Grayson, Kentucky

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• A taste of Italian
  

  By Carl Keith Greene / Staff Writer One of Corbin's venerable watering holes will soon re-open with a different name and a decidedly different cuisine.

• Christmas spirit is strong at Elks feast
  

  When it was all over, everyone was ready for a good nap. Orders for deliveries from the annual Ashland BPO Elks Lodge 350 Christmas dinner started out slow, although increased steadily as the lunch hour ...

• Business is total loss
  

  Early Sunday morning Grayson Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Smith Branch in Carter County.

• Christmas gala set for Carter County
  

  Meals on Wheels in Grayson and Olive Hill, as well as a toy drive coordinated by the Olive Hill Volunteer Fire Department, will benefit from a Christmas Gala being presented by the Carter County Republican ...

• Fivco Add office opens
  

  After six years of planning, the FIVCO Area Development District is officially open.

• Investigation Into Threats Made Against John Amos Plant Continue
  

  Current suspect linked to one of the threats. Since May a plant spokesperson says there have been 10 threats made, adding that all but one were made using graffiti on walls.

• Attorney seeks mediation in sexual harassment suit
  

  The attorney representing a former East Carter High School student in a federal sexual harassment suit against the school system and others has proposed that the case be settled through mediation.

• Carter library will get funding
  

  Carter County Fiscal Court members agreed Friday to sign a contract with the cities of Olive Hill and Grayson, as well as the state of Kentucky, to fund a public library.

• Council votes to pay 911 bill
  

  Officers with the Grayson Police Department will continue to be dispatched by Carter County Enhanced 911.

• Jail guards sentenced for allowing teen's rape
  

  COVINGTON, Ky. Two former Grant County jail guards have been sentenced to prison for allowing inmates to rape an 18-year-old who was locked up on traffic violations.

• Tim Preston: From hot dogs to shopping at home and watching the mall
  

  I rarely leave the house without asking my wife if she wants anything from "in town," and she rarely misses a chance to reply, "Spaghetti from Jim's." Unfortunately I have not lived up to my threats to stop in ...

• Eastern Ky. town could lose dispatching service
  

  An eastern Kentucky town could lose it's 911 dispatching service because it hasn't paid it's $9,900 bill to the county.

• Carter 911 gives Grayson cutoff notice
  

  Grayson's police department is on the verge of losing the dispatching services provided by Carter County Enhanced 911 because of non-payment of fees.

• Cooperation urged for Carter library
  

  If Carter County is to get a library anytime soon elected officials must agree to support the idea financially before the end of the year.

• Jobless Rates Up In 112 KY Counties
  

  Jobless rates have increased in 112 Kentucky counties over a 12-month period ending in October.

• SPD officers are recognized at council meeting
  

  Several Somerset City Police officers were recognized for their hard work at this week's Somerset City Council meeting.

• KY Man Arrested For Bomb Threat At WV Plant
  

  A Kentucky man has been charged with making a false bomb threat at Appalachian Power's John Amos Power Plant in Putnam County so he could leave work early.

• Carter delays library funding
  

  Elected officials in Olive Hill, Grayson and Carter County government will soon be sitting down with state library officials to work out an agreement to salvage plans to establish a library system in the county ...

• County judges vexed over jails and lack of state help
  

  Davie Greer doesn't look like someone who should know much about jails. But the grandmother and Barren County judge-executive thinks about her jail "all the time." The state has said she may have to close it in ...

City Description

Grayson is a city in Carter County, Kentucky, United States, along the Little Sandy River. The population was 3,877 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Carter County. Since Interstate 64 and the AA Highway both converge in Grayson, the northern part of town has an abundance of truck stops and fast-food establishments. Grayson's largest employer is Smithfield Foods, formerly known as Cooks. Grayson is located at 38°20′5″N 82°56′33″W / 38.33472, -82.9425 (38.334738, -82.942368). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 3,877 people, 1,415 households, and 938 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,549.1 people per square mile (598.8/km²). There were 1,538 housing units at an average density of 614.5/sq mi (237.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.32% White, 0.52% African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 0.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.77% of the population. There were 1,415 households out of which 31.0% had children under the age of

City Contained By:

• Carter County
• Kentucky

City Contains:

• Kentucky Christian University

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 6.47497027584 km squared

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