COMMENTARY: Lessons Learned on a Kentucky Dairy Farm
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. Reading Anne Craig’s story about the massive changes in America’s dairy industry caused me to reflect on my own dairy farm upbringing and a way of life that is fast becoming a thing of the past. Southern Kentucky has been the prime area for Kentucky’s dairy farmers…
Read MoreDIRT ROAD DIARIES: A Boy and His Dog
By Clinton Powell Jobe Publishing Contributor There are few bonds as close as a boy and his dog. Who has not seen videos of a young boy laughing and romping as his four-legged best friend jumps and bounces at his side, intently watching the little imp’s every move, patiently waiting for an opening to attack…
Read More22 YEARS LATER: Disappearance remains a mystery
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. Thursday, April 12 marks the twenty-second anniversary of the day Alyne J. Lawrence Barrick disappeared from her home on Laurel Ridge Road in Edmonson County. The mystery continues to haunt her family – including descendants born after her disappearance and know her only by name, a handful…
Read MoreCHARLES R. “BUCK” CHILDRESS
Charles R. “Buck” Childress, age 63 of Mammoth Cave, KY departed this life on Sunday, April 8, 2018 at his residence. The Edmonson County native was born on September 13, 1954 to the late Howard and Lillian Murrill Childress. He was married to his devoted wife, Sandy Childress, who survives. Buck was a construction worker and…
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: Response to News versus Ethics
Dear Mr. Jobe, I’m sure this won’t make it into the paper, but I felt like I must write it anyway. This is in response to the “News versus ethics” story you ran last week”. My first response is, please cancel my subscription, and remove our name from your mailing list. I no longer have…
Read MoreLife experiences, my motivation
By JEFF JOBE jobe@jobeinc.com I have been asked to speak to a group of writers, editors, and publishers in my hometown of Greenup, Kentucky on April 29 and I will be staying at the beautiful Greenbo Lake State Park. When I got the call, I was taken back a bit because this is my first…
Read MoreBringing history to life at Old Mulkey
by Anne Pyburn Craig On the second weekend in April, Old Mulkey State Historic Site will once again welcome the reenactors of the 9th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment for a weekend of Civil War-era activities. It’s not their first or last visit to Tompkinsville; the 9th has been to Old Mulkey before and has…
Read MoreMY KENTUCKY: Football in a cow pasture
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. On April 9, 1880 Centre College and Kentucky University (Kentucky’s A&M College that later reverted to its historic name of Transylvania University) played the first football game in Kentucky. Some historians believe it was the first intercollegiate football game played in the south, others think it was…
Read MoreCOMMENTARY: Oops! Our dysfunction is showing
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. Exactly one year ago this space was filled with a column entitled “An Idea for Barren County.” That column opened with these words: “One of the top concerns on the minds of Barren County residents is the future of our county. For decades, our county has been…
Read MoreTax bill heads to Governor Bevin
The Kentucky General Assembly passed a revenue measure today that would generate nearly a half of billion dollars in additional money for the state over the next two fiscal years. It would do that by creating a flat rate for personal and corporate income taxes in Kentucky while expanding the sales tax, said Senate Appropriations…
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