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“It was perfect”
Former CycleBox owner finds success after COVID-19 closes business John L. MooreThursday, Nov. 4, 2021 Taylor County residents have seen a number of small businesses collapse under the weight of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ana Almeida, women’s conditioning coach for Taylor County Schools, experienced it firsthand. As the owner of CycleBox on Main Street, she led…
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Taylor County becomes first Kentucky district to fully fund women’s wrestling program
John L. MooreFriday, October 15, 2021 Taylor County is the first school district in the state of Kentucky to fully fund its women’s wrestling program. School board members recently voted unanimously to approve stipends for a women’s head coach and assistant coach, and the program now has its own operating budget and competition schedule. “I…
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Board stands by library
Trustee members reaffirm approval of programming John L. MooreThursday, June 27, 2019 Taylor County Public Library’s Board of Trustees met on June 20 to, in the words of a comment they posted on Facebook, “discuss the controversy in response to the library’s recent LBGTQ Pride Panel” which had happened two days prior. To understand that…
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‘No justice, no peace’
Something has been bugging me since I started my job at the CKNJ. As the paper’s only dedicated breaking news reporter, I wasn’t sure what it would be like listening out for fires and wrecks on the scanner, especially in the event of a fatality, but realizing how infrequent those tragedies are has eased my…
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Higdon obtains perfect marks on evaluation
Taylor County Schools superintendent has first assessment from school board
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Supreme Court hears local case
A Greensburg man is one step closer to having his day in court — though his list of defendants will be eight people short.
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Family Video to close later this month
“When did you know?” was a tough question. The easy answer was Monday, April 29; that’s when corporate told him their time had come, but he knew there was another answer. A sadder one, in the back of his mind for months — long enough he’d decided not to worry about it until later. Jamison…
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