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1 week ago | 
cartercountytimes.com | Charles Romans |Jeremy Wells
By Charles RomansCarter County TimesThe popular Easter egg hunt returns to Grayson on Saturday, April 19, 11 am at Prichard Elementary. The egg hunt is hosted by Grayson Tourism, and Tourism Director Lana Axtell said that she expects an even better turnout than last year. “There are at least 5,000 eggs,” Axtell said. “There will be Grand Prize stuffed bunnies for the winners.
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1 week ago | 
cartercountytimes.com | Charles Romans |Jeremy Wells
By Charles RomansCarter County TimesThe Carter County Fiscal Court began its regularly scheduled April meeting with a moment of silence for the county’s emergency management director Adam Stapleton, who passed away recently. Judge executive Brandon Burton said he wanted to express his gratitude and appreciation for the show of support from all those who honored Stapleton’s passing. The first order of business was for the court to vote to accept Mockingbird Lane into the county road system.
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1 week ago | 
cartercountytimes.com | Charles Romans |Jeremy Wells
By Charles RomansCarter County TimesSports park manager Grant Harper gave what would be his final official report to the Grayson tourism commission during their meeting last week. “Things are going great at the park,” Harper told the commission. “We’ve had four tournaments already, which is about a month ahead of schedule for what we have traditionally done. And because of all the rain, we have hosted some random high school sports.”“We had Boyd County and Rowan County Softball,” Harper said.
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1 month ago | 
cartercountytimes.com | Charles Romans |Jeremy Wells
By Charles RomansCarter County TimesThe Grayson Utilities Commission voted last Friday (February 28) on contractor bids for the project to replace pipes in the city that have been in the ground for nearly 100 years. Director Gerald Haney presented the commission with the finalized bids for the project, with Opell Excavating LLC submitting the lowest bid at $1,233,615. The Commission voted unanimously to award the project to Opell Excavating.
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1 month ago | 
cartercountytimes.com | Charles Romans |Jeremy Wells
By Charles RomansCarter County TimesLauren Carr, the Opioid Settlement Adviser at the Kentucky Association of Counties (KACo) in Frankfort, has been in her current position for thirteen months. Prior to taking that position, Carr was involved with her local county substance use prevention coalition. “I worked with our local health department,” Carr said.
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1 month ago | 
cartercountytimes.com | Charles Romans |Jeremy Wells
By Charles RomansCarter County TimesThe Lexington Comic and Toy Convention is returning for 2025 this weekend at the Central Bank Center in downtown Lexington. Fans of the popular convention can expect to be immersed in the best that pop culture has to offer whether that be celebrity autographs and panels, comic creators that have defined or are redefining the comic industry, or vendors showcasing memorabilia from movies, video games, and of course the toys we grew up with – or currently enjoy.
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1 month ago | 
cartercountytimes.com | Scott White |Jeremy Wells
By Scott WhiteThe Woodford SunCommunity journalists across Kentucky are raising alarms about House Bill 368, which would end a requirement to publish legal notices in local newspapers. The measure cleared the Kentucky House 62-30 on Feb. 26.
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1 month ago | 
cartercountytimes.com | Charles Romans |Jeremy Wells
By Charles RomansCarter County TimesKCU Athletic Director David Manning said that KCU is excited about the creation of a new bowling team, a first for the school, which is expected to go rolling forward in the fall of the 2025 school year. The creation of the new team is the latest, but surely not the last, in KCU Athletics commitment to fostering new competitive opportunities for their current and future student athletes, Manning said.
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1 month ago | 
cartercountytimes.com | Charles Romans |Jeremy Wells
By Charles RomansCarter County TimesGrayson City Council met for their rescheduled regular meeting on Tuesday, February 18. The regular meeting was initially scheduled for February 11, but could not be held on that date due to inclement weather. The council heard from a representative of the Commission on Special Needs and Aging, who made the council aware of available autism training for first responders.
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1 month ago | 
cartercountytimes.com | Charles Romans |Jeremy Wells
By Charles RomansCarter County TimesAmanda Clark was the guest speaker at the Grayson Chamber of Commerce meeting on February 18 and shared some insights into economic growth. Clark, who is the Economic and Business Development Manager for Kentucky Power and serves on the Kentucky Association for Economic Development Executive Committee as well as being the Vice Chair of the Northeast Kentucky Economic Development Authority, offered a lot of pointed observations on economic growth and stability.
