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  • Eminence Speaker wins trade award

    The Martha Layne Collins International Trade Excellence Awards named Eminence Speaker its award winner this year as a creative international distributor committed to international trade and a valuable contributor to its local economy.

    Eminence Speaker employs 130 workers at its Eminence location was started 46 years ago by Bob Gault.  Eminence Speaker’s original site employed 30 people in a building. Gault moved his business to the area as it was a convenient location for shipping and in close proximity to Louisville, Lexington and Cincinnati.

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  • Decision 2012

    On Friday, Nov. 2, students at New Castle Elementary School cast their votes for president in a mock election. A student considers his choices. Members of the New Castle student council tally votes in between classes.  Cadance Raisor, 8, marks her choice for president. The results of the students’ vote were not available by press time.

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  • A dose of reality

    County Extension agent Cathy Toole and volunteers throughout the community hosted the Reality Store Thursday in Henry County Middle School’s gymnasium.
    Students were given an occupation based off of their GPA and had to juggle other variables like children and if they were a smoker. Students went to different tables set up within the gymnasium where they could purchase things they would need later in life like health insurance, automobiles and real estate.

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  • Painting with Sharon

    Henry County artist Sharon Silvers works with Campbellsburg 5th graders as part of the artist–in-residence program. Students painted a fall themed still life and the paintings will be displayed in the school library. Family Resource and Youth Services Center funded the art project. Silvers considers art a necessary discipline.
    “We need to keep arts in the schools,” Silvers said. “They (students) don’t get the opportunity to do this very often and it is something that helps them throughout their life.”

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  • The Thomas Smith House

    Editor’s note: this is the first article of a series highlighting buildings in Henry County on the National Historic Registry.

    The history of the Smith house in New Castle intertwines with the historical thread of the county in such a manner it is impossible to exclude one from the other.

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  • No indictment for Fowler

     

    The Henry County Grand Jury voted 10-to-2 not to indict James Elwood Fowler of homicide on Oct. 26.

    Fowler, 57, of Smithfield was charged with murdering his brother-in-law Nick Bibelhauser, 61, of Smithfield on Sept. 1. According to Assistant Commonwealth Attorney Barry Moore Fowler was cleared of all charges.

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  • Mobile meth suspect nabbed again

    A Pendleton man has been arrested a second time in less than six months for cooking meth, and this time the lab was in his car.

    Kentucky State Police Trooper Matt Whalen saw Joshua Clift, 23, of Pendleton step out of his vehicle Saturday at 5:30 p.m. at Clift’s home at 221 Pendleton Loop. Trooper Brad Arterburn, public affairs officer for Post 5, said the stop was just by chance.

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  • Schools expect dip in scores

    On Friday, the Kentucky Department of Education will release test results from its new Unbridled Learning Model, ranking schools and districts based on scores.

    The model’s design will place only 30 percent of the state’s schools in a distinguished status leaving 70 percent of state’s schools in a ‘needs improvement’ category.

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  • Election 2012

    Smithfield

    Ruth Clark

    How long have you been on the council?

    Came on, I think to replace someone, 3 or 4 years.

    What do you want to accomplish in your city in the next two years?

    Well, I’d like to see a little growth. That’s a long shot, maybe, but you can always hope. I’d like to see the town clean, and taken care of. I enjoy the park and hope people that will make use of it.

    What are the biggest difficulties Smithfield faces as a city?

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  • Fiscal Court accepts $22m check from Rick Rand

    The Henry County Fiscal Court last week accepted a ceremonial $22 million check for the Ky. 146 reconstruction project from State Representative Rick Rand.

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