HARRISON COUNTY SPORTS Breds Basketball: Freshman Game is cancelled this Sat. Jan 17. JV will start at 6:00. Varsity at 7:30.
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Two Harrison County High School students, W. Gray and M. Philpot, have been selected as Scholars of Week and will appear during Saturday's Scholastic Ball Report at noon. The Schoolastic Ball Report can be seen on WKYT's CW sub-channel on 27.2 over the air and on channel 99 on Time Warner Cable in Cynthiana.
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KENTUCKY
Kentucky’s electronic tax-filing system for individuals goes live Jan. 20 and goes live for businesses Jan. 26. Electronic filing, available to individuals since tax year 1995, is the only way to have a refund direct deposited. In the last 5 years, e-filing for individuals has increased from 65 percent to more than 84 percent in 2014--nearly a 30 percent jump.
“We encourage Kentuckians to take advantage of filing their taxes electronically as it is the fastest, easiest and most accurate way to do so,” said Tom Miller, commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Revenue.
For more information, go to www.revenue.ky.gov[2].
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Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes is now accepting nominations for the 2015 Kentucky Outstanding Civic Education Leadership Award. The award recognizes teachers, school administrators, legislators and community leaders who have made significant contributions toward promoting civic learning to teach students the importance of being engaged citizens. The Outstanding Civic Education Leadership Award is part of Grimes’ ongoing efforts to improve civic engagement in Kentucky. The award winner will receive a $1,000 cash prize to be used to further his or her civic learning initiatives or program. One finalist will be selected from each Kentucky High School Athletic Association region, and the winner and each finalist will receive a plaque and be recognized during the KHSAA Boy’s Sweet 16 Basketball Tournament in Lexington.
Application/Nomination forms and additional information about the award are available at www.sos.ky.gov. The Office of the Secretary of State is proud to sponsor this award with the Administrative Office of the Courts and the Kentucky Department of Education.
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Police are still attempting to locate and apprehend Cheyenne Phillips (13) and Dalton Hayes (18) of Grayson County, Kentucky, as they continue on a multi-state road-trip and crime-spree. The two were most reecently spotted in Georgia and are now believed to be driving a stolen silver Toyota Tundra with Georgia license plate CF116I. Authorities have said that the vehicle had .45- and .38-caliber handguns in the back seat. Both are suspects in at least the two auto thefts. Hayes is also wanted on charges of custodial interference. Hayes' mother, Tammy Martin, told reporters that her son texted her on Jan. 6 to say, "Mommy, don't worry. I'm fine, okay — plenty of money and food. Love you, good night, sweet dreams."
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The City of Campbellsville Fire Department has been fined $25,000 for improper use of equipment and training in an incident that killed one firefighter and injured three while participating in the ALS "ice bucket challenge". The Kentucky Office of Occupational Safety and Health issued the citation last week; the fire department has until Feb. 2 to contest it. State officials claim that the department failed to make sure that firefighters wore protective helmets designed to reduce electric shocks and allowed untrained people too close to a power line.
Forty-one-year-old Tony Grider died after the ladder he was on got too close to a power line while firefighters were attempting to spray water on the Campbellsville University marching band.
Campbellsville Fire Chief Kyle Smith declined to comment.
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NATION
Republican Sen. Rand Paul stated that some people "game the system", receiving disability benefits they don't deserve, during a meeting with Republican lawmakers in New Hampshire on Wednesday. Paul said that fraud is a widespread problem in disability programs that are designed to help people who've become injured at work.
"...over half the people on disability are either anxious, or their back hurts...join the club, you know...who doesn't get up a little anxious for work everyday and their back hurts? Everybody over forty has a back pain," said Paul.
The Democratic National Committee jumped on the comments, declaring them as being offensive.
Paul dismissed the criticism in a later interview with The Associated Press, stating that the federal government does not do an adequate job in monitoring and policing a system in need of reform.
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