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Washington County High School band director Debbie Harrod was honored on April 27 at the University of Kentucky as part of the Teachers Who Made a Difference program, and it was the impact she left on her students 20 years ago that led to the recognition.

Harrod, who’s finishing up her 30th year as a teacher and 20th at Washington County, was nominated for the award by a pair of students from her time in the Nelson County school system, where she spent 10 years.

County officials met last month to discuss the budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year, and while it appears there will be alterations from last year’s budget, major changes shouldn’t be expected when the spending plan is finalized this summer.

Less than two weeks after the first reading of the proposed budget, Washington County Judge-Executive John Settles, the magistrates and other officials are still early in the process with plenty of time to make changes, but the foundation for the upcoming budget has been set.

Washington Countians are being called on to help breathe life into the work of the area’s most celebrated author, and all they have to do is take a look around the attic.
Bill Slavick, a retired English professor who spent most of his career at the University of Southern Maine, has put in a call for letters to complete his book, “Roberts’ Letters from the Little Country.”