RUTH E. HODGES EDWARDS FERGUSON
EDMONTON – Ruth Elizabeth Hodges Edwards Fergerson, 84, passed away Thursday, April 15, 2021, at Metcalfe Health Care Center. Born November 14, 1936, in Summer Shade, she was the daughter of the late Bernard and Elsie Branstetter Hodges. She was a homemaker and a member of the Hickory College Church of Christ. Survivors include daughters,…
Read MoreSmithsonian Exhibit comes to Glasgow
By PJ Martin Editor, Herald-News The South Central Kentucky Cultural Center (SCKCC) and the Mary Wood Weldon Memorial Library were chosen by the Kentucky Humanities Council to host the Smithsonian Museum on Main Street exhibit “Crossroads: Change in Rural American.” The ribbon cutting was held Friday, April 9 and the exhibit officially opened…
Read MoreBarren County celebrates National Donate Life Month
Special to the Barren County Progress Every April Barren County Circuit Court Clerk, Krissie Coe Fields, celebrates National Donate Life Month in partnership with the Kentucky Circuit Court Clerks’ Trust For Life and Donate Life America. A Proclamation Signing will be held on Friday, April 16th at 8:15 in front of the Courthouse. This…
Read MoreSkeletal remains identified as missing Berea man
Mary Beth Sallee Reporter, Hart County News-Herald Skeletal remains found last year in Hart County have been identified. Jacob Tipton, age 24, was last seen on April 23, 2016, in Berea, Ky. He was entered as a missing person on May 6. Tipton’s remains were discovered on February 23, 2020, near the 1100 block…
Read MoreKentucky Veterans Brigade
By Chris Lagermann American Legion Post 65, Edmonton-Metcalfe County Kentucky is currently running a clothing drive to benefit the Kentucky Veterans Brigade (KVB) in Bowling Green Kentucky. The drive has been going on for several weeks. On Monday, April 5, Bill and Chris Lagermann delivered a truckload of clothing to the organization that filled four…
Read MoreThe Prairie Ramblers: Summer Shade’s forgotten, famous musical treasure
Jennifer Moonsong Central Division General Manager Jobe Publishing, Inc. Metcalfe County has been long known for its rich musical history, but amongst many well-known groups and solo artists, one such musical act that rose to stardom has been nearly forgotten: The Prairie Ramblers. Founding members “Chick” (Charles Gilbert) Hurt, and “Happy” Jack Taylor came…
Read MoreCity awarded grant
By PJ Martin Editor Edmonton Herald-News The Edmonton City Council met for their regular in-person session on Monday, April 5. It was a short agenda and meeting. Mayor Doug Smith announced that the city had been approved to receive the Land and Water Conservation Grant. The city will receive $66,852 of a 50/50 match…
Read MoreThe cicadas are coming
Jennifer Moonsong Central Division General Manager Jobe Publishing, Inc. Kentucky is one of 15 states in the lower 48 which will witness one of nature’s phenomena: Cicadas. Experts believe in approximately a month (maybe as much as 6 weeks here in the Bluegrass) cicadas will begin to emerge in parts of Delaware, Illinois,…
Read MoreFormer jail employee charged with animal cruelty
Mary Beth Sallee Reporter, Hart County News-Herald Former Hart County Jail employee, James Kersey, has been charged with cruelty to animals in the second degree. According to Kentucky State Police (KSP) Trooper Daniel Priddy, the charge was filed on February 26 in connection with the alleged mistreatment of Ragnar, the jail’s German Shepherd K9.…
Read MoreCindy Lea Spicer
BOWLING GREEN – Cindy Lea Spicer, 61, passed away Monday, April 5, 2021, in Bowling Green after a brief illness. Born in Vermilion, Ohio she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee Spicer, Sr. and Carol Spicer of Edmonton who survives. Besides her mother she is survived by one a brother, Edward Alan Spicer…
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