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Today's News

  • Boys' soccer looks to their youth

    After graduating seven seniors from last year's 9-8-4 team, Boys' Soccer Head Coach Greg Conley will have to rely on youth this season.

    "We're so young and inexperienced and small physically. Our goal in the regular season is to gain experience," Conley said. "I'm not as concerned with wins and losses during the season if we're ready for the postseason."

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  • November election filings

    Marion County voters will have plenty to decide when they go to the polls Nov. 2.

    The biggest race on the ballot is the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Jim Bunning. Attorney General Jack Conway, a Democrat, and Dr. Rand Paul, a Republican, are vying to replace Bunning.

    Incumbent Second District Congressman Brett Guthrie, a Republican, is facing a challenge from Democrat Ed Marksberry.

    At the state level, 24th District State Rep. Terry Mills, a Democrat, is running against Republican Leo Johnson. This is a rematch of the special election held earlier this year.

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  • Girls' golf off to fast start

    The Marion County High School girls' golf team started their campaign for a region title off on the right note last week, getting two wins in match play.

    On Thursday, the Lady Knights scored possibly their lowest team round in the last three seasons when they easily beat Casey County 174 to 210.

    "I think we've been as low as 178 and 179 but never down to a 174," Head Coach Danny McFall said. "I think for us just starting our season we've played very, very well."

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  • New food company to relocate to Lebanon

    Greg Ransdell, CEO of R.L. Schreiber, Inc. announced Friday, Aug. 6, that the manufacturer of food bases, spices and specialty items will move their manufacturing and distribution facilities from Pompano Beach, Fla., to Lebanon.

    R.L. Schreiber, Inc. is a family owned and operated food manufacturing company established in 1968 by Raymond L. Schreiber. The company supplies food bases, spices, seasoning blends and related products to approximately 12,000 restaurants through a nationwide network of 122 distributors.

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  • Girls' soccer takes on a new look

    Marion County High School's girls' soccer team will look a little different this year but the core remains unchanged.

    For starters, former Head Coach Neil Payne has moved on to a job in Montgomery County. Last year's assistant coach Hart Hagan has been given the keys to the program. He added MCHS alum Ashley Ballard to the coaching staff.

    Secondly, the Lady Knights will be without last season's darling, Makayla Epps.

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  • Interim high school principal appointed

    Chris Brady will be leading Marion County High School, at least, for now.

    Brady, the assistant principal at Lebanon Middle School, has been appointed as the 2010-11 interim principal for Marion County High School by Superintendent Donald Smith.

    "I believe that Mr. Brady will work hard to ensure students are safe and learning, that faculty and staff are given the support they  need , and that MCHS will continue to work towards being a top ten high school in Kentucky," Smith wrote in a statement announcing the appointment.

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  • InBrief

    Two wrecks occur in Bradfordsville

    A Bradfordsville teenager is lucky to be alive, according to law enforcement officials, after he was involved in a one-vehicle accident near Bradfordsville Monday, Aug. 2. The accident occurred at 2:56 p.m. on Highway 337, approximately three miles east of Bradfordsville. Shawn Crabtree, 16, of Bradfordsville was driving a 1991 Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck when he lost control of the vehicle and traveled off the roadway, striking several trees.

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  • Taking a walk

    Going for a walk with a blind man can be an eye opening experience.

    David Holliday estimates that he walks five miles per day with his seeing-eye dog, Deacon. Because of all that walking, Holliday has become quite familiar with the city's sidewalks, as well as where they could use some improvements.

    Holliday, a member of the Lebanon Human Rights Commission, first developed vision problems in his 30s. He has had detached retinas in both eyes, glaucoma and cataracts. He is totally blind in one eye and can only see things a few inches from his other eye.

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  • Heart of Kentucky Bourbon & BBQ MusicFest deemed a success

    The first Heart of Kentucky Bourbon & BBQ MusicFest was held this past weekend in Lebanon. And, for its first year, it was a success, according to Brad Mattingly, Marion County Chamber of Commerce president.

    "I am very satisfied with the weekend's activities," he said Monday morning. "The feedback I've received has been quite positive."

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  • News, like food, expires

    If you're a news organization, credibility is everything.

    It's your reputation, your standing in the community, even your bread-and-butter as your advertisers will not want to do business with you if you are not a credible source of information.

    To that end, it's very important to check the facts before sending a story to print, putting it on a web site, or broadcasting it over the airwaves.

    And even then, you're bound to make a mistake. It's not just a matter of IF, it's WHEN, because it will happen. And when it does, it's also important to correct that mistake.

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