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Today's News

  • Color in Motion comes to Lebanon

    Like a rainbow shedding its colors, the Color in Motion 5K race left its mark as it passed through Lebanon.

    Thousands of runners participated in the event, and they've got the dirty t-shirts to prove it.

    Look for more in the May 15 print edition.

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  • Superintendent search has begun

    The Marion County Board of Education took its first few steps toward searching for a new superintendent during a special-called meeting Tuesday night, May 7.
    Dr. Chuck Hamilton unexpectedly announced his retirement Thursday evening, May 2.
    Board Attorney Joe Mattingly informed the board that it had until May 31 to establish a screening committee. He also told board members that they must decide whether they want to hire a special search consultant, such as the Kentucky School Boards Association, or complete the search process in-house.

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  • Accused gang leader accepts 20-year deal

    By Jennifer Corbett
    Landmark News Service
     
    Five days before Deandre L. Douglas was set to go on trial, the accused leader of the Bardstown Money Gang accepted a plea deal offered by prosecutors.
    Douglas, 20, of Lebanon agreed to plead guilty on three pending cases Wednesday and settled before he was set to go to jury trial Monday, May 13.
    He is the second of three suspected gang members to plead guilty to the assault of a New Haven man in the parking lot of Huddle House in late November.

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  • President Lincoln’s Own to perform at Lincoln birthplace

    President Lincoln’s Own band will be performing as part of the Summer Season Celebration on May 24 at the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Park in Hodgenville.
    Don Johnson of Marion County, the founder of Kentucky Baroque Trumpets, created President Lincoln’s Own, which was included in Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln,” which was released last year.
    President Lincoln’s Own will perform from 7 to 8 p.m. May 24. Their concert will feature songs from the 19th century. A luminary display will follow the concert from 8 to 9 p.m.

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  • Seniors’ Prom

    Cedars of Lebanon hosted a prom Friday, May 10, for its residents and their guests. The event included a fashion show, music, and, of course, a little dancing.
     

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  • Calvary Elementary goes wild!

    Kindergarten and first grade students at Calvary Elementary School performed "Wild Things - A Big Zoo Revue" recently.
     

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  • KU customers warned about phone scam

    Editor's note: Kentucky Utilities sent the followig press release to warn customers about a recent scam in which a caller asks for payment over the phone.

    Kentucky Utilities Company is alerting customers of a recent telephone scam asking customers to pay their bills over the phone. 

    The caller claims to be a utility employee and asks for immediate bill payment by credit card or pre-paid money card.  If the targeted customer does not cooperate, the caller threatens to disconnect the person’s electric service. 

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  • Fields of Gold

    On the roads that straddle Marion and Nelson counties, drivers may have seen fields that look like they have been marked with a giant highlighter. The farmers of Peterson Farm have added canola to their crop rotation this year, and people are taking notice.
    “I’ve seen people taking photographs, and I’ve also seen people go out and cut it for cut flowers,” said Albert Peterson, who farms with his father, Bill, and his uncles, Bernard and David.

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  • Superintendent unexpectedly announces retirement

    Almost two years to the day after Dr. Chuck Hamilton was hired to become the Marion County Superintendent, he unexpectedly announced his retirement Thursday evening, May 2.
    Hamilton’s announcement came during a special-called meeting at the Marion County Board of Education office. At 5 p.m., the board went into executive session to discuss personnel under KRS 61.810(1)(f).
    The closed session lasted only two minutes and the board reconvened into open session and unanimously accepted Hamilton’s retirement, effective June 30.

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