Chamber of Commerce holds ribbon cutting at Centertown Community Building

Centertown mayor Larry Smith, second from left, cuts the ribbon for the official grand opening of the Centertown Community Building.

While the Ohio County Chamber of Commerce generally holds ribbon cuttings for new businesses in the county, last Saturday, May 18, a ribbon cutting was held and the new Centertown Community Building to celebrate its completion and opening to the public. The building features a large meeting hall with a full kitchen and restroom facilities [...]

Sheriff Thompson addresses Chamber of Commerce

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The Ohio County Chamber of Commerce held its monthly meeting at the Senior Center last Tuesday, Nov. 20., and the guest speaker for the meeting was Ohio County Sheriff David Thompson. Sheriff Thompson candidly spoke at length about the changes he’s made with the Sheriff’s Department since taking office and also about improvements and other [...]

Grand opening held for new county animal shelter

Ohio County Animal Control Officer Josh Wright officially cuts the ribbon on the new Ohio County Animal Shelter and the facility's grand opening on Friday.

A grand opening and ribbon cutting was held for the newly constructed Ohio County Animal Shelter on Friday and was attended by a big crowd. The project broke ground back in late June and is now making the transition from the old facility just down the road from its new address at 1802 Country Club [...]

OC cross-country team competes at Hopkins Central

Ohio County High’s boys’ and girls’ cross country teams opened their 2012 season Tuesday at the All-Comers meet hosted by Hopkins Central High School.   Neither the Eagles or Lady Eagles fielded the required five runners to record a team score. Madisonville-North Hopkins took Tuesday’s team title with a score of 28 and was led by [...]

Former OC girls’ coach Nofsinger pleads guilty

Former Ohio County Lady Eagle basketball coach Terry Nofsinger.

The case against Terry Nofsinger, the former Ohio County High School girls’ head basketball coach who was indicted on multiple counts of unlawful transactions with a minor, is nearing an end. Nofsinger plead guilty to one count of second-degree unlawful transaction with a minor. According to the original indictment, Nofsinger was charged with five counts [...]