Caverna Teacher named Impact Teacher of the Year
By Katrina England Jobe Publishing, Inc. Melissa Tobin, STEAM Teacher at Caverna Elementary School was recently recognized as Impact Teacher of the Year through KySTE (the Kentucky Society for Technology in Education). Impact Teacher awards recognize and honor one leader and one teacher who have demonstrated outstanding achievement and leadership in implementing technology to…
Read MoreCounty Horsing Around
Hale, Botts, Houchens, and Bowman support it, while Dickerson, Sartin, Riddle, and Coomer do not Allyson Dix Jobe Publishing, Inc. The Barren County Fiscal Court split 4-4 in a vote requesting the county purchase a horse trailer for loose livestock animals in last week’s meeting after the discussion spiraled into a discussion revolving around…
Read MoreChildren, pulling family continues to honor one man’s legacy
“We’ll catch you at the end of the track, Mikey.” Mary Beth Sallee Reporter, Hart County News-Herald To some, he was known as the Peanut Man or Rumble Strips. Others called him Amish Mike and a few times even Poor Ol’ Paul. To his son, John Murray, he was just Mikey, and to his…
Read MoreHooves and Heart – Teen finds confidence with horses, barrel racing
Mary Beth Sallee Reporter, Hart County News-Herald When Julie Payne was just a young girl, she developed a love for horses. As soon as she was old enough to walk, she’d go straight for a toy horse. When she was old enough to speak, she let everyone know that she wanted to be a…
Read MoreKentucky farm violates environment
“Right is right, and wrong is wrong, and this is wrong.” Ed Smith Jennifer Moonsong Division Publisher Metcalfe and Barren Summer Shade farmer Justin Tudor is under scrutiny from the Energy and Environment Cabinet, for the deplorable conditions at the Justin Tudor Dairy Farm on Thurman Smith Road. Court documents from the Energy and…
Read MoreMCPL renovation update
Jennifer Moonsong Division Publisher Metcalfe and Barren You may have noticed the hustle and bustle at the currently closed Main Street location of the Metcalfe County Public Library. According to Director Kasey Warf, construction is underway and on time. “The project is on track, we are sticking close to the projected timeline of early…
Read MoreWhat does the County Clerk’s office do?
By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News In the past weeks, we have published the filing requirements for the county/city offices and a basic summary of the job duties for each. This week we will give a more comprehensive look at the county clerk’s office since there have been more questions about that specifically. The…
Read MoreAnd The Survey Says! Promote Downtown Glasgow, and Embrace Scottish Heritage
By JEFF JOBE The $30,000 question! Will leadership listen to the actual survey results, cherry pick them, or ignore all together? We have seen them spend $60,000 on a City Master Plan to only cherry pick it to find a single suggestion way down on the list to promote while ignoring numerous others before it.…
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: “I Can’t Do Anything…” Judge-Executive Micheal Hale
Editor, Election time is upon us. Now is when we need to ask Barren County Executives and Magistrates, “What are you going to do for the citizens of Barren County? I as a voter have many concerns: Safe drinking water, county road repairs, and a noise ordinance for Barren County. A sawmill has been…
Read MoreAmphitheater removed
Allyson Dix Jobe Publishing, Inc. Glasgow City Council members spent about an hour in a closed session Monday night to discuss the current proposal for the development of a downtown park in Glasgow. Wes Simpson, Chairman of the Downtown Park Steering Committee and leading the park project, told the council that the committee’s legal…
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