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  • Incumbent faces primary foe who worked as deputy

        SHEPHERDSVILLE - It’s the incumbent versus a person who served as her top assistant in the race for Bullitt County Judge/Executive in the Republican Party primary on May 18.

        Incumbent Melanie Roberts is looking for her second term as the county’s top official. To do that, she must first defeat Depp Rasner, who served six months as Roberts’ deputy judge.

        The styles are different as so are the messages.

    Melanie Roberts

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  • Request made to revive clean-up junk days

        SHEPHERDSVILLE - Bullitt County is full of junk.

        Trash can be found along the roadsides, over hills on isolated roads and in the waterways.

        But Bullitt County is not unlike the other 119 counties in the commonwealth. And Rudy Hawkins, the director of code enforcement and coordinator of the storm water program, believes the county is doing an excellent job at trying to do better.

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  • Ten Democrats battle for six Hillview council

        HILLVIEW - Ten Democrats will be vying for the six nominations for a seat on the Hillview City Council Tuesday.

        The top six votegetters will advance to the fall general election where the lone Republican, Karen Johnson, will be on the ballot.

        Incumbents Greg Burton, Tim Boggs, Harry Cooper, Randall Hill, Kim Whitlock and JoAnn Wick will be seeking re-election.

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  • Four seek magistrate's seat in District 1 primary

        SHEPHERDSVILLE - Four Democrats will battle in the May primary for the opportunity to face a Republican in the fall for the position of magistrate in the First District.

        Incumbent Buddy Shepherd will be challenged by Denise Arnold, former magistrate Dennis Mitchell and Clifton Thomas West in the May 18 primary.

        Denise Arnold said she would be the voice for the people of her district.

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  • Eight battle for jailer's nod for Democratic Party

    SHEPHERDSVILLE - When incumbent jailer Danny Fackler opted to not run for re-election for a fourth term, the field to be the top corrections officer swelled suddenly.

    The field went from Democrat Larry Ethington and Republican Paul Watkins to a cast of eight who will fight to survive the May primary.

    The following are capsules of information taken from and interview or a survey by each candidate (in alphabetical order):

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  • Six battle for nominations as Second Dist. magistrate

        SHEPHERDSVILLE - With the decision by Eddie Bleemel to not seek a fourth term, six individuals have thrown their names into the hat for the seat of magistrate in the Second District.

        Three Democrats and three Republicans will battle for the nominations. The two survivors will face off in November.

    Democratic hopefuls

        Pearl Hudson has talked and listened to a lot of people in her day. She’s owner of Pearl’s Food Mart in Mount Washington and has daily contact with many people.

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  • Six battle for nominations as Fourth District magistrate

        LEBANON JUNCTION - Four Democrats and two Republicans will be battling on May 18 with a single goal - winning their party’s nomination.

        The Democratic and Republican survivors will then face off in November for the seat of Fourth District magistrate on Bullitt Fiscal Court.

        In the Democratic primary, incumbent David Walker will be challenged by Wayne Doan, Jerry Flener and Ronnie Miller.

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  • Voters to use paper ballots on Tuesday

        SHEPHERDSVILLE - When voters go to the polls on Tuesday, they will have a new experience. That is, unless you have been voting long enough to remember the days of the paper ballots.

        After using electronic machines for over 30 years, the days of the paper ballots are returning across Kentucky. Bullitt County will join the wave this year.

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  • County judge candidates play 'nice' at forum

    SHEPHERDSVILLE - Moderator Bernie Brown set out the ground rules quite early in Friday evening’s Derby Eve forum for the five candidates for county judge.

    Those betting on fireworks were probably a little disappointed as each of the candidates were told to talk about themselves and not take shots at their opponents.

    Around 50 people gathered at the VFW Post 5710 to listen to the candidates talk about a variety of topics and answer from questions from the audience.

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  • Four battle for Democratic nomination in District 3

    HILLVIEW - Incumbent Joseph Laswell will have an opportunity to sit back and watch as four Democrats are seeking the party nomination for the seat of magistrate in the Third District.

    Laswell, a Republican, will face the Democratic survivor in the fall general election.

    Dannye Allen has seen all the bickering the county judge and fiscal that he cared to witness.

    The long-time firefighter and employee with an environmental cleanup firm decided it was time to make his first bid for public office.

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