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  • Lockport man charged w/sexual crimes

    A report of a domestic disturbance in the 2700 block of Harpers Ferry Road in Lockport on Nov. 20 led to the arrest of a Henry County man on charges of first-degree sodomy and first-degree sexual abuse.

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  • Pleasureville commission squabbles over pay

    After a 45-minute discussion that mirrored a family fued, the Pleasureville City Commission voted to amend the ordinance that dictates the salary for the city clerk.

    The discussion, which was extremely testy, centered around the pay for City Clerk Verna Stivers, and included accusations by Stivers that a commission member was discriminating against her.

    Stivers’ salary has been set at $27,168 for at least the last two years. That amount exceeds the cap on her pay, which is set by city ordinance at $25,000.

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  • HCHS student sings her way to state choir

    A Henry County High School sophomore recently was named to the Kentucky Music Educators Association’s All-State Women’s Choir.

    Lauren Montgomery, who transferred to HCHS this year when her family moved from Deer Park, Texas, a suburb of Houston, auditioned in October for the choir. She is the daughter of Buzz and Denise Grigsby of Campbellsburg.

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  • 'THANK GOODNESS FOR YIPPIE LITTLE DOGS'

    Edward and Jamie Whitaker credit their dogs with waking the family when fire broke out in the garage of their Hickory Lane home at about 1:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 27.

    “Thank goodness for yippie little dogs,” Ed Whitaker said, as he assessed the still smoldering remains of the home Tuesday morning.

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  • New Castle's local
-option vote is on

    Voters in New Castle will answer two alcohol questions in a special election on Dec. 13.
    Circuit Court Judge Karen Conrad ruled last week that a local-option vote to allow alcohol sales within the city could proceed. She also ruled that the local-option election in New Castle could be held on the same day as the countywide option vote.

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  • Hussey CEO says no worries for employees

    Hussey Copper employees at the company’s two plants in Eminence, should have no worries regarding the recent bankruptcy sale, according to the company’s President and CEO, Roy D. Allen.
    Allen, who has operated the company since 1984, said the company was forced to file  for bankruptcy Sept. 27, blaming losses on consultants the company had hired to help refinance its operations.

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  • Cravens, Fiscal Court discuss memos

    In an attempt to keep magistrates informed, Henry County Judge-Executive John Logan Brent stepped on a few toes.
    During the Nov. 15 Fiscal Court meeting, Sheriff Danny Cravens, while discussing the department’s budget, brought up a memo sent to the magistrates earlier this year stating that the sheriff’s department was behind on payroll.
    “Yes, we got behind on payroll,” Cravens said, “but that happens.”

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  • A Case for determination

    Setting goals is easy. Achieving them? That takes a lot of hard work and determination. Just ask Adam Case.

    The Eminence High School senior was a sophomore when he approached cross-country coach Scott McClamroch and said he wanted to be a runner.

    At the time, Case was a bit overweight and out of shape. He hadn’t played a sport since he was in youth league soccer.

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  • P’ville man hoping for dog’s return

    Since Nov. 1, Pleasureville resident Victor Fallis has been hoping that whoever has his dog will return her, alive and well.
    Fallis said Monday that he had built a pen for his 2-year-old German shepherd, Cierra, in the back yard of his home, but that the dog was too smart. Cierra figured a way out. By the time he returned home that day from work, she was gone.

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  • Bethlehem Post Office gearing up for special postmark

    Submitted by Susan Leopold
    Postmaster, Bethlehem Post Office

    “Are they going to let you stay open?”

    That question has been asked repeatedly in the last months, weeks and days from people concerned about the Bethlehem Post Office. The frequency with which it is asked is increasing with the approaching holidays.
    I understand the concern.

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