Community News

Frankfort Regional Medical Center’s Emergency Department is now offering a five-bed Fast Track area for less serious illnesses and injuries, according to a press release.
The new Fast Track area is located within the ER and will be available seven days a week from 6 p.m. until 11 p.m., which are some of the peak hours for ER visits.
The goal of the Fast Track program is to treat and discharge patients with non-life-threatening conditions within 60 minutes of arrival, the release said.

The Anderson Radio Club will be hosting two NOAA weather radio programming sessions on March 8 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Locations are scheduled to be at the Lawrenceburg Kroger and Walmart, and both sessions will run concurrently.
Community residents and others needing assistance with setting receivers properly will have trained members of the club to assist in setting the proper channel for use, event organizers said in a release. Specific Message Area Encoding (SAME) can be set on the radio at the same time, organizers said.

The Distinguished Young Women of Anderson County organization will be hosting an orientation and information meeting March 3 at 6 p.m. in the community park building for young women interested in participating.
Distinguished Young Women, formerly known as Junior Miss, is open to students currently in their junior year of high school, according to a news release.
All interested girls and their parents are invited to attend.
For more information, contact Sherrie Hall at andersoncojm@gmail.com or rickeysherrie1229@gmail.com or call 502-598-1028.

6th Day Health Ministries of Lawrenceburg will be sponsoring “Happy, Healthy and Full of Life” fellowship and potluck nights open to the community, with the next meal scheduled for Feb. 24.
Admission is free, and those interested are asked to bring a healthy dish and the recipe to share with the group.