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Today's News

  • Social studies teacher elected KEA vice president

    Delegates to the 141st KEA Delegate Assembly elected Lisa Petrey-Kirk to a three-year term as vice president of the 42,000-member Kentucky Education Association, according to a press release.
    Petrey-Kirk, a 1983 graduate of Eastern Kentucky University and a National Board Certified Teacher, has taught all of her 26 years at Anderson County Middle School.

  • Anderson County Relay for Life announces upcoming community events

    Anderson County Relay for Life announces the following events for May and June. To publicize your team Relay events, contact Griffin Gillis at griffingillis.relayforlife@gmail.com or call 502-517-1986.

    ‘Concert and Cakes’
    to be held May 11

  • Auxiliary lends hand, keeps firefighters cool

    The Anderson County Fire Department’s Auxiliary — with the help of several local businesses — helped keep volunteers cool and fed during last Friday’s fire at the industrial park.
    The auxiliary, comprised of volunteers and spouses of firefighters, made ready countless bottles of water and food during the three-hour blaze.
    They said Domino’s Pizza provided 10 pizzas, and Dairy Queen provided several bags of burgers and fries.
    The Salvation Army provided water and sandwiches, along with the Red Cross.

  • Blood donors get training discount

    All presenting donors at an American Red Cross blood drive will receive a 20 percent discount on First Aid/CPR/AED & Babysitter Training courses now through May 31, according to a Red Cross news release.
    Blood donors must be 17 years old (16 with written parental consent), weigh at least 110 pounds and be in general good health on donation day.
    Visit http://www.redcrossblood.org/ to register.

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  • Hazardous gases produced in fire include acids, chlorine

    The substance that caught fire last Friday is essentially the material that coats automotive glass and prevents it from shattering.
    Called polyvinyl butyral, the material is essentially stripped away from automotive glass recycled at the plant and stored in a large pile at Dlubak Glass, located at 1052 Industry Drive.
    The material is “not known to contain toxic chemicals,” according to a material safety data sheet released by one of the product’s manufacturers, Dupont, in 2010.
    It does, however, release a number of chemicals when burned.

  • Firefighters lend support, equipment

    Lawrenceburg Fire and Rescue Chief Bobby Hume said 75 firefighters from across the region responded to Friday’s fire at Dbulak Glass.
    Here are the totals, and where they are from:
    Lawrenceburg Fire and Rescue: 20 firefighters
    Anderson County Fire Department: 26 firefighters
    Anderson County EMS: 10
    Franklin County: 5
    Versailles: 8
    Lexington: 18
    Jessamine County: 2

  • Anderson County Grand Jury returns five indictments

    The following people were indicted April 16 by the Anderson County Grand Jury.

    Tina Sallee, 37, 107 Dogwood #2, Lawrenceburg, was indicted for tampering with physical evidence, a Class D felony; two counts of endangering the welfare of a minor, a Class A misdemeanor; second-degree possession of a controlled substance-hydrocodone, a Class A misdemeanor; possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class A misdemeanor; and possession of mariguana, a Class B misdemeanor.
    The indictment stems from a June 28, 2012, incident.

  • Residents search social media for answers as fire burns

    Social media was flooded with posts, comments and photos as Anderson County residents witnessed the story of the Lawrenceburg industrial park fire unfold last Friday.
    When a five-story pile of material began to burn Friday near the Dlubak Glass Company in the Lawrenceburg industrial park, Anderson County residents were burning with questions and comments of their own.
    As The Anderson News Facebook page uploaded photos taken at the scene of the fire, readers offered prayers for the firefighters.

  • Student arrested for alleged threats against high school

    An Anderson County high school student has been arrested for allegedly making threats against the Anderson County High School, according to news releases from Superintendent Sheila Mitchell and the sheriff’s office.
    According to the sheriff’s office, a juvenile has been taken into custody on charges of second-degree terroristic threatening and intimidating a participant in the legal process.
    Mitchell’s news release states that high school administration has been working with police to investigate alleged threats made by multiple students.

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