MIDDLETOWN, OH (FOX19) - Former NFL receiver and Middletown Football legend Cris Carter is being honored in his hometown by the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Allstate.

HAMILTON,  OH (FOX19) -  A new judege has been appointed to serve on the Butler County Domestic Relations Court.

On Wednesday, Governor John Kasich announced that City of Hamilton lawyer Margot B. Halcomb will assume the office vacated by Sharon Kennedy, who was elected to the Supreme Court of Ohio.

Halcomb will assume office on April 2, 2013, and must run in November 2014 to retain the seat for the unexpired term, which ends January 3, 2017.

Halcomb received a Bachelor of Science degree from Miami University in Oxford, and earned her juris doctorate from Capital University Law School. From 1996 to 2007, she served as a magistrate on the Hamilton Municipal Court.

Halcomb has been involved in organizations such as the Hamilton Rotary Club, YWCA of Hamilton, the Hamilton Jr. Women’s League, and the Great Miami Valley YMCA. Since 2007, she has been the vice president and trust officer at First Financial Bank.

FAIRFIELD, OH (FOX19) - 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist Kayla Harrison talked to Cory Stark on Thursday about the changes in her life since winning.

The American judo fighter and Middletown native defeated Britain's Gemma Gibbons for the gold medal in the 78-killogram division.

Harrison was born in Middletown and is a graduate of the former West Middletown High School. She currently resides in Wakefield, Mass.

Harrison was the third U.S. player ever to win the Junior World Championships in 2008. She won the Olympic team trials in 2008 in 78kg, but was unable to compete at the games as Team USA had not qualified the division. She won a gold medal at Pan-America Games in 2011.