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  • Man arrested at Mays Road home after allegedly firing at officers

    An Anderson County man was arrested Monday night after firing shots at law enforcement officers who had been dispatched to his house on Mays Road.

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  • Cotton's vision for county: Growth, prosperity

    Republican candidate Noal Cotton has spent his whole career, about 25 years, in public service to Lawrenceburg and Anderson County.

    If elected as county judge-executive in November, current city maintenance supervisor Cotton said he would channel that same dedication to serve voters and address the needs of Anderson County.

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  • Mount Eden breeder agrees to give up 28 dogs; 129 others remain kenneled on property

    By Phyllis McLaughlin, Landmark News Service

    With help from the Henry County animal control officer, 28 fewer dogs are living at Matrix Kennels on Laura Pope’s property in Mount Eden.

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  • ‘Oklahoma!’ spring musical opens Friday night

    This year’s spring musical may feature singing cowboys and farm girls riding in surreys, but “Oklahoma!” isn’t a production stuck in the past, students said.
    Junior McKenna Lewis, who portrays “sassy aunt” Aunt Eller in the famous Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, said “Oklahoma!” brings up questions of identity and of living up to an image that someone else has created for you.
    That’s something a modern audience can definitely identify with, she said.
    And who’s never dreamed of being a cowboy?

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  • Garmon murder suspect to appear in court Tuesday

    The man indicted in the vehicular murder of Marie Garmon in September 2012 is scheduled to appear in Circuit Court on March 18 at 9 a.m. for a disposition hearing or trial date.
    Eric Jenkins, 42, of 208 Country Dr., Hustonville, was indicted in July 2013 for murder and DUI in the death of Marie Garmon, a Lawrenceburg woman who died after a dump truck driven by Jenkins collided head on with Garmon’s mini-van.
    Jenkins pleaded not guilty to his charges in August 2013.

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  • Trooper Satterly facilitates future of Kentucky state police

    By Tammie Hetzer-Womack
    The Greater Ashland Beacon
    Friday’s leave-taking was especially bittersweet.
       Kentucky State Police Trooper Josh Satterly climbed into his cruiser, keyed-up his radio, and kissed his kind fiancée goodbye. Leaving his central Kentucky home for a few days – dawning a new day on the Ashland Post 14 beat – he already misses her.
    He bids farewell, for now.
    His sweetheart understands this job doesn’t know holidays. She’s beside him in heart.

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  • Jury trial set for August for father charged with tying up child

    A final pretrial conference hearing and jury trial for Herbert Medley, one of three charged with criminal abuse of a 3-year-old girl, has been scheduled for Aug. 19 at 9 a.m. in Anderson Circuit Court, according to court documents.  
    Herbert Medley appeared in Anderson Circuit Court on March 4 for a status hearing, according to court documents.
    One of the suspects in the child-tying case has already been sentenced for criminal abuse — the child’s grandmother Carolyn Case.

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  • Fire damages foreclosed Bluebird Court home

    A foreclosed home up for sale on Bluebird Court caught fire early Thursday morning, triggering the evacuation of residents living in two neighboring structures.
    According to City Fire Chief Bobby Hume, when firefighters arrived at 207 Bluebird Court at about 4:51 a.m. on Thursday morning, the entire roof was on fire.
    Hume said two neighboring residences were evacuated as a safety precaution given the fire’s close proximity to other buildings.
    “Apparently it had been burning for a while,” Hume said of the Bluebird Court home.

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  • Report: Mitchell violated statute transferring Fields

    Superintendent Sheila Mitchell violated state statute last year and had to complete mandatory training after she transferred former high school principal Ronnie Fields to an administrative position that was not properly posted as a vacancy, according to an investigative report released by the Office of Education Accountability.

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  • Gritton vies for open state rep seat

    The other two candidates he’ll face in the primary election — current school board member Donna Drury and former state representative Kent Stevens — are as equally qualified as he is for the open 53rd District seat, fellow candidate Stewart Gritton said.
    Voters will have a tough choice during the May primary election, he said, but he hopes voters in all three counties he’d represent will take a strong look at his experience and dedication to move the 53rd District forward.  

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