FFA Leadership Camp

By Chris Thompson, FFA advisor,Thirteen Pendleton County FFA members attended the FFA Leadership Training Center July 15 to 19 in Hardinsburg.Along with 25 other Kentucky Chapters in attendance, approximately 300 students, these members took part in leadership classes, FFA officer classes, sporting...

Spreading Hope

By Jemi ChewFALMOUTH — When Tonya Sweigart was diagnosed with cancer in September last year, her childhood friend Meredith Crawford wanted to purchase something for her, but she did not know what to buy that would be meaningful or helpful.“And then one day, she made a Facebook post about (how) she...

Let it glow

By Carolyn ReidFALMOUTH — Needed: A vision; a reason; and a venueThose three elements came together in the past year to bring the Inaugural Balloons and Tunes event to the Wool Fest Grounds in Pendleton County this past weekend, and more than 3,000 people turned out on the site that is famous for...

Council considers cannabis question

By Burton Cole FALMOUTH — City Council is considering letting voters decide this fall whether they would welcome medical marijuana dispensaries into city limits.“It’s one of the biggest things I have been dealing with over the last two weeks,” Mayor Luke Price told council members during their...

Northern welcomes new principal

By Nila Harris BUTLER — Wesley Murray may be a new face at Northern Elementary School, but he is not new to the Pendleton County school system.Murray, who has spent the last five years at Pendleton County High School, recently took over the reins at the elementary school, following the retirement...

Falmouth native pens series of End Times novels

By Burton Cole TUCSON, Arizona — During the coronavirus pandemic lockdown, Falmouth native Timm Mains mused on the Great Tribulation as described in the Book of Revelation in the Bible.Combining his interests in Scripture, sci-fi and fantasy, could he explain what the world might look like when...

Balloons and Tunes ready to glow

By Burton Cole FALMOUTH — The Wool Festival grounds will be aglow with hot air balloons this Saturday.The balloon glow will cap Balloons and Tunes, which the Pendleton County Tourism Council intends to become an annual event.Live bands and about a dozen food trucks will be featured along with the...