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Morgantown Bank & Trust will hold a grand opening celebration at their new New Drive Thru/ATM facility located at 208 South Main Street on Friday, October 30, 2015, from 8:30am to 5:30pm.  Each customer that uses the new drive thru facility on Friday will automatically be registered for a grand prize drawing of $500.  The winner will be announced Monday, November 2, 2015.  Free hotdogs will be served from 10:30am to 5:00pm.

Butler County native Landon Hampton begins work today as Chief Meteorologist at WNKY, the NBC and CBS affiliate for Bowling Green owned by Max Media. “They have built an entirely new set and hired seven new on air talents,” stated Hampton in a recent interview. “I was part of that hiring. Monday, October 26 we launch a brand new show called SoKY sunrise that will be taking place from 6-7 AM every weekday morning.”

Butler County Circuit Clerk Melissa Cardwell has noticed that newly-licensed drivers like to take "selfies" of themselves with their new driver's license.  Now, they will be able to do so while at the same time bringing attention to organ donation.  It is also a safer way to post that proud moment as some reports have indicated that identities have been stolen when newly-licensed drivers have posted their actual driver's license on Facebook.    

The Butler County Board of Education held its October meeting on Tuesday, October 20, at North Butler Elementary School. The meeting was called to order by interim chairman Delbert Johnson.  The first order of business was the swearing in of new board member Ryan Daugherty.  He was administered the oath of office by David Traube. Daugherty replaced Fifth District Board Member Karen Evans, who had to step down due to the employment of her son at Butler County Middle School.

Students and parents are invited back to school on Tuesday evening, October 27, for Butler County Middle School's annual "Family Night" event.  Scheduled to kick off at 3:30 p.m. and run until 6 p.m., the activity is designed, in part, to allow parents to visit the school and meet their child's teacher.  

 "We at the Mission would like to thank those who support the ministry here. We are blessed to be supported by the postal employees, various school classes and organizations, many Churches, giving individuals, and various community organizations. Many in Butler County would be very negatively affected without this help to keep us supplied with needed resources. Please keep in mind, we are NOT affiliated with government funding. We are 100% funded by Churches and the community," said Garry McKinney, Mission Director.

Beech Tree News provides courthouse statistics on a regular basis.  Courthouse information provided in this article is a matter of public record.  The following records are from the Butler County Clerk and Circuit Clerk’s offices and cover September 29- October 18.
Civil Cases:
Essex Group Inc. vs. Kentucky Copper, Inc.
Discover Bank vs. Jami M. Edwards
Lendmark Financial Services vs. Michael J. House
First Security Bank, Inc. vs. Justin Hulman

Sunday, October 18 yielded a special day for First Baptist Church in Morgantown. Following regular service, a special dedication message was given to the congregation celebrating the completion of the new fellowship hall.

"We are doing God's work. [Our church has] been blessed beyond any means," said Greg Wallace, Pastor. A message was then given about Paul, and when he was beaten but refused to stop spreading the word.

The Butler County Boys & Girls Club continues to grow in Butler County.  A ribbon cutting was held on Thursday, October 15th at North Butler Elementary as the club expanded to the north side of Green River.