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Today's News

  • Relay For Life happenings

    Relay For Life in Henry County is quickly approaching, scheduled for Friday, June 26, at the Henry County High School Track. Below is a list of upcoming activities that are taking place throughout the county in an ongoing effort to raise money and awareness for the American Cancer Society (all proceeds will benefit Henry County Relay For Life):

    • Eminence Christian Church Relay For Life team will hold a yard sale in the church yard from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in conjunction with a bake sale hosted by Cub Scout Troop #178.

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  • H.C. teen part of regional robotics grou

    Staff writer/photographer

    Andrew Elliott-Johnson’s dream is to build his own eight-foot tall bi-pedal robot.

    “I like doing things like this,”  he said. “It will be an industrial type machine with a person inside it.”

    Elliott-Johnson, of Smithfield, is part of the Engineers of Tomorrow robotics team, a local robotics team traveling to Atlanta this week to participate in a national competition.

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  • April is Alcohol Awareness Month

    Underage drinking is a serious problem, with roots deep in our culture. Teens are in a constant state of searching for who they are and who they want to become. They have a desire for adventure and excitement as well as a desire to feel more grown up. Unfortunately, many teens turn to alcohol to fill this need for enlightenment, exhilaration and maturity. These reasons are often compounded by their belief that they are indestructible.

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  • ACS recognizes volunteers

    In celebration of the 36th annual National Volunteer Week, April 19-25, the American Cancer Society recognizes and celebrates the efforts of its more than three million volunteers nationwide who are making a difference for people facing cancer every day. In Henry County, many volunteers give their time and talent to fight back against the disease.

     

    The Points of Light Foundation and Volunteer Center National Network sponsor the annual National Volunteer Week, which began in 1974 with an executive order by President Richard Nixon.

     

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  • With bids under budget, sewer project is a go

    Staff writer/photographer

    Work is finally set to begin on two major New Castle sewer projects.

    Last week, Henry County Judge-Executive John Logan Brent said New Castle received a grant of $475,000 from the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority for the job. “It looks like the sewer projects will come to fruition,” he told the New Castle City Commission last week.

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  • Ladycats finish what they started at Carroll, 7-0 win

    In a not-so-ideal situation, the first four innings were played on Thursday, April 2, the final three innings were played on Saturday, April 11, and the Henry County softball team came away with a 7-0 win over Carroll County.

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  • First months of 2009 were pivotal

    Years from now, when we look back on Kentucky’s growing role in helping the country become more energy independent, the first few months of this year will undoubtedly be considered a pivotal time.

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  • Grass on road is dangerous

    As a motorcycle rider, I have to be constantly on guard for road hazards that can cause me to lose control of my bike. Small things like loose gravel or animals darting across the road are perilous for a biker.

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  • Wreck shuts down Ky. 146 for 8 hours

    Staff writer/photographer

    One person suffered minor injuries in a single vehicle accident that shut down a major Henry County roadway last week.

    Kentucky 146 was closed for eight hours after a tanker truck overturned about five miles west of New Castle at around 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 9.

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  • How much is 1,000,000,000,000?

    Geoff Davis

    U.S. Representative

    On April 2, Speaker Nancy Pelosi succeeded in passing her federal budget that outlines more than $3.5 trillion in spending for fiscal year 2010.  The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office projected a $1.8 trillion deficit for the current fiscal year, and that does not include the stimulus bill that will cost Americans more than $1 trillion, which was signed into law by the President on Feb. 1.  As of April 7, the U.S. national debt stands at more than $11 trillion.

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