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Today's News

  • Marion County girls win district title

     The Lady Knights improved to 25-6 with at win over host Adair County in the district finals Friday, 63-45.

    "In the first half, we came out and executed better than we've executed probably in two or three years," Marion County girls basketball coach Trent Milby said.

    In the second half, the Lady Knight kept Adair County from staging a comeback to clinch the district title.

    "It really was a good win," Milby said.

    Look for more in the March 4 print edition of the Enterprise.

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  • Fewer school employees, services likely in 2009-10

    Money may not be everything, but it sure helps.

    When the Marion County Board of Education puts together its 2009-10 budget, it will be doing so with expectations of less revenue than this year.

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  • Hoops hysteria and heartbreak

    For the first time in more than a decade, the Lady Knights competed in the finals of the Fifth Region tournament Saturday evening in Nelson County. And they almost outplayed an E'town squad that is ranked as the best team in the state. It's the same team that came to the Roby Dome and dominated the Lady Knights  64-38 a month ago.

    Saturday, the Lady Knights played their hearts out, but in the end, they had to watch as the Lady Panthers cut down the nets as the Fifth Region champions on their way to the Sweet Sixteen tournament, which kicks off today.

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  • Q & A with former athlete Max Manning

    Max Manning is a 2008 graduate from Marion County High School who is currently playing golf at Centre College in Danville.

    What sports did you play while you were at MCHS? What positions? At MCHS I played golf all four years and always played the number one spot. I also played tennis my freshman, junior and senior years. I played number two doubles the whole time with Jay Keupers, Joseph George and Alex Mayo, respectively.

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  • Screening to present recommendations tonight

    The Marion County Screening Committee is scheduled to hold a joint session with the Marion County Board of Education at 6:30 tonight to recommend candidates to be interviewed for Marion County schools superintendent. The meeting will be held at the board of education building, 755 E. Main Street in Lebanon.

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  • North Hardin, Adair County vie for region title

    The participating teams didn't disappoint in one of the most competitive and highly anticipated Fifth Region boys basketball tournaments in recent memory.

    North Hardin (22-9) and Adair County (25-7) faced off Tuesday night at the Roby Dome for the Fifth Region championship and a trip to the boys state tournament.

    The Trojans and the Indians faced off in January and North Hardin prevailed 53-50 at home.

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  • Lady Knights fall to E'town in a close one

    The Lady Knights may be young but they didn't show it against a seasoned Elizabethtown team on Saturday night during the Fifth Region final at Nelson County High School.

    Marion County traded leads with the Lady Panthers all night despite Makayla Epps getting shut out after scoring 19 points the night before.

    The Lady Knights couldn't close the gap and lost 50-46. The Lady Panthers advanced to the state tournament for the third time in four years.

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  • Lady Knights advance to region final

     The Marion County Lady Knights rallied from eight points behind to steal a victory from the Green County Lady Dragons on Friday night at Nelson County High School in the Fifth Region tournament semi-final.

    Makayla Epps willed her team to victory, scoring 12 fourth quarter points to propel the Lady Knights into the region final for the first time since at least 1999.

    The Lady Knights lost to Elizabethtown by 26 points earlier in the season at the Roby Dome and look to avenge that loss and advance to the state tournament. 

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  • Hank is Pet of the Week

    Hank is a great chocolate lab that smiles and loves attention. Once he gets the ball or the frisbee the game is on, he loves to play keep away. Hank needs a home where he will have plenty of space to run. If your pet is missing, call the shelter-it may be there. For a complete listing of pets with pictures visit adoption@petfinder.com. The shelter reminds pet owners that all cats and dogs should have a rabies shot. To adopt an animal, potential owners must complete an adoption application. The animal shelter accepts stray or unwanted animals.

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  • Dead animal removal has ended

    If they haven't noticed already, Marion County residents may soon realize that dead animals are no longer being picked up for disposal.

    Gabe Nation of Nation Brothers said his company would not be picking up dead animals in the county due to increased costs associated with a new regulation by the Food and Drug Administration.

    "It would more than double the cost of normal rendering," Nation said.

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