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Cabin Creek plans 3rd Annual Festival

Jordan Rowe and his grandfather at Cabin Creek. For the first time, Jordan will be participating in the cast-iron cooking, as the tradition passes to a new generation.   Special to the Herald-News – Once again Cabin Creek in Sulphur Well is planning a day of historic fun, held in conjunction with the Sunday portion…

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Back to school, back in the day

  Anne Pyburn Craig Thanks to good stewardship and a caring community, Monroe County students return this week to comfortable buildings with plenty of space, equipment, and technology But it wasn’t all that long ago that back to school looked very different indeed. “You got your good basics from a rural country school,” recalls Iris…

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SHIRLEY FANCHER ERWIN

GLASGOW – Shirley Fancher Erwin, age 80, passed away on Tuesday, August 7, 2018, at the TJ Samson Community Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Sanford Ferguson and Katie Cawthorn Ferguson. She was a homemaker, retired from Metcalfe Health Care, and of the Baptist Faith. She is survived by five sons: Dennis (Mary)…

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Preserving local history for a digital world

  Ward, Meador, and Chaney in the record room selecting books to be transported for preservation.       By PJ Martin, The Herald-News “We aren’t moving yet,” is what Metcalfe County Clerk Carol Chaney said Thursday morning, as people strolling by  noticed record books being carted to a waiting van on the square in…

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Recycling Review

The new sign in front of the Metcalfe County Recycling Center was purchased with grant money Solid Waste Coordinator David Beasley obtained for the operation.                       By Jennifer Moonsong, Jobe Publishing Regional Features When it comes to recycling, the county has come a long way since…

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Obit – Jeffrey Glenn Henderson

Jeffrey Glenn Henderson, age 46, of Morgantown KY, passed away on July 28, 2018, at the Medical Center in Bowling Green KY. Jeff was born on October 2, 1971, in Indiana to the late Glenn Henderson and Helen Phelps Henderson who survives. He was a member of Barnetts Lick Missionary Baptist Church and a Certified…

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Call into the wild

A Friday night in April was an awful night for Hootie, a Barred Owl fledgling who had fallen from his tree to the road.  If it wasn’t for his rescuers, Joretta Meredith and Robert Lindsey, it would have been much worse.  They rescued him from the fog line of the road and gave him the nickname “Hootie”.  After “beefing” him up…

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Jupin graduates

Tamara Meredith Jupin graduated from the Department of Criminal Justice Training Academy in Richmond, Kentucky on August 3, after 23 weeks of law enforcement basic training for her role as an officer for Brownsville Police Department.    She was born and raised in Edmonson County and is the daughter of Craig Meredith of Bee Spring and…

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Music at the Mural

The peaks, beats, and melodies of songs and instrumentals create a spark in everyone.  No matter who you are, music in a way, makes the world go round.  It offsets the ebbs and flows of daily living. Music at the Mural is held in downtown Morgantown on a monthly basis. Individuals join in unison to…

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