Today's News

 The Central Kentucky Mudcats are no longer just for the boys.

The organization is now in its third year of sponsoring a softball travel team, this year fielding a 14-and-under club. The team went 1-4 in the 127 Challenge, held at Anderson County Community Park over the weekend.

Mudcats' baseball coach Chris Copenhaver started the team when his daughters began to show interest in softball, a first cousin to baseball. Copenhaver says there are differences but they are not major.

Three Anderson County golfers participated in the Women's State Am, held last week at Crooked Creek Golf Club in London.

Laurie Goodlett, Kaitlyn Riley and Taylor Gillis all went down in the first round of the championship flight of the match play tournament.

Riley, a senior at Anderson County High School, lost to University of the Cumberlands junior Shannon Bishop, of Glasgow, in the opening round, 2-up.

Gillis, a senior at Cumberlands, fell to Brianne Coe, of Russell Springs, in a match that took 21 holes to compete.

Residents could find out Tuesday if Anderson County will get its own public swimming facility.

Judge-Executive John Wayne Conway said Friday that he intends to bring his proposed $2.8 million swimming facility to a vote when the Anderson County Fiscal Court meets Tuesday at 10 a.m. A work session is scheduled for 9 a.m.

Both are open to the public, and the 10 a.m. meeting will include time for public comments.

Meaghan Downs was promoted recently from staff writer to news editor of The Anderson News.
Downs joined the newspaper’s staff two years ago fresh out of college and immediately became a tremendous asset.
“She excelled from day one,” said Publisher and Editor Ben Carlson. “During her short time with us, Meaghan has continued to take on additional responsibilities and has handled each very well.”