Today's News

Michael Bishop has good days and bad days.

On his good days, you’ll find the 5-year-old outside playing with his trucks, camping or fishing.

On his bad days, he’ll be inside, weak and without the energy to do the things he loves.

Michael, son of Terri and James Bishop, was diagnosed with leukemia in September 2007.

His cancer is in remission now, but the maintenance stage still keeps his parents guessing as to which days will be the good ones.

The week of Michael’s diagnosis is one his mother, Terri, won’t forget.

Most people have good intentions when they advertise a cat or dog as “free to good home.”

They care what happens to the animal all they want to do is find a nice family that is willing to give the pet a loving, responsible home. The tragedy occurs when the animal is mistakenly put into a situation where it is neglected, abandoned, abused or even sold for lab experimentation.

Sadly, this sort of thing happens thousands of times each day across America.

What can happen to a pet that is given free to a casual, uncommitted owner?

One of the oldest churches in the county is headed in a younger direction.

Pete Jones, 29, became the pastor of First Presbyterian Church on May 1.

The fact that church members sought out someone young to be their pastor, “says a lot about the direction they wanted to go,” Jones said.

One of Jones’s goals for the church is to “open our doors” to the community and show community members that Christianity is also about having fun, he said.

A Lawrenceburg police officer was injured late Friday afternoon while chasing a suspect who fled on foot on the Bluegrass Parkway.

Officer Jeremy Cornish sustained an arm injury when he fell while chasing the suspect.

Lt. Chris Atkins of the Lawrenceburg Police Department said Cornish was taken to a hospital for treatment. He said Cornish had a cast on his arm Monday, but X-rays were negative.

“He’s going to the doctor today to make sure there are no torn ligaments or anything,” Atkins said Tuesday morning.