A
Place Where Everybody
Knows Your Name
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Photos by JOHN FOSTER/Landmark News Service
Every day around lunchtime they come. They order up a Ralph’s
Burger, purported by the faithful as the best burger in town.
Then they chalk up, light up and rack ‘em up. At Family
Billiards the waitresses will probably recognize you and know
your name and probably even what you order, claims waitress
Amanda Grebe. “It’s Owen County. You know everybody
all the time,” she said. On Monday the crowd consisted
of former county judge-executive Doug West, in the maroon,
chatting about his pool prowess of days long gone when he
owned a pool hall himself; Brad Dunavent, whose game would
not be slowed down by a cell-phone call; and Rob Wilson, playing
along as owner Ralph Toole serves up those famous burgers..
Election
field widens
As
days narrow to file for available seats
Several primary races are shaping up for the
May election.
Since late December, and as of Monday morning, eight additional
candidates have stepped into the political arena, in some
cases setting up primary races and in others offering competition
for the general election in the fall.
City
arrests up
A more aggressive crackdown on crime is keeping the streets
of Owenton safer.
In 2005, the Owenton Police Department set out to increase
its number of routine traffic violation stops with the hope
that it would lead to more arrests.
The end result was a banner year for the
Owenton
Police Department.
At last week’s city council meeting, Owenton Police
Chief Terry Gentry submitted a report stating that in 2005
drug arrests were up 20 percent, felony drug arrests were
up 50 percent, and the police department broke its yearly
arrest record by 113 arrests, with 32 of those arrests occurring
in December.
County
ranked lowest in region for seat belt use
Sure, Kirby Green knows it’s best to buckle his seat
belt. He knows that if he gets in a wreck, it could save his
life. But when he’s just driving down the street in
his pick-up, he usually forgets to wear it.
“I just don’t think of it,” he said.
Turns out he is in the majority in Owen County, according
to figures released by the state on seat
belt use.
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