MCFC – Stage, voting machines approved
Jennifer Moonsong Division Publisher Metcalfe and Barren At the January 25 regularly scheduled meeting at the Metcalfe County Fiscal court, Daniel Bragg of the stage committee was present to request a building permit. The plans of the committee are to erect a 25’ x 25’ stage with a concrete foundation and brick exterior…
Read MoreChamber ‘CD’ Day
By Kim Harwood & Gaye Shaw Jobe Publishing Contributors The 2022 Edmonton Metcalfe County “CD” Day was highly successful with 225 business/individuals making pledges of membership. Fifty of those were persons who were not members in 2021. The 2022 Deejay championship is a tie between the Eighties Ladies Dawn Devore, City of Edmonton, and…
Read MoreMetcalfe County High School hires new head coaches
By Torrie Osbon Communications Director Metcalfe County High School will welcome two new head coaches when spring sports get underway this season. Alex Pennington was named head softball coach and will take over for Brian Garrett, who stepped down last year. Pennington was an assistant coach under Garrett for two years. Previously, she was…
Read MoreJUDITH LYNN LILE CHILDERS
EDMONTON – Judith Lynn Lile Childers, 67, passed away peacefully at her home Sunday, February 6, 2022, surrounded by her family. Judy as she was known was born in Campbellsville, Kentucky, on May 28, 1954, the daughter of Bill and Barbara Reece Lile of Greensburg. Judy was an avid UK fan. She was the #1…
Read MoreExpress yourself!
Mary Beth Sallee Reporter, Hart County News-Herald Students establish writing club, newspaper In today’s society where media is often viewed as untrustworthy and posting on social media often replaces actual writing, one local teacher is working to change that by bringing new experiences to her students. Larissa Trousdale is the 5th Grade ELA/SS teacher at…
Read MoreCounty approves $43K road equipment
Allyson Dix Jobe Publishing, Inc. Barren County Fiscal Court held a special-called meeting last Friday and unanimously approved various road department equipment expenses in the absence of Magistrates Trent Riddle and Carl Dickerson. A paver, a vehicle used to lay asphalt, owned by the county is in need of repairs and the court approved…
Read MoreBarren County candidate update
Jennifer Moonsong Division Publisher Metcalfe and Barren The January 25 filing deadline has passed, and many Barren Countians are stepping up to the plate to run for various county and city offices. In the race for Judge/Executive, incumbent Micheal Hale (D) is being challenged by Jamie Bewley Byrd (R). County Clerk Helena Chase Birdwell…
Read MoreGEPB elects new officers
Allyson Dix Jobe Publishing, Inc. The Glasgow Electric Plant Board approved two new board officers to the Board of Directors last week following the expiring term for Chairman D.T. Froedge and the resignation of Libby Short. Board members unanimously elected Mark Haines as the new Chairman and Glenn Pritchard as the new Secretary/Treasurer. In…
Read MoreRemembering Brad Bailey
Mary Beth Sallee Jobe Publishing, Inc. The ongoing pandemic has devastated many families, taking away loved ones far too soon. Unfortunately, the Bailey family understands this all too well. Brad Bailey, a Barren County native and former property valuation administrator (PVA), passed away on January 18 from complications due to COVID-19. Although his family…
Read MoreChairman Froedge’s vision for GEPB’s future
D.T. Froedge 1/25/2022 “I’m not upset about leaving. This was something I didn’t like doing, but I needed to do from the start. Glasgow is not a wealthy town filled with wealthy people. The average household income is said to be about 28-thousand a year. We have a lot of citizens that are retired,…
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