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Today's News

  • Church Briefs

    CLAYSVILLE CHRISTIAN

    Claysville Christian Church will hold their Valentine’s banquet on Sunday, Feb. 8 at 6 p.m. Guest speaker will be Casey Whitaker.

    FIRST UNITED

    METHODIST WOMEN

    February Meetings

    Circle of Sisters: Monday, Feb. 9 at 6:30 p.m. with hostess Cindy Cropper. The program will be presented by Meg Ammerman.

    Webber-McDaniel Group: Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 6:30 p.m. at the church. Betty Smith will present the program.

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  • Jaylen Rae Shadd

    Jaylen Rae Shadd

    Jaylen Rae Shadd was born to Joseph L. Shadd and Jessie L. Jones of Cynthiana on Dec. 22, 2008 at Harrison Memorial Hospital. She weighed 9 lbs. 9 oz.

    Maternal grandparents are Melvin and Kathy Jones of Cynthiana; maternal great-grandparents are the late Simon and Bertha Jones of Newport, Ky., and the late William T. and Lillion Barnes of Cynthiana.

    Paternal grandparent is Dallas Shadd; paternal great-grandparents are the late William L. Shadd and Rosemary Shadd.

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  • Kentucky Blood Center issues emergency appeal

    The Kentucky Blood Center is issuing an emergency appeal for blood donors due to a swift decline in donations and a winter storm warning projected to cripple the blood supply.

     Weather has already forced the cancellation of multiple blood drives in the past 10 days, causing 350 pints of blood to go uncollected. Transfusions have outpaced blood donations by more than 250 pints in the past 72 hours at hospitals served by KBC.

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  • More bad weather, more trouble for plants

    It seems we are in the middle of yet another “situation,” as my husband calls it, served up by Mother Nature.  At present, we are right in the middle of the mess out at the farm.  No electricity, no phone line, no heat and no water. 

    We can manage well enough inside with the fireplace, kerosene heater, camp stove, down comforter and strategic water rationing (with supplements brought in from town).  Outside is a different story. 

    The ice storm and snow have left a path of downed trees and limbs. 

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  • Investigations need public assistance

    The Harrison County Sheriff’s Office needs the public’s help regarding several investigations.

    A burglary on Stratton Road in the Robinson area has the sheriff’s office looking for a slender white male with shoulder-length brown/grey hair in his 40’s, driving a black 1990’s Chevrolet 4x4. Det. Paul Olin said the suspect allegedly took property from a residence two weeks ago.

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  • Community Calendar

    THURSDAY, Feb. 5

    Homemade from the Heart with Beckie Grear. Thursday, Feb. 5 at 6 p.m. at the Cynthiana-Harrison County Public Library. Learn how to make greeting cards. All material will be provided. Registration will be limited to first 10 adults.

    FRIDAY, Feb. 6

    Free Tax Preparation will be provided by the state organization KDVA at the Cynthiana-Harrison County Public Library on Feb. 7. Anyone may register for an appointment (no walk-ins will be accepted) by calling Lee Zuhars at (502) 209-5382.

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  • Going strong after 43 years

    The Sunrise Homemakers Club continues to be a strong and active club--formed in 1946. Margie Rainey was one of the 21 that formed the club and is a Charter Member of the Harrison County Homemakers. Present membership is 22. This year five new members were welcomed. They are Peggy Barlow, Janice Griffin, Marilyn Moss, Shawna O’Brien, and Sherry Williams.

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  • “Beware of sheep bait”; trust only God alone

    Touted as the youngest ordained minister in history, 4-year-old Marjoe Gortner burst onto the Holy Ghost revival scene in the late 1940s.

    His father, a second-generation preacher, trained the boy, who had a talent for sweeping and pointed gestures, to proclaim the name of “Jay-zus” — and bilk money from the faithful who came to hear him preach.

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  • Hilltop News

    The recent bad weather has the athletic department and coaches at Harrison County High School scrambling to make some sense of their respective schedules as the regular season is winding down and post-season play is looming.

    With cancellations of games and attempts at having them rescheduled, here is the latest scheduling news for winter sports teams at HCHS.

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  • Academic Briefs

    HATFIELD

    The Dean for Academic Affairs at Alice Lloyd College has named Lauren Margaret Hatfield, a pre-pharmacy junior, to the Distinguished Deans List. In order to be honored for this achievement, a student must maintain a grade point average of 3.8 or above.

    Lauren is the daughter of Myron and Joyce Hatfield, formally of Cynthiana. She is the granddaughter of Lula C. Thomas and Betty Hatfield of Cynthiana.

    HIGH SCHOOL

    HONORS BAND CLINIC

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