Today's News

Statewide ACT composite scores are down slightly, and LaRue County students followed the trend.

State results from the March 2009 administration of the ACT to Kentucky’s public school juniors show a small improvement in mathematics, but minor drops or flat scores in other subjects, forming a statewide composite of 18.2. The 2008 composite was 18.3.

LaRue County’s composite score was 18.4, down from 18.8 a year ago.

I asked my granddaughter Autumn if she knew about our latest holiday. She said no and asked what it was called.

I said it’s Labor Day.

She asked if that was the day we were all going to have babies. I said no, that’s a different kind of labor.

There’s another holiday coming up Sunday, but most people are not aware of its existence. It’s called Grandparents Day. Maybe no one notices this holiday because there’s no day off from work involved.

The Leadership LaRue County alumni meeting is 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Lincoln Museum Community Room. The group will discuss bylaws and officers.

Meat, bread and drinks will be furnished. Bring a vegetable, salad or dessert to serve about 20 people.

For more information, contact Rita T. Williams, executive director of the LaRue County Chamber of Commerce, at 358-3411 or info@laruecountychamber.org.

The LaRue County High School cross country team fared well in its first competition of the season with the boys' and girls' teams winning the 3k race. 

“All of the runners did well. This was the first race of the season and many of the runners had never run before in a 3k or 5k,” Coach Josh Henderson said. “As a whole, we did extremely well.”

Henderson singled out newcomer Michelle Seymour and veteran Amarah Reed for praise.

“Aliesha Durbin also ran strong since it was her first race of her career,” he said.