Dr. Rand Paul
Dear Friend, On Tuesday evening, Kelley and I joined Americans from all across the nation in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda to pay our respects to former President George H.W. Bush. The 41st president lived a remarkable life, and our thoughts and prayers go out to his family during this time. (Dr. Paul Pays Respect to…
Read MoreSCRTC is business of the quarter
By PJ Martin, Office/News Reporter, Metcalfe Division The last Edmonton Metcalfe County Chamber of Commerce quarterly breakfast of 2018 was held on Tuesday, December 4 at Leftwich House in Bowling Park. It was a full house with over 80 attending. The award for business of the quarter went to South Central Rural Telephone Cooperative (SCRTC).…
Read MoreThe last meeting
By PJ Martin, Office/News Reporter, Metcalfe Division A feeling of sadness hung in the air at the last Edmonton City Council meeting of 2018 held on December 3. This was the last meeting for three of the council members, Billy Jeffries, Wendell Sexton, and Ronnie Miller, and also Mayor Howard Garrett. Mayor Garrett presented Jeffries,…
Read MoreTake a moment
By PJ Martin, Office/News Reporter, Metcalfe Division The holidays are supposed to be a happy and a special time for families and a magical time for children. The holiday events, decorated trees, parades, and Christmas shopping keep families busy as bees. Beginning around November we see the emergence of angel trees, Salvation Army kettles, and…
Read MoreVet set to get Purple Heart 50 years later
By Jennifer Moonsong Central Division, General Manager Jobe Publishing, Inc When Vietnam veteran Donald Lee Jewell was 21 years old, he was working as an insurance salesman in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was 1969, and when he got a draft notice from Uncle Sam it came as no surprise. “I was expecting it,” said Jewell. “A…
Read MoreLoretta Howard Cardwell, 98, of Morgantown
Loretta Howard Cardwell, 98, of Morgantown, Ky. Passed away on Monday, December 10, 2018 at the Medical Center of Bowling Green. She was born in Butler County on December 14, 1919 to the late Charles Howard and Mittie Daugherty Howard. Loretta was a homemaker, loved to cook, sew, and work puzzles. She was a…
Read MoreMary Kay Barnes, 35, of Hardyville
Mary Kay Barnes, age 35, of Hardyville, KY, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2018 in Lexington. She was a homemaker and a member of Magnolia Cumberland Presbyterian Church. She was the daughter of the late Raymond Barnes and the late Sandra Hester. She is survived by two brothers, Clayton Barnes and wife Cori, Fairland, IN,…
Read MoreHershel Mille, 65, of Munfordville
Hershel Miller age 65 of Munfordville, passed away Sunday morning, Dec. 9 at his home. He was a son of the late Earl & Bessie Riggs Miller. Hershel was an employee with Pilot at Sonora and he was a member of the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Hershel is survived by his wife-Darlene Beeler Miller Two…
Read MoreStanley C. Buntyn, 67, of Munfordville
Stanley C. Buntyn, age 67, of Munfordville, KY, passed away on Friday, December 7, 2018, at the Tri-Star Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, TN. He was a retired member of the U.S. Army having earned the rank of E-8 Master Drill Sergeant. He was a member of the Woodsonville Baptist Church. He was the son…
Read MoreElvera Mullen McCoy, 86, of Louisville
Elvera Mullen McCoy, 86, of Louisville, Ky. passed away on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018. She was born in Lewisburg, Ky. on Mar. 7, 1932 to the late Herbert and Lizzie Whitaker Mullen. She was a member of Sandy Creek Missionary Baptist Church, retired from General Electric in Owensboro, worked at Lakeview and cleaned houses. She…
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