This is the online home of the Crothersville Times — the largest weekly newspaper in Jackson and Scott County — first online in 2000.
Boatman Road To Be Gated When Flooded
by Olivia P. Tucker Times Reporter Austin City Council agreed last week when they met to install a lockable gate to prevent travel on Boatman Road when it floods. Boatman Road, on the city’s southwest side, parallels I-65 and frequently floods during times of heavy...
Scott Democrats Serving Taco Lunch Friday
The Scott County Democrats will be serving a taco bar lunch this Friday, Feb. 3, at their party headquarters on the eastside of the courthouse square. Serving will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. cost of the lunch is a free will donation. The public is cordially invited to...
January: The Jumper-Cable Month
by Curt Kovener (This is an encore column from the Curt Comments archives.) Oo-ga-chak-kah, Oo-ga-chak-kah. The recently completed month of January and jumper cables go hand-in-hand. Not just because of the obvious cold weather and failing vehicle battery letting us...
Legal Notices
2022 Grassy Fork AFR LEGAL NOTICE The City of Austin intends to obtain grant-loan assistance from United States Department of Agriculture - Rural Development (RD) for a proposed project that includes the completion of a Wastewater Construction Project that will be...
Two Charged After Police Seize over 400 Fentanyl Pills
Pills that have resulted in a number of overdose deaths in Scott and surrounding counties were taken off the street on Thursday, Jan. 12 when Scott County Sheriff’s Deputies concluded a drug investigation with two arrests. Kaylin Coulston Kaylan Lee Bowling Arrested...
Austin Kidnapping Prompts Focus On School Safety
by Olivia P. Tucker Times Reporter There are many concerns about the safety of students at schools and the measures that the schools are taking to ensure that the students are well protected. Schools need to make sure that the learning environment is safe in the...