Educator of the Year Award
By Gaye Shaw Executive Director The Edmonton Metcalfe County Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce Kim Coleman as the recipient of the 20th Annual Metcalfe County Educator of the Year Award. Kim is a graduate of Metcalfe County High School and this is her 28th year as an educator. She is married to…
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By Gaye Shaw Executive Director The Edmonton Metcalfe County Chamber of Commerce proudly announces Mrs. Judy Polson as the recipient of the 14th Annual Metcalfe County Educator Idol Award. Mrs. Judy Polson lives in Knob Lick and is married to Freddy Polson. They have three children, Shane and wife Dana, Casey, and Summer Polson.…
Read MoreSpeed Skating: Experiencing the excitement of the sport
Mary Beth Sallee Reporter, Hart County News-Herald Speed skating may not be a sport often highlighted, especially locally, but it certainly isn’t for the faint of heart. Speed skating consists of a group of individuals that race each other on a 100-meter flat indoor track or a 200-meter or larger outdoor track. They wear…
Read MoreBarren County Sheriff’s Office to get three used vehicles
Jennifer Moonsong Central Division General Manager Jobe Publishing, Inc. In a special called meeting of Barren County fiscal court on March 24, Sheriff Kent Keen addressed the court regarding the immediate need for new vehicles. “The sheriff’s office has ran into some bad luck with vehicles,” said Judge/Executive Hale. Keen explained that…
Read MoreLawsuit filed in death of Jeremy Marr
Jennifer Moonsong Central Division General Manager Jobe Publishing, Inc. A federal lawsuit has been filed by the family of Jeremy Marr, a 35-year-old man who died last April following a confrontation with police officers in Glasgow. The incident, which was caught on video, became the subject of national news and local protests. The…
Read More“Shooters Shoot”
By Johnnie Tarter Jobe Publishing Contributor Lady Hornets have 3 players reach 1,000 point milestone The Lady Hornets have worked hard this season with a few hurdles from quarantining to sideline injuries. At this time they are standing at a 13-9 record for the season. However, 3 players from the Lady Hornet Program reached their…
Read MoreMetcalfe County Fiscal Court – Road projects, jail budget discussed
Jennifer Moonsong Central Division General Manager Jobe Publishing, Inc. At the regularly scheduled Metcalfe County Fiscal Court meeting held March 23, District 3 of the Kentucky Department of Highways discussed the Rural Secondary Road Program plan for the Fiscal Year 2021-2022. Joe Plunk of the Kentucky Department of Highways made a presentation, regarding the…
Read MoreExcessive rainfall causes sinkholes on farms
Mary Beth Sallee Reporter, Hart County News-Herald In a three-day rainfall accumulation ending on March 1, south central Kentucky found itself reaching high levels of rainfall throughout many counties. According to the National Weather Service, in Hart County alone, nearly six inches of rain fell during that time. Torrential rainfall not only brought flooding…
Read MoreThe Bransfords of Mammoth Cave
Fifth-generation cave guide discusses ancestors, following in their footsteps Mary Beth Sallee Reporter, Hart County News-Herald Just over 17 years ago, Jerry Bransford found himself returning to a place at which he spent a great deal of his childhood, a place that his relatives called home for over 100 years. That place is Mammoth…
Read MoreMay Dell Cummins Whitlow
RANDOLPH – May Dell Cummins Whitlow, age 84, passed away March 23, 2021, in her home with family. May Dell was the sixth child born to the late Morad Cecil and Grace Ellen Strode Cummins of the Randolph community. May Dell married her childhood sweetheart, Philip Curtis Whitlow, to whom she was a devoted wife…
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