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A Leitchfield business is collecting toys, clothing and food to help those in need this holiday season.
Cash Express’ 14th annual toys and kids’ coats drive will continue through Dec. 10, store manager Connie Allen and assistant manager Renee Hazelwood said.
They term the program a “celebration of giving,” a chance for people to “become a blessing to the families in our community.”
New items can be dropped off at Cash Express, 504 S. Main, Leitchfield, during business hours.

Two people who’d recently been shot by someone trying to break into their barn have now reported finding an explosive device on their property.
Johnnie Hayes called authorities Sunday to report the device outside a barn at his Richland Road home.
Grayson County sheriff’s deputies responded and confirmed the device was a bomb; the Kentucky State Police bomb squad was called in, also confirmed the device contained explosives, and removed it for later detonation.

Students at St. Paul Catholic Elementary School are using technology in ways they’ve never been able to before, thanks to a state grant,

Working with the Grayson County School District, St. Paul was able to receive state “title” funding to buy Chromebooks for its 49 students in kindergarten through eighth grades.

Principal Chris Reed said before the Chromebooks’ arrival, students used a mix of older computer equipment that had been donated to the school.

Grayson County will welcome Halloween — and those loot-demanding trick-or-treaters — with several events Oct. 31.
The granddaddy of them all, the Leitchfield Safe Spot, opens at 5 p.m. at the Grayson County Fairgrounds.
Running through 8 p.m., the free event is designed to let children and their parents trick-or-treat in a safe, controlled area. Community groups, businesses and others will set up booths along the midway to give out candy and other treats to the parading costume class.