Fighting food insecurity locally
By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News If you have been keeping up with the county news, you have heard that the Bowling Park Food Pantry is in the process of expanding yet again. This need comes just 4 years after the last pantry expansion. That shows the dire need of families in this county…
Read MoreRoads and Money
By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News On Tuesday, June 13th the Metcalfe County fiscal court met for their regular meeting with all the magistrates in attendance. A request was heard to remove Ferguson Road from the country road maintenance list. The road is a cut thru between McCoy-Witty Road and Cedar Hill Road. The…
Read MoreHappy 100
Special to the Herald-News Many of you may not know him, but Robert Reece, or Bob as many call him has been in this world for 100 years as of June 18, 2023. That’s a serious accomplishment considering he was also in WWII on the USS Davison guarding supply ships. It was noted that this…
Read MoreFull Steam Ahead!
PSC is open for business By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News Last Monday, June 12th, what many naysayers said would never happen…happened. Pennington Stave Company officially started production. The Chamber’s Executive Director Kim Harwood and a Herald-News representative were invited to the factory by owner Chad Pennington to watch the equipment being operated and to…
Read MoreEva Watkins Lynn
SUMMER SHADE – Eva Watkins Lynn, 93, passed away Monday, June 19, 2023, at Monroe County Medical Center. She was born March 11, 1930, to the late Lin Watkins and Betsy Watkins. Mrs. Lynn was a member of the Oak Hill Church of Christ. She loved to make quilts, read, and travel. She is survived…
Read MoreLeslie “Les” Neumeister
GLASGOW – Leslie L. “Les” Neumeister, age 91, of Tampa, Florida died June 7, 2023. A native of Glasgow, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Leroy Neumeister and Mary Elizabeth Redford Neumeister. Les was a graduate of Duke University, where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity and Phi Beta Kappa.…
Read MoreJames Paul Jolly
HORSE CAVE – It is with great sadness to announce the passing of James Paul Jolly, age 70. He was born on August 3, 1952, to parents, James Henry Jolly (deceased) and Floyce Alyne Boston Jolly (deceased). He is preceded in death by his daughter, Laura Nicole Jolly (November 29th 1979-March 20, 1997). He is…
Read MoreEleanor Jean Young
GLASGOW – Eleanor Jean Young, 92, passed away Saturday, June 17, 2023, at the T J Samson Community Hospital. A native of Barren County, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Christine Watkins Culver. Early in her career, Jean was a switchboard operator for the telephone company and later became a stay-at-home Mom.…
Read MoreJoseph Wiley Humphrey
GLASGOW – Joseph Wiley Humphrey, 76, formerly of Greenville, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, June 17, 2023, at the T. J. Samson Community Hospital. He was a son of the late J. Wiley Humphrey and Lucille Merle Noffsinger Humphrey. He was retired accountant from Beldin Wire and Jr. Foods. He is survived by his wife, Charolette…
Read MoreDoris Maire Olinick
GLASGOW – Doris Marie Olinick, 87, born in Michigan, passed away Sunday, June 18, 2023, at her residence. She was a daughter of the late Raymond Beauprey and Mary Antoinette Naprudnik Beauprey. She was retired from George Matick Chevy in Michigan. She is survived by her husband, Robert Frank Olinick; three daughters, Debra O. Lisull…
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