Who gets the TVA funds?
By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News When the Edmonton/Metcalfe Industrial Development Authority (IDA) met on May 16th the biggest item on the agenda was the South Industrial Park, specifically Chad Pennington and the agreement for the Stave Mill. The issue at hand is the cost overrun for the project. According to the IDA’s March…
Read MoreThe 134-year delivery
By Chad Coomer Julia Evans was the Tompkinsville postmistress in the 1880s when a Civil War veteran’s headstone arrived in the mail. No one ever claimed the marker and she was unsure where it belonged. Eventually, she took the headstone home with her in hopes of finding its rightful owner. Time passed on, and…
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WILLIAM “LAWRENCE” LESSENBERRY
RANDOLPH – William “Lawrence” Lessenberry, age 65, gained his wings Thursday, May 19, 2022, at TJ Samson Community Hospital surrounded by his family and friends. He was preceded in death by his mother, Doris Lessenberry. Born to JP and Doris Lessenberry in Glasgow, Kentucky he spent most of his life in Randolph, Kentucky. He and…
Read MoreHale announces retirement from Glasgow Independent Schools
Jennifer Moonsong Division Publisher Barren and Metcalfe Last week, the Superintendent of Glasgow schools, Keith Hale announced his retirement. He has led the district for the past five years. Overall, the board agrees he has gone above and beyond in his service to the school system. Although he has been the superintendent for…
Read MoreBox of blessings
Jennifer Moonsong Division Publisher Barren and Metcalfe Tyler Duke, 6-year owner of Up in Smoke on Columbia Avenue in Glasgow, doesn’t only run a small business there. He lives in the neighborhood as well, and he saw people in need. “A lot of people that live in this neighborhood are without transportation. They don’t…
Read MoreSummer Spa arrest leads to guilty plea
Jennifer Moonsong Division Publisher Barren and Metcalfe Jing Zheng of the Summer Spa in Glasgow plead guilty to one count of promoting prostitution. The other charge of practicing massage therapy without a license was dismissed. These charges stand from an April investigation which was the result of an allegation that sexual services were being…
Read MoreHabitat for Humanity unveils latest construction
Jennifer Moonsong Division Publisher Barren and Metcalfe They say it’s love that makes a house a home, and the love could certainly be felt Thursday afternoon on Ford Drive at the ribbon-cutting for Glasgow’s newest Habitat for Humanity house. The home, one of many to be built on that street, was built with entirely…
Read MoreMadison Faulkner named girls’ basketball coach
By T. Wampler Jobe News and Sports Caverna High School is a small school where everyone knows everyone, and sports are a big part of that family-friendly atmosphere. It’s all about family. In keeping with that tradition, Caverna High School named one of their own as the new girls’ basketball coach last week in a…
Read MoreHometown Hero Jeremiah Meredith
Mary Beth Sallee Reporter, Hart Co. News-Herald Jeremiah is a Hebrew name meaning “appointed by God” and “God will lift up”. For Cub Run native Jeremiah Meredith, there is perhaps no better meaning of a name than this to describe his journey from addiction to sobriety. When Jeremiah graduated from high school, he found…
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