Today's News

William U. Scott has represented Marion County as an elected official since 1994, and he hopes to keep doing so for another four years. In the May 18 primary, Scott is running for re-election as the Marion County property valuation administrator.

"It has been a rewarding and fulfilling experience and I would like the opportunity to continue to serve," he wrote in a questionnaire for the Enterprise.

Scott previously served as the state representative from 1994 to 2002. He has been the PVA since then.

Name: Terry "Catfish" Rakes

Address: 221 Windy Lane,  Lebanon, KY 

Date of birth: 5/27/78

Family information:

Wife: Christy Abell Rakes - Daughter of Carroll and Phyllis Abell

Parents: Bobby and Debbi Rakes  and the Late Connie Jo Rakes

Siblings:  Tonya and Eric Blandford, Donna and Jason  Mudd

Grandparents: Rita Thomas Wright, Geneva Cox Rakes, William "Bud" and Doris Spalding

Educational background:

Marion County High School

Mothers Against Drunk Driving estimate that 11,773 died as a result of drunk driving accidents in 2008 in the United States.

That's more than 31 percent of the 37,261 traffic fatalities reported that year.

In 2006, 1.46 million drivers were arrested for driving while intoxicated in the U.S.

These statistics give us a reason to understand why MADD is so passionate about its mission, but unfortunately, sometimes statistics don't help us understand the consequences of a bad decision.

Marion County finished second in the boy's competition and fourth in the girl's competition Tuesday of last week at their meet at Green County.

The boy's scored 108 points and finished second behind Casey County (133 points) in the field of nine teams. The girl's scored 75 points and finished fourth out of nine teams.