Today's News

Former Cynthiana Mayor Melvin Hampton died Thursday night at his home and he was buried Tuesday. He was 86 years old.
Hampton served as mayor of Cynthiana for 23 years from 1970 to 1993. The three years prior to his mayoral bid, he served as a city commissioner.
“Melvin was a good mayor,” said Russell Whalen, who served as a city police judge for 11 years and city commissioner for eight years while Hampton was mayor. “We didn’t have much to work with during that time, but we built the first waste water treatment plant.”

Theirs is a storybook relationship that started as kindergarten sweethearts at Northside Elementary.
Stacey Mann and Joe Mike Ashbrook maintained their kindred relationship through middle school. When they weren’t “a couple,” they were still best friends.
“Our parents were always saying that wherever they were, they were together,” Stacey said.
Everything changed when they reached high school.
Joe Mike had his friends and Stacey had hers. The kindergarten sweethearts ran in different crowds.

With the help of a hand-full of doctors and nurses, Journey Medical Mission has brought much-needed care to those with no insurance.
It was no surprise to the attendants of the annual Chamber banquet when the winner of the 2011 Special Community Recognition was awarded to Journey Medical Mission.
Journey Medical Mission began in concept January 2010 when Janie Whitehead attended a Harrison County Communities Partners Program with an idea to help bring wellness to the community.