French Lick News

Dear friends and family, another year is coming to a close and I wanted to take some time from the busy holidays to let you know what my family and I have been up to this year.

November at Angelkeep can become many things. Some things on the list are identified as "the last of the season" or "the last of the year." Things like bidding farewell to the last mosquito causes mixed emotion since that also means frost has driven away all but a few rare opportunities to read comfortably outdoors.

Baron Hill, D-Ind., announced Friday. The program permits taxpayers to receive a credit against federal income taxes for making qualified equity investments in investment vehicles known as Community Development Entities.

Nearly 1,000 people gathered for the 13th Annual Buy Indiana Expo at the Sports & Exhibits Complex at French Lick Resort on Tuesday.

I am reminded today about how quickly time flies past us. In a blink of an eye our children grow up and become persons in their own right.

Lieutenant Governor Becky Skillman joined several business and community leaders Tuesday afternoon to introduce a new economic development organization.

Indiana State Police booked one Fort Wayne woman into the Lawrence County Jail on charges of possession of drugs within 1000 feet of an elementary school.

The Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce, in participation with Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, will host the 13th annual "Buy Indiana" Business Expo.

Greene County is one of eight south-central Indiana counties involved in a regionwide economic development commission unveiled Tuesday afternoon in one of the region's most famous landmarks, the French Lick Springs Hotel.

West Baden Springs Hotel in Orange County, Ind., has been selected as the No. 15 hotel destination in the United States in the 2009 Cond Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice Awards.

Trendy boutique hotels may be in vogue but this hotel groupie loves the classics.

The Association of Indiana Counties announced that Boone County Highway Supervisor Tom Kouns is the 2009 Outstanding County Highway Supervisor.

The Association of Indiana Counties has announced that Rush County Auditor Deborah Adams is the 2009 Outstanding County Auditor.

Heavy overnight rains sent streams out of their banks in several areas of the county Friday morning, closing roadways, flooding low-lying cropland and canceling classes for students at Perry Central Community School.

Goshen Mayor Allan Kauffman received a surprise when he attended an Indiana Association of Cities and Towns ceremony Tuesday evening.

Yep, as usual there's a lot going on the four-wheel drive world this weekend. There are events in Arkansas, California, Minnesota, and Texas.

With his dog Sixty watching, Pete Dye tees off at the first hole of the Pete Dye Course in French Lick Wednesday.

Prospective leaf watchers can check on the status of fall colors in Indianapolis and four Southern Indiana tourist destinations by visiting the leaf cam section of the state's tourism Web site.

The hills, ridges and valleys of Southern Indiana offer an endless supply of autumn-dappled scenery.

The Indiana Association of Cities and Towns announced that the City of Evansville has been designated an IACT Green Community.