Today's News

Judge Linda Armstrong heard the following cases during Anderson District Court proceedings July 2.

Robert A. Bowman, pretrial conference, fourth-degree assault (domestic violence, minor injury) -- pretrial conference July 30, jury trial Aug. 13.

Austin J. Casey, preliminary hearing, custodial interference -- amended to third-degree unlawful transaction with a minor, sentenced to six months, to serve four days (credit time served), $253, installment/deferred payment Oct. 8.

Not only won’t the school board raise the property tax rate 5.25 percent, it voted last Thursday to keep the rate at a level that will actually reduce the amount of money it receives in the coming year.

The board voted unanimously to take the revenue cut after around 50 concerned business owners and residents filled the board’s meeting room, armed with questions and demanding answers.

Board Chairman Lee Hahn immediately took the wind out of the crowd’s sails by announcing that the board would not vote for a tax increase.

It was fitting that on a night when the very first Anderson High School football team was honored, it all came down to the oldest play in the book.

With his team reeling and clinging to a 36-34 lead over Meade County with 4:55 to play, Anderson County's Dustin Combs took a Gabe Butrum kickoff, followed a wall of blockers, then broke free for a 97-yard touchdown return. It was all the Bearcats needed as they posted a 43-34 Alumni Bowl win before an electric crowd at Warford Stadium.

“The middle just opened up,” a sweat-drenched Combs said.

Lawrenceburg police released the audio of last Thursday's 911 call that eventually led to the arrest of former UK coach Billy Gillispie.

Gillispie was charged with DUI.

Here is the audio from that call:

Billy Gillispie’s drunk driving charge last Thursday morning gave Anderson County a glimpse of what life is like in the nation’s red hot spotlight.