Edmonson County Boys’ basketball update Wildcats gearing up for 12th District Tourney
By T. Wampler JPI Sports The Edmonson County High School boys’ basketball program has a new coach for the second year in a row. Coach Brad Meredith inherited a team that finished with an overall record of 14 – 16 and went 3-5 in District 12. The Wildcats are well on their…
Read More200th year Birthday of Edmonson County
Lynn Bledsoe Gimlet Editor Edmonson County Historical Society held the 200th birthday for Edmonson County on Jan. 18, 2025. The celebration was held in the Edmonson County Circuit Courtroom and was open to the public. Greg Hudson, Edmonson County Historical Society President along with Laura Lindsey provided the event. A beautiful cake…
Read More100 Years Later: Remembering Floyd Collins
Previously published in the Cave City Progress, Cave City, KY, Friday, January 31, 1975 edition The tragedy of Floyd Collins is, in Cave Country, a curious mixture of fact and legend. The feature stories do not pretend to be the whole truth, but only a chronology of events as we see it, cleaned from various…
Read MoreMary Rush Stephens
SUMMER SHADE – Mary Rush Stephens was born in Summer Shade, Kentucky on March 2, 1938. She departed this life on January 24, 2025, to join her loved ones in eternal peace. Mary and her husband of 64 years, Jerry N. Stephens, shared a life filled with adventure, residing in Kentucky, Georgia, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois,…
Read MoreCub Run PTO to host basketball fundraiser with help from the Amish community
Mary Beth Sallee Managing Editor Hart Co. News-Herald Members of the Amish community and other individuals are coming together to shoot hoops and raise money for a local school. On Friday, January 31, the Cub Run Elementary School PTO will host a basketball fundraising event that will include a team organized by Kyle Logsdon…
Read MoreGrowing Greatness: Youth Programs Underway in Hart County
Katrina England Reporter Hart Co. News-Herald Three teams of young athletes across the county received an opportunity not often available in our county. When the regular youth basketball season ended, a new sort of program began. Head coaches Justin Line and Jessica Lindsey held tryouts and created county-wide All-Star-style teams of players from third,…
Read MoreCaverna basketball legend to debut new book
Mary Beth Sallee Managing Editor Hart Co. News-Herald Local basketball legend Clarence Glover will soon return to Horse Cave to debut his new book. Glover – who was an all-state athlete at Caverna, starred on the Western Kentucky University Men’s 1971 Final Four basketball team, and was a number one draft selection for the…
Read MoreChristie Dawn Thompson
SUMMER SHADE – Christie Dawn Thompson, 49, of Summer Shade KY, passed away at her home on Monday, January 26, 2025. She was born on June 9, 1975, in Tompkinsville, to the late Albert and Shirley Page Walker. Christie was a member of the Poplar Log Church of Christ. She graduated from Metcalfe County High…
Read MoreMetcalfe 911 Dispatch Update
By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News The Metcalfe County Fiscal Court met on Thursday, January 23rd, with a quorum as all magistrates were present. The meeting was also attended by the Metcalfe 7th and 8th grade gifted and talented class. Judge/Executive Larry Wilson welcomed the students and asked the members of the fiscal court…
Read MoreMetcalfe Graduates Seven
Mason Ferguson, child of Kristy Vibbert and Nathan Ferguson, plans to attend school and get certified in Fire and Emergency Medical Services. Tanner Garmon, child of Mike Garmon and Lori Haycraft, plans to attend Lineman school. Photos courtesy of Metcalfe County Schools
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