City of Morgantown Officials Receive KLC Training Awards
LEXINGTON, KY – The Kentucky League of Cities (KLC) was honored to present Morgantown Mayor Billy Phelps with a Certified Municipal Officer award. Mayor Phelps is among a small group honored this year with the distinction, the first city officials to reach the top tier in the KLC City Officials Training Center. Morgantown Councilmember Dionne…
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By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News The Edmonton/Metcalfe Industrial Development Authority (IDA) held its regular meeting on Monday, October 21st with board members Lisa Boswell, Jerry Garmon, Donna Caffee, Matt Gallagher, and Luke Wilson. Also in attendance were Mayor Doug Smith, Judge/Executive Larry Wilson, and reporter PJ Martin. The only member absent was Terry…
Read MoreMetcalfe Schools Receive Report Card
By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) released its 2023-2024 Assessment and Accountability Results in a 64-page report on October 1, 2024. This is the third year this specific assessment has been done. The ‘Every Student Succeeds Act’ (ESSA) and Senate Bill 158, which was amended in 2020, hold…
Read MoreAudits and Funds
By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News The Metcalfe County Fiscal Court met in a regular session on Thursday, October 24th with all magistrates present. The only one absent was County Attorney Sharon Howard. The agenda was adopted and the minutes from the October 10th meeting were approved after motions were made by Magistrate Daniel…
Read MoreGarry Fudge
GLASGOW – Garry Fudge, 73, passed away suddenly Sunday, October 27, 2024. A native of Adair County, he was the son of the late Marion “Short” Fudge and Arminda Hagan Fudge. Garry was a retired employee in the maintenance department at R R Donnelley & Sons, having worked for more than 45 years; all the…
Read MoreTonya Endicott
EDMONTON – Tonya Endicott, 53, passed away Saturday, October 26, 2024, at the Medical Center of Bowling Green. She is the daughter of Bonnie Cravens Doyle and the late Johnny Hunter. She is survived by three daughters, Natasha Jewell, Ashley Jewell, and Samantha Jo Hunter; son, Matthew Blair (Jessica); five grandchildren; brother, Leroy Kinley; two…
Read MoreAnthony “Tony” Lee Simmons
GLASGOW – Anthony “Tony” Lee Simmons, 69, passed away Friday, October 25, 2024, at his residence. He was born April 1, 1955, in Glasgow, Kentucky to the late James E. Simmons and Emma Beatrice Barbour Simmons. Tony was a Temple Hill Class of 1973 graduate and retired from Lyons Mechanical Services as a welder. In…
Read MoreDeanna Joy Greer
GLASGOW – Deanna Joy Greer passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2024. Born on July 23, 1956, in Glasgow to the late Dean Riley and Dorothy McKinney, she will be dearly missed by her surviving mother. Joy was employed by the Housing Authority of Glasgow for several years. She also worked at South Central Bank…
Read MoreWilliam “Billy” H. Clark
GLASGOW – William “Billy” H. Clark, 75, passed away Friday, October 25, 2024. He was a son of the late William Basil Clark and Mary Edna Turner Clark. He was a Vietnam Veteran. He is survived by two daughters, Cynthia Clark Hale and Michelle Clark Satterly; three grandchildren, Mitchell “Scooter” Garrison, Justin Satterly, and Whitney…
Read MoreHelen D. Bowman
TOMPKINSVILLE – Helen D. Bowman, 80, passed away Saturday, October 26, 2024, at the Monroe County Medical Center in Tompkinsville, KY. She was born on September 27, 1944, to the late Clayton and Effie Dubree Humes. Mrs. Bowman was a member of Hagans Grove Baptist Church, and she enjoyed traveling and spending time with her…
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