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Today's News

  • Panthers fall in playoffs to Juggernauts, 34-20

    Three first-half turnovers were too much to overcome for the Carroll County football Panthers as they lost 34-20 to Lloyd Memorial in the opening round of the Class 2A playoffs Friday at Lloyd Memorial High School in Erlanger.

    “We played good, but we could have played a lot better,” head coach Mike Weedman said. “I think the turnovers probably was the difference in the game. … We were not coming here for a moral victory; we came here to win. It was a tough loss, but I’m proud of the team and how hard they fought.”

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  • A tribute to crash victims
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  • Science In Style
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  • Varsity takes down alum in shootout
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  • Carroll County District Court Public Records: Week of Nov. 7, 2012

    Items published in court news are public record. The News-Democrat publishes all misdemeanors, felonies and small-claims judgments recorded in district court, as well as all civil suits recorded in circuit court. Juvenile court cases are not published. Crime reports are provided by local law enforcement agencies. Charges or citations reported to the News-Democrat do not imply guilt.

    DISTRICT COURT

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  • Webb: First responders well-trained, prepared

    Carroll County Emergency Management Director Ed Webb has nothing but praise and gratitude for the volunteers and paid staff from more than 30 agencies from the county, region and state who responded to the tragic bus accident Oct. 29 on Boone Road.

    On Tuesday morning, Webb reflected on the emergency response to the accident that killed two Head Start students and injured several other children and the bus monitor.

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  • Voters change makeup in cities of Carrollton, Ghent

    Below are the unofficial results of voting at all 11 precincts in Carroll County, tallied after the polls closed at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The names listed inred are the candidates who drew the most votes from local voters only. The News-Democrat went to press before results were finalized nationwide. Official counts by precinct and state and national results will be published in next week’s issue.

    CARROLLTON CITY COUNCIL

    Mike GORDON......................................................................726

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  • One student, monitor remain hospitalized

    Jordan Raisor was one of the luckier passengers on the Head Start school bus that crashed into a tree last Monday.

    Released from Kosair Children’s Hospital in Louisville early Wednesday morning, the 3-year-old son of Jessie Raisor and Tanya Nohner Faulkner suffered mostly from bruises. The worst part, his mom said, was bruising to his lower intestine.

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  • Police arrest 10 locals in drug roundup

    Local police continue their commitment to cleaning up the streets of Carroll County.

    A drug roundup Friday morning by Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, Carrollton Police Department and Kentucky State Police yielded 10 arrests, all Carroll County residents.

    All those arrested were indicted by the Carroll County Grand Jury on charges of trafficking heroin and prescription narcotics on Thursday, Oct. 8. Police are still looking for five others who have not yet been located.

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  • Pastors head up fund to meet families’ needs

    The Carroll County Ministerial Association is administering a fund to help the families of those involved in the tragic bus accident on Boone Road last Monday.

    The Rev. Dr. Chris White of First Baptist Church, who heads the ministerial group, said the fund came together to aid families with the financial burdens they are facing day-to-day.

    As of Monday, more than $10,000 had been collected in gift cards, pre-paid debit cards, cash and checks, White said.

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