Today's News

A 2003 graduate of Nelson County High School died Feb. 7 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. According to the Department of Defense, Sgt. Patrick Ryan Carroll, 25, died in a suicide bombing attack while on patrol.

Carroll was serving with the Army’s 319th Military Intelligence Battalion, 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps, in Fort Bragg, N.C.

LaRue County High School senior Austin Shirley, a standout for the Hawks football team, has been recruited to play outside linebacker for the Blue Raiders of Lindsey Wilson College.

Shirley, the son of Jimmy Shirley and Kellie Shirley, was among 30 student athletes to sign letters of intent at the Columbia college. Twenty-two of the young men are from Kentucky.

Shirley played in the Greater Louisville Football Coaches Association/Drive Cancer Out East-West All-Star Game last fall.

They just don’t build a pyramid like they used to.

Only a few years ago, cheerleaders were selected more for looks and popularity than for their athleticism. They stood on the sidelines, shaking pom-poms and yelling for their team to score more points. Stunts were tame in comparison to the edgy routines squads perform these days. Cheerleaders are required to possess the strength, poise and coordination needed to do a series of back handsprings or toss a teammate above their heads – and catch them. And they have to look good doing it.

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Sophie Akin, Dalton Bell, Maggie Cecil, Marisa Cecil, Chloe Childress, Simon Coy, Madison Eads, Gabi Faught, Kalli Flanders, Jake Gardner, Eli Gibson, Steven Greenleaf, Maddie Helm, Skyler Hornback, Harrison Hynes, Nick Kells, Breea Kirkpatrick, Katelynn LaFollette, Mason Lane, Laurel Locke, Sydney Miller, Ty Morris, Maddy Poirier, Bailey Rogers, Clay Rogers, Dylan Rowe, Jacob Rutledge, Sean Smith, Bridget Southwood, Noah Thompson, Nicholas Vazquez, Jake Walters, Sara Warren, Alyssa White, Russell Young
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