Speak 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…
Read MoreStill Flying High – Col. Lytle inducted to Kentucky Veterans of Fame
Jennifer Moonsong Central Division General Manager Jobe Publishing, Inc. Flying airplanes over hostile territories, providing nuclear execution options to the President of the United States, commanding squadrons, and monitoring North Korea to provide war plans are phrases fitting for a Hollywood movie script, but it’s no movie. It is the real-life biography of Metcalfe…
Read MoreBrain Injuries: The Trauma You Can’t See
Mary Beth Sallee Jobe Publishing, Inc. If someone breaks an arm, a cast is placed, and others would notice that the person has an injury with which they are coping. However, some injuries aren’t always visible, specifically brain injuries. Wesley England, his wife Katrina, and their family know this all too well. On April…
Read MoreEDWARDS NAMED COUNTY TREASURER
Jennifer Moonsong Central Division General Manager Jobe Publishing, Inc. At a special called meeting of the Metcalfe County fiscal court on Tuesday, July 21, Page Edwards was appointed as the new county treasurer. “With her prior work experience of 18 years as the park director, and her education, including finance courses, and her interview,…
Read MoreGlasgow brewery defying the odds
By Jeff Jobe Community Publisher Do you know what local band has less hit records than the Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Who combined, but yet more concerts and gigs in the past 25 years? If you answered The Unpredictables then you are right-on with happenings in local music. These crazy horn blowing, drum…
Read MoreNORMA JEAN PHILLIPS
March 5, 1949 ~ July 22, 2020 EDMONTON – Norma Jean Phillips, age 71, passed away July 22, 2020, at home surrounded by family. An Edmonson County native, she was the daughter of Rev. Jake and Melba Vincent. She retired from the Dana Corporation and enjoyed gardening, Bluegrass gospel music, and collecting folk art. Most…
Read MoreCHARLES IRWIN PAGE
December 13, 1933 ~ July 21, 2020 KNOB LICK – Charles Irwin Page, age 86, passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2020, at Metcalfe Health Care in Edmonton. Charles was the son of the late Rev. Bruce Page and Maxine Irwin Page Devore. Charles after graduating from high school joined the United States Army stationed in…
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