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  • Festival draws crowds to Springfield

    Downtown Springfield was the picturesque setting for the third annual Kentucky Crossroads Harvest Festival this past weekend. This year marked the inaugural Jim Beam BBQ Classic, an event sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbeque Society, which also served as the official Kentucky State Barbeque Championship. But this weekend wasn't just about barbeque, it was also about celebrating the fall harvest and coming together as a community.

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  • Drug court helps local man stay clean, sober

    Editor’s Note: The following is the story of a Washington County man who has experienced the effects of drugs and alcohol in his life, and was willing to share his story with our readers. He does so here under the condition of his last name not being revealed.

    He started drinking when he was 10 years old. By 11, he was using marijuana, and at 15, he had moved on to crack cocaine. Dustin, a 21-year-old Washington County man, said he has been in and out of jail for drug related incidents, and he didn’t even care.

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  • Blood drive begins at noon today

    The regularly scheduled visit of the American Red Cross Blood Mobile will take place today from noon until 5 p.m. at the Springfield Baptist Church. This visit will be in honor and support of Jason Flinn, husband of Anne Nicole Davis Flinn, in his fight against caner, as he is in need of a lot of blood.

    To take part, stop by the Springfield Baptist Church at 305 Lincoln Park Road today.

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  • October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

    By Jimmie Earls

    Sun Staff Writer

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  • Commercial filming moved to Sunday

    The local filming of a Bluegrass Cellular TV commercial slated for Friday morning has been moved until Sunday afternoon due to a rainy weather forecast.

    Extras are still needed, and anyone interested in being part of the commercial should arrive in downtown Springfield at the parking lot behind Rumpke across from B&E Furniture by 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Participants must sign a release to be in the commercial, and anyone under 18 years of age must have a parent or guardian sign the release on their behalf.

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  • Lights, camera, Springfield!

    By Jimmie Earls

    Sun Staff Writer

    Hey, Springfield, do you want to be in a commercial? Then put on your favorite casual weekend wear and head to downtown Springfield Friday morning. The town has been selected as the location for a new television commercial from Bluegrass Cellular, and you are asked to be a part of the filming.

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  • Horse ride benefits Toys for Tots

    By Jimmie Earls

    Sun Staff Writer

    If you like to ride horses, then you have the chance to saddle up and help provide needy children with Christmas gifts this year by participating in the Washington County 4-H Toys for Tots Trail Ride on Saturday, Oct. 10 at Camp Calvary in Mackville.

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  • County continues to tighten purse strings

    Until county revenues pick up and an end to the economic slump is in the foreseeable future, the Washington County Fiscal Court is doing everything they can to account for every penny in the coffer. That includes cutting back on spending that may have come easily before, but is difficult to give up now.

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  • School system gets grades from No Child Left Behind

    Grades are a part of the educational process, and the Washington County School System got its own report card recently. Numbers were released on the progress of students across the district through the No Child Left Behind program, which was passed into federal law in 2002, as well as results from an interim performance test.

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  • Local man killed in weekend crash

    A Washington County man was killed early Saturday morning in a one-vehicle accident.

    Frederick E. Bushey II, 21, of Springfield, was traveling north on Johnson Road about two miles outside of Springfield around 2:30 a.m. when he lost control of his 2007 Ford truck. The truck left the highway and struck a tree.

    Bushey was wearing a seatbelt, but was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a report by Kentucky State Police.

    KSP Trooper John Adams of Post 15 in Columbia is investigating the accident.

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