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Jimmy Disponett, 77, has lived his entire life farming in Anderson County, and there is no place he’d rather call home.

He attempted to move to Florida and enjoy retirement, but Disponett wasn’t all that comfortable with retiring. He loved the satisfaction he got from working his farmland and putting in an honest day’s work. After three years in Florida, he moved back to Kentucky.

“I love the country,” said Disponett with a smile. “I can still outwork any 20-year-old.”

Just before 10 p.m. on Monday, Lawrenceburg Police Officers responded to an armed robbery at O’Reilly Auto Parts, located at 1191 Glensboro Road.

Trooper Matt Rogers, Detective Jeremy Cornish, Officer Joe Massey and Officer James Dunn arrived at the scene. They discovered that two white males dressed in dark clothing entered the store just before closing.

It was called the Super Outbreak. For 24 hours, tornadoes plowed through the U.S. and a portion of Canada on April 3 and 4 in 1974.

At the time, it was the largest outbreak ever with 148 confirmed tornadoes in 13 states and the province of Ontario. The outbreak from April 25 through 28 in 2011 topped that but the 1974 storm is still considered the most violent with 30 F4 and F5 tornadoes reported.

Damages were in excess of $600 million and the death toll hit 319 as a 2,600-mile swath was cut through the Midwest and parts of the East and South.

Wild Turkey Distillery celebrated the opening of its new visitor center Tuesday of last week with family, friends and special guests. The event was topped off with a toast to Wild Turkey Master Distiller Jimmy Russell with Diamond Anniversary, a bourbon created by his son, Associate Distiller Eddie Russell, to commemorate his 60 years at Wild Turkey.