Today's News

Summer Splash and Little Dippers camps will be back again this year, albeit with slightly shorter hours.
The Grant County Parks and Recreation camps, held at Grant County Park in Crittenden, returned last year after a one-year hiatus due to budgetary restraints.
Despite the county’s struggling finances this year, the camps will be offered for Grant County youth.

The Williamstown Lady Demons softball team entered the May 18 contest against the Shelby County Lady Rockets with a school best 16-9 record.  It was a battle of dueling pitchers until the top of the 7th inning when Shelby County scored 4 times to break a 1-1 game wide open and beat the Lady Demons 5-1.

Several local high school athletes competed May 20 in the state track and field meet at the University of Kentucky.
The Williamstown High School 4x800 relay team place eighth in the state with a time of 8.41.29. It was a new school record for the team, which consists of Micah McCain, Caden Tien, Bradley Perkins and Jackson Reaves.
In the 4x400 relay, a team of Perkins, McCain, Ben Kinsey and Jeff Kinman finished with a time of 3.58.40 to place 24th in the state. Perkins also placed 17th in the state in the 800.

The Kentucky State Police Post 6 in Dry Ridge arrested  19-year-old Alec Franks of Grant County on May 20 on multiple sex-related charges.  
KSP Detective Troy Brooks investigated a complaint that Franks had intercourse with an underaged female.  
Franks was interviewed and placed under arrest at the Dry Ridge Post.  
After being advised he was under arrest, Franks ran to the front door of the Post building in an attempt to escape.