Former two-term sheriff Gray dies at 84
Bruce Gray, a former two-term Washington County Sheriff and long-time Republican leader passed away today at the age of 84.
Gray served two terms as sheriff from 1974 to 1982. He served as the GOP Central Committee County Chair for several years. He also served on the City Council Member. He was appointed Interim Mayor in 1983. Gray also served as a former Superintendent of the State Highway Department.
He was also manager of Imperier Mobile Home Park in Kentucky and a Supervisor at Superwash carwash in Salem.
He is survived by his wife, Naomi, one son, David, a brother, Donald, a grandson and a great grandson.
Gray was born Friday, November 1, 1929 in Pekin, Indiana, the son of the late Herman N. Gray and Rowena B. (Terrell) Gray.
He was a member of the New Providence Lodge # 237 , Borden Chapter Order of the Eastern Star #588 , and the Scottish Rite.
Survivors include: wife, Naomi (Coats) Gray of Salem; 1 son, David Gray of Salem; 1 brother, Donald Gray of Salem; Sandra
Sue Nichols of Salem; 1 grandson Ryan Gray of Salem; 1 great grandson, Stephen Gray of Salem.
Preceded in death by: parents, 1 sister Joyce Elliott, 1 grandson Troy Gray and 1 great grandson Darren Gray.
The funeral service will be at 2:00 PM Saturday at the Hughes-Taylor Funeral Home in Salem. Viewing will be from 4-8 PM
Friday with a Masonic Service at 7:00 PM, and Saturday viewing from 11:00 AM until time of service at the funeral home.
Burial will be at Crown Hill Cemetery.
Swap Shop Podcast 05-20-2014
Swap Shop Podcast 05-20-2014
Coffee Club Podcast 05-20-2014
Coffee Club Podcast 05-20-2014
Swifty Gas Station closings in Salem, Sellersburg and around the area
The Swifty gas station at the corner of Main and Hackberry Street in Salem joins locations in Sellersburg, Connersville, Corydon and Bedford that have been closed this year.
Yellow tape went up this afternoon and pumps have been shut off most of the day.
Personnel were removing point of sale equipment from the office this afternoon and would not make any official comments.
Corporate officials from the company’s Seymour headquarters did not comment on the closing.
Several WSLM listeners and social media followers began reporting closings in Sellersburg, Corydon and Connersville.
Earlier this year, at least five Swifty’s gas stations in Louisville abruptly closed, with no word from the corporation of its plans at the properties.
According to some unofficial reports, Marathon has taken over some Swifty locations. Rumors have already circulated that Walgreens might be buying the corner to develop a store to compete with CVS Pharmacy. They had looked at locating in Salem before but the property they wanted to buy was not available for sale either time.
The company operates roughly 180 combination gas stations and convenience stores under the Swifty Food Mart banner in five states in the Midwest and the South. Swifty Oil Co. was founded in the 1960s by the Myers family and was owned and run by its chairman, Don Myers Sr.
The Columbuzz reports, it started with 2 stations and one tanker getting the Myer family into the oil business, but it was Don Myer who bought 7 stations and formed Swifty Oil Co.. The station started and continues to be the only service station which still has an attendant pump your gas.
Swifty Gas Stations expanded to 181 gasoline stations and convenience marts multiplying in a number of states since it was opened in 1963. Before that venture, Don Meyers helped his mother open Kocolene, a company now owned by it’s employees. Kocolene owns Fast Max, Smokers Host Tobacco, Ranger enterprising which is warehousing and logistics along with an environmental company Komac.
However 92-year-old Myers passed away in July two months after his death several locations closed in the Louisville area.
The current president is William R. Klinger who took this position in October 2011 and in Aug 2013 filed a Change of Registered office with the State of Indiana. One month after Don Myer’s death.
Since the family no longer wants to be part of the Swifty Oil Company it is reported “the owner passed away and the family is selling out.”
Military Memorial Photographs
The Campbellsburg All American Country Hoedown theme this year is “Saluting our Military”.
We would like to ask if you have a photograph you would like to display in community building of those who have served our nation please contact Shanna Pittman at (812)896-7859 or at Shanna Bilyeu Pittman @Facebook.
We will need the pictures no later than June 2, 2014. Please be able to include the person’s name, rank, branch of military and the years they served. We also ask that you please include a return mailing address to return the pictures.
Swap Shop Podcast 05-19-2014
Swap Shop Podcast 05-19-2014
Vallonia woman found dead in Jackson State Forest
Indiana Conservation officers are investigating a death that occurred in Jackson-Washington State Forest.
The body of 40-year-old Jean Ann Berry of Vallonia, IN, was found on Saturday shortly before midnight. A preliminary investigation indicates that Berry’s death was self-inflicted.
A Starve Hollow security employee found her body at the fire tower off Sky Line Drive outside of Brownstown.
The investigation is ongoing.
Three Day Music Festival in Cincy July 18-20
WSLM will be helping promote the inaugural three‐day Buckle Up Music Festival today unveiled its full schedule and lineup
including Alabama, Willie Nelson, Alison Krauss and Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas, The Band Perry and
many more.
Listen for you chances to win tickets this summer as WSLM 97.9 FM kicks off the “97 Days of Summer” on June 19 with great concert tickets, Holiday World tickets and a way for you to spend your summer in some great locations around the Midwest.
The Buckle Up Festival is a new music festival highlighting a large array of American music
including country, folk, bluegrass, Americana, roots rock and more will take place at Sawyer Point and
Yeatman’s Cove and span across six stages and feature upwards of 80 performers from Friday, July 18 through
Sunday, July 20.
Tickets are on sale now at BuckleUpFestival.com. Bud Light is the official beer of the 2014 Buckle Up Festival – “Bud Light, The Perfect Beer for Whatever Happens”.
Friday, July 18
ALABAMA – ELI YOUNG BAND – JAMEY JOHNSON – MARTY STUART – ASHLEY MONROE –
ERIC PASLAY – CHRIS JANSON – THE CADILLAC THREE – STURGILL SIMPSON –
OLD DOMINION – THE RAILERS – SON OF FATHERS – DAVID FANNING –
JAMIE LYNN SPEARS – JOSHUA SCOTT JONES – PISTOL HOLLER – JEREMY PINNELL & THE 55’s
Sara Haze – Phillip Fox Band – Tyler Childers & The FoodStamps – The Dan Varner Band – Ashley Martin –
Kaitlyn Baker – Alexis Gomez – Lonesome Jared & The Heartattacks – Messerly and Ewing – Andrew Hibbard –
Saturday, July 19
WILLIE NELSON / ALISON KRAUSS AND
UNION STATION FEATURING JERRY DOUGLAS
OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW – EMMYLOU HARRIS – DRIVE BY TRUCKERS –
KRISTIAN BUSH – HOUNDMOUTH – THE LONE BELLOW –
THE SPIRIT FAMILY REUNION – SLEEPY MAN BANJO BOYS – JOE PUG – LERA LYNN –
NATALIE STOVALL AND THE DRIVE – CAITLYN SMITH – THE TILLERS –
Tall Heights – The 23 String Band – Buffalo Wabs & The Price Hill Hustle – Kentucky Timbre –
Coralee and the Townies – Arlo McKinley & the Lonesome – Al Scorch – Shiny and the Spoon – The Carolines –
Dean Fields – Wild Carrot –
Sunday, July 20
THE BAND PERRY
THOMPSON SQUARE – DAVID NAIL – COREY SMITH – DYLAN SCOTT – SAM
HUNT – BLACKJACK BILLY – DALLAS SMITH – JT HODGES – CHASE BRYANT –
LOGAN BRILL – LYNDSEY HIGHLANDER – ABIGAIL ROSE – NOAH SMITH – RUTH COLLINS –
BOBBY MACKEY – STRAW BOSS – THE KENTUCKY STRUTS – TY BATES –
Carly Pearce – Jetset Getset – Honey & Houston – Zack Dubois – Max Fender –
Tickets:
One‐day, Any‐day: $55.00 (U.S.)
Three‐day: $130.00 (U.S.)
Three‐day VIP: $325 (U.S.)
Hotel and Ticket Package: Buy one three‐day, get one free. Book now
Please note that ticket prices will increase after Memorial Day and again a few weeks before the event.
Artists and ticket prices are subject to change without notice.
Where:
Buckle Up Music Festival
Sawyer Point & Yeatman’s Cove
705 East Pete Rose Way
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
