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Reliable. Accountable. Cornerstone. Balanced. Compassionate. A true servant leader.

All words used to describe Gayle Johnson, who can now claim the accolade of Oldham Countian of the Year.

“I’m stunned that he hasn’t previously been recognized as Oldham Countian of the Year,” said. Duane Murner, a former county judge-executive who shared the award with his wife, Anne, last year.

The Oldham County Fiscal Court has authorized a deal to buy roughly two acres of land from the University of Louisville in Westport.

The land is just east of Westport Park, which sits along the Ohio River in northern Oldham County.

According to its agreement with the university, the county will pay a total of $187,500 by October 2015 for the land. Fiscal Court authorized an initial payment of $62,500 in cash for the transaction and will pay that same amount the next two years until the full amount is paid.

If I had a dollar for every time I have heard that print journalism is dead, then paying my rent would be much easier.

As a young person who chose to get a degree in photojournalism I’ve been called everything from brave to silly. However, after spending time with a few community newspapers I have gleefully discovered that people still want ink-stained fingers to accompany their coffee.