2024 Patriot’s Pen
By Torrie Osbon Communication Director The 2024 Patriot’s Pen essay contest winners were recognized during a joint Veteran’s Day program hosted by Metcalfe County Middle School and Metcalfe County High School. Conducted nationwide, the VFW-sponsored youth essay competition gives 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade students the opportunity to express their opinions on a patriotic theme…
Read MoreHart County teacher under investigation
By Mary Beth Sallee Managing Editor Hart County News-Herald An ongoing investigation is currently underway pending allegations of misconduct against a teacher at Hart County High School. According to documents received from the Hart County School District on November 18, Superintendent Nathan Smith sent a letter to teacher Makayla Qualls (Kaeleigh Blair Qualls) on October…
Read MoreJanet Gayle Taylor
GLASGOW – Janet Gayle Taylor, age 63, passed away Friday, November 15, 2024, at the T.J. Samson Community Hospital peacefully with her family by her side. She is the daughter of the late Willett Payne and Vivian Lee Armes. Janet was a homemaker and a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister. She loved to garden,…
Read MoreWendell Oller
JEFFERSONVILLE, IN – Wendell Oller, age 66, formerly of Cave City, passed away on Monday, November 11, 2024, at Norton’s Hospital in Louisville. He loved rock ‘n roll music and fast cars. Wendell was a fantastic cook who could make anything. He was an active member of the Catholic Faith. He is preceded in death…
Read MoreLois Pace Norman
GLASGOW – Lois Pace Norman, 91, passed away Friday, November 15, 2024, at the NHC Healthcare Center, two days before her 92nd birthday. Born at Lecta, she was the daughter of the late Roy Edison Pace and Lena Williams Pace; and the widow of the late Rondal David “Bully” Norman. Lois was a hard-working lady who…
Read MoreHope Gibbs Young Williams
GLASGOW – Hope Gibbs Young Williams, passed away on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at the Shanti Niketan Hospice Home. Born July 22, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Meredith and Annie Morrow Gibbs. She attended Temple Baptist Church until her health failed. She was 95 years young and beautiful to the end. Hope…
Read MoreEster Elaine Clark
GLASGOW – Ester Elaine Clark, Age 92, passed away, Monday, November 11, 2024, at Shanti Niketan Hospice Home in Glasgow. She was born in Green County, Kentucky on December 20, 1931, to the late Terry Forest Asbury and the late Lena Mae (Bale) Asbury. Esther retired from Dispensers Optical after 30 years of service. She…
Read MoreNancy Sue Trowbridge
CAVE CITY – Nancy Sue Trowbridge, age 85, passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2024. She was born on January 12, 1939, to her late parents, Orville Scroggin and Louella Mae Denning Scroggin. She was married to her husband of 62 years, Samuel “Wayne” Trowbridge. Nancy was a homemaker who loved spending time with and cooking…
Read MoreKentuckians Urged To Get “REAL ID Ready” as Six-Month Mark to Federal Enforcement Date Approaches
REAL ID required to board U.S. commercial flights, access military bases beginning May 7, 2025 Special to The Banner LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 7, 2024) – In just six months, every Kentuckian 18 years of age or older will need a REAL ID or another acceptable form of identification to travel domestically and access certain federal facilities, including military…
Read MoreBCMS Lady Bears host Ohio County—7th bring the intensity
By Greg Moore Banner Sports Editor On Thursday evening, the Butler County Lady Bears welcomed the Lady Eagles from Ohio County not so friendly with the 7th grade team applying pressure the full length of the court in route to a 31-10 annihilation. However, the Lady Eagles flipped the script in the second game,…
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