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Marion County schools will be...

Marion County Schools will be open Thursday, March 6, on one-hour delay, according to Superintendent Taylora Schlosser.

Marion County schools also will be using the Plan B bus routes, but there will be no preschool Thursday.

Plan B routes can be found here http://marion.kyschools.us/docs/district/depts/16/2013-14%20school%20year%20plan%20b%20route.pdf.

Trial by fire

Dennis Rice has missed a lot in the last 35 years.
He missed his children’s graduations and weddings. He’s missed the grandchildren they would have had.
Dennis didn’t miss any of those things by choice. Instead, tragically, on March 6, 1979, a house fire at his home in St. Joe killed his wife and four of his five children.
The Enterprise’s account of that fire noted that “Reports indicated the children’s bodies were found huddled together with the baby in her mother’s arms.”

Kidney transplant: Take 2

Julia Browning Devine, 44, is living proof that one’s body, mind and spirit can endure far more than many of us can even imagine.
She’s lived with kidney disease since the age of 15. At 33, she received a kidney transplant. Six years later, doctors discovered she had a brain tumor and it had to be removed. The toll of brain surgery, along with complications of chronic rejection, and ongoing infections, caused her transplanted kidney to fail. Today, she has no kidneys and has to undergo dialysis treatment three days a week for more than three hours each day.

Lady Knights fall to LaRue...

The Marion County Lady Knights lost in the girls 5th Region semifinals to LaRue County, 65-54, Saturday night. 

LaRue County will face Elizabethtown Sunday at Nelson County High School for the 5th Region championship. Elizabethtown defeated Nelson County, 66-39, in the first 5th Region semifinal.

‘Precious Parker’

Sunday afternoon, Parker Thompson sat in the floor playing with toy cars, watched television and asked for a snack just like any normal 4-year-old would do.
Only, there’s one noticeable difference. He’s bald.
“If it wasn’t for the hair, you wouldn’t know there was anything wrong with him right now,” said his mother, Wendy Thompson of New Hope.

Last day of school: TBA

We are days away from “Springing Forward” but Old Man Winter isn’t giving up quite yet, and that’s making matters difficult for the Marion County Public School System.
School was canceled Monday and Tuesday because of the winter weather and poor road conditions. As a result, students could be going to school until at least June 6. But, the Marion County Board of Education could change that depending on the decisions school board members make at their next board meeting on March 11.

Maker’s Mark expanded, adding 30...

Maker’s Mark Distillery has announced a $70 million expansion project that is expected to add 30 jobs. The project will involve creating replicas of its existing stills, adding warehouses and making infrastructure improvements.
Gov. Steve Beshear said in a press release that people all over the world enjoy Maker’s Mark.

Knight STRONG

On Feb 26, Marion County High School held a memorial for Jeffrey Tanner Strong. Strong, 16, died Feb. 19 when he and a friend were tearing down a tree house. Strong was remembered by his church, family, and peers from MCHS. Strong’s classmates have shown their love and admiration for him in many ways since his death. Strong was an avid UK fan, and his friends honored him by wearing blue shirts in the days after his death. During the memorial service, students donned their UK gear, read memories about Strong, walked a lap around the track and released blue and white balloons.

Remember to Spring Forward!

At 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 9, set your clocks forward one hour ahead of standard time. The change to Daylight Saving Time allows us to use less energy in lighting our homes by taking advantage of the longer and later daylight hours.
 

Fire reported at Lebanon Auto...

 Lebanon firefighters responded to Lebanon Auto Repair on Woodlawn Avenue Friday evening after a fire was observed at the business.

The fire was reported to the Lebanon Police Dispatch at 7:15 p.m. Friday.

Firefighters suppressed the flames at the auto repair shop before 8 p.m., but smoke was still visible. 

Lebanon Fire Chief Ricky Mattingly said four cars were inside the garage at the time of the fire, two of which belonged to the owner, Ricky Wheatley, and two of which belonged to other people.