Sheri Eubank named Realtor of the Year
Special to the Barren County Progress The REALTOR of the Year Award recognizes an active member of the local Association who has provided outstanding service to his/her profession and to our local community during the past year. Sheri has been a member of the local Association for 19 years and has served the association…
Read MoreSave the bridge!
By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News A special called meeting of the Edmonton City council was held on Monday, February 7th. The council room was crowded with locals to speak on behalf of saving the Mosby Ridge iron bridge. The council, as of the meeting date, had not given an answer to the Kentucky…
Read MoreEdmonton Police Department – 2021 in Review
Jennifer Moonsong Division Publisher Metcalfe and Barren There is sometimes a misperception that small towns in rural regions don’t have crime. The 2021 statistics for the city of Edmonton show that even small towns have their fair of mischief and many bigger problems. Last year, the Edmonton Police Department (EPD) made 167 arrests…
Read MoreMC Fiscal Court
Jennifer Moonsong Division Publisher Metcalfe and Barren The agenda for the regularly scheduled February 8 meeting at the Metcalfe County fiscal court was brief and uncomplicated. In addition to approving the minutes for the January 25 regular meeting, the financial statement, budget, claims, and inter-fund transfers, only “other business” was on the agenda. In…
Read MorePINK OUT: Hornets Win Nail-biter
By Johnnie Tarter Jobe Publishing Contributor In front of a huge electric home crowd and on Pink Out night, Coach Brandon Brockman and the Hornets went toe to toe with a tough South Warren team never giving up. With just 25 seconds left on the clock, the Hornets were only up by one, but…
Read MoreMetcalfe County Sheriff’s Office – Annual Report
By Jennifer Moonsong Division Publisher Metcalfe and Barren 2021 was another busy year at the Metcalfe County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO). Sheriff Hodges and the deputies responded to a total of 2,849 calls for service. That includes working 159 car crashes, issuing 713 total citations, serving 125 arrest warrants, assisting 131 motorists, opening 96 criminal…
Read MoreRUTH MARIE WORD
EDMONTON – Ruth Marie Word, 93, passed away Sunday, February 13, 2022, at NHC Healthcare in Glasgow. She was born in Metcalfe County on February 7, 1929, to the late Clyde and Wanda Williams Garrett. She was a homemaker and enjoyed collecting antiques and had an antique shop at her home. Besides her parents, she…
Read MoreFarmers RECC customers blindsided with spike in electric bill
Mary Beth Sallee Reporter, Hart County News-Herald When Hart Countians opened their February electric bills from Farmers RECC, many were left blindsided and in shock. Such was the case for Carolyn Pearson of the Monroe community. Pearson explained that she keeps the thermostat of her home set at 68 degrees at all times. But…
Read MoreAn Answered Prayer and an Act of Congress
The Story of The Way Church By Katrina England Reporter, Hart County News-Herald Paul and Angela Grider began attending Caveland Church in Cave City in 2008 where they quickly began serving within the church through the sports and youth ministries. Fourteen years later, they now lead their own church, though their path to get…
Read MoreCHS provides pathway to culinary arts and hospitality
Mary Beth Sallee Reporter, Hart County News-Herald The Culinary Arts and Hospitality Studies Pathways at Caverna High School (CHS) falls under the Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) career pathway options. Both of these pathways encompass the study of foods, nutrition, and food preparation. But for CHS students, it’s much, much more than that. According…
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