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Lockdown drill held Feb. 21, at CCHS, CCMS

The Carroll County High School and Carroll County Middle School held a lock down drill Wednesday, Feb. 21, to practice for emergency situations.

In conjunction with the drill, the Carrollton Police Department's K-9 units, and personnel from the school conducted a search for illegal drugs in the hallways and parking lots of each school, according to a CPD news release.

As a result of the search a 17-year-old male juvenile was charged for possession of marijuana that was found in a vehicle in the parking lot of the high school.

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Shed Fire

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Walls promoted to full-time; Parents ask about bathrooms

Carroll County Fiscal Court approved transferring Deputy Matt Walls from part-time to full-time effective March 1.

Carroll County Sheriff Philip Marshall asked Fiscal Court at its meeting Feb. 13, to transfer Walls before he starts the academy in March because it allows him to receive full-time benefits while attending. The transfer would allow Walls to work as an officer performing police work in addition to his current duties of serving papers and transferring prisoners.

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Pension, revenue ideas discussed at legislative forum

With likely no new sources of revenue, cuts will be imperative in order for state legislators to fully fund pensions and pass the biennial budget by the end of the 2018 General Assembly.

State Rep. Rick Rand (D-Bedford) and State Sen. Paul Hornback (R-Shelbyville), discussed these topics and more at a legislative update Saturday, Feb. 10, in front of a packed house upstairs in the courtroom at the old downtown courthouse.

Both legislators noted that not much work has been done in Frankfort over the first half of the 60-day session.

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River walk payments made, Highland Ave. to be paved

Carrollton City Council approved payments to the river walk contractors, but is still in dispute with the state and the engineers.

“I’ve been in pretty heated discussions with the state and the engineers and we don’t agree about what is right,” Mayor Robb Adams said.

Adams said he received the payment applications for the river walk late Monday afternoon, so they were not included on council’s accounts payable report.

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New clinic will offer substance counseling, physician visits

Substance abuse is an issue often found in the local and national news. Opiate addiction is an issue throughout our nation.

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Abbott sworn in, begins training

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Ag Tag donations benefit FFA, 4-H

Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles announced that voluntary “ag tag” donations in the 2017 fiscal year that ended June 30, amounted to $629,865.43, setting a record for the largest amount donated since the program began.

The voluntary donations are divided equally among Kentucky 4-H, Kentucky FFA, and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture.

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Wall of fame rescheduled

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Bevin won’t pick permanent health secretary soon, won’t affect Medicaid waiver

By MORGAN WATKINS

Louisville Courier Journal

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has indicated he doesn’t plan to appoint a permanent replacement for Vickie Yates Brown Glisson, who recently resigned as secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to run against U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth, anytime soon.

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