Superintendent Tackett Announces Retirement in June
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[email protected] The search also turned He made the announce- up “a large amount of ment during Monday’s Photo by Cecil Lawson green leafy substance regular January Board of Supt. Harvey Tackett was Kentucky State Police, with the odor of marijuana Education meeting, which joined by his wife, Jan, on working in cooperation located in multiple clear was held through Zoom Zoom as he announced his with local law enforce- plastic bags throughout videoconference, with his retirement from public edu- ment, arrested six individ- the home” as well as drug wife Jan by his side. cation this June during Mon- uals on Friday and charged paraphernalia such as sy- Tackett was hired by day’s Board of Education them with drug trafficking Board of Education mem- meeting. ringes, scales, clear plas- Alexis McClurg Jessie Day and organized crime. tic bags, “an undisclosed bers as Superintendent in According to the arrest November 2012. His last only 1 of 4 districts in the large amount of US cur- Scott Miller, 26, of Preston. Court. citation, penned by Ken- four year contact came to state with that distinction; rency,” and two firearms, Each was arrested and Barron Miller was re- tucky State Police Troop- an end in June 2020, and vaccinations for school a 9 mm Hi-Point handgun charged with one count leased the day after his ar- er Gary Smith, Trooper Board members approved staff took place last Friday; and a .223 caliber Smith & each of trafficking in a con- rest on $10,000 cash bond, Smith, along with Trooper a one year contract exten- and recent news that the Wesson M&P Sport rifle. trolled substance, 1st of- and Samantha Miller and Tyler Montgomery, Troop- sion last year, through June district will be receiving The citation also noted fense (heroin); trafficking Alexis McClurg were re- er Leo Leal, Sgt. Eugene 30, 2021. $3.7 million in federal grant that “numerous small bags in a controlled substance, leased on $10,000 cash Robinson, Detective Justin Tackett said in a prepared funding for the next two of suspected heroin and 1st degree, 1st offense (2 bond on Monday. Reynolds, Sheriff Jessie statement that he read to years. methamphetamine were or more grams, metham- All individuals charged Stewart, Deputy Taylor board members that the Tackett commended the located in a trash can un- phetamine); engaging in were scheduled to be ar- Davidson, and Owingsville previous ten months under current board members der toilet paper in the bath- organized crime; tamper- raigned in Bath District Police Officer Billy Rudd, the coronavirus pandemic for being good stewards of room.” ing with physical evidence; Court on Tuesday. executed a search warrant has turned “everyday life the district’s finances and Located inside the resi- possession of marijuana; As the News-Outlook at a mobile home on Jay into something that’s not thanked all the board mem- dence during the search and possession of drug went to press this week, Road, located in the Kend- familiar to us.” bers he has worked with were Jessie Allen Day, paraphernalia. Mark Miller remains held all Springs community. “What my family misses over the past nine years. 41, of Owingsville; Alexis Mark Miller was addi- on $15,000 cash bond, and “During the course of most is being together,” He said this school year’s L. McClurg, 23, of Salt tionally charged with pos- Mitchell Scott Miller on search of the residence, a he said. He noted that in theme was “#BathCount- Lick; Barron Miller, 23, session of a firearm by a $10,000 cash bond. large quantity of suspected the last few years he has yStrong,” and he hoped to of Owingsville; Samantha convicted felon. All individuals are con- heroin and methamphet- lost his father and son but finish strong over the next E. Miller, 53, of Owings- Jessie Day has an ongo- sidered innocent until amine was located in multi- has gained grandchildren. five months. “Over the ville; Mark Miller, 52, of ing charge for probation proven guilty or pleading ple rooms of the residence “But we can now see there past nine years, our district Mt. Sterling; and Mitchell violation in Bath Circuit guilty. in numerous small clear will be stability returning is in a better position,” he to our lives” with the begin- added. nings of vaccinations, and Board members all gave he added that his 37th year his thanks for his service to Students can return to in person classes next Monday in public education will be the district. “my final year.” OVER HALF OF SCHOOL STAFF RECEIVES FIRST CORONAVIRUS VACCINATION Brenda Holder, elected He noted several positive board chairperson earlier things happening despite By Cecil Lawson had to return to full online the pandemic, including KyNewsGroup learning when new corona- that all Bath County stu- Tackett [email protected] virus case numbers began dents now have access to cont. on pg. 12 to surge dramatically on internet wi-fi, making it the local and state levels. Bath County Board of The hybrid learning Education members voted model divides students 4-1 during Monday’s regu- who want to return to in- lar January meeting, held person classes between by videoconference, to North and South groups. return to a hybrid model The North group will at- of learning next Monday, tend classes on Mondays February 1, which will al- and Tuesdays, and the Photo by Cecil Lawson low students to attend in- South group will attend on Bath County Board of Education members voted during person classes two days Thursdays and Fridays. their Monday meeting to return to in-person classes on per week using social dis- Wednesdays will be used the hybrid model. tancing measures within for sanitizing classrooms nated on Friday including Board members were classrooms and school and facilities. 87 teachers, representing honored during Monday’s buildings. During the work ses- just over half of the total meeting with a proclama- The Peeled Oak Chris- those that work everyday Board member Burnsy sion prior to the evening’s number of employees. tion for School Board Rec- tian Church, as an outreach to care for the ones we Stewart cast the single no meeting, Gateway Dis- Brewer noted that the ognition Month read by activity and expression of love. Thank you, Ridgeway vote, registering his con- trict Health Director Greg number of cases across Sharpsburg Mayor Doro- appreciation, made pillows Nursing Home. cerns about students’ and Brewer told board mem- the five-county Gateway thy Clemons. for the residents of the staff health, while board bers that his office helped Health District has re- Board members also Ridgeway Nursing Home. members Christy Shaw, to provide vaccinations for mained between 30 and 60 heard presentations from The pillows read “Gods John Steele, Carla Bowling, Bath County School Dis- new cases per day. Middle School Principal and Brenda Holder voted trict staff on Friday. Tackett called the pan- Love Ties Everything To- in favor of returning. According to Supt. Har- demic “the most unprec- gether.” The youth also The district held hybrid vey Tackett, 168 district edented situation in educa- School made fruit baskets for the classes briefly last fall but staff members were vacci- tion in the last 100 years.” cont. on pg. 12 staff. 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