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Today's News

  • City planning is a must

    Rick Skinner, mayor elect of Williamstown, is jumping in with both feet. Skinner, a long-time downtown business owner, has called a special city council meeting on Dec. 15 for the council to craft a mission/vision statement.
    That’s getting down to business and in a hurry, which is exactly what the city needs.
    Making a plan for the city is going to be critical, especially if Williamstown becomes home for the Ark Encounter which is expected to draw as many as 5,000 visitors a day when the project is completed in 2014.

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  • Lady Demons prepare for Grant County

    The match up of Williamstown and Grant County is always a highlight for both teams.

    The Lady Demons are gearing up for the Lady Braves Dec. 17 at Williamstown High School.

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  • TURNING BACK THE CLOCK

    15 Years Ago
    Dec. 14, 1995
    The Williamstown Demons held off the Grant County Braves through two overtime periods before coming out ahead 78 to 74 in the Dec. 9 game at Grant County High School. Aaron Moore was the high scorer with 23 points followed closely by his brother, Eric Moore with 22 points. This was the Demons first win of the season.

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  • Braves look to defend home against Williamstown

    With three games this week, the Braves will end the week facing county rival Williamstown Dec. 18 at Grant County High School.

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  • ANOTHER PLACE IN TIME

     

    Welcome to a new Another Place In Time photograph.  If you know the person in the photo or where it was taken, call the Grant County News office at 824-3343 and share your guesses with us.  
    The Grant County News publishes old photos. If you have one you’d like to see published, bring it to the News office at 129 S. Main, Suite B, in Dry Ridge or mail it to P.O. Box 247, Williamstown, Ky. 41097.
    Photos are published in the order they are received.
     

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  • Demons searching for complete game

    A new coach brings a new methodology of teaching players basketball.

    First-year Williamstown coach Steve Sigmon is in the learning curve.

    After losing to the Bellevue Tigers 59-56 Dec. 11, the Demons are 0-5 on the season, and are still in search of their first win this season.

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  • Lady Braves make some adjustments

    With the snow and ice in Grant County, the Lady Braves are still working out the kinks, practicing for a county rival match up with Williamstown Dec. 17.

    “The team is spending a lot of time getting better defensively,” Lady Braves coach Darrell Guffey said.

    One of the adjustments that the Lady Braves has had to make is moving junior guard Erica Stith to point guard in the absence of eighth grade point guard Macy Wright.

    “Wright suffered a broken wrist,” Guffey said. “She will be out for three to four weeks.”

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  • Gardener’s gifts, options unlimited

    No matter what you celebrate during the month of December it likely involves some sort of gift giving.  Manufacturers have made certain that our options are unlimited when it comes to giving to the gardener, but some gifts are more useful than others! Don’t waste your money on the cute but useless, or the useful but cheap. Consider, instead, some of these items that are favorites among my serious gardening friends.
    A few of my favorite things

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  • Jingle Bell Classic 2010
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  • INDICTMENTS

    The grand jury, which met Dec. 8, returned indictments against 15 people.
    An indictment means there is probable cause to believe a crime has been committed; guilt or innocence is established later through the trial procedure.

    Those indicted were:
    • Isaiah Glaze, 25, promoting contraband in the first degree and persistent felony offender in the first degree.

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