Bradley & Rexroat break school records
Mary Beth Sallee Hart Co. News-Herald The Raider and Lady Raider basketball teams bounced into the new year with new records. On December 28 while both teams were in Gatlinburg, Tenn., for holiday tournaments, seniors Dea Bradley and Clark Rexroat broke school records that had been held for over 30 years. Going into last…
Read MoreThe Christmas Mouse
By Allyson Dix and Mary Beth Sallee Jobe Publishing, Inc. In 1972, Noma Page and her soon to be two-year-old daughter, Angela, were attending the Glasgow Christmas Parade when young Angela saw something she just had to have: a giant mouse on the Watson’s Store float. “She had a fit over that mouse,” James…
Read MoreHCHS gym dedicated to Jerry Taylor
By Katrina England Hart Co. News-Herald This past year on December 7, former Athletic Director Jerry Taylor approached the gym to watch his Hart County Raiders take on the Caverna Colonels. Unbeknownst to him, on the brick above the entryway to the gym, the words “Jerry Taylor Gymnasium” had been unveiled earlier that day.…
Read MoreBill Holsinger
CAVE CITY – Bill Holsinger, age 86, departed this life on January 1, 2024, at The Medical Center at Bowling Green. The Pike County native was born on September 23, 1937, to the late Garland and Mary Ridenour Holsinger. He was married for sixty-one years to the love of his life, Daisy Smith Holsinger, who…
Read MoreVernetia Parsley
RHODA – Vernetia Slaughter Parsley, age 94, peacefully departed this life at her residence, with her loved ones by her side on Sunday, December 31, 2023. The Edmonson County native was born on June 23, 1929 to the late Herbert P. and Delphia L. Wolfe Slaughter. She was married for seventy-years to her devoted husband…
Read MorePearl Shelley Faw
HORSE CAVE – Pearl Shelley Faw, age 90, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, December 31, 2023. Pearl was born on January 20, 1933, a daughter of the late M.L. Shelley and Mary Elizabeth Osborne Shelley, in the Woodstock Community of Pulaski County, Kentucky. She grew up in the Good Hope Community along…
Read MoreMelba Wheat
LOUISVILLE – Melba Jones Wheat, 97, passed away Monday, January 1, 2024, at her residence. She was born November 19, 1926, in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky to the late Sallye Jones and Rene Wilson Jones. Melba was a baker at A & P Bakery in Louisville and was of the Baptist faith. In her free time,…
Read MoreRucella Dowell Warf
EDMONTON – Rucella (Dowell) Warf, age 85, passed away on Tuesday, January 2, 2024, at her residence. Mrs. Warf was born on Sunday, May 22, 1938, the daughter of Ellie Sanders and Eddie Mae (Groce) Dowell. She was of the Baptist Faith, member of the Pink Ridge Baptist Church, and was a loving mother, grandmother,…
Read MoreWhere are the by-laws?
By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News The Edmonton/Metcalfe Industrial Development Authority (IDEA) held a special called meeting on December 19th. Judge/Executive Larry Wilson arrived late and Matt Gallagher was absent. The meeting minutes from November 27th were approved with no amendments. By-Laws At the last meeting the question of bylaws was asked, do they…
Read MoreTri County Hay and Straw Auction
7th annual By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News It’s a never-ending struggle for every farmer out there – will they have enough hay to last through the winter months? Back in 2018, the local extension offices of Metcalfe, Barren, and Monroe Counties partnered with the Metcalfe County Fair Board to begin the hay and…
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