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Owen
20/20 results
FRONT
PAGE NEWS
Katrina
Donations
— Photo submitted
David Marlow, above, presents a check for $3,350 to Marcia Whitehead
McDowell. The check represents Owen County’s donation to
the Katrina Fund set up at Peoples Bank shortly after the natural
disaster in September. McDowell, who lives near Biloxi, Miss.,
and is the daughter of Betty and Whitey Whitehead of Owenton,
then presented the check to Michael Van Winkle, principal of St.
Martin Middle School in Ocean Springs, Miss.
Owen
projects remain in state budget bill
Money
for a gas line project in Owen County, as well as a judicial center
for the community, remained in the budget this week after the
bill received
Elk
Creek Vineyards gets $50,000 for project
Funds
will be used to complete
Phase
I of winery facility
A local vineyard project
got a shot in the arm last month when it received $50,000 from
the Agricultural Development Board.
Owen
20/20 task forces forming
Six
groups to focus on economic develop, land beautification and
community services
Members of six task forces that are
the result of the Owen 20/20 survey will have until Dec. 15
to develop a recommended plan of action and present that plan
to the community.
Owen
County roads in
state
spotlight
Featured
in spring issue of
‘The
Link’ newsletter
Owen County sits in the middle of the “Golden Triangle”
— a name given to the growing area between Louisville,
Lexington and Northern Kentucky. It’s a very inviting
peaceful, rural, ridge-top community. Its location and availability
of inexpensive, beautiful land has enabled the area to grow
to a population of 11,300 as of 2006.
Candidates
survey responses continued
Upcoming
events
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