It’s Official Cee Bee New Owners Hold Grand Opening
Lynn Bledsoe Gimlet Managing Editor Cee Bee Food Stores held its official grand opening on June 18, 2025. Manish Patel purchased the Cee Bee Food Store back in March of 2025 and has been making changes to inventory while keeping some of the local favorites. Manish had vendors from Marathon…
Read MoreFire Chiefs Move Forward with Restoring Former Rescue Squad
Lynn Bledsoe Gimlet Managing Editor June 17, 2025- The Edmonson County Emergency Response Team (ECERT) was the main topic of conversation for the most recent chief’s meeting. ECERT now has new accounts set up for the team. They are looking at what equipment is there, and what they need to bring things…
Read MoreDorothy Mae Pedigo Carter
CAVE CITY – Dorothy Mae Pedigo Carter, age 85, passed away peacefully on June 25, 2025, with her daughters and niece by her side. The Barren County native was born on July 27, 1939, to the late Lawrence and Vera Pedigo. She was married to Henry Lee Carter, who also preceded her in death. Dorothy…
Read MoreGlenda Paulette Tooley
GLASGOW – Glenda Paulette Tooley, 65, passed away Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at the NHC Healthcare Center. A native of Barren County, she was the daughter of the late James Monroe Webb and Blanche A. Sanders. Mrs. Tooley was of the Methodist Faith. She was a nursing assistant who had served in a number of…
Read MoreMyrtle Wilson Shirley
GLASGOW – Myrtle Wilson Shirley, 79, passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2025, at TJ Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow, Kentucky. She was born on March 2, 1946, in Glasgow, to the late Roger Wooten and the late Elizabeth Crumpton Wooten. She devoted her life to caring for others as a nursing assistant at NHC Healthcare.…
Read MoreThe Chamber’s Summer Breakfast
By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News The Edmonton-Metcalfe Chamber of Commerce held its summer quarterly breakfast on Tuesday, June 17th. In the past, the summer breakfast occurred when many families were on vacation, so it lacked the attendance of other breakfasts; however, this one beat all the records with a large crowd. Chamber President…
Read MoreKACO Insurance and the DLG Budget
By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News The Edmonton – Metcalfe Industrial Development Authority (IDA) held its June meeting on Monday, June 16th, with the following members present Chairperson Lisa Boswell, Donna Caffee, Luke Wilson, Jerry Garmon, Terry Garrett, and Matt Gallagher. Others in attendance were Secretary/Treasurer Alley Bragg, Mayor Doug Smith, and PJ Martin…
Read MoreKentucky’s new sexual extortion law takes effect June 27
Measure provides tools to target growing online crime Submitted by: Kentucky Sextortion Coalition, UNA-USA Kentucky Division A feeling of dread set in when a Louisville woman discovered her Snapchat account had been hacked and her intimate photos stolen. Then the man who stole them began sending threats through online messages: send more nude images,…
Read MoreLelia Rogers Ganter Handy
VERSAILLES – Lelia Rogers Ganter Handy, 84, passed away on Monday, June 2, 2025, at her residence. She was born in Glasgow, KY, to the late Dr. Frederick and Kate Dickinson Ganter. Lelia was a member at First Christian Church of Glasgow; she obtained a Bachelor’s Degree from Transylvania University in Biology and later obtained…
Read MoreWilliam Earl Jackson
GLASGOW – William Earl Jackson, age 88, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family at TJ Samson Hospital on Sunday, January 12, 2025. Earl was born in Glasgow and was the son of the late JW and Lela Jackson. Prior to graduation from Glasgow High School in 1956, he completed two years in the local National…
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