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Milestones

  • Gouges celebrates 50 years

    Bobby and Sue Gouge will celebrate their 50th anniversary on Aug. 4. The Gouges were married by Charles Saylor at Sherman Church of Christ.

    In observance of their anniversary, a party will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. Aug. 4 at 1935 Sherman Newtown Road in Crittenden. The party is given by the couple’s three daughters, Brenda Gouge, Bonnie Jansen and Barb Deaton.

    The couple requests no gifts.

    The couple has six grandchildren.

    Bobby is retired from Johns Manville Corp. and his wife, Sue, is retired from Grant County Fiscal Court.

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  • Martin - Moore to wed

    Ronnie and Phyllis Martin of Georgetown are pleased to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Ashli Niccolette Martin to Shawn Victor Moore, son of Steve and Betty Moore of Crittenden.

    The wedding is being planned for 5:30 p.m. Aug. 4, 2012, at Williamstown Baptist Church. A reception will follow at The Dry Ridge Banquet Center.

    The bride is a 2007 graduate of Grant County High School. She is also a 2011 graduated of Beckfield College. She is employed by St. Elizabeth Healthcare as a registered nurse.

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  • Grant County News Editor receives LCNI writing award

    The Grant County News captured an award for news writing from its parent company, Landmark Community Newspapers LLC annual awards contest.

    Jamie Baker-Nantz, editor of the Grant County News, received a second place award for news writing. Her entry consisted of three stories – an Easter tornado in 2011, a Dry Ridge pastor who was charged for pornography and a raid at the former El-Amin Pain Clinic in Dry Ridge.

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  • Grant County Circuit Clerk participates in clerks college

    Grant County Circuit Court Clerk Shirley Wilson participated in the 2012 Kentucky Association of Circuit Court Clerks Summer College that took place June 12-13 in Frankfort. The KACCC hosted the college and the Kentucky Association of Counties sponsored the event. The college included 6.25 hours of continuing education credit for the circuit clerks.

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  • GRANT COUNTY’S HEALTHY HEROES


    Name: Steven Courtney of Dry Ridge

    What motivated you to live a healthier lifestyle? I wanted to feel better.

    How have you changed your lifestyle in order to be healthier? I work out five days a week, take vitamins and eat healthy.

    What are your favorite fitness activities? I love trying to do harder core work outs and just things that are really hard.

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  • Butler named president-elect of KET Friends Board

    Mary Butler of Dry Ridge has been named president-elect of the KET Friends Board, a statewide network of volunteers who work to advance KET’s mission in their communities.

    Butler has been a Friends Board member since 2009 and served as secretary/treasurer in 2011-12.

    Members of the KET Friends Board promote programs and services in their own communities, plan and host special events, and meet several times a year to share ideas for new initiatives. The board includes representatives from each of 35 districts that together cover all 120 Kentucky counties.

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  • BIRTHS

    Brandon and Amber Harris of Crittenden would like to announce the birth of their second child. Jordan Andrew Harris was born at 11:05 a.m. on May 3, 2012 at  St. Elizabeth Hospital in Edgewood.

    He weighed 8 pounds 2 ounces and was 20 ½ inches long. His maternal grandparents are Cecil and Peggy Jackson of Crittenden.

    His maternal great grandparents are Johnny and Janet Bryant and Phillip and Thelma Brown.

    His paternal grandparents are Rick and Junell Harris of Williamstown.

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  • Hendy - Schieding to wed

    Jim Hendy and Paula Cull Hendy of Dry Ridge are pleased to  announce the engagement and forth coming marriage of their daughter, Leslie Caryn Hendy to Jason Schieding, son of Jeff and Cheryl Schieding of Eaton, Ohio.

    An October wedding is being planned at Cincinnati Music Hall with a reception in the banquet hall.

    The bride is a 2006 graduate of Williamstown High School and a 2011 graduate of Morehead State University with a Bachelor or Arts degree and is employed by the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

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  • REUNION NOTICES

    PENICK
    The Penick Family reunion will be held at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, July 14 at the home of Tommy Lawrence in Milborne.
    All friends and family of the late Luther and Naomi Penick are invited.
    Bring a couple of covered dishes. There will be swimming.
    For additional information, call Buddy Penick at 859-824-4546.

    SHAFER

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  • Marlene McComas

    Name: Marlene McComas of Williamstown

    Club:     Lunch and Learn and Dinner Club

    Hobbies: I enjoy gardening, sewing, reading, painting and making jewelry.

    Other clubs/organizations:     I am a member of the Grant County Fair Board, Williamstown Womans Club, Carlsbad Garden Club, Grant County Chamber of Commerce and the Williamstown Merchant’s Association.

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