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8.13.26 · Springfield Sun

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Speaker 1: Now we turn to the Springfield Sun to bring you
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Speaker 1: news from end and around Washington County. Your reader today
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Speaker 1: is Amy Jones Timmony. We begin with the addition dated Wednesday,
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Speaker 1: August twelfth, twenty twenty six. As a reminder, Radio I
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Speaker 1: is a reading service intended for people who are blind
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Speaker 1: or have other disabilities that make it difficult to read
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Speaker 1: printed material. We will begin with the following article A
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Speaker 1: led shooting incident happens in Springfield Wednesday, August twelfth, twenty
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Speaker 1: twenty six by Jenna George. Last week, there was an
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Speaker 1: alleged isolated shooting incident in Springfield, though many facts and
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Speaker 1: other data have not yet been released. The details of
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Speaker 1: this incident are currently not available, but Mayor Chris Essex
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Speaker 1: spoke out on his social media about the circulating information online.
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Speaker 1: First and foremost, this was an isolated incident, said Essex.
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Speaker 1: At no time was the general public in danger. I
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Speaker 1: know that when photos and information begins circulating online, it
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Speaker 1: can create concern and lead the speculation. While I understand
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Speaker 1: those concerns, I encourage everyone to rely on official information
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Speaker 1: rather than rumors shared on social media. Though there is
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Speaker 1: speculation online about the circumstances. Essex continued to share his
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Speaker 1: support for local law enforcement who reacted in a timely
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Speaker 1: manner to the call. I appreciate the quick response and
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Speaker 1: professionalism of our local first responders and law enforcement who
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Speaker 1: worked to ensure the situation was handled safely.
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Speaker 2: And effectively, said Essex.
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Speaker 1: Sprainsville is a close knit community, and I believe it's
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Speaker 1: important to communicate openly when questions arrive. At the point
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Speaker 1: of publication, the investigation is still ongoing and the media
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Speaker 1: awaits the information of the events as well as the public.
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Speaker 2: This story will be updated.
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Speaker 1: And continued as information is given and the investigation continues processing.
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Speaker 1: Champion of farm safety Dell Dobson dies at age sixty
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Speaker 1: six by Ben Sherwin, The News Enterprise, August.
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Speaker 2: Fifth, twenty twenty six.
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Speaker 1: A Hodgendale man who dedicated his life to farm safety's
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Speaker 1: mental health care has died. Gill Dobson, sixty six, founded
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Speaker 1: the State Farm Safety Program, established innovative services, and worked
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Speaker 1: for decades in the Kentucky Department of Agriculture and a
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Speaker 1: social media post. State Agriculture Commissioner Jonathan Schell described Dobson's
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Speaker 1: passion for supporting farmer's mental health and educating young people
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Speaker 1: about farm safety. Dell Dobson leaves behind a legacy that
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Speaker 1: will continue to protect Kentucky farmers for generations to come.
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Speaker 1: Shell wrote his compassion, innovation, and unwavering commitment to agriculture
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Speaker 1: sure made a commonwealth a safer and stronger place. In
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Speaker 1: nineteen seventy eight, graduate of Laurue County High School, Dobson
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Speaker 1: was a driving force behind the Power of a Handshake
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Speaker 1: mental health initiative and created the Challenge coined Farmer Suicide
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Speaker 1: Prevention program. In twenty twenty, he established Raising Hope, a
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Speaker 1: grassroots health and safety program created with doctor Cheryl Witt,
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Speaker 1: an associate professor and assistant dean at the University of
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Speaker 1: College Or at the University of Kentucky College of Nursing.
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Speaker 1: It's all about saving lives, Stopson said in an interview
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Speaker 1: with farm Flavor. By teaming up and building this together,
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Speaker 1: we're twenty years ahead of where we would have been
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Speaker 1: by doing this individually. Schell, who promoted Dobson to the
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Speaker 1: position of Director of Farm Safety and Rural Health, also
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Speaker 1: credited him with helping create life saving training for first
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Speaker 1: responders called to rescue farm workers trapped in Greenden, which
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Speaker 1: is taught cross the state and has been adopted by
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Speaker 1: other states. Hired in nineteen ninety eight by former Agriculture
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Speaker 1: Commissioner Billy Raysmith to establish the department's farm safety program,
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Speaker 1: Dobson served in that role under four successive commissioners of
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Speaker 1: both political parties. Kentucky Community and Technical College System President
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Speaker 1: Ryan Corel, a former state agriculture commissioner who worked with
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Speaker 1: Dobson for eight years, said he is credited with running
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Speaker 1: and developing the national model of farm safety programs in
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Speaker 1: the United States. Quarrels said Dobson also taught as a
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Speaker 1: Kentucky Fire commission instructor through KCTCS. Thank you for teaching
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Speaker 1: countless Kentuckians to be safe, to slow down, and to
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Speaker 1: look out for each other, quarrel said in a social
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Speaker 1: media post. Holly Harris, president and CEO of Appalachian Regional Healthcare,
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Speaker 1: said she formed a friendship and partnership with Dobson after
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Speaker 1: meeting him.
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Speaker 2: Three years ago while both were.
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Speaker 1: Participating in the state's Food is Medicine initiative in the
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Speaker 1: Kentucky State Fair. He shared with me the health challenges
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Speaker 1: facing Kentucky's farming community, how too many farmers were going
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Speaker 1: without preventative health care, how mental health struggles were affecting.
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Speaker 2: Families, and how the.
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Speaker 1: People who worked tirelessly to feed us often put their
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Speaker 1: own health last, Harris wrote in a statement memorializing Dobson.
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Speaker 1: After meeting Dobson, she said Arh worked with the Agriculture
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Speaker 1: Department to launch the Former Care Initiative, which provides health greetings, education,
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Speaker 1: and other resources, including a special mental health support hotline.
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Speaker 1: He loved the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and he especially loved
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Speaker 1: our agricultural community.
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Speaker 2: Harris wrote.
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Speaker 1: His kindness, optimism, and servant's heart inspired everyone to be
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Speaker 1: fortunate enough to know him. Dobson's son Bobby Dobson, announced
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Speaker 1: his father's death in a Facebook post Monday evening, saying
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Speaker 1: Delba Dobson was known to many as mister.
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Speaker 2: Farm Safety, but to his family he.
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Speaker 1: Was a dad, grandfather, shooting instructor, fishing buddies, and much more.
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Speaker 2: He will be truly missed.
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Speaker 1: In addition to his son, survivors include his wife, Deborah,
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Speaker 1: his mother Annelie Dobson, two daughters, Hillary Logston and Michelle Gibson,
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Speaker 1: six grandchildren, and two brothers, Dennis and Daryl Hobson, both
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Speaker 1: of Hodginsville. His funeral is scheduled for one pm Saturday
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Speaker 1: at First Baptist Church, Somen thirty Tonyville Road, Hodginsville. Visitation
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Speaker 1: is from two to eight pm Friday and after nine
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Speaker 1: am Saturday at the church. The obituary his family drafted
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Speaker 1: notes that his farm safety accomplishments were both sincere and personal.
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Speaker 1: Dale's greatest legacy is not found in the programs he built,
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Speaker 1: but in the thousands of lives he touched, the hope
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Speaker 1: he restored, and the reminder he gave every person he met.
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Speaker 2: You are of appreciated.
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Speaker 1: His compassion, dedication, and love for Kentucky agriculture will continue
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Speaker 1: to inspire all who knew him, and the many whose
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Speaker 1: lives are safer, healthier, and more hopeful because of his service.
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Speaker 1: It says, his legacy will live on in every handshake,
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Speaker 1: every life saved, and.
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Speaker 2: Every farmer who knows they are never alone.
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Speaker 1: Carlo Ward of Lexington Herald Leader contributed to this report.
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Speaker 1: Katie reminds drivers of important change to bus traffic safety
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Speaker 1: laws by Jenna George August twelfth, twenty twenty six.
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Speaker 2: As the Commonwealth's.
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Speaker 1: Districts and schools prepare for the start of the twenty
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Speaker 1: twenty six twenty twenty seven school year. The Kentucky Department
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Speaker 1: of Education, or KDE, is reminding drivers of a recent
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Speaker 1: change in state law regarding when drivers must stop for
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Speaker 1: school buses picking up students. Passed during the twenty twenty
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Speaker 1: sixth legislative session. House Still seven requires drivers on highways
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Speaker 1: with four or more lanes to stop for a bus
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Speaker 1: in the opposite direction with its stop arm extended and
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Speaker 1: lights flashing, unless that road is divided by an elevated
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Speaker 1: barrier or unpaved median. Stops are required on all lanes
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Speaker 1: of four lane highways that include a painted median, paved median,
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Speaker 1: or center turn lane. This legislation took effect on July fifteenth.
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Speaker 1: Drivers in both directions will need to stop on two
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Speaker 1: lane roads when a school bus is stopped to pick
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Speaker 1: up or drop off students. Prior to this legislation, drivers
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Speaker 1: on any road with four more lanes did not need
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Speaker 1: to stop if a bus had its stop arm extended
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Speaker 1: and was picking up or dropping off students in the
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Speaker 1: opposite direction, said Kentucky Commissioner of Education Robbie Fletcher. Now,
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Speaker 1: drivers must stop unless there is a divider between the
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Speaker 1: sets of lanes, such as a raised concrete barrier or
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Speaker 1: a grass median.
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Speaker 2: This is an important.
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Speaker 1: Change to help increase the safety of almost four hundred
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Speaker 1: thousand students who ride a bus to school.
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Speaker 2: Each day her families.
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Speaker 1: Here are some handy tips for you and your students
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Speaker 1: to ensure they ride the bus safely. Students should arrive
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Speaker 1: at the bus stop five minutes before the bus is
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Speaker 1: scheduled to arrive. Have all items in their book bag
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Speaker 1: before they leave home so they do not drop anything.
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Speaker 1: Wait at the bus stop in a safe place ten
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Speaker 1: to twelve feet away from the road. Keep electronic equipment
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Speaker 1: packed away as they prepare to board. Never use an
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Speaker 1: electronic device or wear ear bus when walking to the
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Speaker 1: bus stop or when getting on or off the bus.
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Speaker 1: Either call or return home for help if they miss
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Speaker 1: the bus. Never chase after the bus, Never walk to
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Speaker 1: another bus stop, And as a reminder, families should never
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Speaker 1: drive their student to another bus stop without permission. The
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Speaker 1: bus driver is not expecting them and your child may
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Speaker 1: not be seen and can be and be injured. If
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Speaker 1: a car is caught running the stop arm, the violation
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Speaker 1: may be enforced by a law enforcement agency, a certified
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Speaker 1: peace officer, or a school resource officer. A person who
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Speaker 1: violates this roll this lall can face a civil penalty
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Speaker 1: of three hundred dollars for the first offense. Indictments by
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Speaker 1: JNNA George, August fifth, twenty twenty six. Note the indictment
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Speaker 1: of a person by a grand jury or otherwise is
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Speaker 1: an accusation only, and that person is presumed innocent until
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Speaker 1: and unless proven guilty. The following people have been indicted
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Speaker 1: by a Washington County grand jury and were scheduled for
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Speaker 1: arraignment July twenty second, unless otherwise specified. Ameron Rayley, twenty
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Speaker 1: two wants an engagement first degree discharge of firearm on
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Speaker 1: three caps honor about May thirtieth to May thirty first.
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Speaker 2: Twenty twenty six.
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Speaker 1: Rayley is accused of wantingly engaging in conduct which created
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Speaker 1: a substantial danger or death of physical injury to other
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Speaker 1: people or aided, abetted, or counseled in set Act bond
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Speaker 1: said at twenty five thousand dollars cash only plus conditioned.
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Speaker 1: Thomas Hieron Junior, twenty five once an endangerment first degree
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Speaker 1: discharge of firearm on eight counts honor about May thirtieth
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Speaker 1: to May thirty first, twenty twenty six. Rayley is accused
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Speaker 1: of wantingly engaging in conduct which created a substantial danger
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Speaker 1: or death, a physical injury or physical injury to other people,
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Speaker 1: or aided, abetted, or counseled in set Act bond said
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Speaker 1: it twenty five thousand dollars cash only, plus condition to
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Speaker 1: various Topeland twenty want an endangerment, first degree discharge of
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Speaker 1: firearm on eight accounts honor about May thirtieth to May
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Speaker 1: thirty first, twenty twenty six. Rayley is accused of wantingly
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Speaker 1: engaging in conduct which created a substantial danger or death
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Speaker 1: as physics or physical injury to other people, or aided,
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Speaker 1: a betted, or counseled in set Act Bond set at
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Speaker 1: twenty five thousand dollars cash only plus conditions Megan Viggers
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Speaker 1: twenty five once an endangerment, first degree discharge of firearm
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Speaker 1: on eight counts honor about May thirtieth to May thirty first,
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Speaker 1: twenty twenty six. Rayley is accused of wantingly engaging in
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Speaker 1: conduct which created a substantial danger of death or physical
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Speaker 1: injury to other people or aided, abetted, or counseled. In
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Speaker 1: set Act bond set at twenty five thousand dollars cash only.
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Speaker 2: Plus conditions Sarah Hall forty six.
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Speaker 1: Test of identity or another without consent. First count fraudulent
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Speaker 1: use of a credit card over one thousand dollars but
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Speaker 1: less than ten thousand dollars. Second count dusted by unlocal
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Speaker 1: taking five hundred dollars to one thousand dollars account free
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Speaker 1: persistent selony offender counsel count one Honor about April second,
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Speaker 1: twenty twenty six to Gene eight, twenty twenty six. The
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Speaker 1: above descendant knowingly possessed or used any current or former
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Speaker 1: identifying information of the other person, or family member or
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Speaker 1: ancestor of.
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Speaker 2: The other person, such does.
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Speaker 1: That person's or family members or ancestors name, address, telephone number,
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Speaker 1: electronic meladdress, social security number, driver's license number, birth date,
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Speaker 1: personal identification number or code, and any other information which
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Speaker 1: could be used to identify the person, including unique biometric
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Speaker 1: data which the which the intent to represent that he
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Speaker 1: or she is the other person, or the purpose of
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Speaker 1: depriving the other person of property, obtaining benefits or property
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Speaker 1: to which he or she would otherwise not be entitled,
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Speaker 1: making financial or credit transactions using the other person's identities,
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Speaker 1: avoiding detention or commercial or political benefit, or aided, embedded,
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Speaker 1: or counseled another in set Act count two Honor about
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Speaker 1: June eight, twenty twenty six, un lawfully took or exercise
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Speaker 1: control of removable property of another with intent to deprive
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Speaker 1: another thereof, obtained immovable property of another with intent to
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Speaker 1: deprive another thereof valued at five hundred dollars to one
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Speaker 1: thousand dollars, or obtained immovable property of another in or
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Speaker 1: any interest therein, with intent to benefit himself or another
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Speaker 1: net entitled there too, or aided, abedded, or counseled with
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Speaker 1: another in set Act count three, Honor, about April second,
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Speaker 1: twenty twenty six through June eighth, twenty twenty six. The
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Speaker 1: above defendant was intent to defrive the issuer, a participating party,
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Speaker 1: a person or organization providing money, goods services, or anything
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Speaker 1: else of value, or any other person used for the
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Speaker 1: purposes of obtaining money, goods, services, or anything else of value.
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Speaker 1: A credit or debit card obtained or retained in violation
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Speaker 1: of KRS for thirty four dot five seven zero to
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Speaker 1: four thirty four dot six five zero, or any of
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Speaker 1: such section, or a credit or debit card which he
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Speaker 1: knew was forged, expired, or revoked, or obtained money, goods, services,
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Speaker 1: or anything else of value, by representing, without consent as
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Speaker 1: a cardholder, that he was the holder of a specified card,
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Speaker 1: or by representing that he is the holder of a
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Speaker 1: card or a card and such card has not been
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Speaker 1: issued or uses a credit card or debit card obtained
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Speaker 1: or retained in violation of KRS four thirty four dot
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Speaker 1: seventy five to four thirty four dot sixty five oh
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Speaker 1: or any of such action or sections, or a credit
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Speaker 1: or debit card which he knows of forged, expired, or revoked,
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Speaker 1: as authority or identification to cash, or attempts to cash,
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Speaker 1: or otherwise negotiate or transfer a check or any or
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Speaker 1: other order for payment of money, whether or not negotiable,
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Speaker 1: if said negotiation or transfer, or attempt to negotiate or
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Speaker 1: transfer would constitute a crime under KRS five to fourteen
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Speaker 1: point four to oh or five point one six point
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Speaker 1: three to zero, or deposits into his account or any
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Speaker 1: account by an automated banking device, a false, fictitious, forged, altered,
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Speaker 1: or counterfeit check, draft, money order, or any such document
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Speaker 1: not his lawful or legal property or aided, abedded, or
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Speaker 1: counseled with another in sad act. Value is over one
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Speaker 1: thousand dollars count four. Honor about April second, twenty twenty
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Speaker 1: six through June eighth, twenty twenty six, is over the
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Speaker 1: age of twenty one and stood convicted of at least
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Speaker 1: two felonies after his eighteenth birthday. Washington County Schools named
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Speaker 1: Melissa Hall as WCHS District Instructional Assistant Principle by Jenna
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Speaker 1: George April fifth.
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Speaker 2: Time, twenty twenty six.
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Speaker 1: Washington County Schools has named Melissa Hall the WCAs District
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Speaker 1: Instructional Assistant Principals.
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Speaker 2: Hall is a two thousand and two graduate.
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Speaker 1: Of Montgomery County High School. She earned a Bachelor of
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Speaker 1: Arts in French Language and Literature in two thousand and
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Speaker 1: seven from Chansylvania University and a Master of Arts in
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Speaker 1: French Language and Literature in two thousand and nine from
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Speaker 1: the University of Kentucky. She later earned a Master of
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Speaker 1: Arts and Education Teacher as Leader in twenty fifteen from
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Speaker 1: Northern Kentucky University and the Master of Arts in School
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Speaker 1: Counseling from the University of the Cumberlands in twenty nineteen.
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Speaker 2: Most recently, she.
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Speaker 1: Obtained Instructional Leadership Level one principal certification from Western Kentucky
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Speaker 1: University in twenty twenty five. Over the course of her
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Speaker 1: career in education, she has served as a high school
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Speaker 1: teacher in Jefferson County Public Schools at Aderton High School
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Speaker 1: and in Nelson County Schools at Thomas Nelson High School,
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Speaker 1: where I taught all levels of high school French at
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Speaker 1: both schools and served as the World Languages Department share
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Speaker 1: at TNAHS.
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Speaker 2: She has also served.
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Speaker 1: As an assistant principal at Nelson County High School as
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Speaker 1: a high school counselor, and as assistant principal at TNAHS
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Speaker 1: as an assistant principle. I am able to continue two
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Speaker 1: of my greatest passions in education, supporting teachers and providing
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Speaker 1: a safe, rigorous, and meaningful educational experience for all students,
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Speaker 1: and equipping students with the skills to be successful in life,
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Speaker 1: said call. I am grateful for the opportunity to invest
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Speaker 1: in the WCHS community alongside other passionate and committed educators,
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Speaker 1: and my goal this year is to positively impact the
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Speaker 1: lives of students families and staff. Through my work at WCHS,
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Speaker 1: Melissa is a thoughtful, student centered instructional leader who understands
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Speaker 1: the importance of building strong relationship ships while maintaining high
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Speaker 1: expectations for teaching and learning, says WCHS Principal Eric Sagratine.
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Speaker 1: Her experience, collaborative approach, and commitment to supporting both students
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Speaker 1: and staff make her an outstanding addition.
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Speaker 2: To our leadership team.
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Speaker 1: We are delighted to welcome her to Washington County High
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Speaker 1: School and look forward to the positive impact she will
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Speaker 1: have on our school community. Effective instructional leadership has a
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Speaker 1: direct impact on student achievement, and Melissa Call is well
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Speaker 1: equipped to help lead that work at Washington County High School,
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Speaker 1: said Washington County School Superintendent Doctor Robin Cochrane. Her experience,
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Speaker 1: passion for teaching and learning, and commitment to supporting educators
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Speaker 1: make her an excellent fit on our team. She brings
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Speaker 1: a strong background in educational support and a clear focus
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Speaker 1: on building capacity among teachers, and we are confident she
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Speaker 1: will play an important role in advancing academic excellence, fall
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Speaker 1: sting a positive and collaborative school culture, and helping every
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Speaker 1: student reach their highest potential. Turning to some obituaries from
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Speaker 1: the area. Jesse Ellis Weekley, age eighty five, of Portland, Oregon,
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Speaker 1: formerly of Louisville, Kentucky, and raised in Washington County, Kentucky,
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Speaker 1: passed away on August fifth, twenty twenty sixth in Portland.
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Speaker 1: Funeral services will be held at eleven a m Saturday,
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Speaker 1: August fifteenth at Pleasant Grove Presbyterian Church in Springfield, with
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Speaker 1: the Reverend Clay Stephens officiating. A reception will follow the
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Speaker 1: committal service in the Pleasant Grove Community Center. Carrie and
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Speaker 1: Sun Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangement. Susan
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Speaker 1: Kerwin Breeding, age eighty two, of Springfield, Kentucky, passed away Saturday,
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Speaker 1: August first, twenty twenty sixth at her home. Funeral services
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Speaker 1: were held Wednesday, August fifth, twenty twenty six, at eleven
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Speaker 1: am at the Barstown United Methodist Church with Reverend.
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Speaker 2: Steel Bradley officiating. Carrie and Son Funeral Home was in
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Speaker 2: charge of the arrangement.
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Speaker 1: Stick Tight holds Hometown Concert in Willisburg by Brady Hawkins.
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Speaker 1: August twelfth, twenty twenty six Stick Tight held a hometown
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Speaker 1: concert in Willisburg, Kentucky. On Saturday, August eighth, twenty twenty six,
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Speaker 1: the Hometown Concert was held at Willisburg Community Park in Willisburg, Kentucky,
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Speaker 1: from two pm to seven pm. The Hometown Concert featured
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Speaker 1: a car show, live music, and an album released from
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Speaker 1: stick Tite band and special guest Jennifer Blatt. Members of
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Speaker 1: the community gathered on the lawn to listen to Stick Tight.
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Speaker 1: Stick Tight performed songs such as Acts by the steele
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Speaker 1: Wood and original songs such as Anna. The crowd would
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Speaker 1: erupt an applause when stick tighte was done performing Alex's Benham,
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Speaker 1: an attendee of the Hometown Concert, says she's a big
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Speaker 1: fan of stick Type and had an amazing time. I'm
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Speaker 1: a big fan of stick Type. I've been listening to
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Speaker 1: him since I was little, Sham said, I'm having an
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Speaker 1: amazing time. Others attended the car show. It had fifteen
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Speaker 1: cars on display. Tim Ballard, who has gone to car
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Speaker 1: shows for years, said he.
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Speaker 2: Was enjoying his time. I'm really only here for the
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Speaker 2: car show, Ballard said.
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Speaker 1: I'm really enjoying it and I like the music too.
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Speaker 1: Maxwell Christian Church to celebrate two hundredth anniversary by John Herndon,
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Speaker 1: Minister of Maxwell Christian Church. August twelfth, twenty twenty six.
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Speaker 1: Maxwell Christian Church will be celebrating two hundred years of
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Speaker 1: God's ministry during the morning worship service on Sunday, August sixteenth.
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Speaker 1: The service begins at ten thirty am and all are
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Speaker 1: advited to a wonderful day of celebrating two hundred years
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Speaker 1: of God's blessing. Jim Cooper, who served to combine twelve
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Speaker 1: years as youth Minister and minister at Maxville, will be
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Speaker 1: bringing the morning message. Steve Bridgeman, the twenty twenty sixth
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Speaker 1: Inspirational Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year, will be
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Speaker 1: bringing special music then present a full concert following a
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Speaker 1: potluck meal. The church building is located at fifty six
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Speaker 1: Harrisburg Road in Mackville. According to recorded church history, Maxwell
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Speaker 1: Christian was organized as Long Like Christian Church on August nineteenth,
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Speaker 1: eighteen twenty six, when seven people gathered under a tree
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Speaker 1: at the home.
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Speaker 2: Of mister Johnny Graves near Maxville. The group met at.
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Speaker 1: Mister Graves's home until they built a log structure just
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Speaker 1: off Texas Road. In the spring of eighteen twenty seven,
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Speaker 1: a survey published by The Christian Standard in twenty twenty
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Speaker 1: three listed Maxville as one of the five oldest continuously
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Speaker 1: leading Christian churches in Kentucky and one of the twenty
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Speaker 1: five old oldest in America.
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Speaker 2: Levin m.
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Speaker 1: Merritt, a friend of famed frontier preacher Raccoon John Smith,
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Speaker 1: served seventeen years as the church's first preacher. He remains
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Speaker 1: the longest tendred minister in the history of Mackville Christian
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Speaker 1: By eighteen sixty, the church's growth prompted a move to
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Speaker 1: the present location in Mackville. With the move also came
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Speaker 1: a name change to Maxville Christian Church. Two years later,
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Speaker 1: Union forces undoubtedly marched by the new church in Mackville
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Speaker 1: on their way to battle in Perryville in October.
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Speaker 2: Of eighteen sixty two.
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Speaker 1: That building was demolished in nineteen oh four to make
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Speaker 1: room for the present sanctuary, which was dedicated with an
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Speaker 1: overflow crowd a year later. Between the demolition of the
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Speaker 1: old building and the completion of the news, the congregation
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Speaker 1: gathered in a building that had been abandoned by the
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Speaker 1: local Presbyterian the same building that now houses Maxwell Church
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Speaker 1: of Christ. At the time of construction, The current sanctuary
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Speaker 1: slooping floor outstanding acoustics were considered state of the art.
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Speaker 1: Over the years, the church added a class romnex in
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Speaker 1: nineteen forty nine and a pavilion in the mid nineteen nineties.
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Speaker 1: The sanctuary was renovated in two thousand and four and
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Speaker 1: has just undergone some significant upgrades in the summer of
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Speaker 1: twenty twenty six. However, the biggest impact of Maxwell Christian
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Speaker 1: Church has always been on the people she serves. The
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Speaker 1: church has endured the Civil War. She has prayed for
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Speaker 1: friends and families serving in the military around the world.
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Speaker 1: Maxwell Christian Church endured the Spanish flu outbreak of nineteen
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Speaker 1: eighteen and persevered to the COVID pandemic of twenty twenty.
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Speaker 1: The church works with other Washington County churches to launch
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Speaker 1: Camp Cavalry in nineteen sixty. Over forty thousand young people
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Speaker 1: have been served by a visionary act of faithfulness in
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Speaker 1: the sixty six years since. Today, Maxwell continues to serve
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Speaker 1: the people of Washington County and beyond by saying faithful
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Speaker 1: to the Biblical message of faith and hope in Jesus Christ.
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Speaker 1: The church's sponsors and active youth programs called epics encouraging
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Speaker 1: people in Christ and is always seeking better.
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Speaker 2: Ways to serve.
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Speaker 1: God has truly blessed Maxwell Christian Church. We give him
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Speaker 1: all the glories. Maxwell Boosters, Bjenna George, August twelfth, twenty
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Speaker 1: twenty six.
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Speaker 2: Another enjoyable summer.
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Speaker 1: Day by the Maxwell Boosters was twenty four in attendance.
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Speaker 1: A delicious meal was baked ham hash brown castle, sliced tomatoes,
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Speaker 1: glazed carrots, apple sALS, biscuits, and chocolate cake was dessert.
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Speaker 1: Come join us any Wednesday. Be glad to have you
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Speaker 1: and to make some new friends. Call Pam at eight
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Speaker 1: five nine four eight one eleven ninety six. James Johnson
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Speaker 1: had the sharpest vehicle in the parking lot.
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Speaker 2: We think it was a homemade replica of a Model
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Speaker 2: A pick up.
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Speaker 1: Not sure, but it brought smiles to many faces. Thanks
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Speaker 1: for driving a James.
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Speaker 2: With school days.
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Speaker 1: Approaching fast, the Boosters are filling a basket with school
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Speaker 1: supplies to be taken to North Washington. Sunday, a large
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Speaker 1: crowd attended the Boswell family reunion in the gym. There
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Speaker 1: are more family reunions coming up. Prayers go out for
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Speaker 1: all the sick in the community. Cards were sent to
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Speaker 1: several on the prayer list, including Joetta y Wickliffe, Ken Young,
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Speaker 1: Linda Anderson, Carolyn and Alston.
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Speaker 2: Weekly. We try to send cards every week.
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Speaker 1: Don't forget to send a card or call a friend
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Speaker 1: or neighbor that is shut in.
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Speaker 2: It will brighten their day.
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Speaker 1: Maxwell Christian Church will be having a two hundredth anniversary Sunday,
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Speaker 1: August sixteenth, with Jim Cooper speaking at ten thirty, which.
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Speaker 2: We just talked about. Illumination Station.
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Speaker 1: Backyard Kids Club will be at the Maxville Baptist Church
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Speaker 1: of tenth, eleventh, and twelfth nightly from six to eight
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Speaker 1: pm in tirational reading Food for Thought and that actually
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Speaker 1: includes or concludes excerpts from recent editions of The Springfield Sun.
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Speaker 1: Your leader has been Amy Jones Timmony On behalf of
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