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The Harrison County Board of Education postponed the approval of the first reading of a policy regarding booster club fundraisers until it can get legal advice.

The proposed policy would require school district booster clubs to submit a monthly financial report to the appropriate principal. The principals would then submit these copies as part of their monthly reports to the board.

A Cynthiana woman who was named as a codefendant in an indictment for complicity to first degree robbery, was also charged with second degree escape.

Jerrica McCord, 23, faces an escape charge after having been charged with a felony on May 20, and then escaping from custody.

Harrison County Jailer Larry Turner testified before the grand jury on Tuesday on McCord’s escape.

She is also alleged to have taken property belonging to Santos Perales and conspired with Darrell Benton, who allegedly used or threatened the use of physical force on Perales.

Harrison County native Tony Hunt, 41, has joined the advertising team at The Cynthiana Democrat/Harrison Shopper.

A 1987 Harrison County High School graduate, Hunt began his advertising consultant position on July 5.

“It’s been exciting,” Hunt said about his first few weeks at the Democrat.

Hunt graduated from Brescia University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration.

After college, he was a golf professional for five years, followed by 10 years in the communications industry.

A 19-year-old man is behind bars after an altercation at the Shell gas station on Pleasant Street.

Police responded to a 12:45 a.m. fight call at the gas station last Thursday, where one of the subjects allegedly had a knife.

“The subject was outside and in the middle of the street,” Cpl. Walter Tapp said.

Sheriff’s deputy Robert Peak was the first to the scene.

Tapp said Peak drew his gun on the subject with the knife, later identified as Karl M. Baker IV.

“We finally got the knife out of his hands,” Tapp said.