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Today's News

  • Hayes soars at Tennessee Tech

    Former Marion County High School standout Tacarra Hayes is continuing her patch of excellence on the court at Tennessee Tech.

    Hayes, a sophomore on a very young Golden Eagles squad, was recently named to the All-Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball first team.

    Hayes led the Golden Eagles in scoring (16.9 points per game), free throw attempts and made (162 made, 257 attempted), assists (4.5 per game) and rebounds (5.8 per game).

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  • Be counted for your community's sake

    The 2010 Census forms should be arriving soon. In fact, by the time you read this, some of you may have already received your forms.

    I hope you will take the time to fill out this year's form, which has just 10 questions. If there is more than one person in your household, some questions will need to be answered more than once.

    Rest assured that the questions are simple, and the form shouldn't take much time to fill out.

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  • It's not too late to sign up for Barkitecture event

    Just Paws is organizing the first-ever Barkitecture event and wants to extend another offer for people to get involved.

    The Barkitecture event is a dog house building contest. All dog houses entered into the contest will be distributed to needy dogs in the community. The winner will receive a canvas tote bag filled with a variety of new tools.

    The dog houses will be on display at the Just Paws booth at the Lebanon-Marion County Chamber of Commerce's Farm, Home and Garden show the first weekend in April.

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  • Engaging behavior

    Later this month, the U.S. Marine Corps will begin a new approach in the ongoing efforts to win the hearts and minds of the Afghani people, and a Marion County High School graduate will be part of that effort.

    Lance Corporal Beth Walls, 20, is one of approximately 40 people who volunteered to be part of the Marines' first female engagement teams.

    "We're not going to Afghanistan to impose our culture," Walls said. "We're trying to show that we respect them so they'll cooperate with us."

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  • Judge betting on county being counted

    In 2000, only 62 percent of Marion County residents returned their Census forms via the mail.

    Marion County Judge/Executive John G. Mattingly is counting on local residents doing better this time.

    In fact, he's betting on it.

    Last week, Mattingly made a bet with Washington County Judge/Executive John Settles that Marion County will have a higher return rate than Washington County. The losing county judge will purchase dinner for the other county's Complete Count Committee.

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  • Tech school scores high on state assessment

    The Marion County Area Technology Center scored an almost perfect score during its most recent school assessment, according to information presented to school board members during their meeting last week.

    The tech center and each of its programs are assessed every two years by a state-appointed team. On a 4-point scale, the tech center received a score of 3.73, and its machine tool program scored a perfect 4, Principal Laura Arnold reported to board members.

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  • House approves raising dropout age to 18

    When it comes to education, few days in recent years could rival last Thursday, when the state learned in the morning that it is a "Race to the Top" finalist and the Kentucky House voted overwhelmingly that afternoon to begin raising the high school drop-out age from 16 to 18.

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  • Teacher recognized for service, skill

    For 43 years, Sheila Mattingly has been a teacher and, like many educational professionals, has been rewarded throughout her career by those little, subtle moments when a student's eyes brighten as a light clicks on inside. However, at a ceremony last week, she received a more tangible form of recognition, this one from her peers.

    Mattingly, a St. Joseph Elementary School teacher in Bardstown, was presented with the Fr.

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  • Senator concerned about proposed tax changes

    Even before the House of Representatives passed its $17.5 billion budget proposal, the Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee had our first meeting to discuss some of the tax measures that affect business. I am very concerned that these measures will hinder job creation. In the committee, I heard testimony from 10 business representatives who discussed how taxing businesses, including farms, which are already struggling would have a negative impact on employment.

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  • House approves its version of budget

    After nearly two months of work, and in the face of a $1.2 billion deficit, the Kentucky House of Representatives voted this past week for a two-year budget that streamlines state government while investing in the Commonwealth.

    Legislators have known for months that the budget would be difficult to write, given the nation's worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.

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