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arren County Sheriff ’s Office Chief Deputy Tommy Smith (above, second fromright) and his daughter Rachel Smith, 16, both of Bowling Green, participate this

morning in a wreath-laying ceremony at the grave of his father, Kentucky State PoliceLt. William Smith, during the KSP Post 3 Fallen Trooper Memorial at Fairview Cemetery.Right: Tommy Smith speaks about his father during the event.William Smith was shot Nov.10, 1972, while attempting to arrest a murder suspect in Warren County and died April 26,1973, as a result of the shooting. Video from today’s ceremony is at bgdailynews.com.

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SIMPSON COUNTY

By JUSTIN STORYThe Daily Newsjstory@bgdailynews.com/783-3256

FRANKLIN — The FranklinCity Commission voted unani-mously Monday to refuse toauthorize traffic of more than36,000 pounds on a road sought by

Deweese Construction to be usedas an access road for a proposedrock quarry.

The commission’s vote came amonth after Simpson County Fis-cal Court also ruled unanimouslyon the weight limit on DitmoreFord Road.

Deweese has obtained a condi-tional-use permit for a rock quarryto be built on an 87.67-acre tract onDitmore Ford Road, and while thecompany looks to quarry rock forroad projects and supply farmerswith agricultural lime, many peo-ple who live near the property have

organized against the quarry pro-posal, forming a group calledNeighbors Against the Quarry.

Opposition has coalescedaround a number of issues, partic-ularly the concern that DitmoreFord Road would be unable tosupport the weight of trucks enter-ing and exiting the quarry.

When filled to capacity, thetrucks could weigh as much as

80,000 pounds, according to testi-mony at public hearings.

The city and county govern-ments took action in response to areport prepared by AmericanEngineers Inc., which has officesin Glasgow and Louisville.

Commissioned by Fiscal Courtto observe the condition of theroad, AEI recommended in Marchthat the road be widened from 16

feet to at least 22 feet and that athicker asphalt base be added tosupport the heavier traffic.

The engineering firm also rec-ommended replacing a low-waterford bridge spanning Drakes Creeknear the quarry entrance with atwo-lane bridge that would includesafety barriers and guardrails.

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KSP conducts Fallen Trooper Memorial at Fairview Cemetery

Renovationsexpected atEast, Central

WARREN COUNTY SCHOOLS

By JENNA MINKThe Daily Newsjmink@bgdailynews.com/783-3246

Two local schools are in storefor long-awaited renovations asarchitects are developing plans forWarren East and Warren Centralhigh schools.

Both schools were last renovat-ed about 20 years ago, and archi-tects have been meeting withschool personnel to determinewhat needs to change this time.Tentative renovation plans werediscussed Monday during theWarren County Board of Educa-tion meeting.

At Warren Central, architectsare reviewing parts of the schoolthat were not touched during thelatest renovation, including thekitchen, the media center and thegymnasium.

A facelift for the gym lobby isoverdue, according to KennyStanfield, principal of ShermanCarter Barnhart Architects ofLouisville. “It’s really not invit-ing,” he said.

Those affiliated with the schoolalso want to add a walking trackaround the inside of the gym, saidJustin McElfresh, project manag-er. If a walking track is added,gym seating will be within 15seats of its current capacity. Andwhile the gym is large, it needsmore storage space, he said.

Architects also have studied thekitchen. Even though it’s large,

the kitchen “is terribly inefficient”because of outdated equipment,Stanfield said.

School personnel are interestedin turning the cafeteria into a mul-tipurpose room, meaning it woulddouble as an extra gymnasiumthat could be used as a practicefacility. It would mirror some ele-mentary schools that already usetheir cafeterias for multiple activi-ties, he said.

The media center also is on therenovation list – a project thatmight be difficult because the cen-ter is separated into two levels,Stanfield said.

Architects propose transform-ing the higher level into a groupstudy area and revamping thelibrary circulation area so it’smore user-friendly. There is alsothe possibility of adding an out-door reading area. Additionally,the old concrete columns insidethe media center would be cov-ered with thin brick, they said.

“It’s more cosmetic than any-thing else,” Stanfield said. “It’sgoing to be dollars well-spent interms of giving it a makeover.”

They will also review ways toupdate other parts of campus, par-ticularly the tennis, baseball andsoftball courts, Stanfield said.

For now, architects are dis-cussing plans with the school andshould have a prioritized list of

Warren’s tourismimpact rises 3.5%By ROBYN L. MINORThe Daily Newsrminor@bgdailynews.com/783-3249

Warren County’s tourismindustry had a $336.1 millionimpact in 2011, an increase of 3.5percent over the $3.24 millionimpact in 2010.

“We have continued to see anincrease every year,” said Vicki

Fitch, executive director of theBowling Green Area Conventionand Visitors Bureau.

Fitch told the CVB board Mon-day that the increase outper-formed the rise in the state num-bers, which showed a 3 percentincrease to $11.7 billion.

Grain mill owner’ssuit moves forward

Alex Slitz/Daily NewsDon Lowe of Bowling Green, owner of Lowe’s Feed and Grain,stands Monday in front of grain elevators on the property.

Franklin City Commission votes to enforce road’s weight limit

See QUARRY, 6A

By KATIE BRANDENBURGThe Daily Newskbrandenburg@bgdailynews.com/783-3242

A lawsuit brought by a localgrain mill owner against the cityof Bowling Green is scheduled tomove forward to a jury trial soon.

The suit from Don Lowe andhis company, Lowe’s Feed andGrain, claims that fraudulent andnegligent misrepresentation on

the part of the city and a city elec-trical inspector temporarily puthim out of business.

A pretrial conference for DonLowe and Lowe’s Feed and GrainInc. vs. the city of Bowling Greenand City Electrical Inspector RickMaxwell is set for May 23. A jurytrial is scheduled for June 12.

See HISTORIC, 6A

Architects getting schools’ input, developing plans

See ROOF, 6A

See FACILITY, 6A