Fire departments debate
pros, cons of taxing district
By Donna Carman
Editor
Members of Casey County's volunteer fire departments say they are in dire straits as far as their finances go.
Some of the area's fire department chiefs spoke out at last week's Casey County Fiscal Court meeting, asking for financial assistance from the county, or even the possibility of creating a taxing district.
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Eleven defendants file response
to bullying lawsuit
By Donna Carman
Editor
Eleven defendants named in a lawsuit charging them with failing to protect students at Casey County High School who were allegedly being bullied by others have filed their responses.
Superintendent Linda Hatter; Casey High Principal Tim Goodlett; assistant principal Jerry Pierce; guidance counselors Eddie Clark and Sherry Brady; teachers Perry Walters, Brent Ware, Garlen Whitis, and Andy Stephens; Casey Middle Principal Terry Price; and CCMS assistant principal Kevin Stephens filed a response in Casey Circuit Court Monday through Mark Fenzel, an attorney with Middleton Reutlinger of Louisville.
Plane crash kills 49, only 1 survives
Comair Flight 5191 took off from Lexington, headed to Atlanta
By John Whitlock
Kentucky Press Association News Bureau
The remains of the 49 victims of Sunday's Comair Flight 5191 have been removed as investigators continue to search for reasons behind the worst American aviation disaster in nearly five years.
The twin-engine CRJ-100 jet took off Sunday morning from a runaway at Blue Grass Airport which was not long enough to accommodate the plane that was nearly fully loaded with passengers, crew and fuel.
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A big 'draw'
The Casey County Hospital and Primary Care Center's 10th annual Health Fair on Saturday drew an estimated 2,000 people who visited the 33 booths on site. Most took advantage of the fair's main event, which was a low-cost health screening involving a blood draw. Assistant Administrator Cindy Meyer said 1,523 people had their blood drawn, compared to 1,458 last year. Here, Sam Childress of Liberty watches closely as Lucy Martin draws blood from his arm.
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Two caught breaking into Tobacco Shed
By Donna Carman
Editor
Two would-be burglars were foiled early Monday morning when a Casey County constable and a Liberty Police officer broke up their break-in.
