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  • First Baptist LJ youth part of...

     CAMPBELLSVILLE - About 270 teenagers and adult leaders brought new roofs and decks to homeowners in need through a partnership with Kentucky Heartland Outreach (KHO) recently. 

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    HeartSafe: County meets criteria to...

     SHEPHERDSVILLE - Keeping Bullitt County residents healthy is important to local officials and efforts to improve cardiovascular health in the county were recently recognized.  

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    Cleaning flagpole provides Thompson...

     Seth Thompson saw his Eagle Scout project as an opportunity to help his school. 

    The 17-year-old Bullitt East senior said during football practices he would see how empty the area around the flagpole near the football field looked and saw trash around it. 

    “I had to look at it every day,” Thompson said. “I saw how messy it was.”

    Thompson, who is the son of Brian and LaDonna Thompson, renovated and cleaned up the area around the flagpole in March 2010. 

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    James W. Hardaway Scholarship

     Elizabeth Clardy, daughter of Jesse and Shannon Clardy, is the recipient of the James W. Hardaway Memorial Scholarship Fund.

    Hester Belle Hardaway, widow of James, left funds at The Peoples Bank of Bullitt County for a scholarship fund.

    Each year, a high school graduate in Bullitt County whose parent has an active checking account at the bank is selected for the scholarship.

    Bill Hardy, chairman of The Peoples Bank of Bullitt County, presented the check to Clardy.

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    Making Bullitt County Work Ready

     A committee of individuals in the community are working on a project to help Bullitt County apply for certification in the very prestigious state Work Ready program.

    The group, chaired by county judge Melanie Roberts and school superintendent Keith Davis, is working on the application process which assesses many aspects of the community.

    Certification in the program could give the county a major step forward in recruiting jobs and residents in the future.

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    Local filmmaker proves that scary...

     HILLVIEW - In a world where there are no happy endings, Craig Everett Earl couldn’t be happier.

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    UAW gives manpower to fix problems

     LEBANON JUNCTION - It was a muggy hot morning Wednesday, but that didn’t discourage  the crew of five from going to work.

    However, instead of getting ready to work on cars all day on the assembly line at the Ford  plant, they loaded their trucks with tools and lumber and jetted off to Bullitt County.

    The team’s project for the day was to relocate a handicap ramp to the house of Shepherdsville resident Paul Graser.

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    Local author looks to be recognized...

     SHEPHERDSVILLE - An award-winning local author hopes to add to her trophy case this weekend.

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    Eastside band receives Grand...

     For the third time, Music Director Cheri (Greer) Dugger has guided concert band students to the Grand Sweepstakes Award at the Music Showcase Festivals in Ohio.

         This year’s competition finished on a particularly fine note as Eastside Middle School Concert Band musicians registered judges’ scores 97 and 98, the highest Dugger has ever received in 18 years of attending the festival.

  • New hunting show with local tie...

     SHEPHERDSVILLE - For the hunters of Lights Out Outdoors, hunting is more than just the kill; it’s their passion.

  • Push on now to get GED before 2014

     SHEPHERDSVILLE - After being home-schooled her entire life, Leah Pugh decided the next step in her education was to obtain her GED certificate. 

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    Newport Aquarium still cool place...

     NEWPORT - A hidden jewel of the sea sits on the Ohio River at Newport Aquarium in Newport (just a short drive up I -75). 

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    Seven from detention center earn...

     SHEPHERDSVILLE - The Bullitt County Detention Center, in conjunction with Bullitt County Adult Education, hosted a graduated ceremony for seven special graduates.

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    Don’t have to go far to find...

     MOUNT WASHINGTON - In the market of supply and demand, there is no doubt that the supply of fireworks for your July 4 celebration is plentiful.

  • 2013 Summer Camps

     Several Schools partner with YMCA for Themed Camps.

    The Cedar Grove/Lebanon Junction Elementary School Family Resource Center, Bullitt Lick/Bernheim Middle School Youth Service Center and Roby/Mt. Washington Elementary School Family Resource Center will partner with the Bullitt County YMCA to co-host themed camps at Shepherdsville Elementary School.

    This event will be from July 15-August 2 and open to all YMCA students in grades kindergarten through fifth registered at the Shepherdsville site.

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    Busy season ends for Bullitt...

     As the heat of summer rolls in, activities are quick to follow. Our thirst for summertime fun is quenched by cool FFA events. 

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    Bullitt East honored for EFF work

     MOUNT WASHINGTON - Imagine being a teenager and spending an entire school year in a foreign country.

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    Indianapolis Zoo: The ocean just...

     The Indianapolis Zoo is just about an hour and half from Northern Bullitt County, and boasts a complete ocean of its own that is sure to thrill children and the young at heart that cannot get to the beach this summer! 

  • Local mounted group takes shot at...

     SHEPHERDSVILLE - A taste of the Wild West, complete with guns and horses, is coming to the Bullitt County Fair. 

  • Three “Museum Row” attractions...

     Three of Louisville’s “Museum Row on Main” attractions are participating in Blue Star Museums, a collaboration between the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense and more than 1,500 museums across America to offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families now through Labor Day 2013.