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Today's News

  • Carroll County Community Calendar - Week of Dec. 15, 2010

    Wednesday, Dec. 15

    Carroll County Fiscal Court meets at 9 a.m. on the second floor of the courthouse in downtown.

    Carrollton Rotary Club meets at noon at General Butler State Resort Park.

    Carroll County Public Library holds Wednesdays @ One, 1 p.m.

    Carroll County High School Site Based Decision Making Council meets at 4 p.m. in the high school conference room.

    Narcotics Anonymous meets at 6:30 p.m. every Thursday at Carrollton Christian Church, 310 Fifth St.

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  • An hour a week offers a year-long gift to a child

    There are a few of you out there anxious for children in Carroll County still without December gifts. Rest easy. The Christmas Crews (and there are too many of them to name here) are pulling off minor miracles for children and families, and virtually hundreds of kids and households are rightly anticipating a memorable holiday. If you participated in one of the many efforts for Christmas, I thank you.

    But I hope you might consider a January gift for a child.

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  • Committee to take steps toward saving Camp Kysoc

    The committee seeking to reopen Carrollton’s Camp Kysoc plans to establish a board of directors and write a set of by-laws as a non-profit foundation. The action was given top priority during Thursday’s Save Camp Kysoc Committee meeting.

    “We want to make this our top priority and if we have to spend some of our money for an attorney fee we’ll do it,” Carroll County Judge-Executive Harold “Shorty” Tomlinson said.

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  • NKADD set to prepare marketing study plan

    After months of speculation, the city of Carrollton is finally moving forward with its market analysis. City council unanimously approved hiring the Northern Kentucky Area Development District to conduct the study at its meeting Monday night.

    The cost is $7,480, which is within the $12,000 previously allotted by council to perform the analysis.

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  • Extension office to close Dec. 21 to Jan. 3 for holidays

    The University of Kentucky has made a decision to shut down non-essential units Dec. 21-23 as a cost-saving measure.

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  • Tips can help prevent toy injuries this holiday season

    With the holiday season upon us, many of us are shopping for presents for children.

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  • Worthville man missing after accident on river

    Search crews were continuing their efforts at press time Tuesday to locate a missing Worthville man who was swept into the Ohio River after the boat from which he and two friends were waterfowl hunting about 2.25 miles upstream of Florence, Ind.

    Justin Hearn, 20, was among three Carroll County men who were duck hunting from a boat when the craft was struck and submerged by a wave, according to Chris Curtis of the Gallatin County Emergency Dispatch Office.

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  • Holidays bring back many memories

    “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go.”

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  • Carroll County Senior Calendar - Week of Dec. 8, 2010

    The Carroll County Senior Center is located at 110 Sixth St., Carrollton, (502) 732-7026.

     

    Wednesday, Dec. 8, Cards, pool, Wii games, 9 a.m.; massage, 10:30 a.m.; home made creations, 10:30 a.m.; 12 days of X-mas, 11:30 a.m.

    Thursday, Dec. 9, Cards, pool, Wii games, 9 a.m.; advisory meeting, 9:30 a.m.; Bunk-O, 10:30 a.m; buscuits and gravy, 11:30 a.m.; 12 days of X-mas, 11:30 a.m.

    Friday, Dec. 10,  Cards, pool, Wii games, 9 a.m.; advocacy calls, 9:30 a.m.; nutrition with Grace, 12 p.m.; 12 days of X-mas, 11:30 a.m.

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  • Relay events planned

    Festival of Homes

    Carroll County Middle School will feature “Festival of Homes”  to benefit Relay for Life on Thursday, Dec. 9, from 5-9 p.m. Homes featured will be Ms. Debbie Robby and Mr. and Mrs. Joey Vance. Also featured are Highland House Bed and Breakfast, David Hendren’s Sycamore Plantation and J T Ellis Banquet Hall.

    Tickets are $5 each and may be purchased at First National Bank, Carrollton Federal Bank, The Cutting Edge Hair Salon, KFB Insurance (Todd Grace’s office) and Butler Park Gift Shop.

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