Shelby Energy Cooperative will award an educational trip for three high school juniors to Washington, D.C.
The Washington Youth Tour provides an all-expense-paid educational trip for high school juniors, age 16-18. To be eligible, parents or guardians of students who enter must use Shelby Energy for electrical service to their primary residences.
February is “I Love My Library Month.” Tell the library why you love them between now and Feb. 14 and receive a sweet treat from the librarians. Cards available at the desk.
Call the library at (502) 732-7020 for more information.
Carrollton High School’s Class of 1963 will celebrate its 50-year class reunion Oct. 5.
Class members are trying to contact all teachers, coaches and administrators from the years of 1960-63 and their 1963 classmates.
If you know the contact information for any of these people, contact Mike Lewis, (502) 347-5494; Bill Banks, at
bill.and.linda@earthlink.net;or Mary Sue Wilson,
susieq45_kentuckyk@hotmail.comor (859) 485-7210.
Carroll County Property Valuation Administrator Rob Robertson announced that the Homestead Exemption on real estate for the 2013-14 exemption represents a $2,000 increase over the 2011-12 exemption.
This means that eligible property owners will not pay taxes on the first $36,000 of their assessment.
Carroll County tax rates for 2013 haven’t been set, so an exact amount of savings to persons receiving the exemption cannot be determined.
This is Part 2 of a series that started in the Jan. 23 issue.
“Shelter in Place” is a safety procedure designed to help protect you and your family during a serious airborne hazardous-materials emergency. It means taking shelter inside your home until the danger has passed.