Community News

Two Anderson County students have been selected to receive scholarships provided by the Lawrenceburg Rotary Club, the club announced.
Mackenzie Morris received a scholarship to attend Mid-American College in Jeffersonville, Ind., and Katherine T. Waford, who just recently completed her freshman year at Eastern Kentucky University with a 4.0 grade point average, will continue her studies there, the club announced.
The scholarships were funded through the club’s annual pancake breakfast.
 

Kentucky Teleworks will be at the Anderson County Public Library, 114 North Main St. on June 4 to screen applicants for work-at-home or telework jobs and to hold forums on work-at-home jobs, according to a press release from the Anderson Public Library.
Screenings will be held from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 3-5:30 p.m. Forums will start at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Screenings will be for customer service, IT support and sales jobs that start at $9 an hour, and include health benefits for full-time employees, event organizers said.

A flag retirement ceremony conducted by Lawrenceburg Boy Scout Troop 37 is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, June 14, the Troop announced.
The ceremony will be conducted in front of the Veterans Wall of Honor, located in front of the Healing Field at the American Legion Park on Broadway, according to a news release
The ceremony is open to the public, and those who wish to retire flags that are worn, torn or no longer serviceable are asked to arrive by 6:30 p.m.
Flags can also be dropped off at Ace Hardware through June 13.

Keith Nowlin was the guest speaker at last Thursday’s meeting of the Rotary Club of Lawrenceburg.
Nolan discussed of the need for support of the Gari Stewart Nowlin Foundation Inc., which raises and distributes funds to children who want to play baseball but do not have the necessary funds.
The foundation is a 501(c) (3) non-profit corporation and all donations are tax deductible, organizers said.
Donations can be made online at www.garistewartnowlinfoundation.org.