Today's News

For more information, contact the Carroll County Public Library at (502) 732-7020.

Thursday, Jan. 23:  9 a.m.-Walk-away the Pounds; 2-4 p.m.-Computer Walk-in Help!; 4 p.m.-GED Help; 5 p.m.-Homework Help; 6 p.m.-ESL class.

Friday, Jan. 24:  9 a.m.-Walk-away the Pounds; 3:30 p.m.-DIY Snow Globe.

Saturday, Jan. 25:  9 a.m.-Walk-away the Pounds

Monday, Jan. 27:  9 a.m.-Walk-away the Pounds; noon-Fourth Monday Book Group:  Wild; 5:15 pm-Zumba!;  6 p.m.-Court Street Cinema: Captain Phillips.

Now that Christmas is over and New Year’s is behind us, our thoughts quickly turn to the year ahead.

The truth is January can be one of the most depressing months of the year. Credit card bills come in from all that overspending we did at Christmas, and winter is here, which means that we have very few days over the next couple of months that we can go outside and do the things that we like to do.

Thursday, Jan. 23

Champions for a Drug-Free Carroll County meets at 11:30 a.m. in the community room, Carroll County Public Library.

Lions Club meets at noon at Butler Park lodge.

Carroll County Board of Education meets 5 p.m. in the high school media center.

Carroll County High School football boosters meet at 6 p.m. at the high school media center.

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

One person was killed in a two-vehicle collision Friday, Jan. 17, on Hwy. 16 in Gallatin County. Kentucky State Police troopers responded to the crash after Boone County Dispatch received a 9-1-1 call around 2 p.m. Preliminary investigation shows that a Toyota Corolla driven by Linda Ruth, 59, from Glencoe, Ky., was traveling south on Hwy. 16 when the vehicle hit a slick spot in the road, according to a news release. The vehicle crossed into the north bound lane and was hit by a Chevrolet truck driven by Albert Moore, 37, from Verona, Ky.