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<v Speaker 1>Now we turn to the Kentucky Standard for news in

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<v Speaker 1>Bardstown in Nelson County. Your reader today is Brian Hunt.

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<v Speaker 1>As a reminder, RADIOI is a reading service intended for

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<v Speaker 1>people who are blind or have other disabilities that make

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<v Speaker 1>it difficult to read printed material. We will begin with

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<v Speaker 1>the addition dated May thirty. First Bourbon Capital Alliance hosts

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<v Speaker 1>first certified Diplomat class Lazy Excited to expand Bourbon education,

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<v Speaker 1>the Bourbon Capital Alliance certified the first round of diplomats,

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<v Speaker 1>as the organization seeks to educate those in hospitality on

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<v Speaker 1>everything Bourbon. Earlier this month, a dozen hospitality workers came

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<v Speaker 1>together to become the first certified Bourbon d Capital Diplomats.

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<v Speaker 1>The first cohort learned about the process of making Bourbon,

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<v Speaker 1>serving Bourbon and the key components of the BCA's partner distilleries.

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<v Speaker 1>Sam Lacey, executive director of the Bourbon Capital Alliance, said

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<v Speaker 1>that the certification experience has been in the works for years.

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<v Speaker 1>One of the things he said he heard often when

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<v Speaker 1>forming the organization was the need to improve hospitality workers

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<v Speaker 1>knowledge regarding Bourbon and parts ten. The four hour class

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<v Speaker 1>is taught by Sydney Jones, who walks students through the lesson.

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<v Speaker 1>The class ends with a multi question test, which, once

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<v Speaker 1>completed and passed, earns the participant the certification and title

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<v Speaker 1>of Bourbon Capital Diplomat. It was always in the back

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<v Speaker 1>of our minds that we wanted to build a program

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<v Speaker 1>specifically for hospitality industry. Lacey said. It was a big

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<v Speaker 1>priority for our ten partner distilleries as well. Working hand

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<v Speaker 1>in hand with them, over the course of a year,

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<v Speaker 1>we have built a completely brand new, proprietary curriculum with

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<v Speaker 1>our hospitality industry members in mind. Lacey said the first

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<v Speaker 1>official class for the certification went well, with eighty five

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<v Speaker 1>percent of the participants passing to become a diplomat. He

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<v Speaker 1>said anyone who didn't pass would have the opportunity to

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<v Speaker 1>take the class again in the future. Outside the initial

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<v Speaker 1>pilot classes for the program, Lacey said they want to

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<v Speaker 1>work with local businesses to certify their staff. He said

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<v Speaker 1>he hopes it becomes a thing of pride for local

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<v Speaker 1>hospital workers to be bourbon I think it should be

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<v Speaker 1>a pride for local hospitality workers to be Bourbon Capital Diplomats.

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<v Speaker 1>After earning the certification, each diplomat receives a special pen

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<v Speaker 1>Lazy said he hopes this also becomes a conversation starter

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<v Speaker 1>to talk with coworkers and others about the program. A

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<v Speaker 1>Bourbon Capital Diplomat will not remain stagnant, Lazy said. The

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<v Speaker 1>bourbon industry is always changing, so the need to update

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<v Speaker 1>will be paramount. He said they've imagined the next stage

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<v Speaker 1>in the program being Bourbon Capital Diplomat summits. These bi

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<v Speaker 1>annual summits will bring together the diplomats and BCA distillery partners.

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<v Speaker 1>We will give our partner distillery the ability to get

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<v Speaker 1>directly in front of these certified diplomats, to update them

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<v Speaker 1>on product releases, to update them on new experience says

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<v Speaker 1>at the distillery. He said, we will keep these folks

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<v Speaker 1>engaged through these summits. There will also be at some

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<v Speaker 1>point in the near future some type of e newsletter

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<v Speaker 1>to the certified diplomats that just notes things that they

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<v Speaker 1>should be aware of and what our partner distilleries are doing.

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<v Speaker 1>Lazy said the Bourbon Capital Diplomat program will elevate hospitality

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<v Speaker 1>in Bardstown, giving education on Bourbon a leg of among

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<v Speaker 1>those in the industry beyond Bargstown. He said they see

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<v Speaker 1>the potential in expanding the career curriculum and bringing in

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<v Speaker 1>others from out of state to become certified diplomats. However,

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<v Speaker 1>for now, Lacey said their primary focus is Barstown. Following

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<v Speaker 1>National Bourbon Week in June, Lacey said the Bourbon Capital

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<v Speaker 1>Diplomat program will be top priority. In July, they will

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<v Speaker 1>officially be launching the certification and additional media outlets will

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<v Speaker 1>be learning about the program on June nineteenth at the

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<v Speaker 1>Bourbon Capital Mashup. Next, New Haven begins fiscal year twenty

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<v Speaker 1>seven budget. City SAIDs new sewer rates. New Haven took

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<v Speaker 1>a look at next year's budget during last Thursday's meeting

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<v Speaker 1>and held a first reading for updated sewer rates. On

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<v Speaker 1>May twenty first, the New Haven Board of Commissioners held

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<v Speaker 1>a first reading for the fiscal year twenty twenty seven budget.

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<v Speaker 1>The new fiscal year budget is set to begin on

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<v Speaker 1>July first. The city's beginning budget is twenty thousand, eight

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<v Speaker 1>hundred sixty eight dollars. On the revenue side, the city

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<v Speaker 1>expects two hundred sixty one thousand, three hundred seventy six

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<v Speaker 1>dollars from taxes and fifteen thousand dollars eight fifteen thousand,

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<v Speaker 1>eight hundred dollars from licenses and fees. An additional ten

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<v Speaker 1>thousand dollars will be inter governmental revenue, and twenty two thousand,

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<v Speaker 1>seven hundred and fifty will come from recreation. Other revenue

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<v Speaker 1>will garner forty seven thousand, eight hundred sixty dollars. The

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<v Speaker 1>total revenue for the city will be three hundred seventy

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<v Speaker 1>eight thousand, six hundred fifty four dollars. On the expenditure side,

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<v Speaker 1>two hundred forty four thousand, five hundred is for general government,

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<v Speaker 1>eighty nine thousand, forty eight dollars for police, and forty

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<v Speaker 1>five thousand, one hundred six for recreation. The total or

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<v Speaker 1>expense for fiscal year twenty seven is three hundred seventy

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<v Speaker 1>eight thousand, six hundred fifty four dollars. The city's expenses

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<v Speaker 1>in their roads account evens out at fifteen thousand, three

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<v Speaker 1>hundred forty The New Haven Sewer budget was budgeted at

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<v Speaker 1>three hundred eighty seven thousand, five hundred thirty nine dollars

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<v Speaker 1>for expenses and revenue. In total, the city's fiscal year

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty seven budget amounted to seven hundred eighty one thousand,

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<v Speaker 1>five hundred thirty three dollars. I will comment on one thing.

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<v Speaker 1>Our revenue and our expenses are going to be down

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<v Speaker 1>this year just from the fact that we sponsor Kentucky

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<v Speaker 1>Railway Museum and their TAP grant. Mayor Linda Mattingley said

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<v Speaker 1>all of that has run through a city fund. This year,

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<v Speaker 1>KRM will not have a fund to run through the

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<v Speaker 1>city's account. A second reading and a vote on the

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<v Speaker 1>budget will happen in June. At the next meeting. New

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<v Speaker 1>Haven will also hold a first reading to increase sewer rates.

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<v Speaker 1>Mattingly said the increase is to combat the rising costs

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<v Speaker 1>of maintaining the lagoon. This will be a five percent

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<v Speaker 1>increase for services. We've done three quarters of a million

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<v Speaker 1>dollars of the work out of the lagoon two years ago.

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<v Speaker 1>Mattingly said. It doesn't mean that our lift station or

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<v Speaker 1>anything is going to hold up. Then we're going to

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<v Speaker 1>have to stay replacing lines, et cetera. That's a never

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<v Speaker 1>ending thing. The new rates for in city rates will

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<v Speaker 1>be twenty one dollars forty two cents for active meter

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<v Speaker 1>and those usage. The first two thousand gallons will now

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<v Speaker 1>be thirty two dollars eighty nine cents. The next three

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<v Speaker 1>thousand will be eight dollars sixty nine cents per gallon.

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<v Speaker 1>The next five thousand gallons will be seven dollars sixty

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<v Speaker 1>two cents per thousand, and over ten thousand gallons will

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<v Speaker 1>be seven dollars fifteen cents per thousand gallons. The new

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<v Speaker 1>out of city rates will be twenty one dollars forty

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<v Speaker 1>two cents for active meter and no usage. The first

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<v Speaker 1>two thousand gallons will be thirty four dollars seventy two cents,

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<v Speaker 1>and the next three thousand gallons will be nine dollars

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<v Speaker 1>sixty one cents per thousand gallons. The x five thousand

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<v Speaker 1>gallons will be nine dollars and six cents, and anything

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<v Speaker 1>over ten thousand will be eight dollars eighty eight cents

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<v Speaker 1>per thousand gallons. The Board will hold a second reading

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<v Speaker 1>of the charges at next month's meeting for approval. The

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<v Speaker 1>City of New Haven Board of Commissioners will meet next

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<v Speaker 1>month on June eighteenth at five pm at City Hall.

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<v Speaker 1>Next local car lot being investigated for title fraud and theft.

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<v Speaker 1>The Nelson County Sheriff's Office is investigating Richardson Auto Mark,

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<v Speaker 1>a used car lot on New Haven Road that now

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<v Speaker 1>appears to be shut down. According to investigative report by

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<v Speaker 1>WRWDRBTV in Louisville, as many as sixteen people over the

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<v Speaker 1>years purchase vehicles from Richardson Auto Mark but never received

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<v Speaker 1>titles on the vehicles, creating nightmares for those who did

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<v Speaker 1>business with the Richardsons. According to w DRB reporting, Detective

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<v Speaker 1>Keegan Kirkpatrick, through his investigation, found that George Richardson had

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<v Speaker 1>purchased cars at auction, but he wrote bad checks for

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<v Speaker 1>them and as a result, never received the titles for

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<v Speaker 1>the vehicles. In one case, wd RB reported that Richardson

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<v Speaker 1>had written about forty eight thousand dollars in coal checks

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<v Speaker 1>to the Indianapolis Car Exchange. George Richardson has a warrant

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<v Speaker 1>out for his arrest in Boone County, Indiana on theft charges.

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<v Speaker 1>The business was located at seventeen O five New Haven Road,

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<v Speaker 1>Nelson County. Sheriff's Office says that any others who purchased

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<v Speaker 1>vehicle from Richardson Automart and did not receive a title

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<v Speaker 1>should contact them at five oh two three four eight

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<v Speaker 1>one eight four zero and asked to speak with Kirkpatrick.

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<v Speaker 1>In addition, it is recommended They also filed complaints with

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<v Speaker 1>the Kentucky Attorney General's Office for Consumer Reprotection, which received

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<v Speaker 1>other complaints about the business next. Bardstown budget increases for

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<v Speaker 1>next year, but so does projected revenue. A number of

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<v Speaker 1>key capital projects are driving the fiscal year twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 1>seven budgets for the City of Bardstown, including the Bardstown

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<v Speaker 1>Aquatic Sports Center. Expenditures for fiscal year twenty seven are

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<v Speaker 1>budgeted at forty six point two million dollars, an increase

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<v Speaker 1>of five point one percent over last year, or two

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<v Speaker 1>point two million dollars. It included in that two point

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<v Speaker 1>two million increase our fluctuations of about one point two

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<v Speaker 1>million and about nine hundred and eighty four thousand in

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<v Speaker 1>salaries and retirements. Overall, the city's administration budget has a

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<v Speaker 1>administration department has a budget of one point sixty six million,

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<v Speaker 1>The police budget is eleven million dollars. Recreation, which includes

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<v Speaker 1>the BASc complex, is twenty five point two million. The

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<v Speaker 1>Fire department budget is just shy of three point eight million,

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<v Speaker 1>The Finance department is one point seven million, the Street

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<v Speaker 1>Department is two point one five million, and there is

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<v Speaker 1>six hundred and fifty thousand dollars committee to the Information

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<v Speaker 1>Technology Department and thirty five thousand dollars toward maintenance of

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<v Speaker 1>the COBEC building. The city's general fund balances thirty four

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<v Speaker 1>point seven million dollars and it will be using some

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<v Speaker 1>unassigned reserve funds to help pay for the budget, as

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<v Speaker 1>well as bond sales of twenty five million dollars. The

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<v Speaker 1>city is also funding a three percent across the board

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<v Speaker 1>rais for employees in all departments, and there is dedicated

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<v Speaker 1>funding of three point eight million dollars in the budget

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<v Speaker 1>to go toward design and beginning of construction on a

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<v Speaker 1>new Bartstown Police Department headquarters, which is scheduled to be

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<v Speaker 1>more than twenty thousand square fees and provide space for

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<v Speaker 1>ongoing training, community engagement, and safety. The department has outgrown

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<v Speaker 1>its current facility, which is twenty years old. Other major

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<v Speaker 1>projects include water and sewer upgrades and road resurfacing. In

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<v Speaker 1>an open letter to city council and Bardstown residents, Mayor

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<v Speaker 1>Dick Keaton said the budget is two point four million

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<v Speaker 1>dollars then fiscal year twenty twenty six, but he notes

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<v Speaker 1>that the city is fortunate to have a healthy balance

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<v Speaker 1>of unrestricted reserves to help report the many capital projects

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<v Speaker 1>budgeted for this fiscal year. Overall revenue for the city

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<v Speaker 1>is budgeted at nineteen point two million, an increase of

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<v Speaker 1>ten point three percent or one point eight million dollars

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<v Speaker 1>over fiscal year twenty six. Bond sales, grants, loans, and

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<v Speaker 1>other incoming revenue, as well as reserve funding, makes up

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<v Speaker 1>the difference. In the combined utilities budgets. The city has

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<v Speaker 1>designated eighteen point seven million dollars for the electric department,

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<v Speaker 1>thirteen point four million for the water department, twenty four

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<v Speaker 1>point nine million for the sewer department, and two point

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<v Speaker 1>nine to five million for the garbage department. There is

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<v Speaker 1>also a one point zero five million dollars for the

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<v Speaker 1>Cable Internet Department as the city continues the final transition

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<v Speaker 1>to Spectrum after the sale of its municipal cable internet system.

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<v Speaker 1>That budget had been twelve point eight million in fiscal

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<v Speaker 1>year twenty four and eleven point eight million in fiscal

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<v Speaker 1>year twenty five. In total, the combined utilities budget is

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<v Speaker 1>sixty one point four million dollars for fiscal year twenty seven,

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<v Speaker 1>outpacing projected revenue eight million dollars with unrestricted reserves making

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<v Speaker 1>up that difference. The revenue is set to increase by

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<v Speaker 1>eight point four percent over last year, or four million dollars.

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<v Speaker 1>Expenditures are down about three point nine percent from last

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<v Speaker 1>year around two point five million dollars. Next in sports,

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<v Speaker 1>Nelson County falls to North Hardin in Fifth Region semifinals.

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<v Speaker 1>If the sayings score early score often were always true,

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<v Speaker 1>Nelson County would be playing for the Fifth Region's Softball

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<v Speaker 1>Tournament championship Friday night. Unfortunately, for the Cardinals, they were

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<v Speaker 1>only able to do the first half of that saying

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<v Speaker 1>Thursday night, when they went up one to zero in

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<v Speaker 1>the Region semifinals at LaRue County High schoo North Hardin

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<v Speaker 1>completed the second half of that old adage when it

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<v Speaker 1>scored five in the fourth inning, which was all the

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<v Speaker 1>Trojans needed to defeat Nelson County five to one to

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<v Speaker 1>ended season. Like I told the girl, some days you're

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<v Speaker 1>a dog, some days you're a hydrant. And I keep

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<v Speaker 1>it real with them, Nelson County coach Bobby Parsons said,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't ever have to question the effort, nothing like that.

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<v Speaker 1>In the first at bat of the game, Nelson County

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<v Speaker 1>junior pitcher Aubrey Robbins reached first on a dropped fly

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<v Speaker 1>ball for an error in the right field and was

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<v Speaker 1>able to advance to second on the play. On the

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<v Speaker 1>next play, a fielder's choice to first, Robins advanced to

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<v Speaker 1>third and then scored on the next at bat, scoring

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<v Speaker 1>on a pass ball. The lead would hold until North

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<v Speaker 1>Harden put up a five spot in the fourth three

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<v Speaker 1>coming off eighth grader Hailey Martin single to write with

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<v Speaker 1>the bases loaded. When the throw went home in an

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<v Speaker 1>attempt to get the second runner, Martin advanced to second.

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<v Speaker 1>An errant throw trying to get her out allowed a

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<v Speaker 1>third runner to score from third, and Martin advanced to third.

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<v Speaker 1>They strung together, strung some hits together, and we'd kind

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<v Speaker 1>of lost discipline at the plate a little bit, swinging

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<v Speaker 1>at some stuff out of the zone. Parson said. We

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<v Speaker 1>just couldn't put it together. Nelson County collected three hits

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<v Speaker 1>on the night, one each from shortstop Brent Reesius, center

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<v Speaker 1>fielder Trinity Graham, and second baseman Calling Nolan. The team

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<v Speaker 1>also struck out fourteen times against North hardin A's Brooklyn Carmichael.

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<v Speaker 1>The the Trojans, who advanced to meet LaRue County in

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<v Speaker 1>the region final Friday night, ended up with seven hints

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<v Speaker 1>and nine strikeouts, mostly coming at the arm of Robins.

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<v Speaker 1>North Harden chased Robins after four innings, and she gave

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<v Speaker 1>up seven hints and five earned runs with five strikeouts.

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<v Speaker 1>I think Aubrey was hitting too much plate and not

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<v Speaker 1>moving it, Parson said. The curve balls are supposed to

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<v Speaker 1>be starting in the middle and going out. I think

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<v Speaker 1>she was hitting too much plate, and when you get

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<v Speaker 1>too much plate, you get hit. Anybody can hit speed,

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<v Speaker 1>he added. You've got to move it. You got to

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<v Speaker 1>move it. Then make them Chase Brooklyn did a better

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<v Speaker 1>job than Aubrey did tonight. That's just the story of

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<v Speaker 1>the game. Despite the laws, Parsons said he expects the

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<v Speaker 1>Cardinals to be in the hunt for the Reason championship

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<v Speaker 1>next year as the team graduates two seniors catchers Nora

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<v Speaker 1>Kate Simpson and third baseman Yorka Bartley, and returns the

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<v Speaker 1>pitching staff. Nelson County ends the year with a twenty

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<v Speaker 1>nine and nine record, the Cardinals' most victory since winning

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<v Speaker 1>twenty three games way back in twenty ten. Nelson County

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<v Speaker 1>also topped twenty wins in twenty twenty five, and they've

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<v Speaker 1>won forty nine games over the past two seasons. Parsons

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<v Speaker 1>is confident his bunch can take the next step in

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty seven. A little disappointed that we lost when

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<v Speaker 1>we did, which is what it is, Parsons says. We

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<v Speaker 1>got a great group coming back. All my pitchers are

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<v Speaker 1>coming back. We got the kids to do it, so

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<v Speaker 1>there's no reason why we shouldn't be back and be

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<v Speaker 1>as good as we were this year. That's the goal anyway.

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<v Speaker 1>Next Cards late rally falls short against Hawks. Slow starts

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<v Speaker 1>have been in the been the bugaboo for the Nelson

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<v Speaker 1>County baseball team all season long. Another slow start came

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<v Speaker 1>back to bite the Cardinals Wednesday night at the worst

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<v Speaker 1>possible time of the year. With their season on the brink,

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<v Speaker 1>Nelson County dug itself a five run hole it couldn't

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<v Speaker 1>completely climb out of, with LaRue County hanging on for

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<v Speaker 1>a seven to five victory in the semi finals of

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<v Speaker 1>the Fish Region Baseball Tournament at American Legion Park. I

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<v Speaker 1>think evers killed us, Nelson County senior Austin Baylog said,

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<v Speaker 1>we have a lot of that at the beginning of

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<v Speaker 1>the game. It wasn't anything good. Then we had four

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<v Speaker 1>errors in the third inning that just kills our momentum.

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<v Speaker 1>On top of that, to find the strike zone a

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<v Speaker 1>little better. The umpire zone wasn't great, but we've got

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<v Speaker 1>to adjust to that. First year Cardinals coach Mickey Clements

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<v Speaker 1>said his tam team digging early holes was nothing new,

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<v Speaker 1>but he hoped it wouldn't happen on this stage, but

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<v Speaker 1>it did. With the Rue County building a five o

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<v Speaker 1>lead through two and a half innings, Nelson County started

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<v Speaker 1>clawing its way back in the bottom of the third

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<v Speaker 1>as Baylog hit a two run home run, but its

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<v Speaker 1>comeback bid came up just short in the inm We've

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<v Speaker 1>been calling ourselves the comeback cards all year, so even

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<v Speaker 1>in that situation down five, I knew our guys would

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<v Speaker 1>fight back and ship away, Clements said. We started to

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<v Speaker 1>do that, we felt just a little bit short. The Hawks,

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<v Speaker 1>who went on to beat Taylor count in Thursday's region

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<v Speaker 1>final to advance to the state tournament for the third

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<v Speaker 1>time in four years, eventually went back ahead by five

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<v Speaker 1>runs at seventy two after Cole Miller hit an RBI

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<v Speaker 1>single and came around to score after the Cardinals threw

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<v Speaker 1>the ball out of play on an error along the

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<v Speaker 1>third base side of field. It's been like that all year,

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<v Speaker 1>Clement said, even in the district tournament against Washington County.

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<v Speaker 1>We went to the fifth or sixth inning before we

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<v Speaker 1>got going. But they thrive off of adrenaline. Today it

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<v Speaker 1>just bit us in the butt. Nelson County made things

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<v Speaker 1>interesting in the seventh, nearly pulling off another late game comeback.

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<v Speaker 1>Jacob Bryant walked and Baylog was hit by pitch with

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<v Speaker 1>two outs. Deacon Mentor followed with a no doubt homer

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<v Speaker 1>to left center fields make it seven to five, breathing

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<v Speaker 1>new life into the Cardinals dugout, but the Hawk's Creed

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<v Speaker 1>Price induced a pop fly to end in beginning a

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<v Speaker 1>Nelson County season to a close. It was very frustrating,

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<v Speaker 1>Baylov said. We know we're better as a team than

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<v Speaker 1>we showed early on, and we have been playing a

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<v Speaker 1>lot better than that here lately. I don't know what happened.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess this game just got to us, But that's

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<v Speaker 1>all right. It happens. And as LaRue County players celebrated,

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<v Speaker 1>Nelson County players were left wondering what if had the

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<v Speaker 1>Cardinals been able to get the price earlier, maybe they'd

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<v Speaker 1>be ones playing for a region title instead. Their season

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<v Speaker 1>ends with the twenty one to fourteen record. If we

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<v Speaker 1>start with the beast hot, I think we win this game.

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<v Speaker 1>Baylov said, it's the same thing in other games we've

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<v Speaker 1>lost this year. By the third inning, we got our

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<v Speaker 1>bats going, and this game, I got our bats going

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<v Speaker 1>in the four. Then Deacon forgot us going in the seven,

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<v Speaker 1>but by then it was too late. Clements knew his

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<v Speaker 1>squad would fight, just like they have in other games

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<v Speaker 1>when they've fallen behind, but this one stings, especially because

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<v Speaker 1>it happened on the big stage. In the region tournament,

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<v Speaker 1>Nelson County lost in the semi finals round for the

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<v Speaker 1>second straight season. This team has fought through a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of this year, and they've continued to show up every day.

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<v Speaker 1>Clements said, that's all you can ask from these guys.

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<v Speaker 1>It's been a blessing to have a group like this

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<v Speaker 1>for my first year as head coach. We've got a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of guys who are moving on, but I'm very

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<v Speaker 1>proud of each and every one of them. We put

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<v Speaker 1>together a good year and we've set the standard going forward.

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<v Speaker 1>Nelson County loses eight seniors to graduation in Bay Laws Bryant,

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<v Speaker 1>Charlie Buckman, Dylan Colter, Ryan Hickerson, Clay LaRue, Chase Night,

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<v Speaker 1>and Tate Milbourne. This is all the time we have

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