Betty Lynn Pennington
HESTAND – Betty Lynn Copas Pennington, age 67, passed away Sunday, April 30, 2023, at Monroe County Medical Center. She was born May 18, 1955, in Tompkinsville, KY, the daughter of the late Joe Copas and Marie Vibbert Copas. She is the wife of Clurie [Red] Pennington, who survives. They were married for 51 years.…
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GLASGOW – Kent Alexander Blackburn, 35, of Glasgow, Kentucky passed away Friday, April 28th, 2023, at T. J. Samson Community Hospital. Kent was born on May 21, 1987, in Glasgow, Kentucky to the late Walter Blackburn and Tina Poindexter Evans, who survives. He worked for Tree KO Tree Service and was a huge Rams, Dodgers,…
Read MoreMargaret Kinslow Crain Jackman
CAVE CITY – Margaret Kinslow Crain Jackman, passed away Sunday, April 30, 2023, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Tuesday. May 2, 2023, at the Hatcher & Saddler Funeral Home with burial in the Horse Cave Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 pm Monday and continue after 9:00…
Read MoreMurlene Bradley Brewer
GLASGOW – Murlene Bradley Brewer, 82, passed away Friday, April 28, 2023, at Glasgow Signature Healthcare. She was the daughter of the late Burks and Lovie Dice Bradley. Ms. Bradley was a retired factory worker and lately had been a participant in the Foster Grandparent Program. She joined the Allen Seminary Baptist Church and was…
Read MoreRobert Lynn Lee
GLASGOW – Robert Lynn Lee, age 70, died Friday, April 28, 2023, at TJ Samson Community Hospital. Robert was the son of the late William Robert “Bob” Lee and the late Nora Mae (London) Lee. He was born in Glasgow on December 11, 1952. Robert was a veteran of the US Army. Robert is survived…
Read MoreJames Richard Palmore
FLORENCE – James Richard Palmore, 96, passed away on April 26th, 2023, at his home, Magnolia Springs in Florence, Kentucky. Mr. Palmore was born on the family farm at Persimon in Monroe County, KY, on May 25, 1926, and raised at Summer Shade in Metcalfe County, KY. He was the son of the late Dewey…
Read MoreGovernor Series – Clark, Cooper, and Smith
GOVERNOR SERIES FAIR & EQUAL ELECTIONS JACOB CLARK, DAVID COOPER,& ROBBIE SMITH By Chelene Nightingale, Reporter Every election cycle, the media and the political parties focus on candidates they deem “important” while ignoring lesser-known applicants they consider “fringe”. The Kentucky State Constitution specifically states in section 6: “All elections shall be free and equal.” Numerous First Amendment…
Read MoreMusic Celebration of Mammoth Cave tomorrow
MAMMOTH CAVE, KY – Mammoth Cave National Park will host a day of children’s activities and special ranger-led presentations celebrating the musical collaboration between the Louisville Orchestra and Mammoth Cave National Park at the park’s outdoor amphitheater on Saturday, April 29. The events will take place between 9 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. CDT. The first…
Read MoreRay Fletcher
EDMONTON – Ray Fletcher, age 83, passed away on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at Signature Healthcare of Glasgow. He was born on November 24, 1939, in Beaumont, the son of the late Grace Estes Fletcher and Raymond Fletcher. He is survived by two sons, Terry Fletcher and Bengie Fletcher (Darla) both of Edmonton; one…
Read MoreOpal Cowles
CHALYBEATE – Opal Cowles, age 77, departed this life with her family by her side on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West in Nashville, TN. The Edmonson County native was born on July 19, 1945, to the late William Edward and Lula Isabelle Lindsey Kinser. She was married to her best…
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