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Jeff Embree's single in the bottom of the eighth inning drove in the winning run Thursday as Danville beat Doss 4-3 in the Southern Spring Break Tournament at Louisville. Rich Witten (2-0) worked the final inning in relief of Matt Grimes to get the win, and went 3-for-3 with three stolen bases and an RBI for the Admirals (7-0), ranked 10th in the latest coaches' poll. Grimes went the first seven innings, striking out 12 and allowing three runs. Two of the runs Doss (1-6) scored came in the third inning when Danville made three errors.

HUSTONVILLE ? After 16 years of stagnate water rates, Hustonville City Council approved an increase last week to pay for skyrocketing insurance rates and future water projects. The 10 percent increase will take effect with the new water budget at the beginning of the fiscal year July 1. Council members approved the vote five to one, with member Jimmy Lane in opposition. The rate increase was given first reading in May. At that time, the Advocate reported the price of 2,000 gallons of water would increase from $8.83 to $9.71, while outside the city limits the price would rise from $11.04 to $12.14.

HUSTONVILLE - A water line break Tuesday near Hustonville brought out the best in the city's eastern neighbors, proving the good Samaritans of Crab Orchard know life's lemons are best served as lemonade. Hustonville Mayor Larry "Pup" Doss said the city had suffered a "pretty bad" water line break near the Arcadia subdivision Tuesday, creating a boil-water advisory for residents as a Hustonville water crew looked for the location of the break. Both water tanks were almost entirely drained before the break was repaired.

The same man apparently was involved in two bizarre incidents late Monday and early Tuesday in Danville, police said. At 11:23 p.m. Monday, a caller who lives on Smith Street told a Danville dispatcher that a white male had jumped off the roof of a neighbor's house and confronted the caller's brother, Assistant Police Chief Tony Gray said. The subject, who implied he had a gun, said he needed to be transported somewhere because police were coming to his house, Gray said. When the caller's brother refused, the subject ran down the street, Gray said.

HUSTONVILLE - Angry citizens lambasted Hustonville Mayor Larry "Pup" Doss Tuesday over a hydrant that was turned off the morning that fire destroyed the home of Jeremy and Tracie Boyle. Doss, who also directs the city's water department, refused to respond to the citizens, citing an investigation that's under way by Kentucky State Police. "I ain't making no statement," Doss said. 'There ain't gonna be no statement because this is under investigation. " "What investigation?

Gene Lewis, 73, of Waynesburg, died Thursday, Aug. 30 in Lincoln County. A native of Clay County, he was born Thursday, March 22, 1934 to the late Harvey and Ella Powell Lewis. He was a farmer. Survivors include his wife, Mildred Rowland Lewis; two sons, Eddie Gene (Linda) Lewis and Sonny Lewis both of Waynesburg; a brother Gerald (Iva) Lewis of Stanford; two sisters, Jackie (Harvey) Doss of Bryantsville and Cleo Miracle of Davistown; three grandchildren, Brady, Evan, and Jacob Lewis; and three great grandchildren, Christopher, Jordan, and Trevor Lewis.

HARRODSBURG ? The Mercer County girls won their fifth straight game convincingly, beating Doss 56-38 Monday night in the first round of their Titan Christmas Clash. Even so, coach Chris Souder believes that effort won't be enough for the Titans to win going forward. "We'll definitely have to play better to beat Bardstown," Souder said. "If we play like this, we'll get beat. " Mercer (6-2) advanced in the tournament to face Bardstown at 10 p.m. tonight in the quarterfinals of the 16-team tournament.

Dec. 2 North Laurel, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5 at Ryle, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6 at Pendleton County, 2:30 p.m. Dec. 9 Madison Central, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 12 Montgomery County, 6 p.m. Dec. 16 Paris, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 18 vs. Scott County at Memorial Coliseum, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 20 Kentucky Bank Classic at Bourbon County, 6 p.m. vs. Doss Dec. 26-30 at LexCath Tournament Jan. 3 Scott, 3:30 p.m. Jan. 6 Bourbon County, 7:30 p.m....

HARRODSBURG ? Mercer senior guard Leah Flora said it's been "a dream or a goal" of hers to reach the 1,000-point club for the Titans. With almost a whole season left in her Mercer career, she'll have to find something else to shoot for. Flora scored 20 points to reach 1,000 for her career in a 50-35 win over Bardstown Tuesday night in the quarterfinals of the Titans Christmas Clash. She is the first Mercer girl to score 1,000 points in a career since Mercer merged with Harrodsburg in 2006.

Burgin's offense got untracked in its second game at the 12th Region All "A" Classic as the Bulldogs used a 12-hit attack to defeat Monticello 10-0 in five innings Tuesday at Admiral Field. Joe Harris hit his first career home run and was one of four players with two hits each for Burgin (1-3). "It got warmer, and our bats lit up a little bit today," Burgin coach Terry Pitman said. The Bulldogs got 24 hits in their two All "A" games Tuesday. Hours before beating Monticello, they lost 10-5 to Danville in the first game of the four-team round-robin tournament.

Virginia “Babe” Doss, 96, of Halls Gap, died Sunday, May 20, at the Fort Logan Hospital in Stanford.  Born Nov. 4, 1915, in Ottenheim, Virginia was a daughter of the late John F. and Alma Gangloff Zwahlen. She was a homemaker, a farmer and a member of Fairview Baptist Church. She owned and operated the Ottenheim Store, worked at Corning Glass and was the widow of Matthew “M.E.” Doss. She was also preceded in death by two daughters, Marcia Alford and Alma Jean Beatty.

Prep Football Thursday’s games Lexington Catholic at East Jessamine, 7:30 p.m. Southern at Male, 6:30 p.m. Rockcastle at McCreary Central, 7 p.m. Friday’s games West Carter at Mason, 7:30 p.m. Russellville at Adair, 7 p.m. Seneca at Ballard, 7:30 p.m. Fulton at Ballard Memorial, 7:30 p.m. Russell at Barren, 7 p.m. Bishop Brossart at Beechwood, 7:30 p.m. Madison Southern...

HARRODSBURG ? Mercer senior guard Leah Flora said it's been "a dream or a goal" of hers to reach the 1,000-point club for the Titans. With almost a whole season left in her Mercer career, she'll have to find something else to shoot for. Flora scored 20 points to reach 1,000 for her career in a 50-35 win over Bardstown Tuesday night in the quarterfinals of the Titans Christmas Clash. She is the first Mercer girl to score 1,000 points in a career since Mercer merged with Harrodsburg in 2006.

HARRODSBURG ? The Mercer County girls won their fifth straight game convincingly, beating Doss 56-38 Monday night in the first round of their Titan Christmas Clash. Even so, coach Chris Souder believes that effort won't be enough for the Titans to win going forward. "We'll definitely have to play better to beat Bardstown," Souder said. "If we play like this, we'll get beat. " Mercer (6-2) advanced in the tournament to face Bardstown at 10 p.m. tonight in the quarterfinals of the 16-team tournament.

LANCASTER ? Mark Scenters doesn't mind testing his team to open the season. Scenters' first game as Garrard County's new coach last year came against Bell County in the PBK Death Valley Bowl. Bell beat Garrard 50-6 and went on to win the Class AAAA state championship. This Friday, Scenters' team will open the year by hosting Anderson County and highly-touted quarterback Jacob Russell. Anderson is favored to win its Class AAAAA district. "It is a difficult matchup, but in my mind one we are ready for," Scenters said.

The same man apparently was involved in two bizarre incidents late Monday and early Tuesday in Danville, police said. At 11:23 p.m. Monday, a caller who lives on Smith Street told a Danville dispatcher that a white male had jumped off the roof of a neighbor's house and confronted the caller's brother, Assistant Police Chief Tony Gray said. The subject, who implied he had a gun, said he needed to be transported somewhere because police were coming to his house, Gray said. When the caller's brother refused, the subject ran down the street, Gray said.

Dec. 2 North Laurel, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5 at Ryle, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6 at Pendleton County, 2:30 p.m. Dec. 9 Madison Central, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 12 Montgomery County, 6 p.m. Dec. 16 Paris, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 18 vs. Scott County at Memorial Coliseum, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 20 Kentucky Bank Classic at Bourbon County, 6 p.m. vs. Doss Dec. 26-30 at LexCath Tournament Jan. 3 Scott, 3:30 p.m. Jan. 6 Bourbon County, 7:30 p.m....

The Lincoln County girls' basketball team took its game north over the holiday break, journeying to Louisville for the Lady Dragon Invitational at Doss High School. And the trip paid off. The Lady Patriots improved to 10-2 during the tournament, sweeping the competition to claim the championship trophy. Lincoln rallied from a 28-15 halftime deficit to defeat the Bullitt Central Lady Cougars 50-43 Saturday at Doss in the tournament title game. The finals' victory proved to be the only close contest for the Lady Patriots in the tournament.