BOBBY LYNN ERVIN
EDMONTON – Bobby Lynn Ervin, son of the late Mitchell and Norma Ervin was born April 8th, 1963. He departed this life on Monday, October 11th, 2021, at T.J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow. Bobby was 58 years, 6 months, and three days of age. Bobby made a profession of Christ and was saved as…
Read MoreExploration in Kentucky Expands the World’s Longest Cave
By Paula L.Ratliff Courtesy of the Epoch News Cave explorers discovered eight miles of tunnels at Mammoth Cave, bringing the total length of explored passageways in the world’s longest subterranean system to 420 miles. The Mammoth Cave National Park and the Cave Research Foundation announced the underground discoveries as cavers continue to explore the…
Read MoreTaxes rates approved
By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News The Edmonton City Council met in regular session on Monday, October 5 at City Hall. The second reading of Tax Ordinance 2021-2022-02 was unanimously approved. The motor vehicle and watercraft tax is 15.2 cents per every $100 of assessed value in the City of Edmonton as of January…
Read MoreFall fun for Metcalfe
Jennifer Moonsong Division Publisher Metcalfe and Barren Although the resurgence of Covid has put a damper on some of the activities planned this fall, October is still full of events and alternatives for the community to enjoy. For example, the traditional downtown Halloween gathering that brings hundreds of kids to the Edmonton square…
Read MorePediatric Cancer Series Part 1: Aniston’s Story
Mary Beth Sallee Reporter, Hart County News-Herald Worldwide, more than 400,000 children are diagnosed with cancer each year. In the U.S. alone, nearly 16,000 children aged 0-19 are diagnosed with cancer yearly, averaging 43 children a day whose lives are forever changed by the disease. When a child is diagnosed with cancer, the entire…
Read MoreMARILYN JOYCE FORD
GREENSBURG – Marilyn Joyce Ford, 83, formerly of Edmonton passed away Thursday, October 7, 2021, at Hospice of Southern Kentucky in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Marilyn was born March 14, 1938, to the late George and Nell Martin Ferguson. Besides her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Charles Kneil Ford. Marilyn attended…
Read MoreCity adopts 2021 tax rate
Allyson Dix Jobe Publishing, Inc. The Glasgow City Council voted to approve the second reading adopting the tax rate for 2021 in an 8-1 vote, including one councilman abstaining from the vote. The ordinance states an ad valorem tax for the general fund of .174 per $100.00 of assessed value on real property and…
Read MoreBCEA Partners with Scott Murphy Daniel on New Spec Building
Special to the Barren County Progress The Barren County Economic Authority (BCEA) and Scott, Murphy & Daniel broke ground on a 100,000 sq. ft. speculative building in the Highland Glen Industrial Park in Glasgow, KY. A speculative building is a shell building without a tenant or buyer and serves the purpose of attracting an…
Read MoreHiseville man named World Grand Champion
Jennifer Moonsong Division Publisher Metcalfe & Barren Hiseville resident Jeff Williams says that he is a “horse fanatic”. Even so, he didn’t expect his obsession to turn into the title of World Grand Champion, but it has. Earlier this month, Williams gained his new title at the Racking Horse World Celebration. Simply winning the…
Read MoreUp and Coming Metcalfe County
Special to the Herald-News After the stagnation of 2020, as 2021 draws to a close Edmonton and Metcalfe County are the soul of activity and renewal. The downtown location of ESB is getting a facelift this fall. Photo by Jennifer Moonsong
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