Posted by John Humphress on Nov 23, 2010
Justin Blakeburn, age 29 of 467 Noe Road, Campbellsville
11-22-2010, 3:30pm – Officer Bart Gilpin of the Campbellsville Police Department received information of someone trying to sell property that may have been stolen. Officer Gilpin contacted Deputy Allen Newton with the Taylor County Sheriffs office with this information and it was conferred that the Sheriffs office had a open case of property matching that description. Deputies from th Sheriffs office and officers from the Campbellsville Police Department arrived at 467 Noe Road were they recovered property stolen from a residence at Hunter Trace. During the investigation officers also recovered property stolen from a truck on Steeplechase on November 21, 2010. Justin Blakeburn was arrested and lodged in the Taylor County Detention Center.
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Posted by Alisha Nelson on Nov 22, 2010
Mr. Bernard Perkins was born January 10, 1922 to the late Ernest Perkins and Mary Marcum Perkins in Green County, Kentucky. He departed this life Saturday, November 20, 2010 at the Jane Todd Crawford Hospital having attained the age of eighty-eight years, ten months and ten days.
Mr. Bernard Perkins had made a profession of faith in Christ and was a member of Greensburg Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He was a school teacher and retired from Tennessee Gas. He was also an Army Veteran of World War II. Besides his parents he was also preceded in death by his wife Alma McHaurn Perkins and one sister Bernice Kellum.
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Posted by John Humphress on Nov 22, 2010
Campbellsville by Joseph Y. DeSpain, John R. Burch Jr., Timothy Q. Hooper Images of America Series Price: $21.99 128 pages/ softcover Available: November 29, 2010
All profits from book sales will go to the Taylor County Historical Society
Taylor County became the 100th county in the commonwealth of Kentucky when it was created on March 1, 1848. The county was named after Zachary Taylor, who gained fame as a general in the Mexican War and eventually became president of the United States. The town of Campbellsville, founded in 1817, was selected to serve as the county’s seat of government.
In a new pictorial history book by local authors Joseph Y. DeSpain, John R. Burch Jr. and Timothy Q. Hooper, over 200 vintage photographs chronicle the growth of Campbellsville and Taylor County – growth that has been marked by both boom periods and years of severe trials and tribulations.
The authors hope the book will “serve Campbellsville and Taylor County residents as a photographic and historical record of the city and county’s first 125 years” and be a “source to revive memories and engender discussions of the community.”
Highlights of Campbellsville:
- All images have been donated by the Taylor County Historical Society, the Taylor County Public Library and a number of local residents
- The book includes photos of several former Campbellsville residents who played major and minor league sports
- The book contains a significant collection of pictures showing how Campbellsville has changed over its hundred plus year history
Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at 888.313.2665 or www.arcadiapublishing.com
Arcadia Publishing is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States. Our mission is to make history accessible and meaningful through the publication of books on the heritage of America’s people and places. Have we done a book on your town? Visit www.arcadiapublishing.com
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