Today's News

When taking the long view, Kentucky has covered quite a bit of ground since we overhauled elementary and secondary education in 1990.

Several years ago, for example, a study out of Harvard University found that only seven states saw their schools make greater progress during the previous two decades.  Education Week’s most recent Quality Counts study, meanwhile, ranks Kentucky 16th when focused just on academic achievement.

By LAUREN HOLLOWAY

For The News-Democrat

The Carroll County Lady Panthers were wired as they headed into the opening game of the 2017 31st District Tournament Monday, Oct. 16, against the Gallatin County Lady Wildcats. While it was a fight to the finish, the Lady Panthers were able to pull out the win in the fifth match winning three out of the five matches. (25-7, 14-25, 25-16, 23-25, 16-14)

The Carroll County Middle School football team will take on Gallatin County in the River Valley Football Conference playoffs Oct. 19, at Gallatin County High School.

The Panthers defeated Kentucky Country Day, 24-20, at Carroll County High School Oct. 12, to advance to the title, while Gallatin County defeated Eminence. The Panthers were supposed to travel to KCD for the game, but due to the weather and poor field conditions, the game was moved to Carroll’s turf field.