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  • Teen, grandfather sentenced for Hammond Rd. wreck

    The teenager and her grandfather charged in March after the car she was driving veered off Hammond Road and destroyed a large amount of telephone equipment have each been sentenced to six months in jail, according to their attorney, Bill Patrick.
    Their sentences were discharged for two years provided they pay fines and stay out of trouble.
    Johnna M. Lohman, 18, of 1070 Buckley Lane apparently struck a patch of ice in March, sending her car off the road and into the telephone equipment. She then fled the scene.

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  • Fiscal court votes to end free dumping

    Tossing out junk at the county’s highway facility will soon no longer be free.
    By a 5-2 vote, the Anderson County Fiscal Court approved last Tuesday charging 5 cents per pound ($100 a ton) for items thrown into its compactor. That includes throwing away yard debris as well as regular household trash.
    Disposal of recyclables will remain free.
    The decision includes purchasing a set of scales for around $55,000, along with hiring a full-time employee at an estimated $30,000 a year to collect fees.

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  • Anderson County Grand Jury indicts three on charges

    The following were indicted June 4 by the Anderson County Grand Jury, according to information released Monday by the Anderson Circuit Clerk’s office.
    Deanna R. Morgan, 26, of 102 Whiteway, Lawrenceburg was indicated for two counts of unlawful distribution of a methamphetamine precursor.
    The charge stems from an incident on April 12.
    James T. Purvis, 45, of 812 Augusta St., Frankfort was indicted on wanton or reckless exploitation of an adult, over $300.
    The indictment stems from an incident in August, 2012.

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  • Anderson grad empowering homeless through art

    Editor’s note: This story was published in the June issue of Nashville Arts Magazine. It appears here with permission.

    By Joe Nolan
    Nashville Arts Magazine
    Nicole Brandt is a junior at Nashville’s Belmont University and the founder of Poverty & the Arts. She came up with the idea for her program one day two years ago when she was working at her campus job.
    As a campus coordinator at Belmont’s Center of Service Learning, Brandt was responsible for planning three service projects each semester.

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  • School board opts to keep health department nurses

    The Anderson County Board of Health gambled that the school district would continue funding its school nurses when it hesitatingly approved its budget last month.
    The decision paid off last Thursday night when the Anderson County Board of Education voted unanimously to continue funding the school nurse program, despite a slight drop in the number of nurses the health department will provide.
    The school board approved $121,360 for what amounts to 4.5 school nurses in the coming school year, the same amount it paid last year for five nurse positions.

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  • COLUMN: Forget the glitch! Stoops' magic has lit Big Blue fire

    Amazing thoughts conjured up while dreaming of going back on vacation...

    That ground-shifting you thought you imagined Monday was real, even if it only lasted about 20 minutes.

    In case you missed it – and really, there was no way you could have if you were somewhere in Kentucky on Monday afternoon – for a short time, Rivals.com had the University of Kentucky ranked as the best football recruiting class lined up for 2014.

    Repeat that.

    Kentucky. Best football class. 2014.

    No you did not need to check with an audiologist or optometrist.

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  • BASEBALL: Whalen, Thompson strong on hill as Mudcats sweep West Jessamine

    The Central Kentucky Mudcats swept a double-header from West Jessamine in 16-and-under summer baseball last Wednesday.

    Daniel Whalen and Brett Thompson turned in strong pitching performances to lead the local team, made up largely of players from the Anderson County High School team. The Mudcats took the opener 10-2, then came back for a 4-1 win in the nightcap of games played at Barnes Memorial Field.

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  • Tuggers benefit Relay for Life

    The Kentucky Truck Tuggers sponsored an event to benefit the Anderson County Relay for Life at Eagle Lake Convention Center last Friday. “We had a great show and raised a nice chunk of money for Relay,” said event coordinator Melanie Wiley.

    Event winners were: 4200 lb. 4X4 – Justin Jones of Stamping Ground; 5500 lb. 2WD – Eddie Wiley of Lawrenceburg; 6000 lb. 4X4 – Mike Chesser of Mt. Washington; Stock 2WD – Jimmy Grooms of Lawrenceburg; Stock 4WD – Todd Nethery of Mt. Eden.

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  • OUTDOORS: Hunters should prepare summer archery checklist

    By Art Lander, Jr.

    Ky. Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Resources

    June is the halfway point on the calendar and is highlighted by the longest day of the year: the official start of summer on Friday, June 21 this year.

    For Kentucky’s 90,000 plus archery deer hunters, the Summer Solstice seems to trigger another seasonal phenomenon – the need to get ready for the upcoming hunting season.

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  • Tuggers benefit Relay for Life

    The Kentucky Truck Tuggers sponsored an event to benefit the Anderson County Relay for Life at Eagle Lake Convention Center last Friday. “We had a great show and raised a nice chunk of money for Relay,” said event coordinator Melanie Wiley.
    Event winners were: 4200 lb. 4X4 – Justin Jones of Stamping Ground; 5500 lb. 2WD – Eddie Wiley of Lawrenceburg; 6000 lb. 4X4 – Mike Chesser of Mt. Washington; Stock 2WD – Jimmy Grooms of Lawrenceburg; Stock 4WD – Todd Nethery of Mt. Eden.

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