Carroll County News

CARROLLTON, Ky. a ' Approximately 25 Korean War veterans will receive long-overdue awards during special ceremonies at the Carrollton American Legion Post 41.

CARROLLTON, Ky. a ' In the spirit of spooks, haunts and chilly weather, Carroll County is planning a fundraiser complete with chili, costumes, a silent auction and games.

Carroll County officials describe the scene as horrific. Out of the dozens of animals rescued officials say about 70 didn't survive what's being described as the worst animal cruelty case in the area.

Authorities remove more than 250 animals discovered in a garage in northern Kentucky.

We've got a bizarre rescue effort out of Carroll County. More than 200 animals safe after a raid in Worthville, just outside of Carrollton.

Staff/Wire Report Whitley was one of five counties that averaged more than four controlled substance prescriptions dispensed per resident, according to a new report released by the state's Justice and Public Safety Cabinet.

" Road Construction has begun on US 27. The work zone will encompass the area between Parkside Drive and Nagel Road ; immediate construction activities will begin approximately 1 2 mile south of Hillview Drive.

Authorities searched Monday for a toddler swept away in a rain-swollen creek in west Georgia as heavy rains and thunderstorms claimed at least two other lives in the Southeast.

Carrollton is once again in talks with a city resident to buy property adjacent to a 152-acre tract that it purchased last winter for passive recreation and green space.

Two clips from a surveillance tape have been released in the effort to find a man wanted in connection with an arson at a storage facility.

On Saturday, September 5, 2009 at approximately 2:10 a.m. the Kentucky State Police responded to a single vehicle fatal collision on KY 36 east of Carrollton.

A Kentucky man is dead after a crash near Carrollton. Officers said the crash happened at 2:10 a.m. Saturday along Kentucky Highway 36.

On Saturday, September 5, 2009 at approximately 2:10 a.m. the Kentucky State Police responded to a single vehicle fatal collision on KY 36 east of Carrollton.

The wife of a Franklin man who died in a single-vehicle crash this week told police she fell asleep behind the wheel, according to Kentucky State Police.

Carroll County Commission Chairman Bill Chappell discusses the countya s financial statements with Commissioner Vicki Anderson during the boarda s meeting on Tuesday.

Land recently cleared by the city of Carrollton sits empty on Monday. The city demolished several abandoned houses on the property.

After eluding Alabama authorities on a chase and allegedly throwing a methamphetamine lab from the window of a moving car, a Muscadine, Ala., man was caught a day later when he stopped to buy ephedrine in Carroll County.

A 24-year-old man was killed early Monday in a single-car accident on Interstate 71 in Carroll County after being ejected from the car, according to a report by the Kentucky State Police.

Front row Buddy ; Amy Tripp, vice president; Eileen Rohrer, president; Erin Diekmann, board member holding Daisy; and Joyce Ruble, board member.

Ferrell Singleton will be serving as the interim headmaster at Oak Mountain Academy for the 2009-2010 school year.