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 CLERMONT - Teaching the mechanics of American government, Bernheim Middle School social studies teacher Jennifer Faith wanted to bring her subjects to life and show her students that the concepts they learned were real and the people behind them were flesh and blood.

  The Hillview Wal-Mart recently presented the Hillview Police Department with a $2,000 contribution for its DARE program.

Police chief Col. Glenn Caple and DARE instructor Larry Moore accepted the check from store manager Joy Sublett and operations manager Greg Satterfield.

    LOUISVILLE - It’s been 18 months since Michaela Walls passed away, but she is still giving special gifts to her family and the community.
    The seven-year-old Shepherdsville resident suffered from Rett Syndrome, a nervous system disorder causing multiple developmental issues.
    Michaela and her family spent a lot of time at Kosair Children’s Hospital in Louisville, where the medical team took care of all family and friends.

  Students at Roby Elementary used some classic fairy tale characters to bring forth the lessons needed on how to help others.

Character Matters was the theme of the recent musical presentation for the student body.

The lessons on character traits is part of the curriculum at the school.

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    SHEPHERDSVILLE - It took three months and several tries before the Shepherdsville-Bullitt County Tourist and Convention Commission would select a logo that best represented the county’s hospitality, natural beauty and thriving wine and bourbon industries. 

    MOUNT WASHINGTON - For nearly a quarter of a century the folks at Peoples Bank Mount Washington have helped make Christmas a little brighter for countless local children in need through their annual Pick-A-Tree Star program.
    This year over 300 area elementary and middle school students are expected to receive clothes and toys for Christmas through the community effort.
    And it is truly a community effort.

    SHEPHERDSVILLE - Drivers passing underneath the CSX Railroad overpass along Joe B. Hall Avenue will now see more than two stone walls with warning stripes.

    The Visual Artists of Bullitt County (VABC) transformed the overpass walls into two murals with works of art featuring the county.

    The VABC, in partnership with the Bullitt County Arts Council (BCAC), planned the project for three years, receiving approval from CSX.

    MOUNT WASHINGTON - Growing up in New Hampshire Linny Kenney loved horses.

    “My first words were “go go horse,” Linny said smiling.

    She got her first horse when she was a young child and she began to dream of one day riding across the United States.

    Linny couldn’t say when or how this lofty goal popped in her head, but it stuck with her.

    Two years ago Linny told her mom and step dad that she was going to go through with it.

SHEPHERDSVILLE - Educational opportunities have come full circle for a mother and daughter thanks to Riverview Alternative Center.

Erica Bright began classes at Riverview this fall. She plans on graduating within the year.

Erica first learned of the alternative school through her mother, Shelia Newton Vires, a former Riverview student.

In fact, Shelia was one of the inaugural members of Riverview’s Teenage Parenting Program (TAPP). She attended while Bright was still a baby.