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House passes plan that puts local lawmakers in same district
smojica@amnews.comFRANKFORT — The Democrat-led House of Representatives passed a redistricting bill Wednesday in a move that some local legislators believe is politically motivated. Under the redistricting, the areas represented by state Rep. Jonathan Shell, R-...Tags: United States Census Bureau, U.S. Senate, Rocky Adkins, Republican Party, Politics
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GOP lawmakers would run against each other under redistricting plan
Associated PressFRANKFORT — Democratic leaders in the House are pushing a legislative redistricting plan that could strengthen their majority by forcing 11 Republicans to run against each other next year. The House State Government Committee on Tuesday approved...Tags: United States Census Bureau, Rocky Adkins, Elections, Republican Party, Politics
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Reese Howard, 90, Bee Spring
Reese Howard, 90, of Bee Spring, died at 3:33 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013 at Commonwealth Regional Specialty Hospital in Bowling Green. The Clark County native was a retired commercial fisherman and a Navy veteran of World War II, during which he was...Tags: John Howard, World War II (1939-1945)
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Obituary: Vicki N. Gordon
MORELAND — Vicki N. Wheeler Gordon, 70, of Brownsville, Texas, formerly of McKinney, died Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Brownsville. Born March 27, 1942, she was a daughter of the late Willie and Minnie Fair Wheeler. Survivors include her husband,...Tags: Robert Gordon
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Death Notices for Nov. 7, 2012
- Vicki N. Wheeler Gordon, 70, of Brownsville, Texas, formerly of McKinney, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home, Moreland. - Justice Randolph, 50, of Copper Creek Road, Crab Orchard, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending...Tags: Funeral Parlor and Crematorium
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Obituary: Charles E. Whittle Jr.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Charles E. Whittle Jr., 81, of Knoxville, Tenn., passed away Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012. Born in Brownsville, Ky., he was intellectually gifted and graduated from Centre College, Danville, at the age of 18. He went on to receive...
Tags: Rotary International, Western Kentucky University, Science and Technology, Christianity, Colleges and Universities
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Kentucky House passes legislative redistricting plan that changes Boyle, Mercer counties
Associated PressFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Despite a string of passionate appeals, the Democratic majority in the Kentucky House refused Thursday to change a proposed legislative redistricting plan that hits GOP lawmakers especially hard. The House voted 63-34, largely along...Tags: Justice System, Republican Party, U.S. Senate, Rocky Adkins, U.S. House Committee on Appropriations
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Ralph Watkins builds a really, really classic Ford
The Winchester SunAfter his wife, Betty, died five years ago, Ralph Watkins began looking for something to occupy his time. Because he had enjoyed helping restore a 1929 Chevrolet fire truck while he was still working as an engineer at Morehead State University, he...Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Henry Ford
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Bill introduced to increase fire department training funding
mmoore@jessaminejournal.comAbill that would increase funding for training for full-time and volunteer fire departments was filed Feb. 1 by state Rep. Michael Meredith, R-Brownsville. House Bill 268 would increase the annual amount of supplement funding for training of volunteer...Tags: Advanced Training, Career and Workplace, Disasters and Accidents, Fires, Finance
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Community calendar - May 17-24
Friday, May 17 Sunrise Rotary meets at Academy Theater Banquet & Conference Center, 58 E. Washington St., 7:30 a.m. Lap sit for ages birth to 18 months, Boonsboro Free Library, 11 a.m. Story and craft time for ages 3 to 5 years, Smithsburg Library, 11...Tags: Arts and Culture, Christianity, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Methodist, Lutheranism
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Successful SOS basket party
SOS Secret Santa of Somerset & Surrounding Areas, a registered nonprofit organization in conjuction with The Community Foundation For the Alleghenies, held its first big benefit basket party May 5. Because of the overwhelming interest, the party that was...
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Laredo, Texas, battles an image problem
LAREDO, Texas — This border city is trying to clear its name. It is so conjoined with its Mexican sister city across the Rio Grande, Nuevo Laredo, that the two are often referred to as "Los Dos Laredos," or simply Laredo. That was great for...
Tags: Car Safety Tips and Advice, Shootings, Career and Workplace, Theft, Henry Cuellar
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