The Cynthiana Democrat

08/07/2025

The Harrison County High School Lighthouse Team did a wonderful job organizing the Opening Day festivities for school staff members yesterday!

The Harrison County High School Student Lighthouse Team had a large responsibility laid on their shoulders several months ago: the planning and ex*****on of opening day for more than 400

07/31/2025

How are your tomatoes growing this summer? Lots of people have been bemoaning this as a bad year for tomatoes, but check out this tall tomato tale!

Clifton Village might as well be the new Whistlestop Cafe, but don't tell Ruth or Idgie.

07/29/2025

Ebenezer United Methodist Church wants to help get kids back to school looking sharp! On Saturday, Aug. 2, from 10 a.m. until noon, the church will be offering free haircuts and giving away school supplies (as long as they last).

The church is located at 205 North Locust Street.

Send a message to learn more

07/29/2025

The marching band is back at it! (Keep a careful eye out when entering/leaving the parking lot!) Go band!

Heat-schmeat. Summer after summer, Harrison County High School band members sweat it out on the Hilltop parking lot in pursuit of excellence. Anyone who lives near the high school has

07/24/2025

The 14th Annual Cynthiana Shining Star Readers' Choice Awards is officially open. Vote for all your local favorites! You can complete the survey here:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ReadersChoice2025

Ballot rules:
1. You must vote in at least 10 categories.
2. The ballot can be found online at: surveymonkey.com/r/ReadersChoice2025
3. Ballots must be submitted online by midnight Aug. 4, 2025.
Businesses nominated must be in the area.
4. One ballot per person, please.
5. Winners will be published in the Cynthiana Democrat on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025.

Thanks for participating!

07/23/2025

Late-breaking Summer Reading Program news! There's gonna be a Splash Bash next week!

The Summer Reading Program at the Cynthiana-Harrison County Library is over ... almost. At the last minute, librarian Brianna Mott got some fantastic news. On Monday, July 21, she learned

07/23/2025

Our museum is celebrating 31 years! Soon they will be celebrating the launch of a website featuring a collection of Civil War letters that has been five years in the making.

This week the Cynthiana-Harrison County Museum marks its 31st anniversary, and to help celebrate, it's preparing to launch a website five years in the making.

07/19/2025

The Children's Show at the Harrison County Fair took place Wednesday. So many cute kiddos!

There was a place that the heat and rain couldn't touch at the Harrison County Fair this past week and that was the McCauley Building.

07/19/2025

The littlest ones took their turn on the pageant stage this week at the Harrison County Fair Baby Show.

The baby show at the Harrison County Fair took place over two nights: Monday, July 14 and Tuesday, July 15. Please note there were no entries in Class I and

07/14/2025

Harrison County Fair pageants began last night!

Saturday night the McCauley building was a-glitter with sequins and crowns catching the lights. The first several in a series of pageants went off without a hitch, and Harrison County

07/14/2025

The new U.S. American Mrs. is our own Katie Himes Keely!

07/10/2025

For anyone who missed the earlier notice, the Democrat is now a Friday paper.