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  • Blaze destroys house on Texas Loop Road


    Firefighters battled a blaze all for over six hours early in the morning on Feb. 22.

    Washington County Fire Chief Jim Logsdon said 15 firefighters responded to a fire at 513 Texas Loop road at 11:52 p.m. on Feb. 21.

    Logsdon said the structure on fire was an unoccupied farm house owned by Calvin Pinkston.

    Firefighters tangled with the flames until after 5 a.m., when they returned to their stations.

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  • Berry Center to hold press conference at St. Catharine College on Feb. 27

    According to a press release from St. Catharine College, the Berry Center is expected to make a major announcement that will impact the future of agriculture and farming in Kentucky at a press conference to be held Monday, Feb. 27 at 5:30 p.m. in St. Catharine Hall on the campus of St. Catharine College. 

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  • St. Catharine College kicks off The Big Read

     

    Join St. Catharine College as we launch The Big Read for 2012. Share an evening with noted expert on C.S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien, Dr. Devin Brown of Asbury University.

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  • SCC the only Kentucky location for 2012 Big Read


    A young boy discovers that he has a talent for magic and casting spells. So great is his power, that his abilities soon become legend.

    A dead spirit makes its way into world, attacking the boy and placing a scar on his face. The boy hones his skills by attending a renowned school for wizards, where he quickly learns to master his craft. While this may sound like something straight out of a Harry Potter novel, it isn’t.

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  • Relay’s Concert for Hope is scheduled for Sunday


    Last year was the inaugural Concert for Hope presented by Relay for Life, and with many changes in store, this year’s event promises to take the show to the next level.

    “Basically, what I wanted to do this year was do similar things that worked well (last year), and up the ante a little bit as far as the new things we want to do and make it a little bit better,” said event coordinator Mary Kutter.
    The concert is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 26 at the Springfield Opera House.

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  • Growers and buyers set for a round of speed dating


    Louisville Farm to Table and Washington County Cooperative Extension are collaborating once again to provide local farmers with an opportunity to meet buyers from Bardstown, Louisville and Lexington.

    Local growers and producers will have the opportunity to meet face-to-face with potential buyers at the Washington County Extension Office on Thursday, Feb. 23, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

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  • PHOTO: Kentucky Arts Partnership grant
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  • City looks to beef up ordinances


    With a new ordinance and tax moratorium in the works, Springfield city residents will have incentive to maintain and improve their property.

    Improvements over $5,000 would be tax abated for five years, according to City Administrator Laurie Smith.
    In other words, any improvement made to a home’s exterior over $5,000 wouldn’t be reassessed for property taxes by the PVA office for five years after the completion of the project.
    The tax abatement comes on the heels of an ordinance that strengthens the public nuisance ordinance.

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  • ‘The more you’re involved, the more you’ll know what’s going on’


    (Editor’s note: Each week during Black History Month, we’ll run a profile of an African-American who is a positive role model. This is the fourth part in a five-part series.)

    Springfield City Council member Willie Ellery learned by watching others, and now he’s quietly leading by example in the city where he was born and raised.
    Ellery has been on the board of directors with the Chamber of Commerce since the late 80’s. He’s served four or six terms, he can’t remember, on the city council.

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  • Pottsville area will change districts


    (Due to an editor’s error, the Sun incorrectly reported that all of Washington County would remain in Brett Guthrie’s congressional district. Part of Washington County will actually change congressional districts.)

    Some voters in Magistrate Hal Goode’s and Morris Sweazy’s districts should acquaint themselves with Congressman Ed Whitfield, R-Hopkinsville.

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