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On Saturday, June 2, The Green River Museum and Butler County Park in Woodbury, Kentucky, held its yearly opening event. The historic site is continuously being restored to its peak in the early 1920’s. The Superintendent’s Office is open with photographs and artifacts that focus on the Green River and its impact on Butler County. 

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 County Clerk and Circuit Clerk’s offices and cover May 1 – May 31, 2012.

A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans shoulder restrictions with lane restrictions from time to time on the US 231 William Natcher Bridge over the Ohio River near Owensboro starting Wednesday, June 6, 2012.

The shoulder and lane restrictions are to allow inspection and maintenance work on the bridge.

For about the first week, only shoulder restrictions will be required with occasional lane restrictions while the contractor is placing rigging along the bridge railings.

The Bowling Green – Warren County Drug Task Force was contacted by the 19th Judicial Drug Task Force in Clarksville, TN on May 30, 2012. Using information developed by the 19th Judicial DTF and additional investigation by the Bowling Green – Warren County Drug Task Force a search warrant was obtained for 317 Cedar Ridge Road in Bowling Green.  The warrant was executed at 5:15 PM, May 30, 2012 by DTF Detectives with assistance from the Bowling Green Police Department and Kentucky State Police.

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.