Fiscal Court 2018-19 Tax Rates Set
PJ Martin, Office/News Reporter, Metcalfe Division – Last week the Metcalfe County Fiscal Court approved the “compensating rate” suggested by the Department of Local Government (DLG). The tax rate for 2018 real property is 9.1 cents per $100 assessed value, a slight increase from last year’s 9.0. The personal property rate continues to remain at…
Read MoreHalf a century – Reminiscing with KHH
By Jennifer Moonsong, Jobe Publishing Regional Features It was 1968, and across the nation teenagers were tuning in, turning on and dropping out. Music was a big part of the cultural revolution that evolved, and it was no different in Metcalfe County, Kentucky. “We were all decked out in our hippie clothes, of course, because…
Read MoreATV, golf cart Ordinance passes
PJ Martin, Office/News Reporter, Metcalfe Division Joe Plunk, Chief Engineer for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s District 3 was on hand to answer questions from council members concerning state highway statutes for ATVs. In a special called meeting on Monday, August 27th, the city council held the first reading…
Read MoreDowntown is the heart of community
By JEFF JOBE jobe@jobeinc.com Last week I was asked to speak at the Glasgow Rotary club by a friend Sam, Day Dickinson. I believe he was the August program chairman and I seem to remember the honor to schedule speakers rotating throughout the membership. I myself was a Rotarian for many years until my schedule…
Read MoreBRANSTETTER PARK – The Tradition Continues
PJ Martin, Office/News Reporter, Metcalfe Division The 92nd homecoming at Branstetter Park has come and gone. Friends and family gathered Saturday and Sunday for lot of music, good food, a great message, and a lot of catching up. If you didn’t attend these photos show just a little piece of what you missed. This…
Read MoreMELODY LYNN GRIDER
00EDMONTON – Melody Lynn Grider, age 64, passed away on Monday, August 27, 2018, at Metcalfe County Health Care Center. Melody was born on July 22, 1954, in Muncie, Indiana to the late Dunn Cook and Sue Price. Survivors include her husband, Floyd Wayne Grider of Edmonton; two Sons: James Edward Cook and Jonathan David…
Read MoreJIMMIE DONALD HUBBARD
EDMONTON – Jimmie Donald Hubbard, age 78, departed this life on Thursday, August 23, 2018, at his home. He was the son of the late Belvedere B. Hubbard and Dorothy D. Romines Hubbard. He was a business owner and a member of the Sulphur Springs Baptist Church. Mr. Hubbard is survived by five sons: Jimmie…
Read MoreFirst day of school is a right of passage
By JEFF JOBE jobe@jobeinc.com I remember each morning so clearly. First days of school for me were as much a right of passage for me as it was my children. As I look back over the past 20 years, I remember few things more than those first days of school for my children; second only…
Read MoreA Special Anniversary
PJ Martin, Office/News Reporter, Metcalfe Division – I just celebrated a milestone in my life. (No, not a birthday. I passed 50 a few years ago.) I celebrated the 20th anniversary of my life-saving liver transplant on August 20, 2018. It humbles me beyond words when I think about the fact that a family who…
Read MoreTower Contract Signed at Last
PJ Martin, The Herald-News Metcalfe County Fiscal Court – Once again the communication tower took center stage at the August 14th fiscal court meeting. Vernon Engle of B & B Communications informed the magistrates that he had never received the purchase order (PO) for the tower stating, “Seven weeks ago, you as a fiscal court…
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