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THURSDAY, Feb. 21
Harrison County Go Red Celebration. The annual Go Red Celebration will be held Feb. 21 at the Harrison County Extension Office. The speaker will be Dr. Matthew Shotwell, HMH Cardiologist. The event begins at 5:15 p.m., with the speaker presenting at 6 p.m. A light dinner will be provided, so you Must RSVP by Feb. 20 to 859-235-3510.

Molly’s Missions to host...

Molly’s Missions, a fund-raising project of Molly Coleman, will hold a quarter auction on Saturday, March 9, beginning at 10 a.m. at the Cynthiana Elks Lodge, 1544 U.S. 62 East. Doors will open at 9 a.m.
Proceeds from this auction will benefit the Harrison County Clothing Closet, Cynthiana Food Pantry, Humane Society of Harrison County and the Cynthiana Harrison County Housing Assistance. The donations will be made in honor of Clayton Arnold.

Fillies advance to 38th District...

Mike Aldridge,
Sports Writer
hoosiers49@gmail.com

It may not have been a thing of beauty, but the Harrison County Fillies advanced Monday night in the 38th District Tournament by defeating the host Lady Devils of Robertson County to end their season at 5-23.  Harrison County improved to 23-7 with the 74-30 victory.

HC JV Breds
Breds now 19-17 after a win over...

Mike Aldridge,
Sports Writer
hoosiers49@gmail.com

The two teams, Harrison County and Paris entered the contest last Wednesday with similar records but seemed to be going in opposite directions.  The Breds had won four of their last five while the Greyhounds had lost four of their last five games.  

Harrison County finishes runners...

Mike Aldridge,
Sports Writer
hoosiers49@gmail.com

For the fifth year in a row the Harrison County Thorobreds wrestling team finished runners-up to Johnson Central in the Region 8 Tournament, held this year at Johnson Central.  

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With a show of hands, if you can lift them out of the water, who is ready for this infernal rain to stop?
Last year around this time, one would complain about the unusual rainfall and another would counter that “Come July we are going to wish we had some of this rain.”
Well, July came and we were still a soggy mess. Then  August, September and October ...
It never really dried out.
Last year is now in the record books as one of the rainiest years in history. It was also the winter that wouldn’t go away. Spring sprung late.

General Assembly reconvenes in...

After reconvening for the February portion of the 2019 General Assembly on Tuesday, Feb. 5, legislators spent the majority of the week filing legislation and meeting with committees to consider bills and resolutions.
On Thursday night, legislators from the House and Senate convened a joint session to hear the Governor’s State of the Commonwealth Address.

History Month for everyone

Who was it that said, “Those who don’t know their history are doomed to repeat it”? I could look it up, but I’m lazy. Well, whoever said it hit the nail on the head -- lots of people say that. Maybe that is why we keep repeating too many mistakes about our racial indiscretions in this country. I even read that someone called racial problems this country’s “Original Sin.”

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