Casey County

Tylyn Leigh went unbeaten during the regular season and won her first regional singles title and earned her first trip to the state tennis tournament last year. But that is just not good enough for the Casey County senior, who is striving to improve on a terrific season which ended in the first round at state. “I was just going to go out and do my best and try to get better and hopefully have a season like I did last year,” said Leigh, whose win at No. 1 singles on Thursday helped Casey beat host Boyle County 8-1. “It definitely motivated me to do that again, to repeat.” She is starting out strong again this year, moving to 5-0 on the season with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Boyle's Anna Duncan.

Ulysses Durham, 81, of Florence, died Monday, March 18, at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Covington.   Born Feb. 4, 1932, in Casey County, Ulysses was a son of the late Carlos and Jennie Perkins Durham.  He worked as a chemical operator, retiring from Sun Chemical in 1995 after 29 years and was a member of the Florence Baptist Temple. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Cloyd Durham. Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Reba "Lotus" Foley Durham of Florence; a son, Wayde (Pat)

Trent Rogers and Justin Underwood won at No. 6 doubles to give the Casey County boys a 5-4 victory over Wayne County on Friday at Liberty. Rogers and Underwood also had two of Casey's four singles wins. Marion County vs. Danville - At Danville, Matthew Calvert factored in two of Danville's three match wins in a loss to Marion, winning at No. 6 singles and teaming with Konnor Hill for a win at No. 3 doubles. Match scores were not reported. Girls Casey County 9, Wayne County 0 - At Liberty, Casey players lost only five of 67 games in a win over Wayne.

Transylvania University sophomore Nicole Coffman of Liberty has been named to the Women's DIII News All-America fourth team. Coffman, a 5-8 guard who played at Casey County, is one of only two sophomores among the 25 players recognized by Women's DIII News. She was previously named the HCAC's most valuable player after leading the conference in scoring with 20.3 points per game and helping Transy win its fourth league title. Centre forward Paige Baechle, a junior, received honorable mention on the Women's DIII News All-America team.

GRAVEL SWITCH - Kentucky State Police are investigating what is being called a murder-suicide after the bodies on a Boyle County man and woman were found shot to death on the porch of a Casey County residence early Saturday morning. Troopers were dispatched  a “shots fired” call from Casey County dispatch about 11:45 p.m. Friday. When they arrived, they discovered the bodies of Judith “Robin” Duncil, 52, and George “Buddy” Merrick, 61, on the front porch of a residence on Little South Road near Gravel Switch, Trooper Billy Gregory said.

Commodities will be distributed to income-eligible Casey County Residents Wednesday March 13, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Recycling Center, 1175 Campbellsville St., Liberty.  Recipients are asked to bring their own containers.

LANCASTER - If area 911 officials are successful in securing an upcoming grant, it could be the solution for emergency-call-routing problems in the Hustonville area. Bluegrass Area Development District is applying for an "extensive" grant that would fund, among other things, equipment upgrades for Casey County that would allow 911 calls to be routed properly through a Lexington network, Bluegrass 911 Director Russ Clark said. 911 calls made from phone numbers on the Hustonville-area 346 exchange are currently routed to Casey County dispatch instead of Bluegrass 911, which provides dispatch service for Lincoln and Garrard counties.

SOMERSET - So close can be so heartbreaking. That heartbreak was evident on the faces of Casey County players who had been put through the emotional wringer in the closest 12th Region Tournament championship game in more than a decade. And the sting of defeat might have been made a little more painful because they rallied from a 14-point deficit in the second half to take the lead in the final minute of regulation, only to see Lincoln pull out a 56-54 win in overtime at Pulaski County.

SOMERSET - The Casey County girls know what it takes to win big games in the regional tournament, and that might have been enough to earn them one more shot at the biggest regional game of all. Casey relied on its big-game experience to reach the 12th Region Tournament championship for the third consecutive year, outlasting Boyle County in the second half Monday night for a 49-43 victory in a semifinal at Pulaski County. Casey will face Lincoln County, the defending champion, in tonight's championship game.

BOYLE Deeds filed recently in the office of Boyle County Clerk Trille Bottom include: CitiMortgage Inc. and Robert P. Fons, through J. Thomas Hensley, master commissioner, to University of Kentucky Federal Credit Union, property in Green Acres subdivision, $96,500. Parksville Trading Post Inc. to Catherine G. and Jerry R. Sinkhorn Sr., property on Alum Springs Road, Parksville, $140,000. Rodney D. and Tiffany O. Lakes to Catherine G. and Jerry R. Sinkhorn Sr., property in Boyle County, $10,000.