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Dollar General Store Proposed For Lexington

Three lots at the corner of Mulberry Street and Main Street (State Road 356) are proposed to be re-zoned to allow a Dollar General Store to be built in the southeast Scott County community of Lexington. The property at 2883 S. Mulberry, 8014 and 8024 E. Main Street is...

Dealer In Austin Drug Overdose Arrested

An overdose in Austin earlier in May has resulted in the arrest of a Scottsburg woman on drug dealing charges, according to Scott County Sheriff Jerry Goodin. Austin Police and the Scott County Sheriff’s Department began a cooperative investigation into the incident...

No Long Term Winning With Nature & Gravity

by Curt Kovener In 1983 John Mellencamp charted ‘Authority Song’ that had the hook chorus “I fought authority, authority always wins.” Earlier in 1965 you Baby Boomers will remember The Bobby Fuller Four recording a similar themed ‘I fought the law and the law won.”...

Legal Notices

Crothersville Water Quality Report LEGAL NOTICE SCOTTSBURG MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY Scottsburg, Indiana Proposed Rate Adjustment Applicable to the 3rd Quarter 2019 and Supporting Schedules For use with approved electric rates and usage for the period: July 2019,...

Town To Buy, Demolish Collapsing Downtown Buildings

While not at all visible from street level, this elevated view shows the deterioration and extent of collapse at buildings owned by Hubert Ashley of Scottsburg. Ashley has been cited numerous times by the town’s Unsafe Building Board with little action taken by the...

ISP Arrest Scottsburg Man On Drug Charges

On Thursday, June 13, Troopers Cameron Collins and Justin Smith served an arrest warrant on a Scottsburg man for drugs and also found him in possession of additional drugs when arrested, according to Indiana State Police Sgt. Carey Huls. Leroy Dewayne Whitaker, 52, of...

No-Fault Automatic Tolls Can Ring Your Bell

by Curt Kovener New toll rates for three bridges connecting Louisville and Southern Indiana will increase 2.5% on July 1. If you routinely travel to the Bluegrass state for business or pleasure, it will cost you a smidgen more. The new rate for a passenger vehicle...

Legal Notices

LEGAL NOTICE VOUCHERS TO BE PRESENTED TO SCOTT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Court Claim to be approved 7/3/2019 Alcorn Sage & Schwartz, 90.00; Christa West Law Office, 1,000.00; David Thomas, 594.00; Indiana State Bar Association, 138.00; J & C Printing, 143.92;...

Festival Royalty

Kolton Blevins and Teagan Cutshall (front) were named this year’s Red, White & Blue Festival Prince & Princess. He is the son of Kyler & Carly Blevins; she is the daughter of Derin & Tallas Cutshall. In back at left are runners-up Kameron Maxie, Olivia...