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Today's News

  • GOLF: Bearcats take third in Flyer Classic

    The Anderson County boys' high school golf team placed third in the Flyer Classic, hosted by Franklin County on two different courses last week.

    The Bearcats finished with a two-day total of 634, eight strokes behind second-place Franklin County. St. Xavier won the tournament championship with a 595.

    A team's top four individual scores were compiled over 36 holes with the results totaled at the end of the tournament. Lee Robinson led Anderson with a 147 (74-73), while Nick Wilson tallied an 83-76 for a 159 total.

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  • OUTDOORS: Plant winter wheat this fall for wildlife

    By Art Lander, Jr.

    Ky. Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Resources

    The heat of summer is a good time to begin thinking about fall plantings to benefit wildlife.

    Winter wheat is a top choice for a fall crop because it is readily eaten by deer and wild turkey and is an excellent nurse crop for clover. Winter wheat is typically planted Aug. 15 through Oct. 31.

    Broadcast wheat seed with a hand-crank spreader and rake or disk it under.

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  • GOLF: Lady Bearcats second in Scott tournament

    The Anderson County girls' golf team placed second in Saturday's Scott County Invitational Tournament and third in the Henry County Invitational Tournament, held last week.

    At Scott County, the Lady Bearcats finished with a 363 team score, well behind the host school, which won with a 315. Anderson was 19 strokes ahead of third-place Rowan County.

    Anderson's Kaitlyn Riley fired a 73, to take second place, just one stroke behind Ayla Rhinesmith, of Scott County, in the individual competition. Jane Watts, of Woodford County, placed third with a 77.

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  • FOOTBALL: Mustangs open with big win in Seth Carnahan Bowl

    Anderson County Middle School kicked off the 2013 football season in a big way with a thrilling 22-14 win over Union Middle School in the Seth Carnahan Bowl on Saturday.

    The game was played at Anderson County High School.

    Eighth-graders Cobe Penny and Blake Franklin led the Mustangs to a win over the feeder program for Ryle High School.

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  • COLUMN: District AD is an idea whose time has come

    Occasionally, you run across an idea that is presented in error, but is a good one anyway.

    Such is the recent interest in a district-wide athletic director for Anderson County schools.

    As I reported last week, Anderson County High School softball coach Brian Glass is apparently being forced to give up his coaching duties under the “anti-nepotism” section of the Kentucky Education Reform Act.

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  • VOLLEYBALL: Lady Bearcats gunning for district title

    The talent appears to be in place. There are tall girls to play at the net and quick, agile defenders to play in the back row.

    Experienced leadership might be another story for Anderson County volleyball.

    The Lady Bearcats embark on a 2013 season where they might be considered the class of the 30th District and are looking to finish even stronger than last season's regional semi-final appearance.

    But Anderson is aiming to be better even though the Lady Bearcats are without five players who graduated last spring.

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  • Sports briefs for Aug. 14, 2013

    Lady Bearcats to host Joy of Golf Tourney

    The Anderson County High School girls' golf team will be the Fifth Annual "The Joy of Golf" Tournament on Saturday, Aug. 17.

    The Lady Bearcat golfers will host this tournament, which has quickly become a popular early-season event, as their signature fund-raising event. The tournament organizers expect draw a field of some of the state's better girls' high school teams.

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  • ‘We’re going to meet right here’

    Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church is without electricity and in the process of being gutted following Thursday’s devastating flash flood that left portions of the Puncheon Creek area in ruins.

    But when 11 a.m. Sunday (Aug. 11) arrives, so will dozens of church members who are refusing to let the damage get in the way of their usual services.

    “We’re going to meet right here,” said Pastor Bobby Chesser, standing in the sanctuary as dozens of church members and volunteers worked to remove carpeting and pews and dry the floors.

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  • Flash flood damages church, traps woman in home

    A flash flood late Wednesday night left one home destroyed and caused significant damage to a church and other homes in the Puncheon Creek area.

    Puncheon Creek, which runs along Highway 53 in western Anderson County about 15 miles from Lawrenceburg, roared at least 6 to 8 feet over its banks when an estimated 5 inches of rain fell in about one hour.

    The creek swelled over the top of Highway 53, washing out the foundation of a home at the corner of Puncheon Creek Road and trapping a woman who ended up screaming for help from a second-floor window.

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