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  • Prisoner runs away from funeral

    An inmate at the Grant County Detention Center did not return to the facility last week after a judge let him out to attend a family funeral.
    Anthony Houston, 23, of Dry Ridge, was granted a furlough to attend a funeral in Dry Ridge, but when family members returned him to the facility on May 23, he jumped from the vehicle and ran into the woods.

    Grant County Jailer Terry Peeples said the Kentucky State Police were notified and began searching for Houston soon after he ran around 7 p.m.

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  • Dry Ridge man killed in wreck

    A Dry Ridge man was killed when the vehicle he was driving was struck by a SUV on Crittenden-Mt. Zion Road.
    The wreck occurred at 9:58 p.m. on May 25 when Jack G. Masters, 21, pulled from a driveway in his 1999 Cavalier and was hit by a 2006 Dodge Durango driven by Tabatha J. Noble, 31, of Dry Ridge.
    Masters’ car was struck in the driver’s side door and came to rest in the eastbound lane of Crittenden-Mt. Zion Road.
    Noble’s Durango flipped onto the driver’s side door and landed on the road.

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  • HONORING THE FALLEN

    Every Memorial Day, troopers from Kentucky State Police Post 6 in Dry Ridge honor Trooper Joe Ward, a native of Williamstown, by placing a wreath on his grave at Hill Crest Cemetery in Dry Ridge. Ward was killed in 1973 when he pushed a subject out of the path of an oncoming vehicle. He was struck and killed. Ward was assigned to KSP Post 2 in Madisonville at the time of his death. Photos by Jamie Baker-Nantz

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  • Camp Cranium offers hands-on summer learning program

    A new hands-on educational camp will combine Angry Birds, self-defense, anatomy and more this summer at Williamstown Elementary.
    Camp Cranium, which will take place from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. June 17- June 21, will allow students to problem solve, collaborate and create.
    The camp is for incoming first through sixth graders at Williamstown Elementary for the 2013-14 school year.
    The cost is $135 per person, which covers all expenses, lunch, snack and a T-shirt. Breakfast is not provided.

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  • One Stop NKY Career Center expands hours

    The Grant County One Stop Northern Kentucky Career Center will be expanding its hours to five days a week beginning May 28.
    The center, located currently in room 306 in the Grant County Courthouse in downtown Williamstown, will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., but closed from noon to 1 p.m. for lunch.

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  • Parks dept. gears up for activities

    • YOUTH TENNIS
    The next Rafael Nadal could get his start at the new Youth Tennis program for children ages 5 to 13 years old.
    Three sessions teaching the fundamentals of tennis will be held from 8:45 a.m. to 10 a.m. June 3, June 10 and June 17 at Webb Park in Williamstown.
    The cost is $15 per person and registration is required by 4 p.m. Friday, May 31.
    Rackets and balls will be provided, but youth can also bring their own equipment.

    • SUMMER CAMPS

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  • POLICE INVESTIGATE INCIDENT AT GCMS

    An 11-year-old Grant County Middle School student said bullies broke his leg in three places after an altercation in the bathroom.
    The Grant County Sheriff’s Office is investigating, but have not determined who is to blame.

    “Obviously, one child does have a broken leg, but we don’t know who the real victim is,” said Grant County Sheriff Chuck Dills.

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  • Hicks steps down as GCHS basketball coach

    Grant County High School is looking for a new basketball coach after Jim Hicks is moving back to Eastern Kentucky after this school year.
    Hicks came to Grant County in 2010 and amassed a 48-42 record in three seasons as the boys head basketball coach.
    Hicks said his decision to leave is what he believes to be in the best interest of him and his family.

    “Former superintendent Mike Hibbett brought me in three years ago and he made it clear that he wanted the basketball program to be important. He gave me a lot of resources and made it important.

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  • MCE principal steps down

    The search is on for a new principal at Mason-Corinth Elementary.
    Lisa Hollandsworth, who has served as principal at MCE for the last five years, will be teaching fifth grade reading and social studies at

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  • WHS ON TARGET TO GO TO WORLDS

    In only its first year of existence, the Williamstown High School Archery team has earned a spot in the World Championships held in St. Louis June 28-30.  At least 16 members of the team will be competing. The team is coached by Mike Walters and has 24 members.

     

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