Today's News

Separation anxiety abounded Thursday morning as many parents let go of their children for the first time and as the school year began anew.  The first time you take your child to kindergarten can be gut-wrenching and exciting all at the same time.

Carrollton was in near gridlock as parents shuttled children to the five different schools in the county and buses dropped off, picked up and dropped off again students at their final destination.

I can remember my first day of school in Mason, Ohio, and how excited I was to finally go to school.

The dreaded disease of polio as a child spawned an art career that has been decades in the making and perfecting.

Soft spoken Ron DeVore had polio as a child and his father drew pictures for him to color.  His father challenged Ron to draw a picture and he bragged on him a lot giving Ron the courage to keep at it.  His father was so impressed with the child’s work he said Ron would have to draw his own pictures, he explained at his Meet the Artist reception at the Carroll County Public Library, Monday, Aug. 3.

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Haven of Hope Pregnancy Services, in Carrollton, has been experiencing a virtual rainstorm of pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters.

The 2009 annual Baby Bottle Fund Raising event has had church families from Carroll, Trimble, Henry and Gallatin counties filling baby bottles with their pocket change. Together, they blessed Haven of Hope with over $7,100. This money will be used to meet center operating needs, and to purchase teaching materials for our clients.

Expectations are running high this year for Carroll County soccer to have a break out year and put some wins in the book.

Head soccer coach Ben Crutcher carries the weight of a team that didn’t win a varsity game last year and only had one tie game.  

“I expect big things [out of the team] and I’m sure people are expecting big things out of me as well.  We’ll see what happens,” Crutcher said in an interview during the Black and Gold scrimmage Friday, July 31.