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Serving Rockcastle County Since 1887 Mount Vernon, Kentucky 40456 - (606) 256-2244 Volume 127 • Number 38 .50 per copy Thursday, September 5, 2013 RCIDA discusses amended lease with SourceHOV At Monday’s meeting of particular source of income the Rockcastle County In- to RCIDA. This is the only dustrial Development Au- lease of its type in the thority, the board discussed company’s global network an amended lease with and their accounting proce- SourceHOV. dures are not set up to The original lease, accomodate payment of the signed with SourceCorp in penalty. August of 2009, contained At Monday’s meeting, a clause specifying that the Executive Director Holly company must employ 235 Hopkins was given the au- workers for a period of thority to negotiate the new three years and levied a monthly rental fee. The penalty if that goal were not company currently pays met. There was also a rent $12.19 per sq. ft. or credit in another clause pro- $25,395.83 per month. The viding that the goal of 235 entire amount is applied to employees plus 50 were the debt at Community met and sustained for one Trust Bank for construction year. of the building. Currently, RCIDA says RCIDA did agree to re- that the goal was not met imburse SourceHOV for Rockcastle County senior Bobbie Hopkins, center, was crowned Renfro Valley Jamboree Bowl Queen during and the penalty to the com- $60,000 in alterations/im- halftime of the Rockcastle County and West Jessamine football game last Friday night. Runners-up were pany is between $50,000 provements to the building Nicoline Joenborg, left and Kellan Coffey, right. The Rockets lost the annual bowl game 48-19. and $60,000. However, the required by federal regula- collection process has been tions. The reimbursement going on for almost two will take the form of a Local band holds free concert to years at this point. $3,000 per month rent credit SourceHOV, which is a for 20 months and a start global company, has asked date of August 2015 for celebrate release of their second album that these clauses be re- commencement of the rent moved from the amended credit was offered by By: Doug Ponder attended the free CD release The album contains ten lying if we said we didn’t lease and the square foot A local Christian rock concert were able to pur- songs, including the band’s want to be the biggest and charge raised to offset this (Cont. to pg. A10) band held a free CD release chase a CD before the al- hit single “Just Say Jesus” best band in Christian mu- concert for their second al- bum release date and have which recently climbed into sic,” Howard said. “But bum last Thursday night at it autographed after the con- the top 20 on several differ- that’s not our focus. Our fo- Saturday’s storms the Kentucky Music Hall of cert by band members: ent Christian music bill- cus will always remain on Fame in Mt. Vernon. Mikey Howard (vocals and board charts. Jesus and we will continue 7eventh Time Down’s rhythm guitar), Eric 7eventh Time Down vo- to share His love, His mes- puts brief damper new album “Just Say Jesus” VanZant (lead guitar), Cliff calist and rhythm guitarist sage and His cross with ev- was released on Tuesday in Williams (bass) and Austin Mikey Howard said they are eryone we come in contact stores and online. Fans who Miller (drums). all excited to have finally with.” on Livingston become a mainstream Howard said that he, Eric Christian rock band after all VanZant and Austin Miller Homecoming Master Plan for Lake their years of hard work. started their first band in However, he said their main 1996, while students at By: Doug Ponder Medley said they were Linville presented goal is not to only be a suc- Rockcastle County Middle A severe storm system fortunate that they didn’t cessful band but to more im- School and that Cliff Will- A five to 10 year master over the next five to 10 rolled through Rockcastle have to cancel any of the portantly spread the gospel iams joined the band once County last Saturday putting events and only had to post- plan for improvements at years. The plan incorporates of Jesus Christ. he moved to Mt. Vernon a brief damper on the activi- pone one event for thirty Lake Linville was pre- a fishing pier, walking “I think we would all be while they were students at sented last Thursday by paths, landscaping, im- ties during Livingston minutes. He said a lot of Rockcastle County High Homecoming. people returned for the fes- CDP Engineering. proved camp sites, enter- Hunger School. He said their band Livingston Mayor Jason tivities and live music once The presentation was tainment areas and outdoor broke up in high school and held at the Lake Linville play areas. Medley said the high winds they saw that the homecom- they were all members of and heavy rains caused ing events were continuing restaurant by Jason Hale Boat dock and camp- Awareness different bands before re- some of the spectators and as planned. and Lisa Wright, project ground operator Lester uniting after graduating managers, who made rec- Ratliff was very interested vendors to leave early Sat- “We only had to post- March is high school. urday afternoon. He said a pone the live music for ommendations for both in the suggested layout for “We all kind of bounced lot of vendors also lost mer- about thirty minutes while short and long term projects the primitive and RV camp- Wednesday around in different bands in at the dock, campground ing sites. Hale pointed out chandise and had their tents The second annual Hun- high school but after we all blown away in the storm. (Cont. to pg. A10) and lake park. that the recommended land- ger Awareness March is next graduated we got back to- Many improvements scaping would take about Wednesday on Main Street gether,” Howard said. “Ev- have been made over the five years before it would in Mt. Vernon. ery one of us had decided past couple of years at the provide effective canopy in The march is held annu- that the music ministry is Brodhead man boat dock, restaurant and the campground area. ally to combat world hunger what God wanted us to do parking lot but Mt. Vernon Proper landscaping will and it is held in conjunction so we all sold pretty much Mayor Mike Bryant re- provide shade and privacy with Hunger Action month everything we had and quested a master plan that is renowned the city could implement (Cont. to pg. A9) (Cont. to pg. A10) (Cont. to pg. A9) horse trainer By: Kelsey Mattingly On a small farm in Rockcastle County sits a riding barn and obstacle course where a Brodhead man, and former State Police officer, now full-time horse trainer, Gary Lane, says he is bringing in business and tourism to Rockcastle County that has benefited us in more ways than one. With his success and experience at Windswept Stables, in the southwest area of the county, Lane said he has been able to attract horses and their riders from all over the world. He said that training horses and work- ing with Calvary Officers in the State Police has al- lowed him to become a certified Natural Horseman- ship Clinician, who works to train riders as well as their horses. Whether he is inviting in newcomers and their horses to experience our abundance of beautiful farmland or traveling the world and expanding his business, Lane is one busy man who has proven that you can do what- ever you are passionate about with a “little help from the Lord and a really good horse.” Having hosted clinics in states such as Tennessee, Indiana, Ohio, and several New England states, Lane said that Rockcastle County is by far the most beautiful place to train. “I’ve trained horses in all the United States, includ- ing other countries. You will be hard pressed to find a Local Christian rock band 7eventh Time Down held a free CD release concert at the Kentucky Music Hall of prettier place than Rockcastle County,” Lane said. “We Fame last Thursday to celebrate the release of their second album “Just Say Jesus.” The album was released just take it for granted because we see it every day. For on Tuesday in stores and online. Fans who attended the concert were able to purchase a CD before the album example, the Red Hill Horse Camp is a beautiful place release date and have it autographed by members of the band after the concert. Shown above from left are: to experience Rockcastle County.” Cliff Williams (bass), Austin Miller (drums), Mikey Howard (vocals and rhythm guitar) and Eric VanZant “Students that come to our county always have good (lead guitar). (Cont. to pg. A9) Contact us at: [email protected] Call Of Special Note Inside Deadline submission is Noon Tuesday 606-256-2244 for Advertising & • Viewpoints......................... Pg. A2 • Courthouse News..............Pg. B2 Subscriptions • Obituaries .......................... Pg. A3 • Classifieds......................Pgs. B5-7 • Church News .................... Pg. A5 Follow us on Twitter: @mvsignal Pg. A2 • Mount Vernon Signal • Thursday, September 5, 2013 Points On Call East By: By Ike Adams Rick Branham Last week the question I need to find me one of attention if it meant being Turnout pants or bunker was about station uniforms pants are made the same as those tee-shirts, or maybe a afflicted with juvenile dia- Tabletop Jukeboxes music.