WCHS graduate leading small but growing manufactureing company

by MATT HUGHES

J-E News Editor

Par 4 Plastics, located in Marion, Kentucky, is a plastic injection molding facility that manufactures specialty parts for various companies, including Remington and Marlin Firearms, Siemens, Nissan, Honda, Ford and GM. At the helm of the company is President Tim Capps, a 1987 of Webster County High School.

Capps, the son of a coal miner, grew up on Highway 132 between Dixon and Clay.

Tapp reappointed to US Soybean Board

by MATT HUGHES

J-E News Editor

Sebree area farmer Keith Tapp has been reappointed to the United Soybean Board by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.

Crittenden Sheriff looking for info

Crittenden Sheriff is looking for these vehicles to solve a crime:

County considers dropping AT&T for Time Warner

by MATT HUGHES

J-E News Editor

On Monday, members of the Webster County Fiscal Court heard from David Hagen, a representative of Time-Warner Cable. The cable television provider already supplies complementary cable service to several facilities maintained by the county. Now the company will be offering other services to county-owned facilities as well.

“Since we already have services coming into most of your facilities, it’s only a small step for us to offer you additional services at those facilities as well,” Hagen explained.

County takes first step towards approving controversial maps

by MATT HUGHES

J-E News Editor

On Monday the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) won a battle at the county level as members of the Webster County Fiscal Court voted to accept controversial and reportedly incorrect flood maps.

“I think we are in a position where we don’t have any choice but to accept the maps in order to protect the county, which is our responsibility,” said Judge Executive Jim Townsend. “We are one of the only counties in Kentucky who haven’t adopted them already.”