Beech Tree News Network

Louisville musical group Linkin’ Bridge came out of nowhere to national fame when it finished second on America’s Got Talent in 2016 — and many thought the group should have won before the fan voting placed it second.

The four singers won the hearts of the America’s Got Talent judges with the way they all overcame personal adversity to put their lives back together.

Recently they put on a show at Harrodsburg Baptist Church as part of a fundraiser for the 2017 Mercer County girls state basketball championship team.

Morgantown faded to pink early Sunday afternoon, October 1, with the intention of raising awareness of breast cancer, as well as remembering those who have lost their lives to the disease.
The 7th annual event was hosted on the lawn of the Butler County Courthouse. Organizers Becky Hankins and Audrey Pendley chose to recognize all forms of cancer since Relay for Life events are not currently active in the community.

The annual Rochester Fall Festival was held on Saturday and was a huge success.  The park saw a steady flow of people that enjoyed games, cars, trucks, live music, crafts, a dance contest, beauty pageants, hayrides plenty of food, and a lot more.

There were activities for every age group. Playground, games, and cake walk.

The Butler County Drug Free Task Force met on September 20th at the Butler County Educational Complex.  Director Rhonda Vaughn annouced that members of the youth coalition would be filming a commercial to air on WBKO in November.  Alex Gilpin is cordinating the commercial. 
Coalition member Virginia Deweese reported on the WKU Youth Leadership Conference.  Twenty-five students attended the conference. 
Rhonda Vaughn recognized Deweese and Evyn Frazier for their volunteer hours for summer projects for BC Drug Free. 

The Charles T. Black City Park in Morgantown was the scene for the annual Progressive Agriculture Farm Safety Day. Morgantown Elementary and North Butler Elementary bussed over 180 fourth graders for eight sessions of safety in fire, chemicals, utility, transportation, water, electrical, tractor, PTO, and ATV.

The Rochester Ladies League sponsored the Miss & Mister Green River Pageant on Saturday, September 30th as part of the Rochester Fall Festival.

4-6 years
Winner- Penny Smith, daughter of Chris and Beth Smith
1st Runner-Up-Lola Paige Dickerson, daughter of Bridgette and Cody Dickerson
2nd Runner Up-Sophia Grace Jackson, daughter of Amy Cogburn and Brent Abney

Monday, October 2- 231 South- Sugar Grove Road, Orange Cemetery Road  231 North Route- Little Bend, Waitress Road

Tuesday, October 3rd- Silver City Huntsville route- Silver City Huntsville Road, Mud Creek Road, Rochester

Wednesday, October 4th: Flat Rock Route -Boston School Rd, Flat Rock Rd, A.B. Tyree Rd, Sand Creek Rd.

Thursday, October 5th: Rochester Route -Rochester Rd and Provo Rd.

Schedule can change due to weather or illness. 

We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their thoughts, prayers, gifts, cards, text messages, calls, and funeral visitation following the recent death of our Mom - Shirley Embry.  Although this was a difficult time for our family, the kindness shown by so many of our family and friends helped make a sad time a little brighter.  We also wish to express our sincere thanks to the staffs at Morgantown Care and Rehab, Hospice of Southern Kentucky, and Jones Funeral Chapel for the professional care each provided for our Mom.  For all of their acts of service and compassion, w

The Veteran Care Center officially opened today at Morgantown City Hall, located at 117 North Main Street.  The Center provides personal and emergency food supplies for veterans. 

The Center is a joint venture between the City of Morgantown and Operation Stand-Down Kentucky(OSDKY).  City Hall is open Monday through Friday from 8-4 pm.

 Butler County High School (BCHS) Chinese class students visited Confucius Institute (CI) at Western Kentucky University (WKU) Wednesday, September 27th, 2017. 32 students with their Chinese teacher and chaperone, Mr. Weipeng Lin, and Mr. Jeff Jennings visited the Chinese Exhibition Center (CEC) and Chinese Learning Center (CLC) at the Mobile CI on WKU campus.