Today's News

As a parent of one of the varsity tennis team players that was put on disciplinary action last week, I just want to put the record straight on why these girls were not allowed to play tennis last Monday night against Gallatin County since that was not explained in the article in The News-Democrat or The Madison Courier.

The News-Democrat

ArvinMeritor officials Wednesday notified United Auto Workers Union Lcal 1813 that the Carrollton plant on U.S. 42 will be closed.

Company officials previously announced plans to close the machining operations and keep the foundry operating at the plant. But, following a Wednesday morning meeting with U.A.W. local 1813 members and its employees, ArvinMeritor sent out a news release stating plans to shut down entire plant, terminating 129 employees.

The News-Democrat

More than 50 tractors, some modern and many antinque, paraded down Highland Avenue Saturday afternoon in celebration of the region’s agricultural heritage.

Part of the Pioneer Power Tractor Club’s annual show, the parade took many of the entires on a short journey down Port William Lane, to Park Avenue and then back to the show grounds, next to Kentucky Motors. Nearly two dozen other tractors separated off from the parade for a five-mile trek to M&T Road and back through Indian Hills on state Hwy. 36 on their way back to the show.

The News-Democrat

There were few, if any, empty bleacher seats at Saturday’s “Spring Bash” demolition derby at the Carroll County Fairgrounds. Dozens of others sat and stood in the beds of pickup trucks parked around the arena. Customers lining up at the fair board’s concession stand numbered nearly 100 at any given time during the night. A quick estimate of bleacher seats yielded a count of more than 1,100 spectators on hand for the stand alone event, one of the best attended demolition derbies ever promoted by the locals.