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Last week we looked at what exactly was going down in Russia this summer and how a four-year long process will eventually culminate in crowning the best soccer team on the planet.
The tournament’s 32 teams are divided up into eight groups. After three games, the top two finishers in each group advance into the knockout rounds.
This week will rundown the big names of 16 teams in the tournament and who is going to be making headlines and dominating news feeds.

Group A
Russia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Uruguay

Author Ann Gabhart is no stranger to having her old Kentucky home act as the backdrop for her novels. The Lawrenceburg native has had more than 30 books published, many of which have taken place throughout the Bluegrass.

“I’ve used my small town of Lawrenceburg as a model for some of my books, but I usually change the name,” said Gabhart. “The [Cozy Mysteries series] sort of uses the model of our Main Street as the Hidden Springs.”

Cheering filled the gymnasium as Kate Taylor was named the 2019 Distinguished Young Woman of Washington County.

“I’m still in shock, this is a dream come true,” Taylor said after receiving the award. “I’ve waited all my life for this moment.”

Taylor, the daughter of Dan and Anne Margaret Taylor, said it’s a family tradition, as her cousins have won the past two years.

“I had very big shoes to fill,” she said.

All good things must come to an end. For the Washington County baseball team, season finale came in an 8-4 loss to the Central Hardin Bruins in the semifinals of the regional tournament.
The end was delayed more than once. A narrow win over Adair County in the opening round stretched the Commanders’ season farther than it went last year, and bad weather pushed the game against Central Hardin back four days.