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Today's News

  • ‘Coach Rupp’ to come to Lawrenceburg

    The Anderson County Humanities Council will provide residents with an opportunity to spend some quality time with the legendary UK basketball coach, Adolph Rupp, in a free Chautauqua presentation held Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Emma B. Ward Elementary library.
    According to the humanities council’s press release, “During the 42 years he coached at the University of Kentucky, Adolph Rupp (1901-1977) raised basketball to near-religious status in the commonwealth.

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  • Way We Were: Sue, Pete, Jimmy and Kate put on the dog

    50 YEARS AGO
    Nov. 1, 1962
    Building permits were issued to F.L. Barnes for a storage building at an estimated cost of $275; Mrs. Bertha Medley, new construction of additional room and porch for dwelling of building on South Gatewood at a cost of $400; Mrs. John Coubert, Ballard Street, new construction of additional room for bath at cost of $400.

    Ann Spencer was one of 11 co-eds at Eastern Kentucky State College chosen as ROTC sponsors by the 1,100 members of the Corps. Spencer was to be the sponsor for company “C.”

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  • Chandler, Barr face off again next Tuesday for seat in Congress

    By Ben Carlson
    News staff
    Incumbent Congressman Ben Chandler (D-Versailles) scored a narrow victory challenger Andy Barr (R-Lexington) two years ago to retain his seat in Congress, and the two are squaring off again next Tuesday in one of the most anticipated races of the year.
    The Anderson News asked each candidate the same questions to preview their race, and their responses are as follows.

    Ben Chandler
    What are the top three reasons people in Anderson County should vote for you?

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  • Carroll, Haynes square off for state senate seat

    Incumbent state Sen. Julian Carroll (D-Frankfort) is being challenged by Frank Haynes (R-Frankfort) in Tuesday’s election to represent Anderson County as part of the state’s 7th District.
    Each was asked the same questions and what follows are portions of their responses.

    Julian Carroll
    What are the top three reasons people in Anderson County should vote for you.
    First, experience is the best reason. There are issues before the General Assembly that are so tremendously complicated now.

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  • King, Stevens square off for state representative seat

    Incumbent state Rep. Kim King (R-Harrodsburg) will square off Tuesday with challenger Kent Stevens (D-Lawrenceburg) for the right to represent the 55th District in the state House of Representatives.
    Stevens held the seat before losing to King two years ago.
    Each were asked the following questions, and what follows are portions of their remarks.

    Kim King
    What has been the most difficult thing you’ve discovered about your seat during your first term?

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  • Deployed dad sends good wishes to Marching Bearcats from Africa

    Even while serving in Africa, SFC David Corbin wanted to wish his daughters and color guard members, Kayla and Alexis Corbin, good luck in their marching band’s upcoming semifinal competition.
    So he created a sign that said “Good Luck Anderson Co Marching Band Djibouti Africa,” took a photo with the sign, and let Facebook be the messenger of his good wishes.

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  • Four vie for Board of Ed seats

    Incumbent Steve Higgins will face candidate Donna Crain Drury Tuesday for a seat on the Anderson County Board of Education.
    Two other incumbent Board of Education members, Lee Hahn and Scott Brown, are running unopposed to keep their respective seats on the board.
    Candidates were asked the following questions, and their responses are as follows.

    Name: Steve Higgins
    Office sought: Board of Education
    Profession: Distillery control operator
    Education: 1 and a half year college

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  • City council candidates weigh in on relationship between city, county in 2012 election preview

    Eleven out of the 12 candidates vying for Lawrenceburg city council seats in next week’s election shared biographical information and answered five questions on how they’d serve the city of Lawrenceburg if elected to a council seat:

    Name: Allen Kays
    Office sought: city council
    Profession: retired
    Education: GED
    Family information: Three daughters, eight grandchildren
    Organization affiliations: none
    Political experience: past city councilman

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  • Look to the garden for Christmas gift ideas

    Happy Halloween! I think October came in on a skateboard and went out on a jet pack! Time is just flying by and the next two months may well be the same way. That said, didn’t we have a beautiful St. Luke’s Little Summer! I so wanted to play hooky from work and be outside. Now it’s cold again! Don’t worry though, we should have one more warm spell, known as Indian Summer, before Thanksgiving.

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  • Recalling the ghosts of presidential elections past

    If you can’t remember your first election, I certainly can.  
    In 2008 I sat on my futon in my college dorm room and sealed the envelope on my Illinois absentee ballot with a mixture of dread and hope.
    A few years later, I drove myself to a local Nebraska precinct to vote in the state and municipal races.
    I was nervous, and probably babbled to the woman signing me in.
    Stepping up to the booth, I felt like I always do now when I vote, that the weight of American democracy depended on my shoulders.

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