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After three straight legislative session working with — and sometimes fighting with — former Gov. Matt Bevin, the Republican supermajority of the Kentucky General Assembly will now labor over an extremely tight budget with a Democratic governor wielding the final pen.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 1, 2020) – State agencies have announced the Simpson County Welcome Center, built in 1974 and located at the zero mile marker on I-65 in southern Kentucky, is closing Jan. 2 for demolition and reconstruction with the new facility expected to be completed in the fall of 2020.

The Butler County Fiscal Court, at its August meeting, approved an agreement between the South-Central Workforce Board and the Butler County Jail. The goal is to reduce recidivism and enable certain Class D state inmates to begin preparing for life after jail by placing them in programs that will allow them to improve work skills.

(LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 16, 2019) – The rapid growth of the Kentucky Donor Registry since it was started in 2006 is truly a ray of hope for those whose health situations find them in need of a life-saving organ transplant or a life-enhancing tissue donation.

On Monday December 16 at approximately 10:00pm Morgantown Police Officer Nathan Barks observed a Silver Dodge Ram 1500 driving recklessly and attempted to make a traffic stop near Aberdeen Grocery.  The operator of the vehicle failed to yield and a brief pursuit ensued.  The operator lost control of the vehicle after turning onto Brownsville Road from Caneyville Road.

Beech Tree News provides courthouse statistics on a regular basis.  Courthouse information contained in this article is a matter of public record.  The following information is from the Butler County Clerk and Circuit Clerk’s offices and covers.

The Butler County Board of Education met in regular session on Tuesday, December 10th, 2019 at the Butler County Educational Complex.  Amy Hood, Delbert Johnson, Debbie Hammers, Aimee Sanders, and Ryan Daugherty were the board members present. The meeting was chaired by Superintendent Scott Howard, who made headlines with the announcement of his upcoming retirement as superintendent.

(Lexington, KY – December 9, 2019)   The Technology Transfer Program of the Kentucky Transportation Center is proud to announce that 127 Roads Scholars and 189 Road Masters have completed the 2019 Kentucky Roads Scholars/Road Masters Training Programs.   

The following recipient, who consented to this announcement, joins the 3,638 Roads Scholars and 2,742 Road Masters who have already completed the program. 

Honored December 5th in Falls of Rough was Joseph Foster, KDOH District 3 as a Roads Scholar.

The 2019 Morgantown-Butler County Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade was a success. Saturday was a beautiful day, and the parade did not disappoint. Morgantown was packed with spectators as Santa came to town. Morgantown Bank & Trust president Tom Jones served as emcee for the 80 plus entries. The Morgantown Police Department and the Butler County Sheriff's Department lead the parade through town.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Dec.