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Opinion

  • Girls Scouts collect jeans for...

    Editor: Carrollton Girl Scout Troop No. 306 is collecting gently used jeans in all sizes for Haiti victims. This is in collaboration with the Aeropostal Company, which is matching every 100,000 pairs of jeans with 100,000 new jeans to be sent to Haiti. This is a great opportunity to reach out and help those who have lost a lot. I am sure t

  • Franklin extends thanks for support...

    Editor: Recently, I competed in the Miss Kentucky County Fair state level pageant. I represented Miss Carroll County among 88 other beautiful women. I would like to take this opportunity to thank a few helpful individuals and organizations who helped make this experience an event I will never forget. First and foremost, I would like to thank pageant director and coordinator Ji

  • Family Night to feature graduates...

    Editor: To all who went to high school in Carroll County in the 1950s at Ghent, Locus, Carroll or English, we would like to honor you at our family night at Kathryn Winn on Feb. 11, 5:30-7 p.m. We are having a Family Night event and the theme is the 50s. Please dress in the style of the 50s. If you have any questions, please feel free to

  • Baseball team offered ‘...

    Editor: Recently, the News Democrat published an article titled “2009 Provided Moments to Remember.” This article was a highlight of the past year. Many memorable events were included and I realize that it is impossible to include everything and what might be memorable to some is not memorable to others. Both basketball teams, so

  • Students must look beyond high...

    I recently attended a conference devoted to college preparation. I left with an “eyes wide open” understanding of how much different the world is for our students than it was for previous generations. When I decided to relay this information to our student body, one huge obstacle stood before me. I wondered, “How am I to ch

  • We must help starving children in...

    Editor: This letter is in response to Jane Proctor’s article in the last month about the 200,000 children in Kentucky who don’t know where their next meal is coming from. In the article, published just before Christmas, she asked for help for these children. I’m so glad she did this, because I had no idea we had hungry ch

  • Middle School health fair was great...

    Trimble County Middle School would like to thank everyone who helped make our school’s Health Fair a success on Friday, Jan. 22. Booths were sponsored by: Walmart Vision Center, Seven Counties Services, North Central Health Department, Trimble County Extension Office, KCHIP, Trimble County High School’s Pride Organization, Tri-County Community Action Agency, Trimble Co

  • Reader writes to praise local...

    Editor:

    I wanted to take the time to acknowledge and say thank you to an OUTSTANDING group of men and women at the Carroll County Memorial Hospital.

  • Reader thanks community for help...

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    I’ve lived in the city limits of Ghent for a little over three years, and I’ve made quite a few complaints against the city in that period of time. However, this editorial is of a different nature.

  • Hamilton to seek re-election to...

    Editor: I am announcing my candidacy for re-election to the office of District 1 magistrate. I have filed all the necessary papers with the Trimble County clerk’s office. It has been an honor and privilege to serve you the past three years. If you have any county problems or issues in District 1, feel free to contact me 24 hours a day

  • In 2010, no woman should die of...

    I am passionate about preventing cervical cancer. I firmly believe no woman should die from this disease, particularly in the United States. If I have to, if it helps save even one life, I’ll tell the following story over and over again. Parts of what I’m about to say are mildly graphic; but, if we don’t talk about the

  • Handling of health bill questioned

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    Brinley’s Promise toy...

    Editor: With the help of our community, our toy drive was a huge success. We were able to take two carloads of toys, gift cards and Christmas cards to Kosair Children’s Hospital and Ronald McDonald House nin Louisville. When we were unable to shake the need to buy presents for our son, Brinley, who lost his battle to Hurler Syndrome in April 2009, we decided what better th

  • Shop with a Cop kicks off 2010...

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    The Carrollton Police Department has began preparations for our 2010 Shop With A Cop program. This year will mark the tenth anniversary of the program and our goal is to provide for 100-plus children.

  • I'm setting goals -- not...

    I rarely make New Year’s resolutions. I’ve tried in the past – when I was young and optimistic; but, I learned quickly that I’m not good at changing my habits. Good or bad. In lieu of resolutions, I have set goals. You may recognize some of them: Lose weight (or at least get back into those smaller sizes gathering dus

  • NAS donation clarified

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  • Pastor expresses thanks for Big...

      Editor: Tuesday, Dec. 15 marked the day that necessary funding was in place to finalize the organization known as Big Brothers Big Sisters of Carroll County. The past nine months required many meetings by a committed steering group, multiple fundraisers, pledges made and fulfilled, and strong financial gifts from the community. We send

  • Bank president thanks staff for...

    Editor: Carrollton Federal Bank hosted a Christmas open house held at the 2539 Hwy 227 location on Dec. 11, between the hours of 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. The event was held to celebrate Christmas with the community. The event was well attended and received. The attendees received individual gifts as well as homemade refreshments and enjoyed personal