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Today's News

  • Community Calendar for April 16, 2008

    Wednesday, April 16

    Girls in Action (GAs) of Cropper Baptist Church meet on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. The program is open to girls through age 12.

    Karate classes will be held at the Community Center from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

    Children's Story and Craft hour every Wednesday from 10 to 11 a.m. at Pleasureville Christian Church. Community Library open to the public from 1 to 4:30 p.m. every Wednesday.

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  • Henry girls finish second, boys seventh at home meet

    Sports editor

    Jamie Graham won the high jump and triple jump, Brittany Crawford won the 100-meter hurdles, Jalie Adams won the shot put, and the host Henry County girls' team came away with a surprising second-place finish at the Wildcat Relays Saturday.

    On a chilly and windy day, Henry left with four first-place finishes and seven second-place finishes, which was good enough to earn the girls' team 104 points and runners-up honors, and the boys' team 36 points and seventh overall.

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  • Winery hosts first art event for 2008

    Landmark News Service

    Culture mavens gathered Saturday at an unassuming place: an old dairy barn, near New Castle.

    Inside, whitewashed walls faded the by-gone "milking memories" in this converted art gallery, and food and wine flowed freely. It's something that's become expected at any Smith-Berry Winery event, said guests.

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  • Brief: Relay for Life event

    Homestead Nursing Center will be having a yard sale on Friday, April 18 beginning at 8 a.m. in our parking lot. Spaces are available for rent for $10 (must provide own table). To reserve a spot or for any questions, contact Denise or Stephanie at (502) 845-2861. Spot reservations due by Thursday, April 7.

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  • Cull indicted in death of grandson

    General Manager

    A Campbellsburg man charged in the February death of his infant grandson was indicted by the Henry County Grand Jury last week on charges stemming from the incident.

    David W. Cull, was indicted for reckless homicide and tampering with physical evidence. Cull's bail was set at $5,000 cash or $10,000, though he remains lodged in the Carroll County Regional Detention Center.

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  • Community supports Child Abuse Prevention Month

    Submitted by Julie Mann

    You may have already noticed the blue ribbons that have began to appear around our community. This is the special time of year set aside to raise awareness for the plight of children who suffer from abuse and neglect.

    The first proclamation declaring the month of April as National Child Abuse and Prevention Month was signed by President Ronal Reagan in 1985. The campaign gained momentum in the spring of 1989 when grandmother, Bonnie Finney of Norfolk, Virginia took on the cause as a personal campaign.

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  • Council pulls plug on pool project ... for now

    By Jonna Spelbring Priester

    General Manager

    A slightly consternated Danny Meadows acknowledged Monday night that differences of opinion on the Eminence swimming pool have caused tensions within his own home.

    The council member and his teenage son, Craig, don't see eye to eye on the issue.

    After a 4-2 vote to not enter into a contract with Our Backyard Leisure Specialties for repair work on the city's pool, Meadows summed up what several on the council seemed to be thinking. "Can we now start at the beginning and do this the correct way?"

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  • Cozy Cuts now open seven days a week

    Cozy Cuts hair and tanning salon in Eminence recently changed its hours of operation thanks to dedicated customers and growing clientele.

    Stephanie Hancock, owner and operator of Cozy Cuts, located at 5320 S. Main St. in Eminence, is excited about the new opportunity.

    "I am very appreciative of my dedicated customers and I always look forward to meeting those who aren't a familiar face," Hancock said.

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  • Money could be put to better use

    This pool issue has been something that our family and community has now heard of and been listening to for quite some time now. During the last city elections for Mayor and Council members, we had quite a few prospects, and current members stop by our home. The only constant issue that any of them talked about, was the pool. They all mentioned there was a great need for something for our young people to do in this city, let alone county.

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  • Pool is definitely needed

    It is so easy to forget just how much a pool is needed when the temp outside is so cold. But as the high heat of the summer kicks in, you will remember just why it was there. With gas prices as high as they are, people are tending to stay closer to home. Where will we go?

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