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Today's Features

  • Take steps to control bugs, insects with year’s mild winter

    However blessed we have been with a mild winter, be prepared for some problems in the garden due to insects, diseases and fungi. 

    A normal freezing winter creates a hostile environment making it difficult for insect larvae, bacteria and various fungi to survive. It looks like this will not be the case this year. With temperatures in the 40s and 50s, we will not have a very good barrier against many pests this year. So it is time to make plans to combat this issue using all the tools we have available for this year and in the future.

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  • 4-H camp dates set, offers employment opportunities

    The dates of 4-H Camp for Carroll County 4-Hers are July 3-6. This year’s four-day camp will be held at North Central 4-H Camp in Carlisle and is open to kids ages 9 to 14.

    Details are still being finalized, but if you have a 4-Her who is interested in camp, please add these camp dates to your calendar.

    More information about how to sign up to attend camp will be available in the coming months.

    Employment opportunities

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  • Become heart healthy this February; enjoy chocolate, too

    Has heart disease affected someone in your family? Has it been you?

    Feb-ruary is National Heart Health Month. The Northern Kent-ucky Area Exten-sion Homemakers will sponsor a special heart health workshop and luncheon Friday, Feb. 3 from 10:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the Boone County Extension office.

    Friday is “National Wear Red Day,” as millions of Americans join the fight against heart disease in women by wearing red as a reminder of the importance of stopping heart disease in our lifetime.

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  • Urban Forestry dedicates flags, poles
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  • Subway Ribbon Cutting
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  • Rotary winter ball tickets available for Feb. 18 event

    Several locations around Carrollton will have tickets available for the Carrollton Rotary Club’s Feb. 18 winter ball, according to chairman, Nick Marsh. 

    Credit card purchases may be made at The Carroll County Chamber of Commerce. 

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  • Carroll County Senior Center - Jan. 25, 2012

    The Carroll County Senior Center is located at 110 Sixth St., Carrollton, (502) 732-7026

     

    Wednesday, Jan. 25: Euchre, pool, Wii games, rummy, 9:15 a.m.;

    Thursday, Jan. 26: Euchre, pool, Wii games, rummy, 9:15 a.m.; Bunk-O, 10:30 a.m.; fried chicken pot luck, 11:30 a.m.

    Friday, Jan. 27: Euchre, pool, Wii games, rummy, 9:15 a.m.; Bunk-O tournament, 9:30 a.m.;

    Monday, Jan. 30: Euchre, pool, Wii games, rummy, 9:15 a.m.; lunch in Madison, Ind., 10:45 a.m.

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  • Carroll County Public Library - Jan. 25, 2012

    Wednesday, Jan. 25: Walk away the pounds, 9 a.m.; Zumba, 5:15 p.m.;

    Thursday, Jan. 26: Walk away the pounds, 9 a.m.; Yoga, 9:45 a.m.; toddler time, 11 a.m.-noon; GED help, 3:30 p.m.; homework help, 5 p.m.; ESL class, 6 p.m.

    Friday, Jan. 27: Walk away the pounds, 9 a.m.; computer basics, 10:30 a.m.; learn to knit, infinity cowl, 3:30-4:30 p.m.; Friday night music, Damian Jimenez-Rico and Ana Victoria Jimenez:  A Night of Spanish Guitar, 6 p.m. 

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  • Circuit court clerk aids effort to increase organ donations with 32 percent registered

    With more than 700 Kentuckians on the waiting list for a life-saving organ transplant, the Carroll County Circuit Court Clerk’s office plays a vital role in helping those patients waiting on a donor organ.

    “I am proud that my office has made an impact on patients in need of a life-saving organ transplant, and I am humbled at the generosity of our community,” Laman Stark, Carroll County Circuit Court Clerk, said.

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  • Miss Congeniality
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