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  • Williamstown reinstates some positions

    Several positions recently eliminated at Williamstown Independent Schools have been reinstated by the school board.

    A total of 6.8 positions — 2.3 in the elementary school, 2.5 in the middle and high school and 2 in special education — were cut for the 2009-10 school year because of financial concerns.

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  • Wilson honored for vision, service to school

    Keeping a watchful eye on the steady stream of cars delivering precious cargo to the doors of Williamstown schools, Charles Ed Wilson checked his watch.

    “Just want to see how this new traffic pattern is working out,” he shouts to a parent.

    That’s Wilson – not afraid to get dirty or down in the trenches for the sake of students.

    He’s been described as tenacious, intelligent, hard working, honest, caring, dedicated and supportive.

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  • Tractor/SUV wreck victim dies June 7

    The Dry Ridge man who was critically injured after the tractor he was driving was hit by an SUV in April died earlier this week.

    Marshall Beach, 65, died at 1 a.m. on June 7 at University Hospital in Cincinnati.

    He was thrown from the 1964 Ford tractor he was driving west on Warsaw Road when it was hit by a 1995 Geo Tracker driven by a 15-year-old from Jonesville. The wreck occurred on April 16.

    The teen, Emily Puckett, was driving her boyfriend’s car to Grant County High School where they both attended school.

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  • WWII veterans share

    It took a long time for Jouett Faulkner to talk about the harrowing events of June 6, 1944.

    What became known as D-Day in history books, was a real life nightmare on Omaha Beach in Normandy, France for the Dry Ridge resident.

    “It was a mess, a total mess. You try to forget it when you first come out,” Faulkner said. “But, it all comes back. You don’t even want to talk about it. It was a long time before my wife even knew I made that landing.”

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  • Vacation Bible School schedule

    Corinth Christian Church

    • 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. July 6 - July 10.

    Crittenden Baptist Church

    • 6:30 p.m to 8:30 p.m. July 20 - July 24.

    Dry Ridge Baptist

    • 6 to 8:30 p.m. July 12- July 17. There will be activities for children ages 3 years old through 5th grade. 

    Dry Ridge Christian

    • July 6 - July 10. Watch for more information.

    Fairview Christian

    • VBS will be held at Fairview in July. Keep watching for further details about the week of fun, food and fellowship.

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  • Souder terminated at shelter

    Grant County’s Animal Control Officer has been relieved of his duties.

    Judge-Executive Darrell Link told Jeremy Souder that he was being terminated on June 6.

    Souder had been employed as the director of the animal shelter since 2005. His termination, according to Link, was due to the fact that procedures concerning use of inmates at the shelter had been violated.

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  • Grant schools brace for budget cuts

    Facing a $1.8 million deficit, the Grant County school district has been forced to make changes as they approved a tentative budget during their May 14 school board meeting.

    The school district eliminated nine teaching positions from the high school and middle school, while one teacher was let go from an elementary school due to the reduction in the number of students.

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  • Teams rally to fight cancer

    Judy Jackson, a teacher at Crittenden-Mount Zion Elementary, has been a part of Relay For Life for six years.

    She began after a push to get every school in the county involved.

    “Our team is not as strong as it used to be as far as people involved because education is a hard field to be in,” Jackson said. “But, I still relay because we still need to find a cure for cancer.”

    Like most people, Jackson has seen the devastating effects cancer can have.

    Her mother died of colon cancer and her 21-year-old nephew died from melanoma.

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  • Police discover meth lab in Dry Ridge

    Two Grant County men were arrested in connection with a meth lab after police received a tip that meth was being made on EZY Street.

    Police charged James C. Willen, 28, of Williamstown, and Lanny D. Slaughter, 33, of Dry Ridge, were charged with manufacture of methamphetamine and possession of a controlled substance.

    The pair were arrested at 12:30 a.m. on May 23 after police received a tip from someone in the area reporting a “funny smell.”

    They remain lodged in the Grant County Detention Center.

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  • Country Grill to reopen, serve alcohol

    The Country Grill will soon reopen its doors after major renovations and the addition of alcohol sales.

    The restaurant closed Oct. 20, 2008, and shortly after was deeded back to its original owner, John DiGirolamo.

    He opened The Country Grill with his wife, Barbara, Nov. 22, 1988, before selling it in 1999.

    DiGirolamo originally planned to sell the restaurant after recently retaining ownership.

    “We had some bites, but a lot of people wanted to lease it,” he said. “I didn’t really want to lease it.”

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