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Shirley Allen, Director of Volunteer Services at Morgantown Care and Rehab, loves her volunteers. So does the company, as shown Thursday night at an appreciation dinner held at the Gasper River Baptist Association building. A total of 97 signed the register.

Our countries leaders are organizing campaigns designed to enhance student participation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Butler County School officials have confirmed that an incident occurred Wednesday afternoon involving a student and a Butler County Schools bus driver.

 Representative C.B. Embry, Jr., R-Morgantown (17th District) (right) donated a portrait of the 1948 Kentucky Senate to Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (LRC) Director Bobby Sherman (left). The portrait, which features Rep. Embry’s father, Senator Carlos B. Embry, Sr., who represented Butler, Grayson, Breckinridge and Ohio counties, will be hung on the second floor of the Capitol Annex, which is home to the offices of the Kentucky Senate. (Photo courtesy Kentucky House Republican Caucus/LRC Public Information)

“A little bit of everything,” is the way Danny and Terri Sallee describe their new business, Déjà Vu Consignments.  The store, located at 127 North Main Street in Morgantown, opened for business on April 2nd.

The couple moved to Morgantown from the Glasgow area, where they ran a successful jewelry store for several years.  Terri created original pieces for their shop and did extensive jewelry repair for her customers until serious health problems made it too difficult for her to continue in that line of work.

The Butler County Grand Jury returned indictments against 26 individuals.  Arraignment for the individuals listed below has been set for May 8, 2012 at 10:00am.  Charges included theft, wanton endangerment, assault, unlawful transaction with a minor, and drugs.

A fake call made to a Morgantown Police Department number early Sunday morning - not 911 - resulted in the unnecessary dispatch of an array of Butler County law enforcement officers and emergency personnel.  The male caller, who falsely identified himself as Sean Sebastian, reported a shooting at 4867 Brooklyn Road in north Butler County.

Mary Kay Independent Sales Director Reaunetta Hatcher of Morgantown, KY is on the road to success.   Hatcher has earned the use of a new Chevy Malibu sedan as a result of her outstanding achievements in operating her independent Mary Kay business.  

The Chevy Malibu sedan is offered in a fresh white color.  In addition to the Chevy Malibu sedan, the Mary Kay Career Car Program includes the Chevy Equinox crossover in black, the Toyota Camry sedan in black and the exclusive pearlized pink Cadillac, a coveted symbol of personal success.

Beech Tree News had previously looked at the boards serving the city of Morgantown. Beech Tree News made open records requests to both the City and County governments for a complete list of their boards, board members, salary, meeting time, and board description to provide our readers with accurate information. All County boards, panels, committees are unpaid positions.

Rochester Ferry Committee

Tori Fugate was elected Future Farmers of America President of the Green River Region on Tuesday, April 10th at Apollo High School in Owensboro, Kentucky. Each Year all FFA Chapters choose one member to represent their chapter and that person runs for Office to represent the Region. Fugate was one of several High School Students in the 10 School Wide Region that was chosen.