Nearly 4,000 COVID-19 cases in district
Mary Beth Sallee Jobe Publishing, Inc. The Barren River District Health Department (BRDHD) has confirmed 3,961 COVID-19 cases in the Barren River District as of August 7. The district includes the counties of Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Hart, Logan, Metcalfe, Simpson, and Warren. Of those confirmed positive cases, 3,214 have recovered. BRDHD has also confirmed…
Read MoreSynopsis – Metcalfe County Fiscal Court
Special to the Edmonton-Herald News At the regularly called meeting of the Metcalfe Fiscal Court held July 28th, a resolution was passed for the fiscal year 2020-2021, designating RDAAP funds for the Edmonton-Metcalfe IDA (Industrial Development Authority). A contract stating that the Barren County Detention Center would house Metcalfe inmates for $34 a day was…
Read More4-H News – Communications contest
Special to the Edmonton Herald-News Metcalfe County 4-H Youth had an opportunity to compete in the Mammoth Cave Area 4-H Virtual Communications Contest. The youth submitted a video of themselves giving a demonstration and or speech. Our Mammoth Cave 4-H Area Champions and Reserve Champions were submitted into the State 4-H Virtual Communications Contest and…
Read MoreChallenge accepted – Cadet training comes to Metcalfe
Jennifer Moonsong Central Divison General Manager Joe Publishing, Inc. Last week fourteen brave young men and women form across the state between the ages of 10 and 17 gathered at Cabin Creek in Sulphur Well, Kentucky, to take part in a five day training for the US Naval Sea Cadet Corps. There are four…
Read MoreThe great mask debate: respiratory therapist addresses dilemma
Mary Beth Sallee Jobe Publishing, Inc. Over the past two weeks, much debate has occurred in regards to Governor Andy Beshear’s executive order mandating that masks be worn in public. One of the most notorious topics of discussion revolves around whether or not masks can actually help prevent or slow the spread of…
Read MoreFashionably fun way to work
Jennifer Moonsong Central Division General Manager Jobe Publishing, Inc. Bethany Steinhaus became a Glasgow girl when she moved to Kentucky with her family the year she started first grade at Happy Valley Elementary. From as early as she can recall, she was mesmerized by anything and everything about the fashion industry. “I loved fashion,”…
Read MoreSpeak Up!
By PJ Martin Editor The Edmonton Herald-News The biggest concern I have about the pandemic and quarantine is not the virus itself, but the one topic most people do not want to think about or discuss openly…abuse. Children in homes that were already unstable are now at an even greater risk with the uncertainty…
Read MoreSeeds of destruction?
Jennifer Moonsong Central Divison General manager Jobe Publishing, Inc. If you open your mailbox and find a package you did not order, beware. Kentuckians, along with residents in all 50 states, have reported unsolicited “gifts” postmarked China. Some of the packages contain seeds, others do not appear to and instead, contain costume jewelry. Whitney…
Read MoreTeacher arrested again, accused of sex with same minor
A former Barren County Middle School teacher has been arrested again after he purportedly had sex with a minor. William Kyle Gardner, 28, was arrested last October after the Barren County Sheriff’s Office determined he had sexual intercourse with a student. He was arrested on the latest charges on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at the…
Read MoreTaylor and Short defies board majority requests for agenda
Third attempt for “special called meeting” submitted. Will Taylor attempt to obstruct this as well? By Steve Reneau/Staff Barren County Progress The Glasgow Electric Plant Board (GEPB) met Tuesday evening to discuss a number of items listed on an agenda submitted to the public. Among those items was the GEPB’s COVID-19 response and the results…
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