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  • No foul play found in Lynn Drive woman’s death

    Foul play has been ruled out in the death of a woman found dead in her Lynn Drive apartment Sunday afternoon.
    The body of Melissa Brown, 42, was found by her landlord around 1:30 p.m., according to Anderson County Coroner Mark Tussey.
    Tussey conducted an autopsy Monday morning on Brown, and determined that earlier suspicions of foul play were not founded.

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  • City council to hold public hearing on proposed historic district

    The creation of a Lawrenceburg historic district will have to wait until the city council hears from the people.
    The council voted 4-1 to table its final recommendation and to schedule a public hearing allowing property owners to express concerns or support for the establishment of a historic district.  
    City council member Ken Evans was absent from the April 8 meeting.
    Council member Bobby Durr made the first motion, saying he’d like to hold a public hearing before the council moves forward on anything involving the district.  

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  • Fiscal court pelts Carey with questions over pulling events

    Controversy over use of the pulling track at the county park continued last week, including stiff questions from the county attorney over events being scheduled without the fiscal court’s approval.
    The topic surfaced during last Tuesday night’s meeting of the Anderson County Fiscal Court as magistrates considered a request to abandon its current lease system for the track in favor of simply renting it out.

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  • Woman offers $1,000 reward for missing wedding ring

    She’s taken the seats out of her car and torn apart her 8-month-old granddaughter’s diaper bag.
    But Lisa Ann Winfrey of Lawrenceburg hasn’t given up on finding her priceless wedding band.
    Not yet, anyway.
    The missing ring is actually more like a bracelet, she said; she’s soldered together her wedding band, engagement ring, 10th anniversary wedding band and separate gold “enhancer” that wraps around the solitaire diamond into one piece.

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  • Kentucky Farm Bureau now accepting local applications for 2013 ‘Farmer of the Year’

    The 2013 Kentucky Farm Bureau “Farmer of the Year” application process is now open, and the organization is seeking the commonwealth’s finest nominees for this prestigious award, according to a news release.
    Farm Bureau initiated a “Farmer of the Year” awards program as a way to recognize its members for their commitment to excellence in agriculture, efficiency in farming practices, sound financial management and outstanding leadership, according to the release.

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  • High-speed chase starts here, ends in Mercer County

    A Russell Springs man was jailed after police say he lead them on a high-speed chase Monday morning that began in Lawrenceburg and ended 40 miles away in Mercer County.
    Dallas Corey Crawford, 38, was arrested and taken to Lawrenceburg Police Department where he was transported to Shelby County Detention Center.  His charges include first-degree fleeing and evading a police officer, three counts of first-degree wanton endangerment, reckless driving, careless driving, no seat belt and other violations, according to a news release from the Kentucky State Police.

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  • Middle school student earns honorable mention during UK entomology symposium

    An Anderson County Middle School student received an honorable mention for his presentation during a University of Kentucky symposium on invasive species.
    Tanner Carlson, 12, a seventh grader, competed in a poster contest against undergraduate college students during the event, held last week in Lexington.
    Carlson’s presentation was on the emerald ash borer, which has invaded a number of counties in Kentucky, including Anderson, and kills ash trees.

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  • ‘Armed and dangerous’ Anderson County man mistakenly turned loose

    Landmark News Service
    A manhunt was under way Tuesday afternoon for an Anderson County man who considered by federal marshals to be armed and dangerous but mistakenly let out the Fayette County Detention Center.
    Rodney Dewayne Bell, 28, had been jailed for a short time at the Shelby County Detention Center, after being arrested in Anderson County on drugs charges, said Tony Aldridge, a captain at the Shelby County Detention Center.
    Aldridge said that Bell had also incurred federal charges by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF).

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  • City moves forward with splash park

    Children may be splashing around in a new “splash park” as early as next summer if the city receives a matching $75,000 grant to move forward with the project.
    The city council voted 4-1 to adopt a resolution for the mayor to apply for a Land and Water Conservation Grant to be used for the construction of an estimated $150,000 to $160,000 “wet play area” in the city park.
    Council member Ken Evans was absent from the council’s Monday night meeting.

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  • Trucks collide near Running Brook

    A white Ford pick-up truck rear ended another pick-up on 127/Alton Road/North Main Street in front of the Running Brook subdivision Friday, with one driver being transported to the hospital for complaints of an elevated heart rate.
    Douglas Muller, 49, of Louisville, was transported to Frankfort Regional Medical Center after mentioning his heart rate was up, according to Kentucky State Police Officer Frank Flowers.
    Muller allegedly rear ended Shirley D. Long, 68, of Lawrenceburg, as both were driving southeast toward Lawrenceburg on 127/Alton Road/North Main Street.

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