Sights and sounds from the Anderson County Middle School Choir’s Christmas Concert, hosted at Sand Spring Baptist Church yesterday evening.
Here’s a sample of the perennial state contender Anderson Marching Band. They will be in action tomorrow at Bourbon County for their KMEA 4A state quarterfinal competition. They will take the field at 2:30 PM.
Firefighters are busy putting out a fire that broke out earlier tonight at the Napa auto part store on Broadway. The fire caused significant damage to the rear of the building. There are no reported injuries.
From tonight’s Spring Showcase at the Christian Academy of Lawrenceburg.
BREAKING: TUESDAY, 8:45 P.M. — This is a video of massive amounts of foam floating down Cedar Brook, a small tributary that begins near the old industrial park and empties into the Kentucky River.
As of 8:30 p.m., the source of the foam had not been determined.
Danny Robinson, whose home sits just feet from Cedar Brook, said he spotted the foam around 6:30 p.m. and immediately called Judge-Executive Orbrey Gritton, who arrived at Robinson’s home a short time later along with Anderson County Public Safety Director Bart Powell.
Gritton and Powell left the property and headed toward the old industrial park after calling the Environmental Protection Agency, which is currently trying to determine the source, Gritton said.
“We are calling in the necessary resources to determine what this is, what is causing it and what steps we need to take next,” Gritton said by phone.
Cedar Brook empties into the Kentucky River downstream from the city of Lawrenceburg’s water treatment facility, which draws water from the river. Mayor Troy Young said workers at the facility are monitoring the situation, along with the city’s sewer crews. He said drinking water has not been affected by the foam.
Robinson said he spotted the foam earlier in the evening when it first started.
“You sometimes see foam in the water, but it looked kind of strange at first,” he said. “Within a few minutes, it looked very strange and all this foam just came flowing past us.”
Check back here for more information as it becomes available.
Take a ride-along this morning with The Anderson News to check out road conditions in Lawrenceburg.
It was closing time at Walmart, so store employee Aaron Grace decided to let shoppers know it was time to leave with a song.
Lawrenceburg siblings witness SpaceX launch
When Kathy Ann Moffett Harvey and her siblings planned their vacation to Florida, they had no idea they’d end up witnessing history.
Last night, the three Lawrenceburg natives got an up close and personal view of the SpaceX rocket ship as it roared into orbit from Cape Canaveral, marking the first time in history four civilians have been launched into space.
“We didn’t know it was happening when we came down here,” Harvey said this afternoon and she, her brother David Moffett and sister Kim Wiley continued to enjoy their vacation.
“We were almost here before we saw something about it.”
Harvey said they are staying at a Holiday Inn in Cape Canaveral, which gave them a great view of the launch.
“We were about 10 miles from it. We could see the sky lighting up when it got going, then saw it blast off.”
Although the experience lasted only minutes, Harvey said it was a fantastic sight to see.
“Every time there was a power boost, it made lots of colors,” she said. “The halo effects it made as it went through the clouds was pretty cool.
“My brother just kept saying ‘Wow!’”
Harvey said the experience ranks among the coolest things she’s ever seen.
“We travel a lot,” she said. “We’ve been to 36 states and I’ve been to London, and this was right up there with London.
“It ranks right up there and was really exciting, especially when you hear the rumbling. We didn’t feel the earth move, but we could hear the rumbling as it went up.”
She said toward the end of a video she made of the event and sent later that evening to The Anderson News, she and her siblings got a chuckle when her brother said, “And this is Kathy Harvey with The Anderson News, reporting live.”
The rocket ship, called The Crew Dragon, reportedly reached orbit about 10 minutes after blasting off around 8 p.m. Within three hours, it had reached its final cruising orbital altitude of just over 363 miles, higher than th
Anderson County leads Breckinridge County 22-12 at halftime of tonight’s game. Eli Castle and Hudson Uebel have connected for two touchdowns, including the one in the video below.
A structure on Ballard Road was deemed a total loss after it caught fire this afternoon. Though unoccupied, the building belonged to Jimmy and Mary Ann Young, who for the past several years, used it to house farmhands that tended to their property. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. The Anderson County Fire Department and Anderson County EMS responded.
"Please forgive those people in our community and our news media that are spreading un-truths and it will get people killed."
Watch Anderson County School Board member Rose Morgan use the opening prayer of Monday night's meeting to scold residents for spreading what she considers misinformation related to the efficacy of masks and vaccines against COVID-19.
Pick up tomorrow's paper for more coverage of the meeting, which also included discussion about Critical Race Theory and approval of a new $120 student fee at the high school.
WARNING: Explicit language/NSFW
Watch: Heated words are shared between opponents and proponents of Pride Month literature currently on display at Anderson Public library.
When the public comment section concluded after a special-called Board of Trustees meeting this evening, a portion of approximately 120 guests spilled onto the sidewalk outside APL. Many sidestepped confrontation, but some engaged head-on.
“I’ve been tortured in Anderson County”
Watch Lawrenceburg resident Mark Willard open up about abuse he says he endured growing up gay in Anderson County. Willard was one among many who addressed Pride Month literature currently on display at Anderson Public Library during a special-called Board of Trustees meeting this evening.
Willard endorsed the display, but offered a message of unity to residents in opposition.
“I respect you. Please respect people who are gay,” he said.
WATCH: Lawrenceburg resident Marty Terry addresses Pride Month literature currently on display at Anderson Public Library during a special-called Board of Trustees meeting this evening. Terry attempted to read a passage from "Brokeback Mountain," one of APL's featured Pride Month books. Board President Rachel Dockal interrupted Terry, informing him that speaking during the comment section is "going to be about things in the library."
More videos to come.
Anderson County leads 10-0 at the end of the third inning in today’s 8th Region Tournament first round game against Henry County. Jackson Snodgrass hit this three-run home run in the second inning to get the scoring going.
Ryder Pauleus, 3, enjoys playing with a bubble maker this morning outside of his home in Lawrenceburg. His mom, Audrey, says the family purchased the machine, which blows hundreds of bubbles in a matter of minutes, to help celebrate Memorial Day. ‘It sure shoots out lots of bubbles,’ she says from her front porch while watching Ryder play.
Djeddah Drive fire
BREAKING: Man taken to hospital following fire on Djeddah Drive
A Lawrenceburg man was transported to an area hospital this afternoon after suffering from smoke inhalation when his home caught fire at 401 Djeddah Drive, first responders said.
The fire, which started in a bathroom, was quickly brought under control by members of the Lawrenceburg Fire Department, who then turned their attention to carrying in large fans to help clear smoke from the home.
The victim was transported by Anderson County EMS.
Timber!
A tree came crashing down this morning on Bowen Drive after a work crew spent about an hour chopping it down. A rope tied to a pickup truck helped guide it away from neighboring properties. Several people came out to witness the event.
City and county work crews teamed up this afternoon to place the boulders donated by the rock quarry in the new Hammond Creek Dog Park, which is expected to open later this year.
