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    By Greg Wells CCN – Editor   Library Director Ashley Norris said there has been a slight reduction in the number of visitors from July to August, while circulation was in line with 2024 figures, while uses of the Hoopla system for free online books were up. She noted that Carolyn Smith joined…

      By Greg Wells CCN—Editor   First Friday, an event organized by the Revitalize Downtown Initiative (RDI), was knocked down again and again this spring. Neither of the planned events came to fruition due to serious storms. Though threatened, last week’s event was able to go off without a single drop. Hot rods,…

    By Greg Wells CCN—Editor   Monday night, the Cumberland County Fiscal Court approved advertising for bids. These bids are for a splashpad and another for bathroom facilities. The location chosen, after protracted discussions last week about locating it on city land, is to be the county’s lot on North Main Street. “There is…

    By Greg Wells CCN — Editor   After almost 2 hours of talking in the courthouse and walking around in the park, an accord seems to have been reached between the city and county on issues related to the splash-pad. If the county builds the proposed splash pad in Veteran Memorial Park, the…

    By Greg Wells CCN—Editor   The board of directors for the Cumberland County extension office met last week to consider the tax rates to be set for this year. The University of Kentucky’s Area Extension, Director Jeff Casada, told the board what the compensating rate, the 4% increase rate, and the rates for…

    By Greg Wells CCN – Editor     Emily Hazel Fulton, known to everyone as simply Emma, is starting her junior year in high school. Her sophomore year was here in Cumberland County High School. Previously, she’d been in a Utah high school before she and her family moved here. Now, she has…

    By Greg Wells CCN – Editor   There was very negative response from two members of the public who spoke at the end of last week’s city council meeting. There was also another man who voiced some opposition as well. Their concerns are over a nonprofit organization converting a home on the corner…

    Eddie Montgomery and his band put on a great show for the fans at River Festivus!!                      

    Battle of the Bands