TCMS fumbles their way to a loss at Walton-Verona

     Last Tuesday, the Trimble County Middle School Football Raiders traveled north to Walton-Verona to take on the Bearcats. The Raiders were holding the Bearcats on first and second down, but gave up big third down yardage to allow the Bearcats to score a touchdown on their opening possession. The extra point try was no good for the Bearcats and the score was 6-0. The Bearcats kick-off after the score was fumbled by the Raiders which gave the ball right back to the Bearcats and a short field to work with. The Raiders defense played tough again on first and second down plays but allowed the Bearcats to move the ball down the field to take the lead of 12-0 before the Raiders offense was able to get one play in the game.

    After half-time, the Raiders offense was able to get into a rhythm and start moving the ball down the field. Quarterback Cole Wright connected with Nick McCutchen for a 32-yard pass, catch, and run. The next play, Reese Poe ran for a touchdown.  Unfortunately, the Raiders were not able to convert for extra points leaving the score at 12-6 with a quarter and a half remaining in the game. The Raiders defense was ready for action and forced the Bearcats offense off the field after four plays when they could not make a first down. Raiders Quarterback Wright was able to get back into action by completing another pass to McCutchen who ran for the 75-yard touchdown that tied the game early in the fourth quarter.  The Raiders were unable to convert for extra points, leaving the score all knotted up at 12 each. It took the Bearcats 4 minutes and 31 seconds to march their way down the field to score for their third time of the game. They could not score the extra point, leaving the score at 18-12. With 3 minutes and 13 seconds left in the game, the Bearcats kicked off to the Raiders who, once again, fumbled the kick-off return. Despite the Raiders great defensive efforts, the Bearcats went on to run out the clock and finish the game beating the Raiders 18-12. 

Photographs from the game.

Trimble County Schools Closer to Having New Athletic Facility

    The Trimble County Board of Education met for its regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday June 5. The board heard from David Eddy, a representative from the Family Resource Center. The Family Resource Center operates under the Kentucky Education Reform Act. Eddy says he helps families with children in grades Kindergarten through Grade 5, while Denise Hall assists students in the middle and high schools. Eddy explained his position within the district as,”30% social worker, 50% educator, and 20% everything else.” He said the main part of his job was to remove barriers for academic success for all students. Eddy said it is alarming how many families in Trimble County truly need assistance. He went on to explain many of the programs that the Family Resource Center offers local families with children enrolled in Trimble County schools. One of the programs includes the weekend backpack program that Eddy explained is to, “help eliminate weekend hunger.”  The backpack program feeds nearly 162 children per week.  In addition to helping the children, the Family Resource Center helps parents earn their GEDs and offers them referrals to help find employment.

     In other news, the board heard from Bob Haferman from K. Norman Berry Associates Architects from Louisville, KY about Phase II of the athletic grounds project. He informed that board that there were some minor changes but everything was going according to plans. He said that after reviewing the cost they are between $85-90 thousand higher than initially expected. Haferman added that contractors will have to pay approximately $75 for plans to bid on the project. Plans will be made available August 6, 2013. Contractors will have 21 days to review the plans and submit sealed bids by August 27. If everything continues to go as planned construction on the new athletic compound is set to begin on Monday, September 30.

     The next school board meeting will be held Wednesday June 19 at 5:30 in the Trimble County Board of Education building. 

Keeping Kentucky Roads Up to Snuff

      On Thursday May 9, 2013, Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear announced the Transportation Cabinet would be awarding contracts worth 64 million dollars. As part of the Spring Asphalt Rehabilitation project, the money will be spread out across 45 counties. Governor Beshear said, “Our highway system supports virtually everything we do in Kentucky in terms of economic development, commerce, jobs, education and recreation.”   He added, “It represents an incalculable investment, and good stewardship requires that we keep it well-maintained.” The $64 million adds to the $27 million that was spent in April when the spring construction season began.

     Kentucky Transportation Secretary Mike Hancock said, “Providing safe and efficient travel routes through the Commonwealth is our main priority.” “Improving and maintaining our roadways through asphalt rehabilitation is just one of the ways we work toward this goal.”

     There are 66 individual contracts for the $64 million to be spent throughout the state as east as Pike County and as far west as Ballard County.

     Unfortunately, Trimble, Carroll, Oldham, and Henry Counties are not on the list to receive funding for road and highway construction at this time. 

Kentucky Press Release

List of Counties Affected

Quick Thinking Truck Driver Averts Distaster

     A local Tri-Axle Dump Truck driver was caught off guard this morning when the driver of the vehicle in front of him decided to make a left turn without using a turn signal.  The truck driver was travelling south on HWY 421 near the 100 block in Bedford, KY around 9:50 AM.  The driver of the vehicle in front of the dump truck made a last second decision to turn left on to Abbott Lane, but there was traffic in the northbound lane so he or she had to come to a complete stop. The quick thinking dump truck driver averted disaster by swerving right into the yard of yours truly, Todd Pollock. Tri-Axle Dump Trucks cannot come to a complete stop as fast as a much smaller four-wheel automobile.

     The driver of the smaller four-wheel vehicle is probably unaware of how fortunate he or she is that the dump truck driver was paying attention. Weighing over 20,000 pounds, the dump truck would easily demolish a car or even larger SUVs. Luckily, no one was injured when the truck driver made the split second decision to veer into Pollock’s yard only to cause minor yard damage. When Pollock saw the dump truck in his yard, he quickly grabbed his camera to capture pictures of the event, although the dramatic event was over.

     Within a few minutes, Troy Chilton, a representative of the Trucking Company who owns the Tri-Axle came to visit Pollock to claim responsibility of the incident. Chilton explained what the truck driver conveyed to him about how his truck landed in Pollock’s yard, which is detailed in the beginning of this story.

     The main part of this story is how fast accidents can happen. Although, most people are swift to blame young drivers for not paying attention that is not always the case. Drivers should be on alert every time they get behind the wheel of any vehicle. It may sound simple to forget a turn signal, but such a miss-cue could easily cause grave conditions.  

Click Here to see images of the yard.