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West Marion will be presenting its first “Mrs. Tammy Newton” scholarship in partnership with Angell Demmel Manufacturing. The school is proud to announce that they will award a scholarship of $1,000 based on a combination of academic achievement and community/school citizenship. The scholarship will be paid jointly to the student and school to be attended by the student. For a list of application procedures, see your school guidance counselor.

Hazard Community and Technical College held graduation on Saturday, May 11 at The Forum. Two ceremonies were held to accommodate the crowd. A total of 677 students received 1413 credentials; a total of 409 degrees were awarded along with 112 diplomas and 892 certificates.
The graduates included Kevin B. Stamper of Lebanon.

Kentucky has gotten a lot of attention over the years when it comes to finding innovative ways to govern.  Our education reforms of the 1990s were hailed as national models, for example, and we are the only state to permanently dedicate half of our annual tobacco settlement payments to agriculture, a move that has played a key role in the industry’s record sales in recent years.

The 2013 Post 15 Trooper Island Golf Scramble will be held at 10 a.m. Eastern time/9 a.m. Central time June 17 at Lakewood Country Club in Russell Springs. The entry fee for a four-player team is $240. The entry fee includes a cart, lunch and one mulligan per team.
The first-place team will receive four free rounds of golf at The Club at Olde Stone in Bowling Green. The top three teams will receive free entry into the “Big Tournament” (more information at www.biggesttournament.com) and have a chance at more prizes (Hole-in-One and Dixon Challenge).