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 HILLVIEW - Littering is a problem thatís all too common and 18-year-old North Bullitt High School graduate James Bacher saw a need to fix it.

“Every time I walked through my neighborhood or rode through the city, I would see trash on the ground,” he said.

Some people would make an effort to pick up trash, but Bacher said they would have to carry it home to dispose of it.

Bacher used what he saw as inspiration for his Eagle Scout project, creating and installing 27 trash cans throughout Hillview and Pioneer Village.

Ashlie Gauthier describes herself as a girly-girl who loves to dress up and be onstage.

“I love to make the audience smile,” Gauthier said.

The 13-year-old Mount Washington Middle School student recently used her love of dressing up and being onstage at a Sunburst Beauty Pageant in Nashville, Tenn.

Being that this was one of Gauthier’s first pageants she was nervous, but excited.

“I’d been looking forward to it for a long time,” she said.

 The Bullitt County Public School System and the Bullitt County Retired Teachers Association recently honored retiring employees.

 For Shepherdsville native Kelly Ballou, singing is about more than just self-expression.

The 26 year-old soprano views song as a way to impact peoples' lives.

"… I love sharing what a composer and poet have done together and taking that to people who might not have had a chance to experience that otherwise," she said.

Ballou holds a Master's of Music in performance from the University of Cincinnati.