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  • Health director warns of scam

    Officials with the Anderson County Health Department are warning local food establishments of a nationwide telephone scam targeting restaurants, according to a news release.
    According to Public Health Director Brandon Hurley, restaurants across the state are being contacted by entities claiming to be from the health department. The fraudulent inspectors will call and ask to set up a time for an inspection, and also threaten monetary fines for non-compliance.

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  • Anderson County Schools on one-hour delay Wednesday

    UPDATED TUESDAY, DEC. 14 at 3 P.M. - Anderson County students will be back in the classroom Wednesday, but the day will start an hour later than usual.

    The district will operate on a one-hour delay Wednesday, according to announcements through its One Call Now system and Twitter account.

    Students missed the first two days of the week because of several inches of snow, which fell in the area on Sunday and Monday.

    Check back here for more information as it becomes available.

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  • Child shaker pleads guilty

    A Lawrenceburg man has pleaded guilty to injuring his infant daughter by shaking her violently on two occasions.

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  • Higher costs, time threaten new ECC

    A new Early Childhood Center may not be as close as school district officials originally thought.
    Anderson County Board of Education members voted Nov. 30 to move forward in building a new ECC even though bids for the project came in close to $1 million over what was expected.
    Even so, enough circumstances have changed regarding the project in the last week that board members will likely vote on the new building again at their December meeting on Monday night, that is, if they don’t call a special meeting to do so beforehand.

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  • Admitted welfare cheat gets probation

    The Beth Drive woman accused of bilking the state out of thousands of dollars in childcare funds was placed on probation and ordered to repay the money Tuesday morning in Anderson Circuit Court.
    Shana Bowman admitted taking $14,400 in funding from the state’s Division of Child Care to cover the cost of having her four children in daycare while she allegedly worked.
    However, Bowman turned in falsified employment records, including forging the name of the owner of a Lawrenceburg pizza restaurant and giving it to state officials as proof of employment.

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  • ‘Empty bowls’ give new meaning to dinner

    For the third year, Anderson County students will be using “empty bowls” to feed the hungry.

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  • Child abuse suspects back in court

    Two David Drive residents charged with physically abusing two children are scheduled to appear Dec. 21 in Anderson Circuit Court.

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  • Local man helped develop e-Warrant system

    A Lawrenceburg man was part of the developmental team that helped create the state’s e-Warrant system.
    The system was featured in a recent edition of The Anderson News, and allows police, prosecutors and judges quicker access to criminal files and the ability to communicate much faster.
    Jeff Tracy, who is employed by OPS, Inc., in Greenwood, Ind., is a senior solution developer who was part of the development team that created and rolled out the e-Warrants system in Jefferson County in 2008.

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  • Annual Christmas Home Tour returns for 14th year

    The Lawrenceburg Gamma Sigma Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi will host its 14th Christmas Home Tour on Sunday, Dec. 12 from 2 to 4:30 p.m., the chapter announced.

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  • Public input sought for land use in updated comprehensive plan

    Community input is being sought on the future use of land in Anderson County, the organization developing an updated Lawrenceburg/Anderson County Comprehensive Plan announced this week.
    The deadline to submit comments is Jan. 14.
    Copies of a land use survey can be obtained at the joint city/county planning commission office, located at 139 South Main St., Lawrenceburg, or online at http://bgadd.org/anderson_tellus.htm.
    When finalized and adopted by the Lawrenceburg/Anderson County Joint Planning Commission, it will be the basis for future land

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