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Today's News

  • ‘The curse’ hits; Panthers lose to Wildcats after All ‘A’

    They call it the “All ‘A’ curse.” And the Carroll County Panthers baseball team fell victim to it Monday night, losing 9-3 to district rival Gallatin County at Panther Field.

    With the loss, Gallatin County should claim the No. 1 seed in the upcoming 31st District Tournament, with the Panthers taking the No. 2 seed. According to head coach Jimmy Ray, Henry County should be ranked third and Owen County fourth once the district tournament begins May 19.

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  • Silence from magistrates sinks budget first reading

    Carroll County Fiscal Court’s $12.3 million budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year failed to garner a motion Tuesday as Judge-Executive Harold “Shorty” Tomlinson sought its approval on first reading.

    Tomlinson presented the budget and provided details on what he included in the plan, asking for approval so he could send the spending plan to Frankfort for the required review by the Department of Local Government.

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  • Where to go to cast your vote Tuesday

    Carrollton voters in Precinct No. 4 will be casting ballots at a new location during the Primary Election on Tuesday, May 20.

    County Clerk Alice Marsh said a lack of space and security issues forced the decision to move the polling location from the police department conference room in the front of City Hall on Clay Street to the recreation building in the Hawkins Street Housing Authority, located at 768 Baker Drive.

    Voters in Precinct No. 5 will continue to cast ballots at the rear entrance of City Hall, she said.

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  • New weekend event features activities for bikers

    Sometimes bad weather can be a good thing.

    Terrible weather the last couple of years for the annual Shop With A Cop Motorcycle Poker Run prompted organizer Ron “Jonesy” Jones and others to seek a new date for the fall event. The move sparked the idea to expand the event into a three-day festival. The Three Rivers Motorcycle Festival will be held Friday, May 23-Sunday, May 25, at the Carroll County Fairgrounds.

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  • Work on locks will reopen Ky. River to traffic

    If the good Lord is willin’ and the river don’t rise, Locks 1 and 2 on the Kentucky River could be open before the end of October, when the locks close to recreational boaters for the winter.

    David Hamilton, engineer for the Kentucky River Authority, said Tuesday that work to rehabilitate the steel lock gates on Lock 1 at Carrollton and Lock 2 at Lockport should begin the first week of June.

    Mac Construction of New Albany, Ind., was hired for the project, estimated at about $3.3 million for both projects, Hamilton said.

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  • CAC celebrates graduation
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  • Dedication for memorial to fallen conservation officers set for May 17

    Officials will dedicate a memorial to Kentucky’s fallen conservation officers during a ceremony set for 1 p.m. Saturday, May 17.

    The memorial is located on the campus of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources in Frankfort.

    The memorial, a project of the Kentucky Conservation Officers’ Association, honors the six Kentucky conservation officers killed in the line of duty since 1918.

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  • Showing what we’ve learned
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  • Cooperative Extension celebrates 100-year anniversary

    Happy 100th Birthday, Extension!

    Today is a very important milestone. On this day, 100 years ago, the Smith-Lever Act was signed, establishing the Cooperative Extension Service.

    Before the Smith-Lever Act, there were three important acts that paved the way for the purpose of the Extension Service.

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  • Celebrates Extension’s 100-year anniversary at open house today

    The Smith-Lever Act creating Cooperative Extension nationwide was signed on May 8, 1914. Today, 100 years later, we will celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Cooperative Extension Service.  Throughout Kentucky, extension offices will be celebrating 100 years of helping people change their lives for the better. 

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