JIMMIE ‘RED’ MEDWIN PAIGE
SUMMER SHADE – Jimmie “Red” Medwin Paige, age 82, passed away Friday, November 10, 2021, at Signature Health Care in Glasgow. Born July 25, 1939, in Meshack in Monroe County, he was a son of the late Ruth Kingery Shaw and Thomas Clyo Page. He worked as a farmer and a car dealer and was…
Read MorePolitical season policy
By Jeff Jobe CEO/Owner Jobe Publishing, Inc The newspaper industry does not have mandates or laws dictating the amount of news we give one candidate versus the other. However, our family-owned business sets ethics standards for our team, and they have served us well as we move through our second decade of publishing community…
Read MoreCity employees to receive ‘premium pay’
Allyson Dix Jobe Publishing, Inc. In a special-called meeting on Nov. 1, the Glasgow City Council unanimously approved an ordinance to transfer funds for the purpose of dispersing premium pay to city employees. The funds are from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021. On March 11, U.S. President Joe Biden signed the…
Read MoreNavy Veteran Hamrick
Mary Beth Sallee Reporter, Hart County News-Herald At the age of 21, Sonya M. Hamrick of Hiseville made the choice to serve her country by joining the United States Navy. “I wanted to see the world and to leave Kentucky,” Hamrick said of why she joined. “The Marine Corps does not have a medical…
Read MoreDown the rabbit hole Commentary on Part II
Jennifer Moonsong Division Publisher Barren & Metcalfe When I embarked on my journey of research for this three-part series, I quickly discovered there was enough information for a 20 part series. The subject is complex. Some of the resources used are the books and lectures of American social psychologist, Dr. Johnathan Haidt. He stressed…
Read MoreVeteran Earl Hatchett – In service and brotherhood
Mary Beth Sallee Reporter, Hart County News-Herald “We’re all in this together. It makes a man out of you, and it makes you closer together as one. You don’t see no color. You see survival.” In 1940, the United States enacted the Selective Training and Service Act, otherwise known as the draft. The draft…
Read MoreUSAF Veteran Nicholas Jewell – Discipline and Leadership
Mary Beth Sallee Reporter, Hart County News-Herald Every service in the military has its unique, elite force. For the Navy, it’s the SEALS. For the Army, it’s the green berets. But in the Air Force, it lies with the Special Operations Command’s combat controllers, otherwise known as the scarlet berets. Veteran TSgt. Nicholas P.…
Read MoreBusiness as usual
By PJ Martin Editor, The Herald-News The Edmonton City Council met in regular session on Monday, November 1 at City Hall with a very short agenda. Department Reports Public Works Superintendent Moe Hensley presented a rundown of the routine work done in October, but did add that the crew was ready for leaf…
Read MoreThe Social Effect Part II The Dark Side: Crime & Mental Health
Jennifer Moonsong Division Publisher Barren & Metcalfe Whether or not social media can be considered a “good” thing is up for debate, but one thing isn’t: It enables the dark side of human nature, leaving society forever changed. In September Facebook made national news when it was likened to big tobacco, at a senate…
Read MoreVeteran shares military experience, advice
Mary Beth Sallee Reporter, Hart County News-Herald When Crystal Mills White made her first trip to see an Air Force recruiter, it wasn’t for herself. “I went to a recruiter in Elizabethtown to support a friend, Robert Kidd, who was thinking of joining the service,” Crystal said. “While there and listening to what the…
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