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Today's News

  • Man hit, killed by train

    A Northern Kentucky man was killed after being struck by a train on March 16.
    Kyle Vallandingham, 20, was pronounced dead at the scene around 5:55 p.m. by Grant County Coroner Robert McDaniel.
    Vallandingham, a former resident of Dry Ridge, was walking south along the railroad tracks near Showplace Landscaping, about a mile south of Crittenden, with a friend, Dustin Orr.
    Police said Orr told them that when the two heard the train’s whistle they jumped from one set of train tracks to the other and that Vallandingham was struck from behind.

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  • GOVERNOR’S CUP COMPETITION

    Local students will be competing in the regional Governor’s Cup competition this weekend after finding success in the district tournament.
    The top five students in each assessment move on to the regional Governor’s Cup, which will take place March 23 at Mann Elementary School in Union.
    In the Quick Recall competition, the top two teams in the district tournament, Dry Ridge Elementary and Williamstown Elementary, will compete in the regional tournament.

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  • Star Students 3-21-13


    Connor Elmore is the WES Headstart a.m. Student of the Week. He is in Pam Mullin’s and Janet Griffith class. “Connor has a great attitude about school and is always ready to learn!” Mullins said. His favorite thing about school is riding the school bus. His favorite book is “The Moon In My Room”. His favorite thing to do as a family camping out and riding four wheelers with all of his cousins.

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  • CHURCH NOTES 3-21-13

    Christ Community
    •  March 29 - Good Friday, the church will be open between 1 and 3 p.m. and 7 and 8 p.m. At 4 p.m. the cross will be carried along Main Street and the surrounding area. Meet in front of the church at 139 N. Main Street and proceed from there.  For more information, call 859-394-2586 or 859-496-1076.
     
    Church 20/20
    • Pastor Earl Breeden - 859-814-7594 and Pastor Randy Robinson – 859-414-7253
    • Youth Leaders Daniel Coomer - 859-443-2503 and Colby Carrig - 859-814-4007

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  • Building the Kingdom of God
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  • School calendars approved

    Grant County and Williamstown Independent school districts are already making plans for next year.
    School boards for both districts recently approved their 2013-14 calendar.
    For a second year, Grant County Schools will have a calendar with a unique start for students who will be entering kindergarten, sixth and ninth grades.
    The first day for kindergarteners, sixth graders and freshmen will be Tuesday, Aug. 13 while students in all other grades will begin the new year on Aug. 14.

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  • S'NO'w Problem
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  • Seuss on the loose!
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  • Board says ‘I don’t’ to wedding venue

    Dry Ridge-Mt. Zion Road will not be home to an outdoor event venue after the Grant County Board of Adjustments denied a conditional use permit allowing the business in an agriculture zone.
    More than 50 residents turned out on Monday, March 11 and nearly a dozen of them spoke against a request by Larry and Mary Creekmore to operate a place for weddings, reunions, corporate functions and festivals on property the Creekmores own at 242 Boltz Lake Road.
    Gailen Bridges, an attorney for the Creekmores, spoke on their behalf. He distributed several handouts on agritourism.

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  • Dropout age could increase from 16 to 18

    Legislation headed to Gov. Steve Beshear for his signature could make it easier to make sure students stay in school.
    School districts in Kentucky will be allowed to raise the minimum dropout age for their students under Senate Bill 97, which cleared the General Assembly on March 11.
    The bill, sponsored by Sen. David Givens, R-Greensburg, will allow local school districts across the state to increase the compulsory attendance age to 18 for their students beginning in the 2015 school year.

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