Illegal dumps have no place in county, state

Kentucky is a truly beautiful state.

We are blessed with beautiful streams, rivers and lakes, pristine forests and thousands of acres of farmland. It could be argued that Kentucky is one of the prettiest states in the union.

Given Kentucky’s beauty, it really makes one wonder why a select few would choose to litter the beautiful countryside. It is beyond our comprehension why anyone would be so lazy as to dump their garbage and other junk in nature, where it doesn’t belong.

House passes bill to create elective Bible literacy courses

Legislation that would give Kentucky’s public schools the option of offering elective Bible literacy courses was passed by the state House on Thursday after a long debate.

The bill would direct the state Board of Education to set policies for local school boards that choose to offer elective social studies courses on the Hebrew texts and New Testament.

The measure passed on an 80-14 vote and now goes to the Senate.

 “The Bible, without question, is the single-most impactful literary document that we’ve had in Western civilization,” said bill sponsor Rep. DJ Johnson, a Republican from Owensboro. “It’s affected our cultures, our values, our laws.”

Police Chase Ends in Arrest

Two women are facing several charges after police say they led them on a chase in Laurel County.
A police officer tried to pull over a Chevy pickup truck driving on Black Road in London just before 6:00 Friday night. Rather than pulling over and stopping, police say the driver of the truck, Michelle Neal, 41, of Rockhold, sped off against traffic, leading police on a chase and ignoring stoplights along the way.

Police say Neal tried to cause the police officer to wreck his cruiser. They say at one point she did cause the cruiser to hit the truck, causing substantial damage to the cruiser.

During the chase, police say a passenger in the truck threw a bag out the window that contained several unused needles as well as several other needles containing a substance police suspect is meth.
When police did stop the truck, they say Neal refused to get out and had to be removed.
Police say Neal admitted to using drugs earlier that day, and police determined she was under the influence.

Neal faces several charges including fleeing or evading police, DUI, wanton endangerment of a police officer, resisting arrested and drug possession (meth), among other things.

Game of Thrones Star and UK's Tallest Man Dies at 36

Neil Fingleton, the towering actor who played Mag the Mighty on Game of Thrones, died of heart failure on Saturday, February 25, TMZ reported. He was 36.

 Fingleton was also known as the Guinness World Record holder for the tallest British-born man, standing at 7-foot-7. He was among the 25 tallest men in the world. "I have always been taller than everyone since I can remember," he said in his Guinness profile in 2007. "My height really took off when I reached 11 and was touching 7 foot. By the time I was 16, I was 7-foot-5 and stopped growing at 18 when I was 7-foot-7.56."

Fingleton played basketball in college at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. He later played professionally in several countries, including Greece, Italy and Spain, before transitioning into an acting career.

 Fingleton appeared in films such as 47 Ronin, Jupiter Ascending, X-Men: First Class and Avengers: Age of Ultron.

Gone too soon.

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Bill Paxton Passes Away

Actor Bill Paxton, whose extensive career included films such as "Twister," "Aliens" and "Titanic," has died, a representative for his family said in a statement. He was 61.

Paxton has more than 90 acting credits, but was also a director on films such as "The Greatest Game Ever Played," and "Frailty."

Paxton died from complications  after a heart surgery.

Paxton was a fine actor, his talent will be missed.

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