​Trent Mueller has been selected to the Associated Press NAIA All-America team, Associated Press officials announced on Friday.

The AP All-America team is the third all-America team that Mueller has been named to this fall. He was also named to the American Football Coaches Association and the NAIA All-America teams this season.

It marks the second straight season Mueller has been named an AP Second-Team All-American as he is one of three linebackers to pick up the award. 

A Nashville, Tennessee native, Mueller led the Blue Raiders in 2018 with 93 tackles. The 93 tackles are the second most in a season, trailing only own record of 119 tackles set in 2017. He added 1-1/2 tackles for a loss during the season.
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The senior concluded his career as the program's all-time leader with 320 tackles.

 HOLDIAY SCHEDULE:
 
The Adair County Clerk’s Office will be closed the following days for the Holidays, we wish each and every one a Merry Christmas and Happy New Years.
 
Closed:
Saturday, Monday and Tuesday, December 22nd-25th, 2018   for Christmas
 
Saturday (December 29th)
Monday, December 31st)
Tuesday, (January 1st, 2019)
 
Merry Christmas

A Russell Springs man has been arrested by the Russell County Sheriff’s Office after he went in excess of 115 mph during a pursuit early Friday, according to reports.

The driver, Trevor Alan Johnson, 20, didn’t stop his vehicle when attempted to be pulled over and instead reached speeds of 117 mph in a short pursuit.

The pursuit went approximately three miles before Johnson finally pulled over. After he was in custody, deputies searched his vehicle and found marijuana, according to reports.
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Johnson was charged with fleeing or evading police,operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs first offense, wanton endangerment first degree (police officer) as well as other traffic violations and marijuana charges. He was lodged in the Russell County Detention Center by Deputy Sheriff Nathan Ginn.

​Story courtesy of lakercountry.com

​Diageo, a global producer of beverage alcohol, will locate a $130 million distillery in Lebanon creating 30 full-time jobs, Gov. Matt Bevin announced this week.

Diageo will locate the entire manufacturing facility – including a distillery, dry house and warehousing – in Lebanon. Company leaders expect the project to begin in summer 2019 and go operational by early 2022.

In 2017, Gov. Bevin joined Diageo executives to cut the ribbon on the company’s Bulleit Distilling Co. facility in Shelbyville. The approximately $140 million, 30-job Shelbyville operation includes a 3 million proof gallon distillery and currently six barrel warehouses. A new Visitor Experience at the site is scheduled to open to the public in summer 2019.

In recent years, the company also invested in a restoration of Stitzel-Weller in Louisville, including a Visitor Experience, bottling line and experimental still. Currently, Diageo employs more than 100 people in Kentucky.

Diageo is a global beverage alcohol producer with a collection of brands that includes Bulleit and Buchanan’s whiskies, Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, Smirnoff, Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio, Tanqueray and Guinness.

Diageo’s products sell in more than 180 countries. The company employs more than 30,000 people globally with offices in 80 countries. In addition to North America, it also operates manufacturing facilities in Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, Spain, Italy, Australia, India, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.

To encourage the investment and job growth in the community, the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority (KEDFA) on Thursday preliminarily approved the company for tax incentives up to $2.5 million through the Kentucky Business Investment program. The performance-based incentive allows a company to keep a portion of its investment over the agreement term through corporate income tax credits and wage assessments by meeting job and investment targets.

Additionally, KEDFA approved Diageo for up to $1.5 million in tax incentives through the Kentucky Enterprise Initiative Act (KEIA). KEIA allows approved companies to recoup Kentucky sales and use tax on construction costs, building fixtures, equipment used in research and development and electronic processing.

Diageo also can receive resources from the Kentucky Skills Network. Through the Kentucky Skills Network, companies can receive no-cost recruitment and job placement services, reduced-cost customized training and job training incentives.

For more information on Diageo, visit www.Diageo.com.

A detailed community profile for Marion County can be viewed here.

Information on Kentucky’s economic development efforts and programs is available at www.ThinkKentucky.com. Fans of the Cabinet for Economic Development can also join the discussion on Facebook, follow on Twitter and watch the Cabinet’s “Now You Know” video on YouTube.

​Story courtesy of myq104.com

​Gov. Matt Bevin today announced Frost-Arnett Co., an accounts-receivable management company operating in Campbellsville for nearly two decades, will create 135 full-time jobs and invest $2.84 million as it relocates to a new office within the community.

Frost-Arnett will buy and renovate the facility at 685 Watertower Bypass in Campbellsville, as well as purchase and install new furniture and equipment. In addition to allowing significant employment growth, the new office will include state-of-the-art amenities, technology and telephony capabilities. The company initially opened its Campbellsville office in 1999 with 20 employees and has since grown to 185 associates.
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The project comes in response to both recent growth and prospective new business. Frost-Arnett leaders said they anticipate construction will begin in February 2019 and be complete by June.

Frost-Arnett, founded in 1893 and currently headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., is a family owned accounts-receivable management company focused on customer support and collections for healthcare providers. Its services include early-out, bad debt recovery, pre-certification, pre-service, insurance follow-up and cleanup work for legacy systems. In 2017, the Better Business Bureau recognized Frost-Arnett with the Torch Award for Ethical Commerce. In its 125-year history, the company has grown to more than 400 employees at offices in Campbellsville, Houston and Nashville.

To encourage the investment and job growth in the community, the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority (KEDFA) on Thursday preliminarily approved the company for tax incentives up to $1.5 million through the Kentucky Business Investment program. The performance-based incentive allows a company to keep a portion of its investment over the agreement term through corporate income tax credits and wage assessments by meeting job and investment targets.

In addition, Frost-Arnett can receive resources from the Kentucky Skills Network. Through the Kentucky Skills Network, companies can receive no-cost recruitment and job placement services, reduced-cost customized training and job training incentives.

For more information on Frost-Arnett, visit www.Frost-Arnett.com.

A detailed community profile for Taylor County can be viewed here.

Story courtesy of myq104.com

On Monday, December 10, 2018 at approximately 6:00amCT, Adair County Deputy Joey Keith responded to a single vehicle injury accident 7 miles west of Columbia on Edmonton Road. 56-year-old Mark Rheinschmidt of Michigan was traveling eastbound on Edmonton Road when for unknown reasons went off the right side of the road and struck a tree head-on. Rheinschmidt was treated on the scene by Adair EMS and transported to TJ Heath Columbia where he was taken by Air Evac to the University of Louisville hospital.
 
Deputy Keith was assisted on the scene by Deputy Durbin and Adair County EMS.