15th Annual Spirit of Giving celebration
“Whatever it takes to build a better future.” Jennifer Moonsong Publisher/Jobe Publishing Central Division Smiles were a’plenty and so was goodwill as the Boys and Girls Club of Glasgow-Barren County helped provide for local families this Christmas season! “This was our 15th Annual Spirit of Giving Event. The purpose of the event is to…
Read More2021 Year in Review
Jennifer Moonsong Publisher/Jobe Publishing Central Division 2021 brought to Barren County losses, trials, triumphs, and growth. January In January, the community mourned the passing of businessman and leader O. Wayne Gaunce, welcomed the new Shanti Niketan Hospice Home, and fought the tide of changing times when the homemakers were asked to rename their annual…
Read MoreCourt appropriates $1M to healthcare sector, $500K to education
Allyson Dix Jobe Publishing, Inc. In a 7-1 vote last week, Barren County Fiscal Court voted to earmark $1,000,000.00 to the healthcare sector in Barren County for the purpose of retaining employees with an additional $500,000.00 to healthcare education. As with many areas across the nation, staffing shortages are taking a toll on businesses…
Read MoreBarren Inc. Awards honorees
Lifelong friends retire from County Clerk’s Office
Mary Beth Sallee Reporter, Hart County News-Herald Lisa Hensley Sanders and Vickie Spradlin have known one another for years, having grown up together in the community of Three Springs. For nearly three decades, both women have also worked alongside one another in the County Clerk’s Office. Now, these lifelong friends will embark upon a…
Read MoreSKYCTC awards presidential scholarships to two Barren County students
Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College (SKYCTC) awarded Presidential Scholarships to two Barren County students at the annual Glasgow/Barren County Chamber breakfast on December 16, 2021, at the Cave City Convention Center. Each year at this event, SKYCTC awards one scholarship to a student enrolled at the SKYCTC Glasgow Health Campus in the nursing program…
Read MoreOperation Lights On
Glasgow EPB shares details following historic tornado Allyson Dix Jobe Publishing, Inc. After a deadly tornado outbreak that swept across six states on Dec. 10th into the morning of Dec. 11th, many communities across the Commonwealth were left without electricity including Glasgow Electric Plant Board customers. The damage across Kentucky was extensive. Northern Barren…
Read More2021: A look back
By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News After surviving a disastrous 2020 most all had hopes of a more ‘normal’ 2021, however, the pandemic did not disappear as expected and wreaked havoc on events yet another year. Despite causing the cancelation of the Pumpkin Festival for the second straight year, 2021 held many other changes.…
Read More‘Tis the season
PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News As 2021 comes to a close, I must admit it has been a slight bit better than 2020, but still a hard year. The December tornados and the long-range destruction they caused have definitely put sadness in many hearts. I feel such sorrow for the many families who lost…
Read MoreEdmonton Christmas Parade – Hometown Heroes
The annual Christmas parade was held in Edmonton on Sunday, December 19th with a theme of “Hometown Heroes.” Nore photos can be found on our Facebook page The Herald-News.
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