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Today's News

  • Governor announces expansion at Curtis Maruyasu

     

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  • On to state

    It's been nearly five months since Michelle Manning was crowned the 2010 Marion County Junior Miss. Next week, she gets her chance to compete in the Kentucky Junior Miss Scholarship Program.

    The 2010 state competition is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 15, and Saturday, Jan. 16 at the Singletary Center for the Arts in Lexington.

    Manning said she has been grateful for all the help and support she has received getting ready for the state competition.

    "I never knew the community was so involved with Junior Miss," she said.

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  • State trooper saves life in Washington County

    Kentucky State Police Trooper Fred Cornett saved a life Wednesday, Dec. 30.

    Cornett had been dispatched to a residence in response to a complaint that someone was dumping trash on the caller's property on Tatum Springs Road.

    Cornett was following the caller to the property when they saw a person hanging from a tree. Cornett stopped and ran to the person. He grabbed the person around the waist and lifted him up, which relieved pressure from the chain around the person's neck. The caller then removed the chain from the man's neck.

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  • School is delayed

    Marion County Public Schools are on a delayed schedule today, Jan 12.

    The delay is a result of road conditions in the aftermath of snow storms last last week.

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  • Bluegrass festival this weekend in Lebanon

    The 2010 Kentucky Bluegrass Music Kickoff is Jan. 8-9 at Marion County High School in Lebanon. J.D. Crowe and the New South are the headlining performers at this year's festival.

    Gary "Biscuit" Davis and the Hagar's Mountain Boys will return to perform again this year. John Cosby and the Bluegrass Drifters will play as well. New artists who will take the stage during the 2010 festival include Matt DeSpain and The Bluegrass All-Stars and comedian Rik Rogers.

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  • Fiscal court meeting this afternoon

    The Marion County Fiscal Court is scheduled to meet in regular session at 4 p.m. at the David R. Hourigan Government Building.

    However, the start of the meeting may be delayed. Gov. Steve Beshear is scheduled to be in Lebanon at 3:30 p.m. to make an economic development announcement. County officials may be at the announcement, and County Judge/Executive John G. Mattingly said that the announcement could affect the start of the fiscal court meeting.

    Here is the tentative agenda for today's meeting:

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  • No school today

    There will be no school today, Jan. 8, in Marion County due to winter weather that has hit the area.   Today's forecast includes a few more possible snow showers throughout the day with winds of up to 10 to 20 miles per hour. The chance for snow is 30 percent. The high is only going to reach 23 degrees.   Tonight, a few more snow showers are expected with a low of 17 degrees and winds of five to 10 miles per hour.

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  • Be prepared for cold weather

    The National Weather Service has issued a special weather statement for much of southern Indiana and central Kentucky, including Marion County and the surrounding area.

    Forecasters are predicting a 10 percent chance snow this afternoon and tonight, Jan. 5, and continued cold weather for the remainder of the week.

    The storm system that will be moving through the region is predicted to bring snow to central Kentucky during the day Thursday. Based on the lastest weather data, the NWS is predicting snowfall of up to four inches across the area.

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  • Weather Advisory issued for Inter-County Energy service area

    The following is a press release from Inter-County Energy regarding the winter storm watch:

    The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for the Inter-County Energy service area in effect for Wednesday night through Thursday afternoon. Snow accompanied by cold, blowing Arctic air is expected to cause temperatures and wind chill factors to drop dramatically.

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  • Lady Knights beat Manual for the crown

    The Marion County High School girls basketball (10-0) team knocked off DuPont Manual (7-2), 44-42, on Tuesday night of last week in the finals of the Republic Bank Holiday Classic at Lexington Catholic High School.

    In a match-up between the state's two top-ranked teams, the Lady Knights prevailed despite shooting 29 percent from the floor. The Lady Knights held a 38-32 rebounding edge and forced Manual into 17 turnovers.

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