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Today's Features

  • Share hope with others

    Although grace is free, hope recently cost me $8 on Etsy, the website where people sell their handiwork.

    For $8 I bought a wire bracelet that forms the word “hope,” which I’ve been wearing all week.

    Lately, hope has been my thing. I was talking with a tattoo artist for a story I’m working on and told him if I ever got a tattoo it would be the word hope in simple script, lower-case lettering, written very small, with a period at the end. (hope.)

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  • Carroll County Senior Center | Mar. 12, 2015

    The Carroll County Senior Center is located at 110 Sixth St., Carrollton, Center Manager, Mitzie Williams (502) 732-7026; e-mail: carrollcty@twcbc.com.

    Thursday, March 12: Wii bowling, 10 a.m.; spend the day at Belterra Casino with the Gallatin County Senior Center, 10 a.m.; lunch, 11:30 a.m.

    Friday, March 13: Health Rhythm Drumming, 10:30 a.m.; lunch, 11:30 a.m.

    Monday, March 16: Price is Right, nutrition game, 10:30 a.m.; lunch, 11:30 a.m.; TOPS Support Group meets, 4:30 p.m.

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  • 90th Birthday | March 12, 2015

    The public is invited to stop by St. John Catholic Church, Education building, 503 Fifth Street in Carrollton, from 2-4 p.m., Sunday, March 15 to wish Garland Allen a happy 90th birthday.

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  • Kroger hosts silent auction

    Easter silent auction baskets to benefit the Carrollton Relay For Life, will be up for bid at the Carrollton, Kroger. Highest bid will receive the basket. You may review and bid on the baskets from now until March 24. All baskets are located behind the U scans at Kroger and have individual themes, such as:  Doc McStufins, Frozen, Sofia the First, Cars & Planes and Ninja Turtles.

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  • Carroll County Public Library | Mar. 12, 2015

    For more information call the library, (502) 732-7020.

    Thursday, March 12: Walk-away the pounds, 9 a.m.; Music Makers, 11 a.m.; GED help, 4 p.m.; Homework help, 5 p.m.; ESL class, 6 p.m.

    Friday, March 13: Walk-away the pounds, 9 a.m.; PHd’s craft class, 10 a.m. until noon.

    Saturday, March 14: Walk-away the pounds, 9 a.m.; Pokemon Game Day, 1-4 p.m.

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  • Arbor Day Foundation offers trees to members

    The Arbor Day Foundation is making it easy for everyone to celebrate the arrival of spring by planting trees.

    White flowering dogwoods will add beauty to your home throughout the year, they are known for their showy spring flowers, scarlet autumn foliage and red berries that attract song birds during winter.

     Everyone who joins the nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation with a $10 donation will receive 10 free white flowering dogwood trees through the Foundation’s Trees for America campaign.

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  • Main Street hosts event

    Carrollton Main Street Program hosts Luck ‘O The Pop during regular business hours Saturday, March 14. Stop in downtown businesses and pop a balloon for discounts and prizes.

    One lucky person will win a “Pot of gold” worth $55. A Lucky Leprachaun also will be downtown giving away extra balloon pops from noon-4 p.m.

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  • Circuit Clerk’s Office closed on March 17

    The Carroll County Circuit Clerk’s Office will be closed on Tuesday, March 17, for an infrastructure upgrade.

    The Administrative Office of the Courts launched the infrastructure project months ago as part of the Kentucky eCourt Program. The eCourt infrastructure upgrade will encompass networks, servers and end-user devices with the goal to replace the courts system’s aging infrastructure and facilitate the expansion of eFiling statewide.

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  • Libraries are a valuable asset to the community

    In my humble opinion, libraries are a great and noble institution in our society. 

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  • Bevin to visit Carrollton

    Gubernatorial candidate Matt Bevin will speak at 7 p.m. March 18, at the Carroll County Republican Party’s next meeting, held in the community room at 1208 Highland Ave. “This is your opportunity to meet and greet another candidate for governor,” Chairman John Glauber said. “We urge everyone to attend regardless of their party affiliation.”

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