Battletown News

Tammy Carpenter, Battletown, Ky., hugs her daughter as school board votes to close two schools.

BRANDENBURG, KY Emotions were high at the Meade County School board meeting. Parents and students urged the school board not to close two Meade County schools that are on the chopping block.

Two elementary schools are on the short list for closure because Meade County school district officials say their operating expenses outweigh revenues.

Jim Kellogg, 56, of Battletown, Ky,. was rescued from the banks of the Ohio River Wednesday night after his kayak was capsized by debris near Charlestown State Park.

Sans the occasional holiday, the selfless actions of veterans across the country and across the timeline of America sometimes go unappreciated; however, for one night at Lincoln Hills Christian Church, it was all about serving those who had served.