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    BIRTHS

    Mudd: It's a boy!

    Luke Spalding Mudd

    Karen and Brian Mudd of Springfield announce the birth of their son on June 5, 2010 at Baptist Hospital East in Louisville.

    Luke Spalding Mudd weighed 9 pounds, 1 ounce and was 20.5 inches in length.

    Crawshaw: It's a boy!

    Jack William Crawshaw

    Rachel and Mike Crawshaw of Spring-field an-nounce the birth of their son on July 21, 2010 at Spring View Hospital in Lebanon.

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  • Burglars nabbed in E-Z Stop break-in

    An Elizabethtown man and a Washington County woman have been charged in the latest burglary at E-Z Stop convenience store near the Blue Grass Parkway.

    Theodore Charles Lewis, 20, of Elizabethtown, and Jennifer White, 19, of Gordon Ford Lane in Willisburg, have been charged with their alleged roles in a break-in at E-Z Stop store on Thursday, Aug. 5.

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  • WC football scrimmage will start at 7:30 p.m.

    The Washington County High School football scrimmage game against North Oldham High School will start at 7:30 p.m., rather than the original start time of 7 p.m. Follow the Commanders each week in The Springfield Sun!

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  • SCC celebrity event celebrates 20 years

    Golfers participating in the 20th annual St. Catharine College Celebrity Golf Tournament on Saturday will unwind at the 19th Hole after playing a round of 18. But even though there are a lot of unique items offered at both the golf tournament and the auction gala on Friday night, the real prizes are the numerous scholarships provided by the annual fund raiser. Nobody knows that better than the event’s chairperson, Robbie Polin.

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  • Start planting your fall vegetable garden

    Did your plans for a summer vegetable garden not work out?  Did you lose track of time and never got around to planting a summer garden?  Did you go on vacation to come back to a weedy mess that you just didn’t have the energy to correct before it was too late? 

    If you answered yes to any of these questions, it’s not too late to get homegrown vegetables from your own back yard this season!

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  • Marrinan ready for first year as WC girls’ soccer coach

    By Jimmie Earls

    Sun Sports Writer

    Girls’ soccer made a return to Washington County High School last year. A year later, coach Emily McConnell has moved with her family to New York state, and now Seamus Marrinan finds himself as the new girls’ soccer coach at WCHS. Marrinan is no stranger to local soccer players, having been involved in YMCA soccer leagues and the former boys’ soccer team at WCHS.

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  • UK field days take place Aug. 5, 9

    Environmental issues are at the forefront of many people’s minds, including agriculture producers. University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension specialists will host two field days to teach tobacco producers how conservation tillage can help them run operations that are more environmentally friendly.

    The first field day will be Aug. 5 in Christian County and will focus on dark tobacco. The second field day will take place Aug. 9 in Marion County and is geared toward burley production. Both begin at 4 p.m. local time. Altria is sponsoring both events.

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  • Springfield man arrested in Lexington;allegedly sent nude photos to minor

    A Springfield man is in jail after allegedly sending text messages containing photos of himself in the nude to a Gravel Switch juvenile.

    Charles Lee Hardesty, 35, of Springfield, was arrested Wednesday, July 28, by the Lexington Division of Police on charges of unlawful electronic communication with a minor.

    For complete details on the case, see the print edition of this week's Springfield Sun!

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  • Commander Golf Classic benefits football program

    By Jimmie Earls

    Sun Sports Writer

    When Washington County head football coach Mark Perry steps onto the playing field, it’s usually on Friday nights in autumn when he’s leading the Commanders on the gridiron. But on Saturday, Perry traded in his headset and playbook for a set of golf clubs as Lincoln Homestead State Park played host to the annual Commander Golf Classic.

    Despite a light early-morning rain, the course was in great shape as teams of four took to the links to raise money for the WC football boosters.

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  • Bartholomai new WC boys’ golf coach

    By Jimmie Earls

    Sun Sports Writer

    Bobby Bartholomai has been named the new boys’ golf coach for Washington County High School. Bartholomai currently serves as the golf pro at Lincoln Homestead State Park.

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