.....Advertisement.....
.....Advertisement.....

Local News

  • Local church to participate in prayer event

    The First Apostolic Church of Carrollton will represent Kentucky for the Worldwide Moms’ Day of Prayer from 9 a.m. to noon, Jan. 19. All moms in Kentucky and Southern Indiana are encouraged to come any time during those hours to pray specifically for our children.

    Click here to read more...
  • New businesses flourish in city, county

    Fairview Place

    Owner: ALC of Carrollton, LLC

    Address: 433 Floyd Drive, Carrollton 41008

    Phone: (502) 732-7677

    Opened: April 2012

    Click here to read more...
  • Wilder to attend CCCDC meeting

    Tony Wilder, Kentucky Commissioner of Local Government, will be the guest speaker at the Carroll County Community Development Corporation’s (CCCDC) Annual Shareholders’ Meeting Tuesday, Jan.15, at noon, at Camp Kysoc. The public is invited to attend.

    Reservations for the noon lunch buffet must be made no later than Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, by calling the CCCDC office at 502-732-7035. Cost of the hot buffet is $16.50, payable at the door, and includes tax, drink, and gratuity.

    Click here to read more...
  • Police wage war against drugs in Carroll

    The drug problem is getting worse in Carroll County, but police are doing even more to put a stop to it.

    Carrollton Police Department experienced a record-breaking year in 2012, arresting 138 people on 285 drug charges. Of those arrested, 75 were male and 63 were female.

    In 2011, CPD made 110 drug-related arrests.

    When asked what percentage of crimes occurring in Carroll County are somehow related to drugs, Carrollton Police Chief Mike Willhoite estimated “90 percent plus.”

    Click here to read more...
  • KU agrees to pay $300K for air-quality violations

    Kentucky Utilities has agreed to pay $300,000 in fines to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act at its Ghent Generating Station.

    The settlement, filed Dec. 20, also requires KU to pay up to $500,000 to complete a mitigation project, which will involve converting an elementary school in its service area from a coal-burning furnace to geothermal technology.

    Click here to read more...
  • Have you met ... Becky Tull

    Though Becky Tull’s parents resided in Switzerland County, Ind., she would be born in Carroll County, since Tull’s father brought his wife to be with her parents in Carroll County for her delivery. This was fitting, because although Tull would live in many places throughout her life, her roots would be in Carroll County where she was born.

    That was in 1921, and her parents, Herbert and Florence Bell Wood Morgan, would have a total of six children, who Tull would help to raise when her mother died ten years later.

    Click here to read more...
  • KU agrees to pay $300K for air-quality violations

    Kentucky Utilities has agreed to pay $300,000 in fines to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act at its Ghent Generating Station.

    The settlement, filed Dec. 20, also requires KU to pay up to $500,000 to complete a mitigation project, which will involve converting an elementary school in its service area from a coal-burning furnace to geothermal technology.

    Click here to read more...
  • A Christmas tradition

    The Carrollton Fire Department’s Christmas with a Fireman program shopped for three children in two families this year. The department bought the children clothes and toys at VF Outlet and Walmart, as well as Christmas dinner from Kroger. The gifts were delivered on Christmas Eve.

    Click here to read more...
  • Long project list faces county in ‘13

    Working to secure funding for a new community college campus in the county and replacement of the Hwy. 36 bridge at Locust Creek top Carroll County Judge-Executive Harold “Shorty” Tomlinson’s priority list for 2013.

    In an interview Wednesday, Dec. 26, Tomlinson looked ahead to a busy year of county projects.

    Click here to read more...
  • New businesses abound in ‘13

    The News-Democrat is highlighting local businesses that have recently opened or changed owners. This is the second installment; more profiles will be published in upcoming editions.

    Miss B’s Boutique and Consignment

    Owners: Jeff Harmon and Teresa Shaw

    Address: 445 Main Street, Carrollton, 41008

    Phone: (502) 663-2176

    Opened: Dec. 3, 2012

    Click here to read more...