(Writer’s note: I represented the UK Army ROTC program at the Winchester, Ky., Veterans celebration last Saturday as the keynote speaker. Below is the speech that I gave.)
Perched here on the hill, our view of the horizon extends from Lebanon skies in the southwest over to Springfield’s weather in the northwest, and looking over Texas, to Mackville and Willisburg direction.
There was a very long article in the Sun by our editor Jesse Osbourne a couple of weeks ago on a proposed increase in property taxes used to support our public schools in Washington County. The request for an increase came to the school board asking for their approval. Ultimately it was voted down.
On the front page you may have noticed a story about the top landowners in the county.
In the past, I’ve talked about public records and the Open Records Act.
Washington County school cafeterias are meeting tough new federal nutrition standards for school meals by staying in compliance with the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act that was passed by Congress.