.....Advertisement.....
.....Advertisement.....

Today's News

  • Grieving is difficult for children

    A new school year has teachers hopeful that lessons have not been forgotten over the summer. Often a long break can bring even greater changes in family and emotional coping of a child by a death. Returning to school can be comparatively as stressful as an adult going back to work after only a few bereavement days; yet even more so for a child considering developmental factors.

    Click here to read more...
  • Harrison County High School library receives Laura Bush Foundation grant

    A new year at the Harrison County High School library means the turning of several pages.

    “It’s great to see kids reading...” said HCHS library media specialist Stacy Cawley. “We just want to get books in our students’ hands.”

    As the recipient of several new grants, Cawley said it will be easier to supply the library and its students with books.

    “We saw that our collection was getting outdated,” Cawley said.

    Cawley said she researched library grants and applied.

    Click here to read more...
  • 'Taste' draws large crowd to downtown Cynthiana

    The downtown streets of Cynthiana were bustling Saturday morning and afternoon during the ‘Taste of Harrison County.’

    Sponsored by the Cynthiana Lions Club, the day’s festivities included entertainment, food, and booths around the courthouse lawn.

    “We were really pleased with Saturday’s turn out,” said coordinator Trish Jenkins. “It’s always great to see people having fun right here in Cynthiana, while also supporting local businesses, restaurants, organizations and vendors.”

    Click here to read more...
  • HCHS runners improve at AJ Special Cross Country meet

    The Harrison County cross country teams traveled to Asbury College for the AJ Special last Thursday, with both teams coming away with improved performances.

    “It was a big, tough invitational, but we ran very well,” said HCHS coach Danny Simpson. “I had challenged our athletes to improve their times from the Pendleton County Meet. They did that and more with most of our runners improving 2-3 minutes over their previous meet.”

    Click here to read more...
  • Get a 'Taste of Harrison County' this weekend

    The Taste of Harrison County will be this Saturday in downtown Cynthiana.

    The day’s events will kick off with the Born To Run 5K Run/Walk at 8 a.m.

    Booths and vendors will be set up around the courthouse lawn.

    For more information, see this week’s edition of The Cynthiana Democrat.

    Click here to read more...
  • Property Transfers

    PROPERTY TRANSFERS

    Bank of America, NA to Garnett Bruin, 1.0757 acre on Mill Creek Road, $37,500.

    Clarence E. Williams and Virginia Mae Henderson to Darrell Baxter, property on Elmarch Avenue, $35,000.

    General Warranty Deed: James Lee Johnson and Gladys M. Johnson to Tait J. Strand and Mary Elizabeth Strand, 3.200 acres at 12087 E. US Hwy. 62, $142,900.

    Residential Lease/Purchase for 242 Adams Lane. Gregory Sanford and Guadalupe Sanford to Chet A. Horman and Tammy L. Horman, Lot 14, 8.687 acres, $130,000.

    Click here to read more...
  • Hilltop News

    The Harrison County Fillies volleyball team overcame some spotty play and knocked off Madison Southern on Tuesday night in three games.

    The Fillies lost the first game in the best-of-three series 25-21, but bounced back to take the last two games, 25-16 and 28-26 and improved their season’s record to 10-5.

    Click here to read more...
  • Museum Musings

    * Cynthiana Democrat, Aug. 24, 1911 - “Married: Casey-Jones. Mary Russell Casey and the Rev. Joel Lee Jones were married last night at 7:30 o’clock at the house of the bride’s mother, Mattie Casey, Scott Street, Covington. The Rev. T. H. Plemmons performed the ceremony. The bride is an attractive girl and has a great many friends and admirers in Cynthiana, where she resided with her mother until a short time ago when they moved to Covington. The groom is the son of Frank Jones of this county.

    Click here to read more...
  • Gregg caters to library’s youngest

    It was a children’s literature class at Western Kentucky University that caused Kinzie Gregg, 24, to think about becoming a librarian.

    “It was just an elective class,” Gregg said Thursday afternoon. “It was awesome... You got to read picture books and juvenile books.”

    It’s a passion for children’s literature that landed Gregg the position as Youth Services Librarian at the Cynthiana-Harrison County Public Library.

    Click here to read more...
  • Fillies rout Mason County

    The Harrison County Fillies soccer team got outstanding performances from Kassy Barnett and Courtney Grannis and overwhelmed home-standing Mason County on Tuesday night, 8-0.

    The win was Harrison County’s third in a row and improved their season record to 4-1.

    Barnett scored a career-high four goals in the win and Grannis contributed with a school-record five assists.

    Click here to read more...