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Congressman Brett Guthrie stopped by Morgantown last Friday to examine the school bus refurbishing program that Final Finish has been running for the last two years.

"I'm interested in economic development, creating work, and I knew this was something they were trying to do to grow their business," said Guthrie, "I just wanted to see if there was any way that I can understand what they do and if there is anyway that I can help them . . . Anything that puts people to work."

A Butler County man is behind bars after turning himself in to police Wednesday morning. Doy Shannon Beasley, 45, is lodged in the Butler County Jail and has been charged with kidnapping-adult and rape, 1st degree-domestic violence; both are felonies. Beasley is being held on a $100,000 cash bond. Both the Butler County and Grayson County Sheriff's Departments have been looking for Beasley since the incident that occurred on May 16 at 359 Dockery Ridge Road.

The Butler County Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution hosted the Annual Memorial Day Program in the courthouse lawn on Monday at 11:00am.  Lynda Knight, Butler County NSDAR Regent, opened the 2012 program paying tribute to the Civil War Veterans of Butler County. 

A large group gathered on the courthouse lawn on Saturday for the unveiling and dedication of a historical marker for Bishop John Monroe Moore. Grady Roger Givens, Butler County Historical Marker Chairman, welcomed the group.
“This has been a long time dream of mine since I wrote about Bishop Moore in 1984,” said Givens.

If you smell a crispy, delicious smell as you're driving through Morgantown you may just be driving by the new Charley Biggs' restaurant that opened last Tuesday. Over 1,900 customers tried out the chicken, pulled pork, catfish, and desserts offered at the restaurant in just the first three days. Owners James and Jean Beattie have been very pleased with the tremendous response from the community over their first few days of business.

The Morgantown-Butler County Chamber of Commerce held their monthly luncheon on Thursday.  The Luncheon was sponsored by Morgantown Bank & Trust and catered by Green River Caterers.

After a lengthy three-hour work session, the Morgantown City Council met in a special called meeting Thursday night.  Selected city budget issues were on the agenda.
 
Council member Russell Givens moved to amend the City Employee Personnel Policy Manual to require spouses of city employees to use their health insurance as primary when the spouse is covered at his/her place of employment.  The Council approved the requirement.
 

UPDATE 5/23/12 4:45 PM: The body of Recil "Dale" Felty Sr. was found this afternoon in the wooded area behind the Dollar General Store. Morgantown City Police, Butler County Sheriff's Deputies, and Kentucky State Police responded to the scene along with Emergency Management Director Terry Hunt and Coroner Marty Jones.

Police responded to the scene after receiving a complaint of a strong odor coming from that area from Dollar Store employees. Security tape footage from the Dollar Store showed Felty leaving the store last Saturday and heading in that direction.

Morgantown Mayor Linda Keown said the city is looking at "all options" when it comes to the issue of whether or not to consider eliminating the city's police department in favor of contracting with the Butler County Sheriff's Department for polices services inside city limits.  However, the mayor is quick to point out that these deliberations are only in the preliminary stage and the city is not close to making a decision on this sensitive issue.  

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- The Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky at Western Kentucky University has been recognized by Newsweek magazine as the nation’s top high school. Local student Alonna Ballinger attends the academy.

America’s Best High Schools 2012, released online Sunday and in the May 28, 2012, print edition of the magazine, recognized 1,000 schools from across the United States. The Gatton Academy was ranked fifth in 2011 list.