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Today's News

  • Fiscal court to discuss dead animal removal

    The Marion County Fiscal Court will meet at 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21.

    Among the items on the agenda is the issue of "stockpiling" dead animals for removal. The county took over the dead animal removal last year, but county officials may revise the policy to address concerns over "stockpiling" animals.

    Here is the agenda for the Jan. 21 meeting:

     

    1)   Consider / Approval  of  Minutes  of  Previous  Meeting

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  • Carrico makes history

    Excellence in multiple sports would have left a legacy behind for Tommy Carrico. He just sealed the deal when he inked a golf scholarship with Morehead State University recently.

    Carrico is the first Marion County High School golfer to receive a scholarship from a Division I school directly out of high school, according to boy's golf Head Coach Freddie Leathers. Beverly Brockman received a Division I scholarship but she was one year removed from Marion County when she did so.

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  • Jars of hope

    The earthquake that has devastated the capital city of Haiti is an unbelievably cruel disaster for a country that is already one of the poorest and neglected countries in the world. The thousands of lives that have been lost and the devastation that has been left behind are almost too mind-boggling to comprehend.

    But it's real.

    It may be thousands of miles away from us, but there is a simple way we can help the starving people of Haiti who, we might add, have been starving long before this disaster occurred.

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  • Remembering Officer David Ford

    Lebanon City Hall was standing room only Tuesday of last week during a memorial service for slain Lebanon Police Officer David Ford.

    Ford was found shot to death in his home in Campbellsville on Feb. 10, 2009. Last week, friends, family and fellow officers took time to remember Ford.

    "I never thought that someone from a small police department like ours could affect so many people," LPD K-9 Officer Byron Richardson said.

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  • Leaving with Hope

    Hope Barrett left Marion Adjustment Center Saturday afternoon with a smile on her face and a new dog by her side.

    The dog, McGyver, is a 4-year-old Great Pyrenees and shepherd mix, who was trained behind the fences of the Columbia unit, the medium security area at Marion County's private prison.

    As Barrett and McGyver were leaving, Thomas Elza, an inmate at MAC, followed close behind, offering tips on how to help McGyver adapt to his new home.

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  • Two inmates walked away from MAC

    Two inmates walked away from Marion Adjustment Center at approximately 9:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17.

    John Francis is a 40-year-old. He is 5'10" and weighs approximately 200 pounds. Francis was serving a five-year-sentence for first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance first offense and first-degree bail jumping.

    John Francis walked away from Marion Adjustment Center at approximately 9:30

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  • Ice pickin' and grinnin'

    One minute, 15-year-old Shane Raymer of Caneyville was sitting in the audience enjoying the performers at the 2010 Kentucky Bluegrass Music Kickoff. The next, emcee Jeremy Bowman was calling Raymer to take the stage and play his banjo for the estimated 200 people who attended Friday evening's show.

    And a minute after that, three-time national banjo champion Gary "Biscuit" Davis joined Raymer on stage.

    "It was a little bit scary," Raymer said after coming off stage, despite the smile on his face.

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  • Lady Knights fall 51-45 to Walnut Hills

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  • Lady Knights sit atop Lit ratings

    After being ranked as the pre-season No. 1 or No. 2 team, the first Louisville Courier-Journal Litkenhous Ratings of the season have the Lady Knights sitting pretty as the No. 1 team in the state.

    The Marion County High School girl's basketball team emerged as the top in the state with a 110.4 rating, six points ahead of Bowling Green (10-2) at the No. 2 spot.

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  • Knights face pivotal week

    If things go well this week for the Marion County Knights, the results could affect tournament seeding down the road.

    The Marion County High School boy's basketball team faces two district opponents this week and needs to win both games in order to ensure the best possible seed for the end of season 20th District tournament.

    On Friday at 6:30 p.m. the Knights (9-5) play host to Campbellsville (11-2) for their second and most important game of the season.

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