Dealing with rude people
It doesn’t matter what you write, what you do, or what you say there will always be someone waiting to make a derogatory comment about it. Having an opinion is one thing, but being downright nasty is something else altogether. In this age of social media, it has become extremely simple for people to make…
Read MoreBack to school
Summer has been lovely. On sunny days it flew by, on rainy days it drug on. All and all, it’s hard to believe it’s at an end. I hope it’s been fun and memorable for my five-year-old and all of the other kids out there who had summer wishlists to fulfill. As school goes back…
Read MoreMetcafle County mourns loss of sheriff
It is with deep sadness that we report the passing of Metcalfe County Sheriff Ricky M. Brooks. On Saturday, August 3, 2019, Sheriff Brooks passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family and close friends. Sheriff Brooks leaves a legacy of a life dedicated to public service to the citizens of the United…
Read MoreRICKY MONROE BROOKS
CENTER – Ricky Monroe Brooks, age 40, passed away Saturday, August 3, 2019, at his home. He is the son of Richard (Lou Anne) Clink of Lancing, New York and Ruth (Gerald) Brooks of Edmonton. Ricky was retired from the Kentucky State Police, was a US Army veteran, and the present Metcalfe County Sheriff. He…
Read MoreSHERRI LYNN BRYANT
EDMONTON – Sherri Lynn Bryant, age 56, passed away July 23, 2019, at her home. She was the daughter of the late Dawson John Benjamin and Catherine Grace Gooch Paronto. Sherri was a member of the House of God and former nurse at the Glasgow State Hospital. She is survived by her husband, Van Bryant…
Read MoreDONALD EUGENE GARMON
EDMONTON – Donald Eugene Garmon, age 75, passed away Thursday, August 1, 2019, at The Medical Center in Bowling Green. He was the son of the late Jessie and Gertrude England Garmon. Don along with his wife the late Jeanie Wisdom Garmon were owners and operators of Dons Auto Repair in Edmonton. He was a…
Read MoreVehicle leasing discussed
PJ Martin Office/Reporter, Metcalfe Division The guest speaker at the Monday, July 22nd fiscal court meeting was Scott Pekar of World Wide Trucking, a business which specializes in trucks for government and municipal use. Judge/Executive Harold Stilts stated that the trucking company which hauls rock for the county has not been able to keep…
Read MoreSecond Guided Hike of Dry Fork Gorge Scheduled
Jennifer Moonsong Central Division, General Manager Jobe Publishing, Inc. On August 17, beginning at 9 a.m., the community is invited to Join AmeriCorps Member, Mikayla Groce, in a guided nature hike at Dry Fork Gorge. The Dry Fork Gorge is a Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund site. Explore the biodiversity and beauty of the…
Read MoreThe homecoming is coming Sulphur Well tradition lives on
By Jennifer Moonsong Central Division, General Manager Jobe Publishing, Inc. With August upon us, the charming hamlet of Sulphur Well is busy preparing for the more than century-old tradition of the Sulphur Well Homecoming. An excerpt from Metcalfe County: Our History in Pictures Reads “The Sulphur Well Homecoming was started in the late part…
Read More93rd Homecoming and Music Festival
By PJ Martin, Office/Reporter, Metcalfe Division The 93rd annual Branstetter Park Homecoming and Music Festival at Branstetter Park is coming up this August 24th and August 25th beginning at 10 a.m. both days. If you are looking for a good family weekend event, look no further. Saturday’s activities will begin with live music at…
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