Red, white and blue – Edmonton Sumitomo celebrates 30 years
High atop a knoll on the outskirts of Edmonton near Industrial Park Drive, a crowd gathered last Thursday to commemorate a momentous occasion. Sumitomo (SEWS) and the City of Edmonton have been working hand in hand on a project for nearly a year that came to fruition in the form of a 25 ft. by…
Read MoreRENITA GAY HOUK JACKSON
EDMONTON – Renita Gay Houk Jackson, age 60, passed away Saturday, November 14, 2020, in the Medical Center Bowling Green. Renita was born July 3, 1960, to the late Bobby Joe and Shelia Hensley Houk. Renita graduated from Metcalfe County High School in 1978. She married the late William Darrell Jackson on August 30, 1991.…
Read MoreGlasgow City Council: Can bad cops be rehired?
Glasgow City Council: Can bad cops be rehired? Steven Reneau Glasgow’s City Council met Monday evening at the City Council Chambers for their bi-monthly meeting. They had a second reading of an ordinance that would see some standard operating guidelines for the Glasgow Fire Department being updated. Some of these changes were regarding…
Read MoreFrom hobby to full-time business: Dry Creek Forge Knives
From hobby to full-time business: Dry Creek Forge Knives Mary Beth Sallee When Ross Gammons began making knives nearly 10 years ago, he wasn’t quite sure where it would lead. “It began as a hobby,” he said. “…I started with blacksmithing and made a knife. Then my interest completely shifted in that direction.”…
Read MoreALICE MAE HERALD CARTER
EDMONTON – Alice Mae Herald Carter, 70, passed away peacefully Tuesday, November 10, 2020, at the home of her sister, in Bowling Green, surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 22, 1950, the daughter, of the late Clarence Elwood and Katie Frazier Majors. Mrs. Carter was a pattern technician for Fruit of Loom…
Read MoreI miss my best editor
By Jeff Jobe I miss the best editor I ever had, my mother. She based the foundation of her critiques on a theory in which she lived her life, “It’s better to be nice.” She lived her life devoted to her three children, never being the one to initiate a disagreement and she witnessed to…
Read MoreMulti-million dollar water improvement project comes to Edmonton
Jennifer Moonsong Central Division General Manager Jobe Publishing, Inc. “When rural America is strong, America is strong,” Hilda Legg, US Dept. of Agriculture Rural Dev. Kentucky State Director Last Monday, citizens of Edmonton along with the Mayor, city employees, council members, Rep. James Comer, and the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development Kentucky…
Read MoreMetcalfe County Hornet 2020 football
Harbison and Hornets prepping for playoffs By T. Wampler Jobe Regional Sports Coach LJ Harbison and the Metcalfe County Hornets were playing their best football of the season as they were preparing to take on the 6A Barren County Trojans at the time this article was written. Peaking at the right time is important in…
Read MoreBARBARA WISDOM
EDMONTON – Barbara Wisdom, 78, passed away peacefully Saturday, November 7, 2020, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born November 2, 1942, the daughter of the late Riley and Effie Mae Walbert Gibson. Barbara was a beloved wife, mom, and grandma, and was a member of the Casey Fork Church of Christ.…
Read MoreJIM PEDIGO
SCOTTSVILLE – Jim Pedigo, 73, passed away Saturday, October 31, 2020, at Greenview Regional Hospital in Bowling Green. The Edmonton native was a retired employee of Lifeskills, Vietnam U.S. Army veteran, a member and adjutant of Halfrey Dalton VFW Post 5712, member of Graham Lodge #208 F & AM, senior vice-president of the Military Order…
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