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2013 BULLITT COUNTY FAIR

 The 2013 Bullitt County Fair takes place June 17-22 at the intersection of Hwy. 245 and I-65. Rides, live entertainment and plenty of food available. Admission is $10 (includes all rides and shows), $5 for active military and over age 62. Parking is FREE. For more information go to www.thebullittcountyfair.com.

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Tuesday's scheduled events at the 2013 Bullitt County Fair:

5 p.m.: Gates and Rides open; Dairy Cattle Show begins

Man gets 20 years for sexual abuse of young girl

 SHEPHERDSVILLE – A man who used a cell phone to record sexual encounters with a juvenile girl will serve a 20-year prison sentence.

     On Thursday, Bullitt Circuit Judge Rodney Burress sentenced Jeffrey Burke to 20 years in prison for sexual abuse of a minor.

     According to the charges, Burke, 35, abused a girl for over two years. The sexual encounters started when the girl was 10 years of age.

AARP, community helps food pantry

The Mount Washington AARP Chapter solicited donations on June 7-8 at the Valu Market. The collections were to benefit the Mount Washington Community Ministries food pantry. Cash donations of $252.58 were just part of the story as many pounds of food was also donated, with an estimated value of $2,200, which is $200 more than the food drive in March.

VFW, Auxiliary install officers

 The Bullitt County Memorial VFW Post 5710 recently elected officers for the 2013-14 year.

Danny Morrison will again be the commander, with Joe McIntosh serving as senior vice and Chris Bogacki as junior vice. Mike Bishop will be quartermaster with Dave Berry as chaplain and Buddy Waters as a three-year trustee. Mark Hall is the surgeon and David Dunford will be judge advocate.

Vocalist of the Year to be determined at county fair

 Local singers will have the chance to see who’s the best at the Bullitt County Fair this year. 

For the third consecutive year, the Bullitt County Vocalist of the Year competition will be held at the fairgrounds from Monday, June 17, to Saturday, June 22. 

The contest, which is sponsored by the Bullitt County Arts Council and Bullitt County Public Libraries, will have tryouts in the pavilion Monday through Friday from 5 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. Finals will be held at the inside stage in the main building on Saturday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. 

Increased dropout age likely

    SHEPHERDSVILLE – It appears the dropout age beginning with the 2015-16 school year will be on     rise in Bullitt County.

     The Bullitt County Public School Board approved a first reading last Monday to follow the state legislature’s lead in increasing the dropout age from 16 to 18.

Hunt named fifth head coach in Charger history

 MOUNT WASHINGTON – Just a month after long-time head coach Troy Barr stepped down, Bullitt East wasted no time in promoting assistant coach John Hunt to be the fifth coach in the program’s 34-year history.

     Hunt, who has never been a head coach of a basketball program, knows that he is getting the keys to a pretty fast car.

Interstate 65 lane closures in Bullitt County June 17

 Louisville, KY (June 17, 2013) - The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) District 5 Office advises motorists of lane closures today and this evening on southbound Interstate 65 in Bullitt County.  KYTC crews will be patching the pavement in the right lane on two different sections of the interstate. 

The first section of work will occur between mile points 108 and 110 today from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.  The second section of work will take place this evening between mile points 118 and 120 from 6:00 p.m. until midnight.

Summerfest set Saturday in Lebanon Jct.

 For the second time Lebanon Junction will be hosting Summerfest in order to draw more people to its park.

Church teen group helps to fix up in Lebanon Jct.

 While most high school teens might be spending their first week of summer sleeping-in or plopped down in front of the TV, some teens from the youth group from First Presbeyterian Church in Lake Forest, Ill., chose to do something different—service.

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