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Today's News

  • Back to the future: resuming county coverage

     With Donald Richie’s recent resignation and Kate Darnell’s hiring, it was time to re-evaluate the “news beats” for Kate and I.

    For years the city beat has been mine. In fact, at one time, I covered both city and county from their police and sheriff’s departments to their governing bodies.

    When I first began covering the Harrison County Fiscal Court, Judge Russell Stephens herded the eight magistrates into the back room of the courthouse. That room is now used as Judge Alex Barnett’s office.

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  • Elementary principals present students' progress to board

    Eastside and Westside Elementary principals presented their annual site-base decision-making council updates to the Harrison County school board at Friday evening’s meeting.

    “It’s not perfect news yet,” said Eastside Elementary principal Richard Dycus.

    Using CATS testing scores from previous years, along with other test results, Dycus and Westside Elementary principal Jon Hoskins were able to present estimated  students’ scores for  the upcoming CATS tests.

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  • Mayor Brown airlifted to UK after stroke

    Cynthiana Mayor Jim Brown had a stroke on Christmas Eve and is recuperating at the University of Kentucky Medical Center.

    According to Jack Keith, mayor pro-tem, Brown was at home at the time of the stroke and was taken to Harrison Memorial Hospital, then flown to UK. He said hospital staff has asked that he have no visitors at this time.

    Keith will serve as mayor in Brown’s absence at least until Dec. 31. The new commission, of which Keith is a part, will take over Jan. 1.

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  • Poinsettias for the holidays

    The poinsettia has been a fixture in American homes as a holiday decoration for as long as most of us can remember. I think it is fair to say that it is considered the “official” Christmas flower. 

    The poinsettia is native to Mexico and has been cultivated for centuries. The Aztec cultivated it for medicinal and household purposes: red dye was made from the leaves and the milky sap that oozes from the woody stem reduced fever. 

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  • Church Briefs

    RADIO MINISTRY

    “The Hour of Power” Radio Ministry, aired weekly on Saturday mornings on 90.7 FM (The Wind), at 10-11 a.m.

    The Rev. Don Fryman will bring a message each week along with special music by various singers across Harrison County and surrounding counties.

    UPPER ROOM GOSPEL

    Gene Johns of Lexington, Ky., will be the guest speaker on Sunday, Dec. 28 at 6 p.m. at Upper Room Gospel Church, US 27 S. Everyone is welcome to attend.

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  • Winter weather causes numerous wrecks Wednesday afternoon

    Freezing rain and icy roads proved to be treacherous for Harrison County drivers Wednesday afternoon.

    Harrison County deputy Chris Shields said the sheriff’s department responded to eight separate accidents between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.

    Another three vehicle collisions in the county occurred later that evening and night, Shields said.

    Shields said five of the incidents happened on bridges throughout the county.

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  • Some roses need winter attention

    No need to wait on putting the roses to bed this year. We have gone from the frying pan to the ice bath in short order this season. I don’t get rose protection questions like I used to; it seems most have gone the “Knock Out” road so little maintenance is required.  Knock Out roses can stand a little attention now but really there is no pressure. 

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  • Two Cynthiana men arrested on sex charges Friday

    Two Harrison County men were arrested Friday afternoon and charged with sex-related crimes.

    About 3 p.m., Kentucky State Police Det. Nathan Moore arrested James Bandy, 60, charging him with numerous felony sex offenses including rape, sodomy and incest, some of which allege the victim was less than 12 years old.

    Det. Moore was investigating several sexual assault allegations that had been made against Bandy.

    Police also arrested William R. Shelton, 30, and charged him with first degree sodomy.

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  • Food Pantry makes holiday meal possible for all

    Local volunteers gathered Thursday morning to make Christmas a little brighter for others.

    With the First Church of God filled with boxes and food, volunteers packed the Food Pantry’s holiday boxes for those in need of food this holiday season.

    “Our numbers have doubled these past couple of months,” said Food Pantry chairman, Margaret Watson.

    Watson said she didn’t believe the increase was due to the holiday season, but instead from the economy crunch.

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  • Breds take third in Twin Lakes Tournament

    Coach Mike Reitz has the Harrison County Thorobreds on something of a mini-roll through Christmas time.

    Harrison County stood at 1-3 heading into a regular season game last Thursday at Bourbon County. Now, less than a week later, those same Thorobreds are 5-4, including a third place finish in the eight-team Twin Lakes Invitational Tournament at Clinton County High School.

    On Thursday night, Harrison County traveled to Paris and took on home standing Bourbon County. Harrison County took the early lead and never looked back, winning in a rout 66-45.

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