.....Advertisement.....
.....Advertisement.....

Today's News

  • COLUMN: New columnist offers teenager’s view of Anderson County’s issues

    Welcome to the teen portion of The Anderson News.

    Thank you for taking the time to read this. It’s something you will enjoy and something aside from what most of you would say is boring news you don’t care about.

    For this first column I’m going to introduce myself and tell you how I got this opportunity.

    My name is Brooke Tindall. I am a teenager who lives in the country part of Anderson County. I am a member of Freedom Baptist Church and love going to church and being a Christian.

    Click here to read more...
  • Wife, husband indicted on meth charges

    A Lawrenceburg couple was indicted June 16 by the Anderson County Grand Jury on several methamphetamine charges.

    Jeanie Bruner, who was arrested Friday, is charged with first-degree manufacturing methamphetamine (enhanced), which is a class A felony; first-degree possession of a controlled substance (enhanced); first-degree possession of drug paraphernalia, which is a class A misdemeanor; and possession of a defaced firearm, which is a class A misdemeanor, according to Anderson County Sheriff’s Det. Bryan Taylor.

    Click here to read more...
  • Cable sheds more jobs

    General Cable confirmed Tuesday morning that 23 employees will be laid off July 13.

    Once the county’s largest private employer with nearly 300 workers, General Cable has been shedding jobs for the past several years. This latest reduction, which includes 19 hourly employees, leaves the company with 103 workers, according to Lisa Lawson, General Cable’s vice president of corporate communications.

    The company has struggled in recent years as telecommunications companies move away from traditional cable products.

    Click here to read more...
  • Murdered child's removal OK'd by Nelson Circuit Clerk's office

    (Calls made by the Lawrenceburg Police Department concerning the emergency protective order obtained by Timothy Frazier, father of 21-month-old Cole Lance Frazier, should begin playing.)

     

    Click here to read more...
  • Trimble takes fair crown

    Only one word could sum up the way Samantha Trimble felt as she heard her name announced Monday night as this year’s Miss Lawrenceburg Fair and Horse Show: “Thrilled!”

    “I’m so excited,” said Trimble, the 18-year-old daughter of Kelley and Terry Trimble. “There were seven beautiful girls up there, and I’m thrilled to be chosen (as the winner).”

    Apparently, she was thrilled and thankful.

    The first thing she did after leaving the pageant stage was thank the judges.

    Click here to read more...
  • Missing 16-year-old found

    A Lawrenceburg youth who was reported missing last week has been found, Lawrenceburg Police Department Sgt. Chad Powell announced Monday morning in a news release.

    Dillon Lee Whittaker, 16, was found early Sunday morning in Lawrenceburg, Powell said.

    Whittaker was reported missing June 12 by his mother, Kathy Pike, police said.

    No other information was immediately available.

    Click here to read more...
  • COLUMN: Four years and counting

    Anderson News outdoors columnist Jeff Lilly marks four years of writing this week and shares the hunting seasons for migratory birds in Kentucky.

    Check out a pair of big catches by local residents in this week's edition of The Anderson News, available at newsstands across the county.

    Subscribe online or call 502-839-6906.

    Click here to read more...
  • Robinson named first team all-state

    A trip to Mississippi turned out to be more than B.J. Robinson expected last week.

    While helping former Anderson County track coach Travis Gay in his move to the Biloxi area, Robinson learned that he had been named Class AAA first team all-state pole vaulter by the Kentucky Track and Cross Country Coaches’ Association.

    “We were on a basketball court and Coach Gay handed me a piece of paper. I didn’t even know they had all-state,” Robinson chuckled.

    Click here to read more...
  • COLUMN: Goodbye to a good guy

    It just won’t be the same next winter.

    At least when Oldham County comes to town next January.

    Gary Forrest won’t be there.

    Oh, he might be in the building, we don’t know. But someone else will be sitting in the visiting coach’s seat.

    Forrest announced in April that he would be stepping aside after guiding the program that became the Eighth Region’s most dominant of this decade.

    Click here to read more...
  • Penny makes college choice

    Anderson County High School basketball star C.J. Penny has signed with Southeastern Illinois, a junior college in Harrisburg, Ill.

    Penny chose Southeastern Illinois over Sinclair State, a junior college in Dayton, Ohio.

    “They started recruiting me when I decided to go juco after the state tournament,” Penny said Monday. Penny and Anderson coach Glen Drury visited the college, located less than an hour from both Evansville, Ind. and Paducah, last week.

    Click here to read more...

Copyright © 2013

The Anderson News is your source for local news, sports, events, and information in Lawrenceburg, KY and the surrounding area.