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 The CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) Program for Bullitt County has selected its new Board Chairman, Greg Gentry.  

Greg has a long time involvement with CASA, serving on the Board of Directors since 2006 and as Vice Chair for the past four years. 

During his time on the Board he has also served as Chair of the fundraising committee and has been instrumental in bringing awareness to the CASA mission.  

 Verl (Buddy) Hunt left high school 50 years to go into active military duty.

But that never meant that he forgot his dream of receiving his high school diploma.

With Bullitt Central High School principal Christy Coulter present, Hunt was presented his diploma through a special program in the district.

Calling it a project 50 years in the making, Hunt thanked his teachers. Without the dedication of the teachers, he said the country would not be what it is today.

 ST. LOUIS - A true champion is one who wants to get up immediately after being knocked down, one who keeps believing.

Within 24 hours of her second double-lung transplant surgery, Bullitt County native Christena Gabehart Jones was ready to get up.

A four-hour procedure took place Sunday afternoon at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. when a donor set of lungs became available.

Deb Gabehart, Christena's mother, said the lungs arrived from Oklahoma around 2 p.m. CST. The surgery was completed by 6:30.

 SHEPHERDSVILLE - Having spent more than two decades looking out for Bullitt County’s hotel industry on the Shepherdsville-Bullitt County Tourist and Convention Commission, Bill Barnes’ recent retirement was bittersweet.