Brownsville City Council Struggles with Trash Rates Increase
Lynn Bledsoe Gimlet Editor Brownsville City Council held its regular monthly meeting on Feb. 5, 2025, with all council members present. In bills to be paid, Mayor Ricky Simon stated that one of the garbage trucks had to be repaired at a cost of $4,900. The cost of having the side arm taken…
Read More50 Years of the Lady Cats
Lynn Bledsoe Gimlet Editor On Jan. 28, 2025, Edmonson County High School celebrated 50 years of Lady Cats Basketball. The program has been very successful, with 576 program wins, District Championship wins in 1994, 1995, 1998, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2023, an All-A regional championship, and a trip all the way to the Final…
Read MoreSignature-Win over top ten Dragons on Senior Night primes Bears for a run
By Greg Moore Banner Sports Editor After picking up four straight wins, the Butler County Bears hit a three-game skid starting on the road at Breckinridge County, which continued over into a huge letdown in Leitchfield. However, these young men strapped right back up with resilience the next night to rally and battle…
Read MoreAll You Need Is Love
In celebration of Valentine’s Day, the Butler County Banner is delighted to share heartfelt love stories from our local community. A Love That Stands the Test of Time: By Beverly Bonilla Banner Reporter J and Nyla VanFleet were married at Big Muddy and recently celebrated their 68th Anniversary this past December.…
Read MoreKenneth Lewis England Jr.
BOWLING GREEN – Kenneth Lewis England Jr., age 55, passed away Monday, February 10, 2025, at Hospice of Southern Kentucky surrounded by his loved ones. He was born in Glasgow, Kentucky, on October 30, 1969, to the late Kenneth Lewis England and Betty Davis England who survives. Kenneth spent his life as a self-employed truck…
Read MoreCommunity Chronicles – Planting Seeds of Joy
Mary Beth Sallee Editor Hart Co. News-Herald Once the endless days of warm weather and sunshine return, you’ll likely find Maria Grimsley exactly where she loves to be: among the wildflowers. Maria is the founder of The Glimmer Patch, a plot of land on a farm in Hart County where she grows an abundant…
Read MoreVicky Lee Costello
EDMONTON – Vicky Lee Costello, 63, passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at Metcalfe County Healthcare. She was born on May 22, 1961, in Glasgow, KY to the late James Maxie and Lois Bragg Jessie. She married Joseph Vincent Costello on May 31, 1977, and was married for 47 years before his passing in 2023.…
Read MoreLeonard Wayne Edmunds
GLASGOW – Leonard Wayne Edmunds 77, passed away on February 2, 2025, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 am Friday, February 15, 2025, at the Hatcher & Saddler Funeral Home with burial in the Glasgow Municipal Cemetery. Visitation will be after 4:00 pm Thursday at…
Read MoreJulia Margaret “Peggy” Huffman
GLASGOW – Julia Margaret “Peggy” Huffman, 86, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, February 9, 2025. Peggy was born on September 3, 1938, in Mount Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky to the late John Henry McKinley Payne and Dorothy Garnett (Jones) Payne. After working for a local doctor in Mount Vernon,…
Read MoreLarry Wayne Fields
HODGENVILLE – Larry W. Fields, 75 of Hodgenville, KY went to his long-awaited home to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, February 8, 2025. That very hour heaven’s singers sang sweeter, and the guitar strings played a little grander. Larry passed from this life surrounded by his family whom deeply loved especially his…
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