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Today's News

  • Louisville church voted out of KBC

    BOWLING GREEN – A Louisville church has been voted out of the Kentucky Baptist Convention after deciding to perform same-sex marriages and to ordain individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender.
    Messengers from Southern Baptist churches across Kentucky voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to sever ties with Crescent Hill Baptist Church.
    Greg Faulls, vice chairman of the KBC’s Committee on Credentials, made the motion to “disfellowship” the church, saying he did so “with great sadness and brokenness of heart.”

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  • Anatomy of an apology

    The Huffington Post online site posts a “cute kid note of the day.”
    One of the most popular notes is called “I Am Sorry Ben.” It goes:
    I am sorry Ben. I didn’t mean to hurt you. I feel like crap.
    I love you and I was trying to hit Chris. I hate my choice I made. I rally (sic) hope you except (sic) my apollogee (sic). When I throo (sic) the sizzors (sic) I was aiming for Chris. I hope you start to feel better soon.

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  • LOOKING BACK

    Nov. 8, 1984 (30 Years Ago)
    President Ronald Reagan out-polled his Democrat challenger Walter Mondale by 301 votes in Tuesday’s General Election. Nationally, Regan was re-elected to a second term.
    Trimble voters overwhelmingly favored incumbent Walter Dee Huddleston over Republican challenger Mitch McConnell by 604 votes in the race for U.S. Senate. However, McConnell won statewide by a scant 5,269 votes.

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  • Kentucky a leader among states in historic preservation

    When it comes to keeping history alive, few states can match Kentucky.
    The Kentucky Historical Society, for example, will celebrate its 180th birthday in 2016, the same year our country will mark the 50th anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act. That legislation kicked off the modern era of protecting and promoting the hundreds of thousands of artifacts and sites that, collectively, tell the story of who we are.

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  • School board receives tour of TCMS

    The Trimble County Board of Education met at the middle school in Bedford last Wednesday for the first of two November meetings.
    After the board approved the consent agenda, TCMS students with Mrs. Teena Drake gave board members a presentation of activities that have been happening at the school. Students Elisabeth Goodin and Bailey Duke explained a video demonstrating the seven habits of successful students before board members broke off into groups to tour the school and meet at the band room for a mini-concert by the band.

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  • Arnold addresses Rotary

    By CHARLES LISTON
    Special to the Trimble Banner
    Perry Arnold, long-time Trimble County Attorney, took time from his busy schedule on Oct. 28 to advise Bedford Rotary on two critical issues the club could address.
    Arnold, a former active Rotary Club member, remains supportive and interested in Rotary’s mission and service for the county. Perry highlighted the need for a landlord/tenant ordinance that would address problems seen throughout the county regarding deteriorating conditions of many rental homes and structures.

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  • TRIMBLE COUNTY COMMUNITY CALENDAR

    Thursday, Nov. 13
    Trimble County Extension District Board will meet at the Trimble County Extension Office, 43 High Country Lane, Bedford at 9 a.m. All meetings are open to the general public.
    Trimble County Extension Council will meet at the Trimble County Extension Office, 43 High Country Lane, Bedford at 10:30 a.m. All meetings are open to the general public.
    Milton City Commission meets at the Milton Municipal Building at 7 p.m.
    Saturday, Nov. 15

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  • Expansion of Baptist Health La Grange Infusion Center complete

    La Grange, KY (November 11, 2014) – After launching chemotherapy services in early 2014, Baptist Health La Grange recently completed an expansion of space occupied by the physicians and staff of the CBC Group: Consulting in Blood Disorders and Cancer, a part of Baptist Medical Associates.
    The Center, located on the second floor of the Physician Office Building at Baptist Health La Grange, was renovated with patient comfort and staff convenience in mind.

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  • TRIMBLE COUNTY NEWS OF PUBLIC RECORD

    Items published in court news are public record.
    The Trimble Banner publishes all misdemeanors, felonies and small-claims judgments recorded in district court, as well as all civil suits recorded in circuit court. Juvenile court cases are not published.
    Crime reports are provided by local law enforcement agencies. Charges or citations reported to The Trimble Banner do not imply guilt.
    The following cases were heard the week of November 4, 2014.

    FELONIES
    Kayla Purvis – preliminary hearing – continued to 12-9-14.

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  • Pirtle is Hall of Famer

    By DAVE TAYLOR
    The Trimble Banner
    Trimble County resident Jim Pirtle and the late Dr. H. Schirmer Riley were inducted into the Kentucky Aviation Hall of Fame in Lexington on Saturday Nov. 1. The two were honored for their around the world flight in a single engine aircraft in 1986.
    State Representative Rick Rand, Bedford, made the presentation of Pirtle’s induction. Also on hand for the ceremonies were the late Dr. Riley’s children, Dr. Samuel Riley and Dr. Linda Joy Riley.

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