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Today's News

  • GCMS student attempts to showcase drumming skills on TV

    Grant County Middle School seventh grader Jason Eilers knew he wanted to be a drummer when he was 4 years old.

    “When I was 4 my parents got a movie called ‘That Thing You Do’ and I was interested in the drums,” he said. “My drums were laundry baskets and a little toy plastic snare.”      

    Now, equipped with a real drum set, the 13-year-old from Dry Ridge is seeking to be a contestant on the eighth season of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent.”

  • NOTEWORTHY

    Wesleyan College Fall
    Dean’s List
    Kenneth Little, son of Kenneth and Dawn Little of Dry Ridge, junior criminal justice and criminology major.
    To be eligible for the Dean’s List, students must attain a grade point average of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale while carrying at least 12 hours.

     Morehead State University Fall Dean’s List
    Aaron Goe, a 2011 graduate of Grant County High School, made the Morehead State University Dean’s List for the fall semester of 2012 with a GPA of 4.0. 

  • SCHAFFER NAMED YPA WINNER

    Summer Schaffer is the Grant County High School Youth Performance Award winner for February.
    She is a senior at GCHS and is the daughter of Renee Bixler and Tony Schaffer.

    Extra-curricular activities:  I am the historian in the National Art Honor Society (N.A.H.S.)

    Community involvement:  I do community service through N.A.H.S.

  • GCMS student hopes to ‘drum’ up TV spot

    Grant County Middle School seventh grader Jason Eilers knew he wanted to be a drummer when he was 4 years old.
    “When I was 4 my parents got a movie called ‘That Thing You Do’ and I was interested in the drums,” he said. “My drums were laundry baskets and a little toy plastic snare.”      
    Now, equipped with a real drum set, the 13-year-old from Dry Ridge is seeking to be a contestant on the eighth season of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent.”

  • Snowflakes for Sandy Hook
  • Valentine’s Dance Off at Mason-Corinth

    The students at Mason-Corinth Elementary were given an assignment in their arts and humanties class.
    Each student choose their group and song, then were asked to create original dances to the music.  
    The dances could include acrobatics and harmonizing moves.
     

  • Grant County School District challenged to reduce energy

    The Grant County School District, in conjunction with the NEED Project or National Energy Development Project and Duke Energy has put together an energy program.

    Each school in the Grant County School District was invited participate in a program to become more energy efficient.
    The students were taught how to be energy efficient, how to reduce the energy consumption and why it is important to do so.
    All of Grant County Schools were challenged to save energy at their school.

  • Perfection is pressure

    Back in the day, as I am prone to say, I worked in upper management for a couple of large national nonprofit organizations. As part of my professional development at one of those institutions, I got hooked up with a management consultant in Arizona. He became my “personal management coach” and we conducted the sessions by phone.

  • CHURCH NOTES 2-28-13

    Christ Community
    • Sunday School at 10 a.m.  The adult class is moving to the sanctuary due to overflow. 
    • Sunday worship service at 11 a.m. and evening service at 6 p.m.,
    • Wednesday evenings Bible study and KidZone at 7 p.m.  For more information, call Rhonda Fields at 859-394-2586.

    Corinth Christian

  • Grant falls to Oldham in regionals

    The Grant County Braves traveled to Henry County on Feb. 25 to face Oldham County in the first round of the 8th Region Tournament.
    The Braves were determined not to let the Oldham Colonels walk away with the game, but their battle against Simon Kenton on Feb. 22 took its toll.

    The Braves lost to Oldham County 61 – 44.
    “For it to be a big game like it was, I did not think we played as hard as we could have played,” said Coach Jim Hicks.
    Hicks said his team played so hard against the Pioneers, the Braves hadn’t fully recovered.