Columns

Summer’s here and the time is right, for dancing in the street.
That’s right, it is definitely summertime in Harrison County.
Summer, when I was younger, was without a doubt my favorite time of the year.
Summer meant no more school for a few months and, to be honest, that was the bulk of why I chose summer as my favorite time of the year.
Now that I am older, I guess fall would be my favorite time of the year due to it being the time of hunting.
However, for the sake of the column, I will focus on summer and not what I prefer.

A couple of weeks ago my son earned a “uniform citation” for failing to use his turn signal.
At the time I thought how trivial and wondered why such a citation was necessary.
I’m sure there’s a life lesson in there somewhere... much like the “always use sunscreen” lyrics from the late 1990s that was delivered as a graduation speech and later became the basis for a song.
Always use your turn signal.

It was well before my time, July 29, 1939, when Cynthiana’s police chief responded to what is today considered a “domestic” situation.
The 25-year veteran police officer approached the property where a man was abusing a teenage girl. As he was getting out of his car, he was shot in the back by the man who was hiding in his barn.
Chief George Dickey died of his injuries.
He will be remembered during a police memorial service in Richmond on Tuesday, May 22.

Normally I refrain from talking about issues pertaining to county or city issues even though my editor would argue that it is part of my job.
Whether it is dealing with money issues or how development property could best serve our citizens, I simply never like putting myself out for criticism when its my ideas being read.
However, I was approached this past weekend by a couple talking about development projects in our community and simply felt compelled to share their thoughts, which heavily shadow the same feelings that I have.