Perryville

When we think of our small towns that stretch across the United States, let us always be proud of our heritage as to where we grew up. My hometown in southern Illinois at one time had about 25 businesses on Main Street that included three restaurants, when the population was about 850. This was in the 1950s.   We owned and operated a hardware business there that had been a mainstay since the late 1800s, and we were the second family to have the hardware store. We were in that business about 40 years, which included a bottle gas business.

Perryville Elementary School Awards Day was held June 3. The following students were recognized: Kindergarten Perfect attendance: Jeremiah Davis Art: Logan Kirkland and Maggie Smith Music: Zoey Robbins and Cara Cummins First grade Outstanding Student: Reagan Maddox and Kailey Young. Outstanding CHAMP: Ricky Montgomery and Harley Sparks. Handwriting: Justic Carrico and Maddie Miller. Most Improved Handwriting: Elizabeth Gatliff and Gavin Huddleston. PE: Nate Chapman and Lee Robinson 110 Percent: Jace Clements, Mason Downey and Jeremiah Hargis Library: Katie Coulter and Sophia Carrico Reading: C’Anna Denson and Luc Chesser.

I am writing this letter to endorse Dickie Mayes as a candidate for magistrate in the Perryville district. I believe he would do the very best job possible to represent his constituents, in the most fair and straightforward way. I have known Dickie and his family for more than 10 years. Our sons are friends and played football together at Boyle County High School. I have been with Dickie and his wife in several personal settings. They are wonderful folks. Just the right family that would represent the Perryville district, as needed.

PERRYVILLE - The Perryville City Council welcomed a new member and swore in a current member for the second time Thursday night. Billy Matherly and Matt Bottom were was elected to the council's two open seats during Tuesday's election. Both took their oaths Thursday, which was a repeat performance for Bottom, who the council appointed in January after the November 2010 election left a vacant seat. Bottom has now officially won his seat from the reminder of the council members' two-year term.

Boyle County’s smaller municipalities passed budgets Tuesday night that show revenues growing for one and declining for the other. Junction City passed a $280,948 general fund spending plan, up from $189,780 in 2010-2011. However, most of the increase is due to a reserve fund that will go from $11,900 to $83,528.  Total general fund income for the city is expected to climb by about $58,000, in part due to an increase in insurance and ad valorem tax revenue. Mayor Jim Douglas said growing revenue and holding spending steady have been keys to the city’s financial health.

PERRYVILLE - The Kentucky Historical Society will dedicate a historical marker at the Kirkland Home at 2 p.m. Saturday at 1470 Battlefield Road. Charles King Kirkland and Caroline Purdom Kirkland lived near the dedication site at the time of the Civil War. To escape the Battle of Perryville, they traveled 10 miles south with their three young children to the home of Mrs. Kirkland's father in nearby Forkland. When they returned a few days later, they found their home had been used as a hospital and much of their property was destroyed.

PERRYVILLE - The Battle of Perryville's 150th commemoration will be featured on an episode of “Small Town Big Deal” at 9:30 p.m., Thursday on the RFD-TV network. “Small Town Big Deal” is a 30-minute show that highlights stories of inspiration, tradition, success and “cool things happening” in America's small towns. The show premiered in September and has become one of RFD-TV's top 15 shows. Cheryl Collins, field producer for the show, said Thursday's episode will feature two segments on Perryville and will include interviews with Civil War re-enactors from both the Union and Confederate sides.

PERRYVILLE - A Hispanic man believed to be wanted in other states is being detained at the Boyle County Detention Center by Immigration and Customs Enforcement after he was arrested in a domestic assault case. On Saturday, Boyle County Sheriff's Department responded about 1:47 p.m. to a third-party call of domestic violence at a residence at 403 W. Second St. in Perryville. The caller said a man who goes by the name Pedro Floras was “planning to kill everyone in the house,” said Sheriff Marty Elliott.

It’s very likely that the people in economic need who get food from the Danville Food Bank don’t know and probably have never even heard of Jim and Sheree Page. If they did, they might feel moved to mention their names in their Thanksgiving Day meal prayer. The Gages aren’t into notoriety or even being thanked. What the Perryville area farm couple are into is doing what they can to help people in need. And the result of the couple’s mission to help needy people is what might be called an annual cornucopia of caring with the local food bank being the immediate beneficiary.

President Abraham Lincoln apparently thought it was time for the Union Army to take control after watching the Confederates smash Union troops in battles and before the Southerners took over the Union-controlled border state of Kentucky in 1862. Battles in Washington, D.C.; Richmond, Va.; Maryland; and Corinth, Miss., were considered victories for the Southern Army, said Kurt Holman, superintendent of Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site. Holman considers the Oct. 8, 1862, battle at Perryville as one of the turning points in the Civil War. Both sides of the Civil War wanted to control Kentucky because of its central location and its control of two rivers.

JUNCTION CITY - Two people were arrested after a search warrant led to the recovery of stolen farm equipment. Christopher Fisher, 19, of 184 Southern Drive in Perryville, was charged with receiving stolen property.  Lisa Parson, 31, of 109 Albany Circle in Junction City, was arrested on the same charge after her residence was searched. Boyle County Sheriff Marty Elliott said The Ackerman Farm in Lincoln County reported many horse and farm items stolen. Parson's property connects with the farm, and Elliott said his office obtained enough probable cause to search her residence.

Boyle County Fiscal Court will prepare a resolution to discontinue the White's Road right-of-way in Perryville. Duane Campbell, Boyle County engineer, said after reviewing the right-of-way May 2, it was decided the cessation would not be an issue. “We have determined that discontinuing the use of this right-of-way by the Boyle County Fiscal Court will not present an inconvenience to adjoining property owners,” Campbell said. Campbell added “no public need is being served” by the right-of-way and “no necessary access is being provided for a private person.” The road and right-of-way has not been maintained or policed by the county in the past three years, he added.

A Perryville man was arrested Tuesday night after a verbal confrontation ensued in a Danville neighborhood. About 9:30 p.m., Danville police responded to 232 Harding Street where residents had an unknown individual in their backyard.  According to a press release, a verbal altercation was prompted when residents confronted the man identified as Travis Dowell, 23, of Perryville. Dowell would not cooperate with police, the release stated, and a search revealed he was carrying a .25 caliber handgun in his back pocket.

April 22: A boy, Lincoln Dale, to Amanda and Rowdy King of Stanford. A boy, Camdyn Bryce, to Rachel Danielle Stephens of Harrodsburg and David Jamar Harlan of Danville. April 24: A girl, Lily Grace, to Michaela and Eric Selby of Harrodsburg. April 28: A girl, Zoey Michell, to Tomi Lee Estes and Lucas Wade Divine of Perryville.

Residents of Perryville soon could see construction on a portion of South Buell Street, also known as Merchant's Row, beginning with the Opera House and traveling 292 feet.  Main Street Perryville Director Vicki Goode announced to the council during Thursday's meeting that members of the organization had taken photographs and submitted them to Sen. Tom Buford, R-Nicholasville, and Rep. Mike Harmon, R-Danville, who had helped them contact the proper...

Mike and Ramona Neal of Danville announce the engagement of their daughter, Karlie Neal, to Michael Taylor, son of Gary and Joyce Taylor of Perryville. The bride-elect is a 2009 graduate of Boyle County High School and a 2012 graduate of Campbellsville University, with a bachelors of science in elementary education, P-5. She is employed by the Boyle County School System. The groom-elect is a 2008 graduate of Boyle County High School. He is an employee of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet in Danville and a self-employed farmer.

Kenzie Worthington and William Myers announce the birth of a son, William Hunter Christopher, 8:42 a.m. March 19, at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center. The baby weighed 6 pounds, 4 ounces, and measured 19 inches. Maternal grandparents are Chris and Glenna Worthington of Harrodsburg. Paternal grandparents are Stephen and Cindy Myers of Danville. Great-grandparents are Mike and Cathy Worthington, Louis and Karen Dean, James and Gail Moeller and Brenda Shuman, all of Harrodsburg; Bill and Mable Myers of Danville, the late Betty Myers, Crystal Whitehouse of Perryville and the late Stanley Whitehouse.

  Paul L. Routt , 96, of Lexington, formerly of Danville, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Jackson Funeral Home, Danville. Margaret Olivia “Libby” Stratton Moore , of Danville, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Wilder Funeral Home, Perryville.

PERRYVILLE - The Kentucky Historical Society will dedicate a historical marker at the Kirkland Home at 2 p.m. Saturday at 1470 Battlefield Road. Charles King Kirkland and Caroline Purdom Kirkland lived near the dedication site at the time of the Civil War. To escape the Battle of Perryville, they traveled 10 miles south with their three young children to the home of Mrs. Kirkland's father in nearby Forkland. When they returned a few days later, they found their home had been used as a hospital and much of their property was destroyed.

PERRYVILLE - Crews were called to a structure fire at about 5:40 on Wednesday night in a vacant house on Webster Road southeast of Perryville. The fire began in the rear of the house and had not yet spread to the rest when crews arrived. While the cause is unknown, it is not considered suspicious. According to Boyle County Assistant Fire Chief James Coffman, the department will still investigate, as they do with every fire. "We have a really good investigation team. Fortunately, we don't have a lot of fires in the county.