Today's News

Grant County and Williamstown marching bands ended their seasons on a high note, although a little short of a state championship.

For the second consecutive year, both local bands finished as first runner-up in their respective classes at the Kentucky Music Educators Association state marching band finals on Oct. 29 at Western Kentucky University.

It was the third year in a row that Grant County took home the KMEA Class AAAA runner-up plaque, making it the 10th plaque the school has earned in its history.

For five seniors, the end of this year will not end the bond they have made over the past four seasons on the football field.

The Braves honored J.T. Allhouse, Josh Brewer, Lucas Button, A.J. Hall and Ethan Magee before the Oct. 21 game in front of family and friends.

Even though the scoreboard read 55-7 when the final seconds ran off the clock, Allhouse said the score isn’t reflective of the way the team played.

Williamstown Independent Schools is hoping families and the community join students in the cooperative reading experience “Come Read With Us.”

Now through Dec. 21, the goal of a district-wide initiative is to get as many people as possible in Grant County to read the popular novel “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins as a way to bridge literacy gaps.

“The plan is to challenge anyone to read this at the same time as us,” said Tina Withorn, WMS teacher. “It doesn’t have to be together, just at the same time.”

Firefighters from seven departments battled a blaze, which leveled a Cordova business last week.

A Corinth firefighter received minor injuries after he was knocked down by an explosion inside the wood  frame structure.

The fire broke out around 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 21 at Mike’s Auto Salvage on KY 330.

The cause of the fire is not known but a deputy fire marshal was scheduled to visit the site on Oct. 26 to see if a cause could be determined.