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Today's News

  • COLUMN: Want to grow better roses? Add bananas

    Ahh … spring in Kentucky. It’s always full of surprises and spring break is full of outdoor chores. I’m actually on vacation this week, doing that very thing — chores. As of this writing, the weather folks are predicting periods of rain and temperatures in the 60s. I’m guessing I won’t be able to dig much dirt. I can, however, do lots of other things.

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  • Dixon selected to play Down Under

    Anderson County High School senior Cody Dixon has been selected to participate in the Down Under Sports football tournament in July. Dixon’s team, sponsored by International Sports Specialists of North Logan, Utah, will be in Australia for seven days, then return to Hawaii for three more.

    The Down Under Sports program is in its 20th season and boasts alumni such as former NFL quarterback Jake Plummer and running back Ahman Green.

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  • EDITORIAL: Our solution for controlling pit bulls

    It’s doubtful that the city and county would even consider banning people from owning pit bulls. The potential legal challenges from pit bull enthusiasts (to characterize those folks kindly) alone would likely sway the thinking of those who could make that happen, and it’s hard to blame them for that.

    However, here’s a way that would add some serious muscle to local ordinances about vicious dogs already on the books and perhaps get rid of nearly all pit bulls in the process.

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  • Grand Jury indictments

    The following people were indicted April 7 by the Anderson County Grand Jury.

    •Michael Stines, 32, of 224 B Lynn Drive, was indicted on three charges: second-degree assault; first-degree wanton endangerment; and tampering with physical evidence.

    •Robert Estes, of 1065 Tanbark in Lexington, was indicted on four counts of third-degree rape.

    •John T. Murphy, 25, of 401 East Woodford St., Apt. 12, was indicted on two charges: third-degree burglary; and theft by unlawful taking (more than $300).

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  • Opening Day set for Saturday

    Opening Day festivities for the Anderson County Little League are set for Saturday, April 18 at Legion Park. Activities are scheduled to start at 9 a.m. with a parade of players, with the first pitch slated for 10 a.m.

    The pre-game festivities will culminate with the dedication of batting cages named in honor of Allen Dennis, a young baseball player who drowned several years ago.

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  • Central Baptist sponsors shoe collection

    Central Baptist Church is sponsoring a Soles4Souls shoe collection for the second consecutive year. Any and all types and sizes of shoes are needed.

    The breezeway at the church will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week for drop-offs until May 15. The church is located on Bypass North near the Anderson-Franklin county line across the road from the cell phone tower.

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  • Renewing an old tradition

    To current members of the Anderson County track team, saying the words “Anderson County” and “traditional track power” are a language as foreign as Russian or Japanese.

    Most weren’t even born when Anderson was one of the state’s top five Class AA programs in the 1980s and early ’90s. And many might not even know that the school’s only state championship came in girls’ track 45 years ago.

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  • COLUMN: Country boy Casey was an inspiration

    To Adolph Rupp, Mike Casey was the money man.

    To thousands of high school students across the state, he was the class ring man.

    But to a kid growing up in the Alton area of Anderson County 40 years ago, Mike Casey was simply the inspiration of a dream.

    I can’t say that Mike Casey was my first Wildcat hero. Louie Dampier was filling the nets when I first heard Cawood Ledford say that Rupp’s Runts were moving to the right side of my radio dial.

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  • Crowning a great career

    C.J. Penny’s place in Anderson County sports history was cemented on the night of March 10 when he swished a 30-foot shot at the buzzer to send the Bearcats to the state tournament for the first time in 12 years.

    Last week, he learned that his career will be crowned as a first-team all-state selection on both the Courier-Journal and Lexington Herald-Leader teams. A senior, Penny is also the first Bearcat so honored in 12 years, when Jonathan Beasley was named to the elite teams.

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  • Deputy shoots, kills attacking pit bull

    A deputy sheriff shot and killed a dog inside the home of a Horn Drive resident after it attacked him while he was trying to serve a warrant last week.

    Deputy Matt Rogers shot the pit bull twice, including once in the head, while it was biting his leg, Sheriff Troy Young said, adding the dog’s teeth penetrated Rogers’ leg “to the bone.”

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