The Kentucky Headhunters Honored by the State of Tennessee
Submitted by Claudia Johnson The Kentucky Headhunters and their song, “Dumas Walker,” inspired by Clay County native Dumas Walker, will be honored by the State of Tennessee with a new “Tennessee Music Pathways” marker in Celina, Tennessee. The unveiling is set to take place on Wednesday, August 18 at 2 p.m. on the…
Read MoreMetcalfe County High School Names New Girls Basketball Head Coach
Torrie Osbon Communications Director On August 10, Metcalfe County High School announced that Greg Stephens will be the new head coach of the girls’ basketball team. Stephens has served as a coach and teacher for more than 30 years. He recently coached boys and girls basketball at a school in Florida, where he also…
Read MoreSchool Meal Program gets Boost from The Dairy Alliance
Katrina England Hart Co. News-Herald Over the last year and a half, school food service staff have rarely had any downtime. Working diligently during the COVID pandemic to ensure students had meals at home meant that their jobs extended beyond what is normally expected. The Hart County School System has always worked with the…
Read MoreSouth Cooper Industrial Park groundbreaking
Jennifer Moonsong Central Division General Division Jobe Publishing, Inc. Last Wednesday local officials and citizens gathered at South Cooper Road on US 68 for the groundbreaking of the highly anticipated industrial park. “This is a big day for all of us in Barren County,” said Maureen Carpenter, Executive Director of the Barren County…
Read MoreKENNETH DOOLEY
HARDYVILLE – Kenneth Dooley, 71, passed away peacefully Monday, August 9, 2021, at his home. Born in Canton, Illinois, he was the son of the late Floyd and Marjorie Richardson Dooley. Kenneth was a retired ASC certified technician. He loved to fish, hunt, and garden. He was a member of the Shady Grove Baptist Church…
Read MoreWelcoming prosperity – Pennington Stave & Cooperage Project Announcement
Jennifer Moonsong Central Division General Manager Jobe Publishing, Inc. Last Tuesday a large group gathered at the Southside Industrial Park in Edmonton for the long-anticipated announcement of the Pennington Stave & Cooperage LLC (PS&C, LLC). Perhaps no one is more excited about this project coming to fruition than Chad Pennington. Pennington is a 2001…
Read MorePack sworn in as City Attorney
By PJ Martin Editor, The Herald-News The Edmonton City Council met in its regularly scheduled August session on Monday, August 2nd. The council found it necessary to appoint a City Attorney after the previous Attorney Sharon B. Howard presented her resigned to Mayor Doug Smith on July 20. Mayor Doug Smith recommended Attorney Brian…
Read MoreJobe Publishing purchases Allen County Newspaper
Mary Beth Sallee Jobe Publishing, Inc. Jobe Publishing, Inc., owned by Jeff Jobe, has announced its most recent purchase of The Citizen-Times newspaper, located in Scottsville, Kentucky. Jobe purchased the newspaper from Matt Pedigo, who will remain the newspaper’s general manager and continue covering local news and photographing local sports, as Pedigo has done…
Read MoreSulphur well tradition returns
Jennifer Moonsong Central Division General Manager Jobe Publishing, Inc. Last year was the first year in many years that the Sulphur Well Homecoming was not held, due to Covid. This year, the tradition returns. The tradition of the homecoming held a third Saturday and Sunday in August, started in the late 1880s. …
Read MoreMammoth Cave Aquarium Expo
By PJ Martin Editor, The Herald-News The first-ever Mammoth Cave Aquarium Expo is in the books and plans are already underway for the next one. The two-day event held on July 31st and August 1st at the Cave City Convention Center brought in a large diverse crowd. Vendors came from all over Kentucky such…
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