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Today's News

  • Jailed ex-social services worker seeks shock probation

    The former social services employee sentenced to five years in prison on nine felony counts of falsifying her investigations is scheduled to return to Circuit Court on Thursday for a shock probation hearing.
    Margaret “Geri” Murphy, 61, was sentenced in late July after pleading guilty to a host of felony charges.
    At that time, her attorney, Bill Patrick, said he would attempt to have her placed on shock probation after she served the required 30 days in jail.
    Murphy is scheduled to appear at 9 a.m. in front of Circuit Court Judge Charles Hickman.

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  • School board keeps tax rate flat, gets earful about ECC

    The tax rate for the Anderson County school district may be flat again this year, but the district’s overall revenue won’t be.  
    The Anderson County Board of Education unanimously voted to maintain a flat tax rate for the fourth year in a row, but because of tax base growth, the district’s tax revenue will actually increase by $129,581 for the upcoming fiscal year.
    Last year’s tax rate, at $5.52 for real and personal property per $1,000 assessed value, brought in roughly $7.943 million of tax revenue for the school district.

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  • Frankfort Regional Medical opens new emergency department

    Frankfort Regional Medical Center opened its new emergency department, the first completed phase of the facility’s $8.4 million expansion and renovation project, to incoming patients Tuesday morning.
    The emergency department, a 7,000 square feet wing featuring additional private rooms with central cardiac monitor capabilities, a triage center, EMS lounge, new reception area, MRI center and upgrades in technology, is the first phase of a three-phase renovation project scheduled to be completed by May 2013.

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  • House catches fire twice in same day

    Two fires at the same residence last Wednesday has sparked an investigation by the Kentucky State Police.
    An unoccupied home at 1061 Long Road in western Anderson County caught fire two times in the span of five hours, the second causing heavy damage.
    The first fire was called in at 2:19 p.m.; the second at 7:17.
    “Three of us were at the Fire Station 4 working on air packs when the first call came out,” said Anderson County Fire Chief Mike Barnes. “I was there in five minutes and it had fire burning through the back wall of the house.

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  • BOYS' SOCCER: Bearcat soccer escapes at Shelby

    SHELBYVILLE – The smiles around the Anderson County boys’ soccer team only reinforced what the scoreboard was confirming last Thursday at Shelby County Athletic Complex.

    Not only had the Bearcats escaped with a 2-1 victory over a determined 30th District rival. They had also virtually sewed up the two-seed in the district tournament, to be held in early October.

    Anderson is now 6-2 on the season, after a loss Saturday at Madison Central, 2-1 in district play.

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  • GIRLS' SOCCER: Lady Bearcat soccer looking for big district win

    Anderson County can put itself in very strong position to win the top seed in the 30th District Tournament tonight, Wednesday, Sept. 5, when the Lady Bearcats host Shelby County.

    The teams have played for many years but were not district rivals until a realignment took effect this year. Anderson is only 3-4-1 on the year, playing its perennially rugged schedule but is 1-0 in district play after beating Collins earlier in the year. Neither Shelby nor Spencer County had played a district game through the weekend.

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  • FOOTBALL: Bearcats come back to edge Shelby

    SHELBYVILLE – On a night that saw Anderson County and Shelby County combine for 69 points, 904 yards and countless skipped heartbeats, it all came down to whether a knee was down.

    And you can throw in some halftime lessons from George Washington and friends for good measure.

    “He used a story about the British during the Revolutionary War,” Anderson junior Ross Cox said of head coach Mark Peach’s halftime speech. “He said the British couldn’t figure out how the colonists would not give up.”

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  • FOOTBALL: Bearcats have week off

    Anderson County football will have a Friday off from football due to an open date before the Bearcats travel to Mercer County on Sept. 14.

    Anderson coach Mark Peach says the Bearcats will be working on getting better but through the week

    He expected his team to have a normal practice on Monday. Any change in the week's routine would be decided later in the week.

    Peach expects a battle at Mercer, which is coached by former Boyle County head coach Chris Pardue.

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  • GOLF: Anderson JV wins CKC tourney

    The Anderson County boys' golf team captured the championship of the Central Kentucky Conference tournament last Thursday at Bright Leaf Golf Resort in Harrodsburg. The Bearcats outlasted Scott County, shooting 156 over nine holes to Scott's 158. Sayre finished third at 164 with Franklin County coming in fourth at 169.

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  • VOLLEYBALL: Anderson volleyball hosting SMASH tournament

    The Anderson County High School volleyball team will be hosting the inaugural Anderson County SMASH Tournament on Friday, Sept. 7 and Saturday, Sept. 8. Pool play begins Friday night at 6 p.m. with games going in two different gyms at the high school. The championship games are set for Saturday at 7 p.m.

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