Local Animal Shelter Looking for Funds and Volunteers
By Chris Cole, Staff Writer If you happened to be driving past Tractor Supply Company along Old Gallatin Road on Friday, Oct. 11, you might have seen Scooby-Doo waving at you. He wasn’t there to solve a mystery or to get Scooby snacks. He was there to help his fellow canine and feline friends as…
Read MoreBarton Rutledge Ties for Second in State Golf Tournament
By Don Meador, Sports Writer Allen County-Scottsville junior Barton Rutledge is now in rare company when it comes to the best high school golfers to ever tee it up from Allen County. Rutledge finished the 2024 Leachman Buick-GMC-Cadillac Kentucky High School Athletic Association state golf tournament as the state runner-up–sharing the honor with Cam Roberts…
Read MoreHeritage Council Tours Downtown Scottsville
By Damon Stone, Staff Writer The Kentucky Heritage Council recently hosted a tour through downtown Scottsville on Friday, Oct. 4, as a part of their Kentucky Main Street Fall Conference. Katie Wilborn, the Site Development Program Administrator for the Kentucky Heritage Council, led the group of both Scottsville residents and visitors from other towns through…
Read More“Graveline” Returns Friday, Saturday
By Matt Pedigo C-T Publisher Emeritus For those to whom Allen County history is a “grave” concern, a “monumental” fall favorite is soon to return. The Allen County Historical Society’s popular history-themed Halloween-season attraction, the Graveline Tour, is set for 6-9 p.m. this Friday and Saturday nights, Oct. 4-5. A major fundraiser for the all-volunteer,…
Read MoreFishing Club Hosts Annual Fishing Derby
By Chris Cole and Damon Stone, Staff Writers On Monday, Sept. 16, the Caveland Old Timer’s Fishing Club partnered with the Wounded Warrior Project and the Army Corps of Engineers for their annual Fishing Derby on Barren River Lake at the Port Oliver boat launch. In total, 10 wounded warriors and veterans went out to…
Read MoreSuperintendent Responds to School Threats
By Damon Stone Staff Writer Throughout the country, several schools have recently received threats of violence, from both students and anonymous individuals. “It’s regrettable that anyone would make a comment that alludes to potentially harming students or staff,” Travis Hamby, the superintendent for Allen County Schools, said. “I hate that we’re having to deal with…
Read MoreFighting for First Responders’ Mental Health
By Damon Stone, Staff Writer Post-traumatic stress disorder is an unfortunate occurrence amongst those who have experienced a traumatic or distressing event, whether those events result in physical wounds, or just mental wounds. One local couple has worked with government officials to help pass House Bill 363 to overturn a law known as KRS 342.001…
Read MoreFundraiser Held At McDonald’s For Local Girl
By Chris Cole, Staff Writer Childhood is supposed to be a time in life when the only cares you have are making sure your room is clean and toys put away, your homework is done for your classes, hanging with friends is super important and going to bed on time means being ready to greet…
Read MoreSadly Saying Good Bye
By H.D. Overholt, Staff Writer As time passes and needed modernization is instigated within society, a sad goodbye is often lifted within the heart as a simple icon is compromised and becomes a memory. Serving as a residence, apartments, undertaking and floral business through past decades, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024 arrived with demolition at 210…
Read MoreScottsville’s L&N Depot to Hold Fundraiser
By Chris Cole, Staff Writer The work on the old Louisville and Nashville (L&N) Railroad Depot along main street in Scottsville has been coming along, albeit slowly. A few months back, the group overseeing its restoration was able to buy the land just in front of the building that once had the rotating platform that…
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