Community News

Historical Society
to meet Thursday
The Anderson County Historical Society plans to hold a meeting on Thursday, Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. in the public library.
The geography of Kentucky will be the topic of discussion. This meeting is free and open to the public.

Project Linus ‘National
Make-A-Blanket Day’
to be held
Project Linus will be hosting a “National Make-A-Blanket Day” on Feb. 8 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Shelby County Extension Office, according to a news release.

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.