Maxie Leroy Ritter
GLASGOW – Maxie Leroy Ritter, 76, passed away Friday, October 18, 2024, at T. J. Samson Community Hospital. He was born on May 20, 1948, in Barren County to the late Corbin and Lillie Peers Ritter. Mr. Ritter was a member of the Lick Branch Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He was an avid University of Kentucky…
Read MoreWelby Jan Leftwich Sandidge
EDMONTON – Welby Jan Leftwich Sandidge, 85, passed away Saturday, October 19, 2024, at the Shanti Niketan Hospice Home in Glasgow, KY. He was born in Oroville, CA on August 20, 1939, to the late Welby Lee and Caroline Isabelle Leftwich Sandidge. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Susan Lyon Sandidge; and…
Read MoreRay Douglas Neal
BROWNSVILLE – Ray Douglas Neal, affectionately known to his friends and family as “Jim Buck” left this world on October 16, 2024, at the Edmonson Health Care Center at the age of 93. The Monroe County native was born on July 11, 1931, to the late Buck and Ada Stone Neal. Jim Buck was a…
Read MoreBilly Ray Williams
GLASGOW – Billy Ray Williams, 68, passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2024, at the Barren County Health & Rehab Center. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, October 19,2024, at the Hatcher & Saddler Funeral Home with burial in the Pleasant Home Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral…
Read MoreBears advance to Regionals—Lady Bears win District match
By Greg Moore Banner Sports Editor Two weekends ago, involved a lot of high school soccer in Morgantown and Brownsville. The 11th District Tournaments were held at Butler County and Edmonson County High Schools with Grayson, Edmonson, Butler, and Meade playing in both boys and girls. While the boys were all played in Brownsville,…
Read MoreBears finding themselves, getting healthy for stretch run
By Greg Moore Banner Sports Editor While they have yet to get into the win column, the Butler County High School Bears football team has been improving week in and week out. The Bears have been in a brutal stretch of the season, schedule-wise, but they have stayed positive through great leadership from their coaches…
Read MorePatricia Harvey
On October 15, 2024, Mrs. Patricia Harvey went home to her heavenly father at the age of 88. She passed at NHC Healthcare of Glasgow. She is preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Mildred McGlocklin; her husband, Dan Harvey; and her daughter, Kathy Harvey. Patricia is survived by one son, Bob Harvey (Joanna)…
Read MoreBroken Promises
BROKEN PROMISES: Gaunce has spent money earmarked for Cave City, has the town locked out of additional grants and sitting on an $80K deteriorating property for 3.5 years. By Jeff Jobe, Community Publisher/Barren County Progress The Glasgow Boys & Girls Club management team of Patrick Gaunce has promised Cave City they would be getting…
Read MoreJohn Hampton Reynolds
GLASGOW – John Hampton Reynolds, age 57, passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2024, at Western State Hospital in Hopkinsville. John was born on July 20, 1967, a son of the late Harold Hampton and Mary Catherine (Bell) Reynolds. He attended Cave City Baptist Church, and he was a graduate of Caverna High School class…
Read MoreLoud Opinions Expressed
By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News The Metcalfe County Fiscal Court met in a regular session on Thursday, September 26th with all magistrates present. Attorney Holly Coleman sat in for Attorney Sharon Howard and Occupational Tax Administrator Lorrie Gilpin took notes in Treasurer Page Edwards’ absence. The agenda was adopted and the minutes from…
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