By Damon Stone, Staff Writer Scottsville First United Methodist Church will be teaming up with Chuck Bennett and the Dollar General Corporation to collect toys from the Dollar General warehouse. Gifts this year will be collected and gifted to families affected by Hurricane Helene in Tennessee and North Carolina. “In the past, I’d give them…

By Damon Stone, Staff Writer Positioned in the Carpenter Dent Building on the Square, Oishi Resto will be opening soon to fill in the gap for a new and unique restaurant in town. Harry Sanjaya, the owner of the restaurant, explained that he had been preparing the space for three months. “The food that we…

By Damon Stone, Staff Writer Volunteers have been preparing to collect shoebox gifts for Operation Christmas Child from November 18 to November 25 at Hickory Hill Church. Over 4,700 drop-off locations will be open throughout the country for Operation Christmas Child, which delivers shoeboxes filled with gifts to children throughout the world, including those suffering…

By Matt Pedigo C-T Publisher Emeritus With races including President on down, Allen County Clerk Sarah Constant predicted a heavy voter turnout for Allen County’s 2024 General Election cycle. She wasn’t kidding. “The largest turnout percentage we’ve had in the county was in 2004—63.2 percent,” Constant recently said. “I really think we can have 65…

By H.D. Overholt, Staff Reporter With a little travel time to Austin in Barren County, a tad north of Allen County and Barren River, lies a peaceful setting of Powell Cemetery with more than 111 souls recorded interred within the boundary. A few weeks ago, Marsha and Dean Britt visited the site of their relatives…