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One of the more active events at the Kentucky Renaissance Fair during the year, the Eminence site hosted the annual Central Kentucky Celtic Festival and Highland Games Saturday, Sept. 16. Besides the weigh throw and archery, competitors and visitors alike could enjoy shopping for goods and the sounds of the bagpipe bands.

 A gift of a walk-in freezer and a walk-in refrigerator from the La Grange McDonald’s will provide significant cold storage for the Henry County Help Center, according to its director, James Dills. As a result, the food pantry network needs to raise around $18,000 to build walls around the new equipment.

Authorities believe a drug deal gone wrong led four individuals to come to New Castle Sept. 8 looking for payback, according to information from the Henry County Sheriff’s Office. After allegedly ramming a local man’s vehicle, suspects dragged the victim out of the car and assaulted him with a baseball bat, witnesses said.