Beech Tree News Network

Butler County High School parents elected Mrs. Rosalina Saldivar as the minority parent representative to the SBDM Council for the 2016-2017 school year.  Rosalina is the mother of sophomore student, Jackie Lugo-Salvidar.
Also, the faculty elected Mrs. Catron Burdette as an additional teacher representative to the BCHS SBDM Council.  Mrs. Burdette teaches Art here at the high school and she has been a part of the BCHS family since 2011.
Congratulations to both of these ladies. 

 Morgantown Police have been very busy as of late, with making arrests in town. James Ferguson of Morgantown was arrested for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol / drugs .08 first offense. The traffic stop was made in The Sawmill Road area. Chief of Police Giles Taylor explained, the officer found four Hydrocodone pills inside Ferguson's pant pocket.
Ferguson was lodged in the Butler County Jail on multiple charges.

 Sergeant Denny Deweese, and Chief Giles Taylor of the Morgantown Police Department responded to Sunmark Apartments in regards to an individual that had an arrest warrant. When officer's arrived they came into contact with Brittany McKinney, she was wanted for a parole violation by the Kentucky Department of Corrections. During the course of the arrest and subsequent search of the residence/person, Drug paraphernalia, pills and a loaded syringe containing suspected methamphetamine was found.

Butler County Fiscal Court held its regular meeting on Monday, September 26 at the Butler County Courthouse.

Thursday’s chamber luncheon provided members and their guests with a chance to enjoy an excellent catered meal, fellowship, networking opportunities and an hour off from running their respective business. The time was filled with speakers and announcements of every kind.

Firefighters from both Edmonson and Butler Counties responded to a fire at Dunaway Timber Company at the crossroads in Roundhill Thursday evening around 8:30PM.
Darrell Glenn, a Dunaway employee said the fire started in an area where band saw blades were sharpened inside the sawmill. "I was down here putting logs up (just outside the mill) and when I turned around the corner it was already blazing," he said. 

The Butler County Board of Education met in regular session on Tuesday, September 13, at Green River School.  Board members Amy Hood, Delbert Johnson, and Debbie Hammers were in attendance; Charles Price and Ryan Daugherty were unable to attend.

The Butler County Fiscal Court held a called meeting at Reedyville Rural Development Center.  A delicious meal was served by the club, prior to the meeting.

McConnell secures measures to protect Paducah residents from flooding and to transfer control of infrastructure on the Green and Barren Rivers to local communities
 

Tuesday night, September 13th, Butler County Farm Bureau held its 78th annual meeting.  President Shane Wells welcomed everyone.  Patrick Daugherty provided the invocation. Collins Coots played the banjo.