Harrison County News

A Harrison County corrections officer resigned last month after allegations of sexual harassment were made by a co-worker. Roscoe Meek said Monday that he resigned from the position he held for three years and that rumors that he was fired are untrue.

The Harrison County Board of Commissioners discussed a letter signed by 11 Harrison County Jail inmates at its Nov.

Chris Byrd and the Corydon Cinemas staff were honored Thursday afternoon by Sony Pictures for the theater's promotion of the animated movie "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs." Theaters across the country participated in the promotion competition, and Corydon Cinemas was named the best from the Chicago region , one of just five winners in the ...

The Harrison County commissioners wanted the county's jail commander to explain why inmates have written a letter complaining about mistreatment at the 100-bed jail.

The Harrison County Council Monday night heard a request of $48,000 for lobbying services at the state legislature for Rick Cockrum, of Capitol Assets LLC.

Walkers gathered in the morning chill to participate in the American Heart Association's Start! Heart Walk at Harrison County Hospital in Corydon Saturday morning.

Turnout was surprisingly light Friday for an H1N1 flu vaccine clinic at Harrison County Hospital - a response that county health officials blamed on the last-minute notice and the difficulty facing parents to bring children on a weekday morning.

A lawyer for a Tennessee woman who says the former Caesars Indiana took advantage of her gambling addiction told the Indiana Supreme Court on Thursday that Hoosier casinos have a responsibility to prevent compulsive gamblers from hurting themselves.

The "Veterans History Project" is a wonderful collection of personal accounts of American war veterans going back to World War I, and some of those accounts are available on the project's Web site at http://www.loc.gov/vets . Congress created the project nearly 10 years ago when legislation sponsored by Reps.

Elected officials and taxpayers alike in Harrison County have often feared the state or outside sources would diminish the revenue produced by Horseshoe Southern Indiana - formerly Caesars Indiana - ever since the deal was struck to bring the riverboat to our county more than a decade ago.

Bret Dodd of RQAW Corp. reported Monday morning to the Harrison County Board of Commissioners that asbestos removal at the old hospital could cost triple the amount estimated.

There was another grassroots gathering in the name of patriotism Saturday. It was the 2009 Corydon Tea party in Harrison County, Indiana.

Detectives and Troopers from the Indiana State Police Post at Sellersburg are still on the hunt for stolen ATVa TMs and other items such as riding lawn mowers and chain saws after an investigation that began late Thursday night, October 15.

The Harrison County Health Department started its rounds of vaccinating school children yesterday , beginning with students at North Harrison.

Harrison County Engineer Kevin Russel took time Monday morning at the Harrison County Board of Commissioners meeting to publicly thank Brad Mulzer of Mulzer Crushed Stone Inc.

The Harrison County Council Monday night unanimously approved $200,500 for upgrades at Buffalo Trace Park east of Palmyra.

More than 17 months after two women employees accused Harrison County Sheriff Mike Deatrick of sexual harassment, a grand jury has been chosen to hear the women's allegations.

The Harrison County Regional Sewer District board last Wednesday morning voted to reduce the connection fee for the businesses in New Salisbury from $15,000 to $10,000, for the sanitary sewer system project.

Harrison County Prosecutor Dennis Byrd asked a judge Tuesday to appoint a special prosecutor to review the Indiana State Police investigation into former county corrections officer Christine Britton's death in March.

Commercial goat producers can learn more about goat production and care at a conference Friday and Saturday at the Harrison County Fairgrounds.