DIRT ROAD DIARIES: Clint & Jerry’s 3-Wheel Adventure
By Clinton Powell Jobe Publishing Contributor Back in the late 1950’s there were no such things as motorized 3-wheelers and 4-wheelers, so our adventure was on my pedal-powered tricycle. At the time of our little excursion, Harwood Street was graveled and came to a dead end two houses up from our house. Jerry, along with…
Read MoreSeniors sign for soccer
Seniors sign for soccer Rayna Glass Rayna.glass@jpinews.com Monday, March 5 marked an important day for two senior Lady Raiders preparing for life after high school. Mary Kate Dennis and Natalie Poynter both signed to continue their academic and athletic careers with the women’s soccer program at Brescia University. “I’m extremely proud of all they…
Read MoreColonels fall to John Hardin in Region Tournament
End of the road Colonels fall to John Hardin in Region Tournament Rayna Glass The Colonels entered the region tournament Wednesday, February 28 at Marion County with a Fifth Region giant standing before them, John Hardin. Caverna entered the tournament 13-16, the runner-up of the 18th district. The Bulldogs of John Hardin (26-7) defeated Central…
Read MoreFirst Lady Glenna Bevin Announces Winner of 2018 Kentucky Derby Poster Contest
Ashley McHone is an 11th grader at Shelby County High School FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 5, 2018) – First Lady Glenna Bevin today announced the winning entry, as well as the second- and third-place finishers, in her annual Kentucky Derby Poster Contest. This year’s first-place winner, Ashley McHone, is an 11th grader at Shelby County High School. McHone…
Read MoreInvestigation at Horse Cave Police Dept.
The Kentucky State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are on scene at the Horse Cave Police Department; an apparent investigation of HC Police is unfolding. Stay tuned for details.
Read MoreSaving lives with sensible gun laws
By JEFF JOBE jobe@jobeinc.com This past week’s discussions of arming teachers may be a “terrible idea” or even “the worst Trump idea yet” but it seems several states already have armed teachers and it is working. Perhaps Republicans can learn from the Democrats on how they manage issues such as this when they had control…
Read MoreThe Albatross of 2018
By JEFF JOBE jobe@jobeinc.com An albatross is a large ugly sea bird. In Samuel Coleridge’s poem, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” a sailor shoots a friendly albatross and is forced to wear the carcass around his neck as punishment. Since then the phrase, “wearing an albatross around the neck” is meant as an obvious…
Read MoreMY KENTUCKY: The Commonwealth’s Golden Day
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. Few Americans today realize that our federal government began operating under the 1789 U.S. Constitution on March 4. While July 4 was our Declaration of Independence from Great Britain, March 4 was the birth of our national government and the date was honored for 140 years as…
Read MoreTRACY K. SMITH: U.S. Poet Laureate to speak in Glasgow
The Kentucky Humanities Council and The Poetry & Literature Center of the Library of Congress have partnered to bring U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith to Kentucky later this month. Smith will speak at the South Central Kentucky Cultural Center in one of two stops in the 2nd Congressional District as part of the National…
Read MoreTENNESSEE GAS PIPELINE: Stay denied in repurposing case
Staff Report The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has denied a request for a stay in a case concerning a natural gas pipeline that runs through nearly 50 miles of Barren, Hart, and Metcalfe Counties. In total, the Tennessee Gas Pipeline spans 256 miles in Kentucky from Simpson County on the Tennessee border to Greenup County…
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