Toys for Tots grows in Metcalfe
North Pole Exclusive In 2019, thanks to the efforts of the Metcalfe County Sheriff’s Office and the Metcalfe County Family Resource Center, Toys for Tots made its debut in Metcalfe County. Since then the program and the appreciation for it have grown. “Sheriff Lonnie came to us and asked how to get his…
Read MoreARPA discussions dominate Fiscal Court
Jennifer Moonsong Publisher/Jobe Publishing Central Division At the December 14 regularly scheduled meeting of the Metcalfe County fiscal court, the use of ARPA (America Rescue Plan Act) funds was the main topic of discussion. Lorrie Boston, finance officer, was present to discuss the allotment of those funds. “I’m learning as I go,” Boston said,…
Read MoreListening more
A Resolution and Hope By Jeff Jobe I’m struggling between writing a New Year’s resolution for myself and making a suggestion for community leaders. As I sit down to write I have come to the realization that Judge-Executive Micheal Hale and myself have very much the same problem. Neither of us listens very well. My…
Read MoreLARRY STEVIE HURT
GLASGOW – Larry Stevie Hurt, age 69, passed away Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at the VA Hospital in Louisville, KY. Born November 30, 1952, in Burkesville, KY he was a son of the late Annie Shaw Hurt and Oscar Bennett Hurt. He was an owner/operator truck driver, of the Baptist faith, and an Army veteran…
Read MoreHonoring women
Jennifer Moonsong Central Division Barren & Metcalfe The Glasgow business and professional women’s club decided it was time to honor the women of Barren County, for their professionalism, good deeds, and grace. The 2021 BPW Distinguished Women gathering was held earlier this month. The following ladies were honored: Jamie McFarlin, Edie Bell, Ashley Estes,…
Read MoreChecks presented to Kosair Charities
Submitted by Terry Ferguson Simpson Some songs will always stick with you and you will know them from the first few notes you hear. And some people in our community…well, they are the same. From the tone of their voice, their laugh, or their many good deeds…they are just familiar and known. Like those…
Read MoreSUMMER SHADE TREE LIGHTING
Santa Claus stopped by Country Tyme Diner for a drink before adding his own special ornament to the Christmas tree during Friday nights first Summer Shade Tree Lighting. Santa was on hand at Cash’s General Store for photos and to hear the picking and singing. Several other folks dropped by to do a little last…
Read MoreStudents Enjoy Annual Wrap Up and Read Event
Torrie Osbon Communications Director National Honor Society students and Service Learning students at Metcalfe County High School recently spread Christmas cheer to more than 100 kindergarten students at Metcalfe County Elementary School. The high school students celebrate each holiday throughout the school year with kindergarten students completing math, literacy, crafts, and games to help…
Read MoreKARL SIDNEY SCHMIDT
EDMONTON – Karl Sidney Schmidt, 85, formerly of Louisville, passed away peacefully at his home in Edmonton, Ky. on December 15, 2021. After graduation from Texas Christian University in accounting, he was employed by Housing and Urban Development in loan management, where he worked until retirement in 1995. Karl was an ardent sports fan and…
Read MoreA tradition, merry & bright
Jennifer Moonsong Central Division Barren & Metcalfe When Jim and Lucy Hawkins of Glasgow started doing woodworking projects together it was all in good fun. That was a quarter of a century ago. “We had a UPS man come to the house, and he was selling wooden cutouts. I bought a ghost, a…
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