Monday, March 23, at the David R. Hourigan Government Center.

    The county has not had dead animal removal since Feb. 27, when Nation Brothers ended its service in Marion and 21 other counties in response to an FDA regulation that will increase the cost of rendering animals.

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  • Four finalists named for superintendent position

    The Marion County Board of Education has announced the four finalists to replace outgoing Superintendent Roger Marcum.

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  • Cut for a Cause

    Justin Craig sat still in the barber's chair and waited as the stylist shaved his head bald.

    His mother, Martha Mattingly, was a few feet away, taking photographs through the tears of pride welling up in her eyes.

     

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  • More than 800 unemployed in Marion County

    When Rancho Poultry announced it would be opening a chicken processing plant in Marion County last year, Marion County Economic Development Director Tom Lund hailed it as an example of diversification in the local economy.

    "I've been saying for 15 years, if anything happened to the auto industry our economy in Lebanon will suffer," Lund said in an interview last month.

    There's no question that something is happening in the auto industry, and it hasn't been good news, at least not recently.

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  • Two charged with escape from MAC

    Two inmates at Marion Adjustment Center have been charged with second-degree escape by the Kentucky State Police after being apprehended Friday, March 13.

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  • County committee to consider dead animal options

    For years, Marion County farmers have been able to count on someone to remove dead animals from their property with knowledge that the carcass would be rendered and used for other purposes.

    Since Feb. 27, that service has not been available, leaving local farmers, the county and the community at large seeking a solution to how to deal with its dead animals.

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  • St. Baldrick's Day 2009

    More than 60 people shaved their heads during Citizens National Bank's third annual St. Baldrick's Day event  Saturday, March 14.

    See The Lebanon Enterprise web site and print edition this week for final results and more photos!

    What is St. Baldrick's?

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  • Board gets candidate names from search committee

    Monday evening, the Marion County superintendent screening committee met in joint session with the Marion County Board of Education. During the meeting, the screening committee recommended candidates to be considered for the superintendent seat.

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  • Lebanon mans sues Campbellsville Taco Bell, awarded more than $300,000

    A Lebanon man has been awarded more than $300,000 by a Taylor County jury after he found a metal hook in food he purchased at Taco Bell in Campbellsville.

    In April 2007, Lebanon attorney James L. Avritt Jr. filed a complaint in Taylor Circuit Court on behalf of Steven L. Farmer against TB of America Inc., Larry Fugate and Fugate Enterprises.

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  • County believes tourism commission should fully support history museum

    A local history museum has been a dream of the Marion County Historical Society for close to two decades and that dream is becoming closer to a reality. But, how that project is going to be funded is still up in the air.

    Thursday, members of the Marion County Historical Society asked the Marion County Fiscal Court for financial assistance in creating a history museum. Specifically, the historical society asked the county for a five-year commitment of $12,500 to help fund the position of a museum director.

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