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Today's News

  • Bin Laden’s death brings back memories

    I thought it was a day like any other except the world I knew was about to change forever.

    That September morning, I woke up to get ready for my first class of the day at the University of Kentucky.

    Still half asleep, I turned on the TV while I ate my breakfast. I had to rub my eyes to make sure what I saw on the screen was real.

    A plane had flown into the World Trade Center in New York City.

    As I watched the smoke bellow from the high rise, what appeared almost as a small speck in the sky came into view.

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  • Homemakers ‘roll out red carpet’

    The Grant County Extension Homemakers held their 64th Annual Meeting on April 28.

    The Red Carpet Night included yearly awards, a visit from Abraham (Nelson Doyle) and Mary Todd Lincoln (Joyce Doyle, extension agent for 4-H and youth development) and a spoof spring fashion show.

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  • 2010 Governor’s Impaired Driving Enforcement Award

    Mayor Skinner presents Officer David Osborne with the Wiliamstown Police Department 2010 Governor’s Impaired Driving Enforcement Award.

    Osborne lead the department in DUI arrests in 2010.

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  • Good, girl, Jan. 26

    Jon and Jennifer Good, of Crittenden, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Briley Layne Good.

    Briley was born Jan. 26, 2011 at St. Elizabeth Hospital.

    She weighed 6 pounds and 9 ounces and was 19.75 inches long.

    Her maternal grandmother is Judy Voelker. Her paternal grandparents are Raymond and Sandy Good of Crittenden.

    Briley was welcomed home by her big sister, 6-year-old Kaitlynn Dailey.
     

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  • GCHS art students win state recognition

    The Kentucky Art Education Association All State Art Show was held at the Dixie Heights High School Art Gallery April 4-17.

    Grant County High School students, Jessica Holtman and Destiny Fleckinger, took first and second place respectively at the regional art show, both in drawing, which qualified them for the all-state show. Jessica Holtman received a first place in the state for her drawing, “It’s 3 a.m. What are you doing?” and Destiny Fleckinger received a certificate of participation for her scratchboard “Iguana.”

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  • GCMS INCA STUDENT

    Cameron Burk was selected as the GCMS Eighth Grade Incredible Inca student of the week.

    Burk consistently demonstrates responsible and respectful behavior, and is a positive role model for other students in the classroom. He is wise and practical exhibiting admirable qualities day after day, while inspiring those around him. He is available to help others when needed, and does so in a bright and sensible manner and desires excellence and works hard to achieve it.

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  • WHS STUDENTS MEET ATTORNEY GENERAL

    Three students at Williamstown attended a regional drug abuse prevention program at Thomas More College presented by Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway.

    Pictured are Brandy Feagan, guidance counselor; Kelly West, FRYSC coordinator, Hannah Kinsey, Conway, Natalie Dunaway and Chaz Jordan.

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  • GCHS students excel at state competition, prepare for California

    Grant County High School was well-represented at the the State FCCLA Leadership Meeting held in Louisville from March 29 through April 1. The following students who placed in the STAR Events competition will travel to California to take part in the national contest in July.

    Their teachers/sponsors, Pat Conrad and Anna Sullinger weren’t surprised at the outcome.

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  • For the Record 5-5-11

    Civil Suits
    Feb. 9:
    Midland Funding, LLC vs. Robin McGee, default of payment on note
    Midland Funding, LLC vs. Jason Clough, default of payment on note
    Midland Funding, LLC vs. Carla Anders, default of payment on note
    Midland Funding, LLC vs. James Webster, default of payment on note
    Feb. 11:
    Discover Bank vs. Catherine E. Davis, default of payment on credit agreement
    St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Inc. vs. Tina M. Stroud and Christopher Stroud, default of payment for medical/hospital services

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  • Police Reports 5-5-11

     

    (Editor’s Note: The Grant County News publishes all items in police beat that are submitted from each individual police agency. The News does not omit names from police reports.)

    Dry Ridge

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