BRITANY WADE: Back home at last
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. “This is where I feel at home and at peace,” Britany Wade says, describing her feelings about returning to her Barren County roots as a young adult. “I’m excited about our community and I’m excited to see where we go and what we’re going to do,” Wade…
Read MoreDE-CODING THE FUTURE: Officials consider investment
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. It’s a familiar topic across the country: creating a lucrative, appealing community with desirable career options that entice young people to locate or remain in smaller towns. For local governments, economic developers, and even families, it’s become a universal goal with few paths already blazed. Officials grapple…
Read MoreBLACK HISTORY MONTH: Curry shares life experiences
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. Horse Cave Mayor Randall Curry said his campaign slogan “Values and Vision” doubles as his mantra for service in his community. He explained that his values are deeply rooted as a Christian and play a role in how he interacts with people in his various roles in…
Read MoreDIRT ROAD DIARIES: Grandma’s Cooking
By Clinton Powell Jobe Publishing Contributor When I think of my Grandma Powell, I most often envision her wearing an apron, standing at the kitchen stove. She would not be considered a gourmet chef, but she was an outstanding cook. I doubt that she even knew what Chicken Cordon Bleu or Beef Wellington were, but…
Read MoreMY KENTUCKY: Sousley raises the flag at Iwo Jima
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. Pvt. Franklin Runyon Sousley, a native of Hill Top in Fleming County Kentucky was one of the six U.S. Marines who raised the American flag on the crest of Mount Suribachi on February 23, 1945 during the Battle for Iwo Jima. Joe Rosenthal, an Associated Press photographer,…
Read MoreMY KENTUCKY: A Wilderness Mystery
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. While the legacies of pioneer explorers such as Daniel Boone, George Rogers Clark, and Simon Kenton are well-known, James Harrod’s story remains one of Kentucky history’s great mysteries. February 21 will mark the 226th anniversary of the disappearance of the founder and namesake of Kentucky’s first settlement.…
Read MoreMY KENTUCKY: Teddy enshrines Honest Abe
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. President Theodore Roosevelt, his wife Edith and daughter Ethel arrived in Hodgenville, Kentucky where an estimated 3,000 people awaited their arrival on February 12, 1909. The date was the 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth which was observed with the placement of the cornerstone of the first…
Read MoreFormer educator, political leader Golda Walbert dead at 93
An icon of Barren County politics and public schools, Golda Pensol Walbert, has died at age 93. She passed away Thursday, February 8, 2018 at NHC Healthcare in Glasgow. Walbert was associated for many years with Barren County Schools and in 2014 was inducted into the Louie B. Nunn Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame. She…
Read MoreDAN WILSON: Sporting the good life locally
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. When one encounters Glasgow resident Dan Wilson he may be wearing one of many hats in his roles in life. The Oldham County native is a Hunter Training Officer for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, a position he’s held since 2011. Wilson and three…
Read More8-hour standoff in Edmonson County ends in arrest
The Kentucky State Police, Post 3 Bowling Green, responded to the 7000 block of Black Gold Road in Edmonson County, shortly after 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday morning, in search of Christopher Spencer, 40, of that address. Spencer had multiple outstanding warrants for his arrest, and upon Troopers’ arrival, they found an unoccupied vehicle in the…
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