Thomas Franklin Hughes
KNOB LICK – Thomas Franklin Hughes, 75, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, September 4, 2025. He was born on February 15, 1950, in Searcy, Arkansas, the son of the late Ardis Franklin Hughes and Lowren Butler Hughes. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three siblings, Mackie Hughes,…
Read MoreJV Bears Blank Breck
By Greg Moore Banner Sports Editor Coach Roscoe Bratcher was drawing up all kinds of offense for the BCHS JV Bears this Monday, following week one of high school football when the Bears down the varsity Fighting Tigers from Breckinridge County in Harned, KY, basically Hardinsburg to many. The…
Read MoreMorgantown Bank Spotlights AI at Chamber Event
Story and picture by Beverly Bonilla Chamber members filled the Eva Hawes Building at City Park on Thursday, August 28, for the monthly meeting, sponsored by Morgantown Bank and Trust and highlighted by a catered meal from Green River Catering. Jason Jones the President of Morgantown Bank started the meeting talking about…
Read MoreBig Stink Over Garbage Trucks for Brownsville
Lynn Bledsoe Gimlet Managing Editor At the August 4, 2025, City Council meeting Tony Zaragos addressed the council about the wet waste leakage from the garbage trucks. Then a few days later Zagaros visited the Lions Club and addressed them about the same issue. Zaragos issue was that there is leaking trash…
Read MoreCommunity Center Development and Flex Roads Were Main Issues at Fiscal Court
Lynn Bledsoe Gimlet Managing Editor On August 25, 2025, the Fiscal Court held its regular meeting. The Road Department reported they had been working on mowing in the county. They have been paving flex roads in the county. Road Supervisor Joe Montgomery had been out searching for roads that needed patch repairs,…
Read MoreHazel McFarland
GLASGOW – Hazel McFarland, 94, formerly of Willow Shade, KY, passed away Monday, September 1, 2025, at her home. She was born on June 24, 1931, in Willow Shade, to the late Ezra Lester and Hylus White Lester. Hazel was of the Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints faith. She retired from NHC Healthcare as a…
Read MoreLarry Noe
EDMONTON – Larry Noe, 79, passed away suddenly on Sunday, August 31, 2025, at his home. He was born February 25, 1946, in Campbellsville, Kentucky, to the late Charles Simpson Noe and Audrey Ethel Akin Noe. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Sondra Sue Noe, and a brother, Jerry Noe.…
Read MoreFeasibility Study
By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News The Edmonton – Metcalfe Industrial Development Authority (IDA) held its August meeting on Wednesday, August 27. The original date of the meeting was Monday, August 18th, and a quorum was not present, leaving the meeting to be rescheduled to the 27th. The following members were present: Chairperson Lisa…
Read MoreBarren Editor Awarded Grant to Track Opioid Funds
Staff Report Local newspaper editor Allyson Dix has been named the Kentucky recipient of a microgrant award aimed at tracking the opioid funds in her reporting county of Barren. Reporting on Addiction, an organization that focuses on many facets of addiction, announced the 2025 winners on August 27. Only three states were included in…
Read MoreHart County Civil War Days: Battle for the Bridge
Schedule of Events Mary Beth Sallee Editor Hart Co. News-Herald History is coming to life this weekend in Hart County as the community hosts its annual Civil War Days: Battle for the Bridge, a three-day event packed with reenactments, parades, music, and living history experiences. The festival runs Friday, September 12, through Sunday, September…
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