DIRT ROAD DIARIES: One last fishing excursion
By Clinton Powell Jobe Publishing Contributor When I was growing up, I spent a lot of time on Peter’s Creek with my Daddy and my brother, Steve. Papa, Luther Garlin Powell, used to go with us until his health started failing. Shortly after my high school graduation in late May of ’73, I had a…
Read MoreWILLARD WALLACE ENNIS: One Who Gave All
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. Memorial Day is set aside to remember the men and women who have given their lives for their country. Of course, its companion day for honoring our military personnel is Veterans Day, perpetually set for November 11, to recognize living veterans. Scattered across Barren County this weekend…
Read More83,000 POW-MIA Service Personnel: You are not forgotten
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. Kicking off the area’s annual observance of Memorial Day, several veterans and local residents gathered at the Veterans’ Wall of Honor in downtown Glasgow last week to recall the country’s Prisoners of War and military personnel classified as Missing in Action. Of special significance was a POW/MIA…
Read MoreGov. Bevin Receives Confirmation of SBA Disaster Loans for Kentucky
Special to the News-Herald Federal assistance available for citizens and businesses in 12 counties FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 23, 2018) – Gov. Matt Bevin today received confirmation that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved disaster assistance loans for the severe storms and heavy flooding that affected the Commonwealth from Feb. 21 through March 21, 2018. SBA…
Read MoreSulphur Lick enlivened by store’s revival
Last Thursday, May 17, marked Grand Opening Day for the Sulphur Lick Store at 7017 Sulphur Lick Road (Highway 839). Residents of the nearby countryside in northwestern Monroe County will no longer have to venture into the city to purchase a sandwich and an ice cream cone or shop for decor items…
Read MoreCUBA DUGGINS
CUBA DUGGINS Cuba Duggins, age 93, of Brownsville, KY, passed away Wednesday, (May 23, 2018) in Brownsville. She was born on November 28, 1924, in Pine Knob, KY, the daughter of the late Carl and Alvirda Miller Green. She was a retired cook at the Short Creek School. Cuba enjoyed sewing, cooking, and attending to…
Read MoreLarge crowd attended Public Library Open House
Jerry Matera Board members, government officials, their representatives and mostly friends of the Hart County Public Library attended the Open House and ribbon cutting for the new and much improved library recently completed. The ribbon cutting was the first order of business, and Magistrate Gary Gardner said an opening prayer after everyone had gathered outside in the front…
Read MoreKIMBERLY CUMMINGS DAVIS
KIMBERLY CUMMINGS DAVIS Kimberly Cummings Davis, 52, of Brownsville passed away at 7:10 PM Tuesday May 22, 2018 at Hospice House of Southern Kentucky. The Edmonson County native was a homemaker and a member of Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Hoyt Cummings and Bonnie Davis Cummings. She was…
Read MoreBRADLEY JOE DAVIS 1969 – 2018
BRADLEY JOE DAVIS 1969 – 2018 Bradley Joe Davis, age 48 of Buford, GA departed this life on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at his residence. The Edmonson County native was born on September 12, 1969 to Roy Neal and Doris Jane Sanders Davis, who survive. He was a self employed design drafter, and a member…
Read MoreHats off to Hart County graduates
Rayna Glass rayna.glass@jpinews.com Rain, rain go away… or Hart County graduates anyway! While the rains persisted on Saturday afternoon, May 19, Hart County High School weathered the storm to honor the graduating class of 2018. 182 students graduated, marking the very last class to have spent their high school career in the “old building.” As the…
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