Bids and Taxes
By PJ Martin Office/Reporter, Metcalfe Division The August 5th meeting of the Edmonton City Council was held missing one. Councilmember Teresa Hamlett was unable to attend due to her husband’s impending surgery. The meeting centered around two main items. The main discussion dealt with bids for the needed repairs to the Edmonton – Metcalfe Fire…
Read MoreA Republic, If You Can Keep It
On April 14th, 1865, in the Mary Surratt Boarding House in Washington, D.C., less than 15 miles from Ford’s Theatre, John Wilkes Booth met behind closed doors with Lewis Powell, David Herold, and George Atzerodt. Soon to leave his residency in the White House for Ford’s Theatre was the first Republican President of the United…
Read MoreHodges sworn in as interim sheriff
Former Chief Deputy Lonnie Hodges was formally sworn in as interim Sheriff of Metcalfe County last Wednesday by Judge/Executive Harold Stilts after the untimely death of Sheriff Ricky Brooks. Hodges initially took the Chief Deputy position as a favor to his good friend the late Sheriff Brooks. The two had become good friends while working…
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JAMES WILLIAM EDWARDS
EDMONTON – James William Edwards, age 79, passed away Saturday, August 10, 2019, at T.J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow. He was the son of the late Maurice and Lula Devore Edwards. James was a US Army veteran and a member of the Church of Christ. He is survived by his wife, Loretta Howell Edwards;…
Read MoreStoy F. Jaggers 1930-2019
Stoy F. Jaggers 1930-2019 Stoy F. Jaggers, age 89 of Mammoth Cave, departed this life on Monday, August 5, 2019 at his residence. The Edmonson County native was born on April 20, 1930 to the late George and Mae Hayes Jaggers. He was married to Barbara Hillard Jaggers, who survives. Stoy was a Korean War…
Read MoreSUSAN JAIME HARPER CURRY
EDMONTON – Susan Jaime Harper Curry, age 41, died Sunday, August 4, 2019, at the UK Medical Center in Lexington as the result of an automobile accident Sunday in Burkesville along with her husband, Joey Curry. She was the daughter of the late Samuel Wayne Bennett and Connie Lou Gibson Bennett of Edmonton who survives.…
Read MoreJOSEPH ANTHONY CURRY
EDMONTON – Joseph Anthony Curry, age 42, died Sunday, August 4, 2019, near Burkesville as the result of an automobile accident. He was the son of Jody and Barbara Faulkner Curry of Edmonton who survives. His wife, Susan Jaime Harper Curry also died as a result of the accident. Besides his parents, he is survived…
Read MoreVirginia Miller Brown 1953-2019
Virginia Miller Brown 1953-2019 Virginia Miller Brown, 66 of Bowling Green died Monday, Aug. 5, 2019 at the Commonwealth Regional Specialty Hospital. The Warren County native was a daughter of the late Vernon and Frances Hooten Miller and is preceded in death by two brothers, Sonny and Vernon Miller; four sisters, Thelma Meredith, Joann…
Read MoreFarewell, Lu Carey retires from library
By Jennifer Moonsong Central Division, General Manager Jobe Publishing, Inc. Library patrons have often been greeted by the warm and friendly face of Lu Carey. “Patrons have often remarked of her greeting everyone with a smile,” said Rhonda Glass, Library Director. Last Friday, patrons, friends, and coworkers gathered Metcalfe County Public Library…
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