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‘Oaths (1)
Solemnly Swear, Take
Oaths, Utter Vows, they all
mean the same thing; and
we take oaths in at least
three settings in our soci-
ety. In court we “Solemnly
swear to tell the truth, the
whole truth, and nothing
but the truth, so help me
God”. Newly elected of-
ficials “take the oath of
office”, in local, state, and
federal levels. And mar~
riage vows are repeated
almost daily in our society.
Oaths are taken in court,
in government, and in the
The Message We Shared
By Chris Bailey, Pastor
Owingsville Baptist
Church
The first Christmas was
filled with praise and wor—
ship. Angels filled the
heavens with praise, shep-
herds praised God as they
returned to their flocks,
and wisemen sought the
new king to worship. Was
your Christmas filled with
praise and worship?
Psalm 148 is one of many
psalms driven by the call
to praise and worship. It
begins and ends with the
word “hallelujah,” which
Year in ReView
cont. from pg. 2
emergency on March 6. Pres-
ident Donald Trump declared
a national state of emergency
On March 13, and many local
counties declared county-
wide states of emergency the
following week. On March 16,
Gov. Beshear announced the
first COVID-19-related death
in the state, a 66 year old
woman from Bourbon County.
All school districts across the
state‘began non-traditional in-
struction that lasted through
the rest of the spring semes-
ter. The first local coronavi-
rus cases were reported from
Menifee County on March 21
and March 23. On March 22, '
Gov. Beshear issued an order
closing all “non-essential”
businesses. The Gateway
District Health Department,
which serves Bath, Menifee,
Rowan, Elliott, and Morgan
Counties, began using the
Bath County Ag Center as
a regional distribution point
for personal protective equip-
ment (PPE) in the district.
At the end of the month, the
state was reporting 591 cases
and 17 deaths, and nationwide
there was 190,000 cases and
4000 deaths.
The US. Attorney‘s office
in Lexington reported three
more indictments in an on-
going federal crop insurance
fraud investigation which
included Roger Wilson, for-
mer owner of Clay’s Tobacco
Warehouse and Ag-Wood Inc.
in Mt. Sterling, and John Wat-
kins and Kevin Watkins, both
'of Nicholas County.
‘ During the regular March
meeting of the Owingsville
City Council, Mayor Gary
Hunt announced that the city
had received a $120,000 grant
and $40,000 loan from USDA
Rural Development for an ad-
dition and improvements for
City Hall, including an expan-
sion for the Owingsville Po—
lice Department.
BCHS Senior and record-
setting athlete Isabella Copher
signed to run cross-country
and track for Morehead State
University.
home and God is called
upon to witness the actions
in which we engage. “For
men swear by the greater,
and an oath for confirma-
tion is for them an end
of all dispute” (Hebrews
6:16). For those who fear
God, the oath is the end of
the matter; for those who
.do not fear God oaths are
idle Words, words spoken
with our fingers crossed
behind our backs, vows
taken with no intention of
honoring them.
The God of the Bible
hates divorce (Malachi
2:16). When a man and
literally means “praise Yah-
weh,” the LORD. Through-
out the psalm, the word
“praise” occurs over and
over.
In short, the Psalm is
a call for all that exists to
praise God. Included in
that call are three reasons
to praise.
The first reason is that
God is the creator, design—
er, and sustainer of all that
exists. We see God’s work
in the structure of the uni-
verse, the balance of na»
ture, and the progress of
history.
We must be careful to to
Kentucky Ag Commis-
sioner Ryan Quarles stopped
by the County Clerk’s Office
to promote the state’s Ag-Tag
program with local 4—H and.
FFA students.
Charm Jacobs from Ow-
ingsville was a recipient of
the Girls of Merit award at
the annual Girls World Expo
inLexington. She was named
among, ten young women
from across the state for her
outstanding service to her
community.
The BCHS
Team took home their 3rd
straight state championship.
The BCHS Band received
Distinguished ratings at the
KMEA District Band Assess- '
ment at the University of Ken-
tucky. They were set to move
on the state KMEA Concert
Assessment in May. '
This year’s state primary
election, scheduled for May
19, was postponed to June 23
to allow preparations for the
COVID—19 coronavirus.
Board of Education mem-
bers voted 32 to grant Supt.
Harvey Tackett a 1-year con-
tract extension. Tackett’s
current 4 year contract was
set to end on June 30. They
also voted to increase his base
salary for the following year
from $131,000 to 8132.500.
Local gas prices dropped
below $2 a gallon for the first
time since 2004.
APRIL
The first coronavirus case
in Bath County was reported
on April 1.
The Owingsville Police
Department welcomed 0f-
ficer Billy Rudd, and the
Bath County Sheriff’s Of—
fice welcomed Deputy Tay-
lor Davidson, both recently
graduated from the Kentucky
Department of Criminal Jus-
tice Training in Richmond in
Class 510.
Outdoor public area, in-
cluding Stoney Cove Recre-
ation Area and the Red River
Gorge, were closed to the
public in the wake of the CO-
VID-19 pandemic.
Local businesspeople
opened up about how the pan-
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woman engage 11] mar-
riage. they enter a covenant ,
before God to separate
themselves from all others
be faithful to each other for
the rest of their lives. and
God “joins them together”
(Matthew 19:46). But we
have become a nation ‘of
adulterers. We marry in
churches. The preacher
reads the Bible. We say our
vows as friends and family
listen. But our eyes are on
the maid; of honor instead
of our wife...and God 0b-
servers it all. Like Israel of
old, we “have covered. the
altar of the lord with tears”
cus upon this truth and not
be sidetracked by politics,
culture, or social issues.
Nor should we be distract—
ed by self-concern or life’s
“rat race."
The second reason is
that God's glory calls for
our praise. God is good,
holy, and compassionate.
Acknowledging God's na—
ture brings us hope. peace,
and courage. It brings
meaning and purpose to
our lives and gives us the
perspective we need. Sure-
ly this moves us to praise
zoo.
The final reason is most
(lentil: was: negatively affect-
ing their businesses. and local
,cattle producers expressed
their concernsregarding the
sharp fall in beef cattle prices
as beef prices rose at grocery
stores.
BCHS Boys Basketball
Coach Bart Williams was
named the EKC Coach of the
Year.
. The School District paid
tribute'to their 2020 Spring
.Sports athletes’ lost season
by turning on the'ligllts at the
athletic field for 20 minutes on
."ipril 20.
BCHS sophomore Clara
Beth Toy as selected for the
Rogers Scholars program,
and 'BCMS students Joseph
Manley, Caroline Rushing,
Phillip Smith, Mary St. John,
and Shade Stacy-Benet were
selected for the Rogers Ex-
-April: Gov. Andy Beshear
chose attorney David Barber
to fill the 2| st Circuit Division
2 seal left open following
the retirement of Beth Maze.
He was the first iudge in the
state to be sworn in via vid-
eoconference by Chief Su-
preme Court Justice John D.
Minion, Jr. '
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Daniel Burch, Pastor
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the Psalmist, God has
raised a “horn.” The “horn”
was symbolic of strength.
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for sending Christ who has Olympia Polksville Church God i
saved us. Mike Munday, Minister 6275 East Hwy. 60, Salt Lick f
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36 Cherry Lane, Salt Lick 7184 Preston Rd, Owingsville .5
Jayson Minix, Minister Terry Frerichs, Pastor j
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mer leadership programs, 4428 East F ork Road, 943 East Fork Road 3
sponsored by the Center for; Owtngsv1lle Sharpsburg
Dbug Routt, Pastor ,
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Salt Lick Christian Church *5
3064 S 31’; 11 109 Church Street, Salt Lick
5 0“ WY: ’ Calvin Lindell, Minister
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412 Main Street, Salt Lick
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pandemic.
Gov. Beshear also an-
nounced expanded coronavi-
rus testing across the state,
including at St. Claire Medical i
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Project Development Board 767 Main Street, em?“ am e ’ Mmlsier
members made offers to thei Sharpsburg
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of State Michael Adams, to; Church Bin Grimes Deacon
expanded absentee and early: 247 Ilélfintgoénery 5L, i
voting for the June primary-E. arps urg .
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first Bath County victim, Jeni Hedrle Community ’
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on April 29. 5308 Old Sand Road, Salt Ch:
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Johnny Baber, Minister
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Kimi Lynn Day passed awayi: Randall Jackson, Minister
on April 29 from injuries sus-ij
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2563 Wyoming Road,
Owingsville
bridge within sight of their; Lakeview Community Gregg Whitt, Minister
home and drowned in Knox; Church
Hill Branch on April 30. ’Iheiri 581 Cave Run Lake Rd., I” . yr
mother had attempted to; Salt Lick loglgqgtzlltgwgzgg
cross the bridge in a horse-E Rev. Eddie Dennison, L‘es Ingram
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11479 Easy Hwy. 60, Salt Owingsville
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cont. on pg. 10
Bush Stevenson, Pastor
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2396 Moore’s Ferry Rd., ‘ . .
Salt Lick Sherman Sparks, Minister
Dennis Carman, Minister Upper SdhLic-k
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Olympia , White Oak Christian Church
Mark Caldwell, Mlnlster 2606 White Oak Road,
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Mon“! 7:30am_5pm; Sat N0? "{6G0d Vernon Gross, Pastor
8am-12pm; Closed Sun. Owingsville '
5756 Wallingford Rd.,
Kenny Crouch, Minister
Flemingsburg, KY
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