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City ponders Sunday liquor sales

Becky Barnes,
Editor
bbarnes@cynthianademocrat.com

Cynthiana Mayor James Smith has called for a special forum to hear both sides of a Sunday liquor sales proposal.
At Tuesday’s regular meeting, Sonia Kirkman, Annastasia Hicks, both representing Ashford Acres Inn as owner and manager, and Austin Dacci, one of the owners of Maiden City Brewery, told commissioners that adding Sunday sales would allow them to be more competitive in their businesses.

HMH alters zone change request

Lee Kendall,
News Writer
lkendall@cynthianademocrat.com

Sheila Currans, CEO of Harrison Memorial Hospital, has withdrawn the hospital’s R-2 zoning request for property that the hospital owns and is designed for a senior living community.
Two weeks ago, that initial request for a zoning change from A-1 to R-2 ,was granted by the Cynthiana-Harrison County-Berry Joint Planning Commission, but not without some pointed arguments from residents of Country Club Estates.

Grand jury indicts six in June...

Becky Barnes,
Editor
bbarnes@cynthianademocrat.com

Six individuals were indicted on June 1 in Harrison Circuit  Court on theft and drug-related charges.

Cusick joins Democrat as summer...

Lee Kendall,
News Writer
lkendall@cynthianademocrat.com

Taylor Cusick will be working at the Cynthiana Democrat this summer as a journalism intern.
“We are excited to have Taylor join our staff for the summer,” said Becky Barnes, editor of the Cynthiana Democrat. “He is a people person and is excited to become a part of our community, at least for the summer.”

Cynthiana Country Club May 2017...

Cynthiana Country Club
May 2017 LGA Winners

5/2/17        Best 9 or Best 5
18 Holers- Teresa Davis  42                     9 Holers- Kay Cox  20
                Betty Kay McCullough  50           Layne McIlvain  21

Cynthiana app to launch Aug. 1

Taylor Cusick,
Summer Intern
tcusick@cynthianademocrat.com

 Cynthiana residents will soon have a home base within the virtual landscape thanks to the upcoming free Cynthiana cellphone application.
“We’ve seen other cities do apps and we just have so much going on,” said Chamber of Commerce  Director Tomi Jean Clifford.

A different kind of scavenger...

“When the first baby laughed for the first time, its laugh broke into a thousand pieces, and they all went skipping about, and that was the
beginning of fairies.”
J. M. Barrie’s Peter Pan

Amish buggies cause traffic...

Lee Kendall,
News Writer
lkendall@cynthianademocrat.com

The Harrison County Fiscal Court discussed a safety issue concerning Amish buggies, without taking any official action at its regular meeting on Tuesday night at the Courthouse.
“Freddie Riickert is on the agenda to discuss issues with Amish buggies damaging county roads and leaving horse manure on the roadways, but he isn’t here,” said county judge-executive Alex Barnett. “Are there any court members who wish to voice their opinions on this issue.”

Commission gives nod to HMH zone...

Lee Kendall,
News Writer
lkendall@cynthianademocrat.com

The Cynthiana-Harrison County-Berry Joint Planning Commission okayed a zoning change request by Harrison Memorial Hospital, concerning 19.929 acres of property it owns on Millersburg Pike, following a public hearing on Monday in the Community Room at the health department.
The commission then denied a request by the hospital to change the zoning for the wellness center portion of the development from A-1 to B-2.

McCauley releases sixth romance...

Becky Barnes,
Editor
bbarnes@cynthianademocrat.com

When Rose McCauley retired from teaching in 1998 there was never a doubt that she would pursue a writing career.
She claims she has always been one to jot down notes that she might later lace into a story.
Encouraged by her husband Chester, McCauley has published six books in six years.