Today's News

On Aug. 9, Washington County voted to keep the same tax rates for real estate, personal property and motor vehicles. Last Tuesday, Springfield council members decided to do the same by having the first reading of two city ordinances during a meeting of the Springfield City Council. If approved, the tax rates for real estate and personal property within the city would remain at 13 cents per every $100 of assessed value and the tax rate for motor vehicles, watercraft and aircraft will remain at 14.8 cents for every $100 of assessed value.

With the start of the new school year,  the Washington County school district is beginning a new program to address the environmental impact of its buildings. The school district has appointed an energy team made up of administrators, teachers, and community members who are meeting regularly to discuss ways to reduce the energy used in local schools. This new team will be part of a statewide effort to improve the efficiency of Kentucky’s school buildings in the face of increasing utility costs.

The purpose of any church mission trip is to reach out to people who need to hear the gospel and to help change lives. But the trip takes on a even greater meaning when the lives of the witnesses are also transformed by sharing the message. That is what two local men found out during a recent trip to South America.

Kyle Claunch, pastor at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Springfield, and a member of his congregation, Zachary Purdom, spent 10 days helping to start churches in an impoverished section of Brazil.

On the first weekend in August each year, people come from all over the county, and for that matter, all over the country, to visit Springfield for the annual homecoming celebration hosted by Holy Rosary Catholic Church.

“It’s been taking place for 50 or 60 years, at least,” said Deacon Gus Cooper, pastor of Holy Rosary Catholic Church.

Jimmy Churchill, one of two chairs for the homecoming celebration, said it’s probably been even longer than that. He said his mother, who is 81 years old, recalls attending homecoming when she was a young girl.