Today's News

The current winter season has dumped snowfall on the local area more frequently than has been seen in a number of years.

Unusual snowy and icy conditions have also been experienced in numerous parts of the south during the past several weeks. But the weather is mild compared to the two months of bitter cold Ohio Valley residents experienced between Dec. 8, 1917, and Feb. 7, 1918. Locals walked, skated and even drove automobiles and heavy horse teams across the frozen Ohio River that winter.

Family Dollar manager charged with theft

Carrollton Police charged Dollar General Store Manager Dorette Sue Noble, 48, of 2 Brian Street in Carrollton, with theft by unlawful taking over $500, a class D felony.
Dollar General Regional Loss Prevention Manager Dave Antel called the Carrollton Police Department Wednesday to report bank deposits and $7,321.59 missing from Family Dollar, according to Chief Mike Willhoite. Antel provided documents that led to Noble as a possible suspect.

Area residents had their first opportunity to meet with key players in the Milton-Madison Bridge replacement project last Tuesday, Jan. 18.

Aaron Stover, project manager for the Michael Baker Jr. architect firm, gave a play-by-play of the project that engineers and contractors will complete the bridge project to a crowd of about 200 people in the gymnasium of the new Milton Elementary School.

Stover’s firm was hired by state officials to oversee the design-build project, which will be orchestrated by Walsh Construction of Indianapolis.

After months of patiently waiting, drivers in Carrollton will soon have a safer way to travel on Park Avenue.

The Kentucky Department of Transportation will be installing a traffic light on Park Avenue at the intersection of Schuerman Street and the entrance to Carroll County High School in the next few weeks.