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Today's News

  • Gridiron Panthers fall 38-33 on the road

    Despite a late-game comeback, the football Panthers were not able to convert on a 1st and goal in the waning seconds of the game Friday, losing 38-33 to Moore High School in Louisville. Carroll County is now 1-2 in the young 2013 season, the first time this group of seniors has been below .500 in their careers.

    But head coach Mike Weedman said the group has remained very positive and eager to learn and improve. “I’m just really pleased with their overall attitude,” he said.

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  • Girls soccer shuts out Southern 10-0

    The Lady Panthers soccer team saw just how far they have come over the past four years Wednesday night, beating Southern High School of Louisville, 10-0. Southern is a young program that featured only a few players with soccer experience.

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  • Volleyball defeats Bellevue, 3-1

    The Lady Panthers fell behind early, but made up for it in the end, defeating Bellevue, 3-1, on Tuesday, Sept. 3.

    Similar to the other games in this early season, Carroll County got off to a slow start in game one, down 12-7. The girls battled back toward the end, but could not overcome the margin, falling 25-23.

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  • The News-Democrat moves back to Thursdays

    Beginning next week, The News-Democrat will move back to publishing on Thursdays.

    Subscribers can expect their newspaper to arrive in mailboxes Thursday, Sept. 19, instead of on Wednesday, as it has the past 42 years, Publisher Jeff Moore said Monday.

    For more than 100 years, The News-Democrat was a Thursday newspaper, but made the move to Wednesdays on June 23, 1971.

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  • City leaders call for state to toughen drug laws

    Permanently attacking the drug problem in Carroll County and across the state requires a change in the laws currently tying the hands of the local law enforcement and the court system.

    That was the message given by Carrollton Police Chief Mike Willhoite at the Carrollton City Council meeting Monday. After bringing a list of suggestions on how to address the local heroin problem to the meeting Aug. 26, Carrollton resident Kathy Tingle returned to see what had been done so far.

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  • Butler forests will be ‘devastated’ in 3-4 years

    Officials with the Kentucky Department of Parks are looking for public input on how to address the Emerald Ash Borer infestation that is killing ash trees in General Butler State Resort Park.

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  • Trimble man arrested for threatening area children

    Local law enforcement is actively investigating incidents in Trimble and Carroll counties where men have allegedly attempted to lure juvenile girls into their vehicles. In Trimble County, one arrest has been made in connection with the investigations.

    A Bedford man arrested in connection with several alleged crimes, including the attempted kidnapping of a juvenile, is out of jail, and “all area residents need to be on alert,” Trimble County Sheriff Tim Coons said.

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  • Trimble County man arrested on charges including kidnapping
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  • Support group offers information on life with diabetes

    If you have diabetes, pre-diabetes, have a family member with diabetes or just want to learn more about the disease, you are invited to attend the regular monthly meeting of the “It’s About You!” Diabetes Support Group.

    The meeting is held from 10 a.m. until noon the second Thurs-day of each month at the Carroll County Cooper-ative Extension office.

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  • Planning can help avert delays in harvesting fall grain

    It has been an interesting year for Kentucky’s corn crop.

    Last year, we faced drought-damaged corn, while this year’s crop is on track to be record-setting and wetter than average.

    Pre-pare handling equipment, dryers and storage bins well before harvest to minimize problems that can create unexpected delays.

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