County Not Compliant; Procurement Policy
Judge-Executive Hale asked maintenance guy to secure bids without public notice By Jeff Jobe Publisher, Barren County Progress Barren County has not complied with their own procurement policy or state statutes in regards to securing bids for renovating the county owned courthouse located at the center of downtown Glasgow. Their policy is defined in Chapter…
Read MoreVeterans Day Parade 2021
Special to the Barren County Progress The annual Barren County Veterans Day Parade is scheduled for Saturday, November 6, 2021, at 11 a.m., according to Chairman Darrell Pickett. “We regret that we again had to cancel the dinner due to Covid, but with the number of people who usually attend and with it being…
Read MoreContract employee arrested for bringing meth to BCDC
Jennifer Moonsong Division Publisher Barren and Metcalfe Glasgow woman Danyita Brownsmith, 22, an employee of Kellwell Food Management, Inc. has been arrested by the Kentucky State Police, for bringing methamphetamine into the Barren County Detention Center. Jailer Aaron Bennett reported the incident to KSP and an investigation ensued. Trooper David Hall and KSP canine…
Read MoreCounty Not Compliant; Procurement Policy
Judge/Executive Hale asked maintenance guy to secure bids without public notice. By Jeff Jobe Publisher, Barren County Progress Barren County has not complied with their own procurement policy or state statutes in regards to securing bids for renovating the county–owned courthouse located at the center of downtown Glasgow. Their policy is defined in…
Read MoreMetcalfe author Jim Tsukagoshi’s pens “Pearl Harbor”
Jennifer Moonsong Division Publisher Barren & Metcalfe Photos provided by the Metcalfe County Public Library Metcalfe County Public Library and the Chamber of Commerce hosted a book signing for author Jim Tsukagoshi. This is Tsukagoshi’s first published work…in English that is. “Two books in Japanese were published in Tokyo,” said Tsukagoshi. …
Read MoreJailer salary issues resolved
Jennifer Moonsong Division Publisher Barren & Metcalfe For several months Metcalfe County Jail or Randall Shive has questioned whether or not he and his deputy jailer are eligible for raises at this time. He further stated that Robert Brown of the Department of Local Government (DLG) had indicated to him that a raise may…
Read MorePay increase, debt collection, and ambulance replacement
By PJ Martin Editor, The Herald-News The Barren-Metcalfe Emergency Medical Services Board of Directors met in regular session on Wednesday, October 27th in the Metcalfe County fiscal courtroom. Judge/Executive Michael Hale had notified Executive Director Joe Middleton that he was unable to attend the meeting and Mr. Neil Thornberry arrived just after the meeting…
Read MoreRural road issues dominate Fiscal Court
Jennifer Moonsong Division Publisher Barren & Metcalfe At the regularly scheduled meeting of Metcalfe County Fiscal Court on October 26th, the agenda was straightforward and brief. The court approved the ARPA Fund Expenditure Resolution and appointed Ken Childress and Lisa Beasley to the extension board. However, when they got to “other business” chaos ensued…
Read MorePediatric Cancer Series Part 3: Ryan’s Story
Mary Beth Sallee Reporter, Hart County News-Herald Last week, The Hart County News-Herald shared Ayden’s story. This week, we bring you the journey and story of Ryan Rutledge. Osteosarcoma is the eighth-most common form of childhood cancer. Ewing sarcoma that starts in a bone is the most common tumor in the osteosarcoma family. However,…
Read MoreMaking an Impact – Football Players pick Staff Members to Wear Jerseys
Katrina England Reporter, Hart County News-Herald Hart County High School spent an entire week celebrating homecoming festivities with themed days, and Friday was deemed “Raider Pride Day” in anticipation of the varsity football game against Casey County. The football team went a step further, with players reflecting on the educators who have made an…
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