Dumbing down the ACT
By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News While driving to work last Monday morning I heard an announcer saying that the ACT (American College Testing) had been trimmed down. What? I wondered what was meant by trimmed down, so I started searching online to see exactly what ACT did. For those unfamiliar with the ACT,…
Read MoreFinances and FEMA
By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News The Metcalfe County Fiscal Court met in regular session on Thursday, July 25th with Magistrate Kevin Crain absent. A quorum was present with three magistrates. The magistrates adopted the agenda followed by the approval of the July 11th meeting minutes with no changes noted. The Metcalfe County Sheriff’s…
Read More2024 Morgantown Comprehensive Plan
Staff Report The City of Morgantown and The Barren River Area Development District (BRADD), held their first public hearing at the City Hall on July 16, 2024 An interactive/walk through public hearing was open to the community to come and have their voice heard on the next 5-year plan for Morgantown. There was also an…
Read MoreVirginia Carden Preston Watson
GLASGOW – Virginia Carden Preston Watson, age 94, passed away Monday, July 22, 2024, at Barren County Nursing and Rehabilitation in Glasgow. She was born in El Dorado, Arkansas the youngest daughter of the late Leonard Washington and Marilee Lear Preston. Virginia (Ginny) was the loving wife of the late, William Robert (Bob) Watson for…
Read MoreRuby Darlene Dennison Thurman
BOWLING GREEN – Ruby Darlene Dennison Thurman, age 74, passed away on Friday, July 26, 2024, at The Medical Center at Bowling Green. She was preceded in death by her mother, Agnes Dennison; and brother, Joe Dennison. Darlene leaves behind her devoted husband of over 40 years, Alan Richard Thurman; and daughter, Melissa Thurman White…
Read MoreMarcia Lavelle “Worley” Hall
FOUNTAIN RUN – Marcia Lavelle “Worley” Hall, 70, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2024, at the Metcalfe Health Care Center. Mrs. Hall was born in Center, KY, to the late Raymond and Elizabeth (London) Worley. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Gary Hall. Mrs. Hall was retired from…
Read MoreReba O’Banion age 96 , passed away
Reba O’Banion age 96 of Hardyville passed away Friday, July 26th at Hospice of Southern KY in Bowling Green. She was born in Center to the late John Thomas & Eliza Roseanna Nunn Jones. Reba was a housewife and she worked on the farm along with her late husband Leroy. She was saved in…
Read MoreRichard Robert Pierce age 78 , Passed away
Richard Robert Pierce age 78 of Cub Run passed away Thursday, July 25th at his home. He was born in Edmonson County on May 18, 1946 to the late Harvey & Ada Cox Pierce. He was a retired employee of Campbell-Hausfeld. Richard is survived by a son Doyle Bratcher of Cub Run, two grandsons…
Read MoreClara Dean McFelia age 86, Passed away
Clara Dean McFelia age 86 of Munfordville passed away Thursday, July 25th at her home. She was born in the small community of BonAyr, Barren County, to the late Leslie Paul & Frances Furlong Jackson. Clara Dean was the bookkeeper for the farm business with her late husband Ervin Bernell McFelia. She was a…
Read MoreJacob Everett Hale, age 29 Passed away
Jacob Everett Hale, age 29, of Munfordville, KY passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on July 27, 2024 after a 2 year battle with cancer. He loved his son with everything he had, and his family meant the world to him. He loved playing video games, drumming, and technology of…
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