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Photos by LRC Public Information
Rep. Royce Adams, left, talks with Rep. Bob Damron of Nicholasville
during last year’s short session. Adams
represents Owen County in the House. Below right, Sen. Damon
Thayer speaks with a
fellow legislator on the first day of the 2006 General Assembly
earlier this month. Thayer serves Owen County in the Senate...
Legislating
Owen's future
Adams,
Thayer have local projects on their priority list
Gov. Ernie Fletcher set the tone for the 2006 Kentucky General
Assembly Jan. 9 with his state of the commonwealth address.
At the top of the list of concerns were medical malpractice,
teacher salaries, and union right to work legislation among
other issues.
Filing
deadline less than two weeks away
Filings ‘slow’ for local races
The filing deadline for the May 16 primary is less than two
weeks away and still there are races which have no candidates.
Those include first district magistrate, land surveyor, soil
conservation, district 2 constable and district 4 constable.
Truancy
program implemented
Alternative
for absent
students expected to boost
grades,
attendance
A pilot program to curb high absenteeism has local school
officials hoping that a 10- to 15-minute weekly investment
per student will gain higher attendance rates and better grades.
The truancy diversion program created by the Kentucky Court
of Justice targets students at risk of facing a truancy charge
in district or family court for unexcused absences.
Cedar
Creek residents may get water through Peaks Mill Water District
Fiscal
Court to grant permission for Franklin utility to serve Owen
residents
Peaks Mill Water District wants to annex land into its district
to bring clean drinking water a few steps closer to Cedar
Creek residents served by cisterns
and wells.
The water district wants to annex land from the Owen-Franklin
County line about 5 miles up Ky. 368 to Hwy. 127 in an area
without city water service. The project will also serve residents
on
Kays Branch Road.
Local
sex offenders compliant on registry notification
Check
by Kentucky State Police shows
Kentucky State Police
has a list of registered sex offenders’ addresses and
they’re checking it twice.
During the past few months, troopers from KSP have located
sex offenders in violation of a state law that requires offenders
to report an address change to their probation and parole
officer prior to moving.
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