Michael “Mike” David Lawson
SUMMER SHADE – Michael “Mike” David Lawson, 74, passed away Saturday, August 9, 2025, at his residence. He was the son of the late Elzie Lee Lawson and Alline C. Miller Lawson. He was a retired truck driver and a U. S. Army Veteran. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Rebecca “Becky”…
Read MoreJames “Jim” Orlan Dunbar
EDMONTON – James “Jim” Orlan Dunbar, 80, passed away Saturday, August 9, 2025, at the Bowling Green Medical Center. He was born in Dawson Springs, KY, to the late Garland and Elizabeth Webb Dunbar. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister-in-law, Adline Dunbar, and brother-in-law, Keith Riley. James leaves behind a…
Read MoreConnie Sue Hughes
GLASGOW – Connie Sue Hughes, 66, passed peacefully into Heaven on August 8, 2025, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Born on September 25, 1958, in Glasgow, she was the daughter of John Henry Jewell and Sarah Francis Coomer Watkins. She graduated from Caverna High School in 1976 and married Raymond Hughes Jr…
Read MoreRobert Louis Wilson
CAVE CITY – Robert Louis Wilson, age 88, departed this life on Friday, August 8, 2025, at The Medical Center at Bowling Green. The Barren County native was born on November 21, 193,6, to the late Elbert and Pauline Hatcher Wilson. He was married to his loving wife of sixty-nine years, Elsie Johnson Wilson, who…
Read MorePamela Gayle Hamilton
GLASGOW – Pamela Gayle Hamilton, 78, passed away Saturday, August 9, 2025. A native of Loma Linda, California, she was the daughter of the late Wilfred and Elizabeth Fye Martin. Pamela was a homemaker who was extremely devoted to her family, but she was a people person as well. She was continually doing things for…
Read MoreWilliam Robert “Bobby” Druen
WISDOM – William Robert “Bobby” Druen, born January 12, 1947, in Louisville, Kentucky, was the son of Aaron and Frances Puckett Druen. He was raised in the Pikeview community of Hart County and, after the death of his mother when he was six, lived near Jonesville with his father, two siblings, and paternal grandparents. A…
Read MoreCathy Lynn Moss
EDMONTON – Cathy Lynn Moss, 65, passed away Thursday, August 7, 2025, at TJ Samson Hospital. She was born August 28, 1959, to L.C. Moss and the late Muriel Joette Moss. Cathy enjoyed making crafts with her mom, making dolls, going shopping, and traveling with her dad and mom to his trap shoot events. She…
Read MoreTyler Childers Turns Dinosaur World Into an Appalachian Altar
“Welcome to the most magical place on the side of the highway!” Mary Beth Sallee Editor Hart Co. News-Herald It’s not every day that a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter brings his guitar and band to a roadside dinosaur park. But then again, Tyler Childers has never been one to play by the rules. Last week, Childers…
Read MoreHart County Girls Golf – Gibbons named new head coach
By T. Wampler, JPI Sports Coach Boyd Rexroat handed over the reins of the Hart County girls’ golf team to Marlie Gibbons this season. Gibbons served as an assistant last season at HCHS and is “super excited” to become the Lady Raiders head coach this season. Gibbons served as an assistant at Barren County before…
Read MoreBC Shooters Show Out for the Kentucky Smokin’ Clays
By Greg Moore Banner Sports Editor Linda Cox and Thomas “T.C.” Crossland coach the Kentucky Smokin’ Clays trap team based out of Todd County. Several of Butler County’s finest shooters recently participated with the team at the AIM Grand National Championship, which is considered the Super Bowl of Trapshooting. Elivia Heard…
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