Today's News

Editor:

If you have a child support case in Carroll County and feel like you are being treated unfairly by the case workers — whether you are the one getting or sending support — you can report your issue to either Jim Monk or his assistant Nick Marsh at (502) 732-7009. Just make an appointment.

Mr. Marsh is new and is changing some things and assures me he will listen to your complaint and look into it. The case workers and other people in that office work for Mr. Monk.

The Bedford City Commission held the first reading of a cemetery ordinance outlining policies and procedures for the city’s operation of the Bedford I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

The city bought the cemetery in September from the local lodge of the International Order of Odd Fellows. Because of declining numbers, the lodge sold the cemetery as one of its final orders of business before folding.

“They were going to put it on the open market,” Commissioner Darrell Harmon explained during the meeting.

Wednesday,

May 20

The 2009 Memorial Day program will be held at 10 a.m. on May 25th at the Court House Memorial. The Bedford Rotary Club Sponsors this event and will be assisted by BSA Troop 213 of Bedford, the Bedford Volunteer Fire Dept., The Madison American Legion Honor Guards, The Bedford’s Men Chorus, Members of the TCHS Band, and local Pastors. The Guest Speaker is Glen Powell, recently deployed to the area of conflict.

Thursday,

May 25-30

Carroll Fiscal Court held the first reading of the 2009-2010 budget during its May 12 meeting. Totaling $11,014,888, the budget is less than the previous year, according to Carroll County Judge-Executive Harold “Shorty” Tomlinson.

“Last year’s budget was over $12 million,” Tomlinson said. “I based this budget on a tax rate of 4.5 percent instead of 4.9 percent, which is where we were in the last budget.”