Beech Tree News Network

"The 4th Quarter numbers are in and all I can say is WOW! We were so thrilled to donate $4300 + in the 3rd Qtr. and we were thinking maybe this thing had peaked…but we were wrong!  The 4th Qtr. numbers continued to grow and we are proud to announce a total donation of $5,389.24, up 23%!!!    This brings the total amount donated to Butler County schools and programs in 2014 to $17,000.58," said Jason Jones, VP of Operations at Morgantown Bank & Trust.

Barry G. Embry of Embry Impressions Printing, Industrial Drive South, Morgantown, Ky announced today that the company will be moving operations to a newly renovated facility next door to the current factory. The new facility will be modernized electrically and digitally to accommodate the new styles of digital equipment needed to move to the next era of print management. No reduction in staff or interruption of services is expected. The move is expected to be completed by May 1, 2015. An Open House will be announced at a later date.

This week, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) was named to two subcommittees for the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

“This year, the committee will build off of last year’s work to reauthorize the Higher Education Act as well as the Elementary and Secondary Education Act,” said Congressman Guthrie.  “This is important work and I’m looking forward to continuing to find solutions that put our students first and give today’s teachers the tools they need to succeed in the classroom.”

Elizabethtown, KY (Jan. 30, 2015) – Bluegrass Cellular is seeking local students’ help to put an end to texting while driving in central Kentucky with its annual DRIVE NOW. TEXT L8R. PSA contest. The contest, open to both middle and high school students living in Bluegrass’s home service area, challenges students to produce short television public service announcements (PSAs) that discourage others from texting while driving.

More than 280 Southern Kentucky residents joined United Way of Southern Kentucky (UWSK) for the LIVE UNITED Awards Celebration on Thursday, January 29th at the Western Kentucky University Augenstein Alumni Center in Bowling Green.

On Thursday, January 22nd the Butler County Chamber of Commerce held their first luncheon of 2015.. The January event was sponsored by Embry & Watts, CPA's; Chad's Body Shop & Wrecker Service; Law Office of Richard J. Deye; PBI Bank; C&L Used Cars & Collision Center; SERVPRO of Butler, Hopkins, Ohio, Muhlenberg, Edmonson Counties; Morgantown Community Church; Logan Telephone Cooperative; Drake's Farm Service, Inc; and Morgantown Utilities. Catering was provided by Green River Catering.

The cost of food in America remains affordable.  According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service, American consumers spend, on average, just over 10 percent of their disposable income for food.  That means the average household will have earned enough disposable income – that portion of income available for spending or saving – to pay for its annual food supply in about seven weeks, said Kentucky Farm Bureau president Mark Haney.

The latest numbers on the graduation rate are out from the United States Department of Education, and Kentucky is among the leaders nationwide.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, Kentucky’s 86 percent graduation rate in the 2012-13 school year is fourth highest in the United States. Only nine states have a higher rate and six are tied with Kentucky. The national graduation rate is 81 percent.

MORGANTOWN, KY (January 26, 2015) – Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE: AAP), the largest automotive aftermarket parts provider in North America, serving both professional installer and do-it-yourself customers, announced today it will open its first store in Morgantown at 204 West G L Smith Street near Rite Aid on January 29th.
Company officials said they chose this location for the store because it’s convenient to where their customers live and shop as well as the garages where they take their vehicles for repair.

The Circuit Court Clerks of Kentucky made 2014 a momentous year in the fight to save lives.  With 998 Kentuckians on the waiting list for an organ transplant, there is no better time to join the Kentucky Organ Donor Registry.