🌱 Liberty grad student’s nonprofit idea wins top honors at LWC showcase

Cheers Liberty! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Liberty grad student’s nonprofit idea wins top honors at LWC showcase
• Jamestown and Liberty families mourn the passing of Taylor David West

Also on today's calendar: Casey County Rebels vs Model Laboratory Patriots and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Windy with periods of rain, with a high of 57 and low of 28 degrees.
• Friday: Much colder, temps: high: 36, low: 26.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 58 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lindsey Wilson University Business Graduate Students Shine At Inaugural Student Showcase (935wain.com) — A Liberty graduate student, Barbara Mendez, helped win top honors at Lindsey Wilson University’s inaugural business student showcase with a nonprofit idea serving rural Appalachia. Her project, Moving Forward With Hope, would convert a bus into a mobile shower, laundry, internet, and food unit for underserved counties, highlighting regional compassion and innovation with Liberty roots.
   

• Taylor David West, age 22, of Jamestown (lakercountry.com) — Liberty readers are connected to the loss of 22-year-old Taylor David West of Jamestown through his aunt Ashley West of Liberty, who is among his surviving family. Taylor, remembered as a hard worker and loving person, worked at Stephens Pipe and Steel, and his family will hold memorial services at a later date with no visitation planned.
   

📸 Around Liberty

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Liberty

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• Casey County Rebels vs Rockcastle Co. DH
  Casey County High School, 1841 E State Hwy 70, Liberty
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• Parched Pages
  Casey County Public Library Liberty, KY, United States
  6:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Casey County Rebels vs Model Laboratory Patriots
  Casey County High School , 1841 E State Hwy 70 , Liberty
  2:30 pm
• Bunco Night
  Casey County Public Library Liberty, KY, United States
  4:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• ASAP: After School Activities Program
  Casey County Public Library Liberty, KY, United States
  3:00 pm

Thursday December 25

• Library Littles
  Casey Co. Public Library , United States
  9:30 am
• Homeschool Hangout
  Casey County Public Library Liberty, KY, United States
  10:30 am

Saturday December 27

• Friends of the Library Book Sale
  Casey County Public Library , 238 Middleburg St , Liberty
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Library Littles
  Casey County Public Library , 238 Middleburg St , Liberty
  5:30 pm
• Classic Movie Night: A Christmas Story
  The Virginia , 214 E Mt Vernon St , Somerset
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Somerset Gun and Knife Show
  The Center For Rural Development , 2292 S Hwy 27 #300 , Somerset
  9:00 am
• Live Music at The Somerset Makers Mill
  The Makers Mill , 402 E Mt Vernon St , Somerset
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Registration is open for a special Intermediate ICS “ICS-300 & 400 Bridge Class”
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• Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Team Member in Liberty. Apply here.
• McDonald's posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Liberty. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Liberty here.

🗞 Nearby News

Stanford

• Stanford intersection closed after crash involving 2 tractor-trailers (fox56news.com)
• Lincoln County welcomes new K-9 months after loss of retired k-9 Luma (wkyt.com)
• Lindsey Wilson University School Of Professional Counseling Honors 157 Students (935wain.com)

Campbellsville

• Balanced Effort Leads to Tops' 102-59 Win Over Campbellsville - Western Kentucky University Athletics (wkusports.com)
• Taylor County High School teacher receives surprise $25,000 Milken Educator Award (lex18.com)

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