Community News

Individuals who still need help signing up for the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, can receive help through a program offered by the Bluegrass Community Action Partnership (BCAP).
Beckie Trent, the lead connector for Woodford and Anderson counties, said BCAP’s assistance program has grown in leaps and bounds since it started in late November.
Since then, Trent said she has assisted about 50-60 people from both Woodford and Anderson in signing up for Obamacare, which now has an extended deadline of March 2014 for individuals to seek coverage.

Jan. 13 was Amber Alert Awareness Day, marking the 18-year anniversary of the day Amber Hagerman was abducted while riding her bicycle in Arlington, Texas, and later found murdered, according to a news release issued by the Lawrenceburg Police Department.
In April of 2003, in her honor, President Bush signed into law the Protect Act, which statutorily established the national Amber Alert coordinator role. Since, the program has been credited with more than 675 successful recoveries of missing or abducted children.

The Anderson Public Library will offer the following free classes in January. All classes are subject to cancellation and class space is limited to five students. Students will use the library’s laptops.

Computer Classes

Introduction to Computers
When: Jan.14
Time: 10-11 a.m.

Introduction to the Internet
When: Jan. 16
Time: 10-11 a.m.

Introduction to Email
When: Jan. 21
Time: 10:00-11 a.m.

Introduction to Word
When: Jan. 23