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WANDA LILLIAN BARNETT

SUMMER SHADE – Wanda Lillian Barnett, age 78, passed away Wednesday, January 15, at T.J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow. She was the daughter of the late Hershal and Velma Brown McCoy. Wanda was a homemaker and member of the Refuge Church of Christ. She is survived by two daughters, Denise Barnett Scott and Diane…

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For the love of horses

By Jennifer Moonsong Regional Manager/ Central Division   When Dr. DeAnn Hughes was still just a girl, she already knew she wanted to pursue a career as a veterinarian. “I don’t remember ever wanting to do anything else,” Hughes said. A lifelong love of horses In Harrisburg, Illinois where she was born and raised, young…

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Metcalfe County: Looking in the review mirror at 2019

By PJ Martin Editor, The Herald-News January – A Memorandum of Understanding between T. J. Samson Community Hospital and Metcalfe County was approved by the fiscal court. The agreement states that TJ shall reimburse Metcalfe County for sums contributed to the Ambulance Service deficit allocation in excess of $150,000 annually, but not on sums utilized…

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Tompkinsville man stabbed to death, girlfriend charged with murder

A Jobe Publishing Regional Story In the wee hours of the morning, January the 9th, Tompkinsville police responded to a 911 call at a residence on Carmen Street in Tompkinsville. When Officer Ricky Shirley arrive, he found 64-year-old Monroe County man, Murrel Pruitt laying on the living room floor. It was apparent that Pruitt has…

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MAXINE FERGUSON

THREE SPRINGS – Maxine Ferguson, age 94, Metcalfe County, passed away Sunday morning, January 5, 2020, at T. J. Samson Community Hospital with her family at her side.   Maxine was born in Metcalfe County on March 1, 1925, to two godly parents, Lester Atwell and Carrie Trowbridge Atwell. She attended Western Kentucky University and…

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BERNICE FRANCES WILCOXSON

CENTER – Bernice Frances Wilcoxson, age 97, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, January 3, 2020. Born again at an early age, she lived a full life for the Lord, especially using her gift of music by writing spiritual hymns and playing the piano in church, where she was a…

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BESSIE ALINE PEDIGO BARTLEY

BEAUMONT – Bessie Aline Pedigo Bartley, age 92, passed away peacefully on December 31, 2019, at the home of her daughter, Margaret Fraser. Bessie, born on September 30, 1927, and raised in Metcalfe County, was the daughter of James Fred Pedigo and Maud Francis Jennings and the wife of Cloyd Powell Bartley. Bessie was a…

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My dream for SCKY; realizing our value

By Jeff Jobe Publisher jobe@jobeinc.com   Without a doubt 2019 has been a year of effort.  We have seen a tremendous amount of effort expensed from all levels of government; city, county, state and national leaders wanting to help spur some much needed economic development growth. If you have lived long enough you will more…

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