A better use of existing funds
By JEFF JOBE jobe@jobeinc.com Revenue isn’t always equally distributed and realistically this happens more times than not. Much like a parent, our government deals more with taking care of urgent needs or supporting opportunities to help themselves. This is not at all an uncommon reality for many states. Early in my newspaper career I was…
Read MoreGov. Bevin Appoints Traci Lee Peppers as Circuit Judge in the Family Court for the 43rd Judicial Circuit, Division 2
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 7, 2018) – Gov. Matt Bevin has appointed Traci Lee Peppers, of Glasgow, as Circuit Judge to serve in the Family Court for the 43rd Judicial Circuit, Division 2. Peppers is a private practice attorney who specializes in family law cases. She formerly served as assistant commonwealth’s attorney in the Barren/Metcalfe Commonwealth Attorney’s…
Read MoreMY KENTUCKY: Rowan leaves his mark on history
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. Long before the Bardstown historic site, known familiarly as “My Old Kentucky Home” was associated with Stephen Foster and his legendary song, “Federal Hill” was the home of the Rowan family, one steeped in Kentucky rich and colorful history. Unfortunately, the Rowans have been overshadowed by the…
Read MoreCOMMENTARY: Dehumanizing America
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. The horrific news of the eleventh shooting in an American public school became more personal to Kentuckians last week after the tragic incident at Marshall County High School. True to our contemporary world, the event and speculation about the cause of it flooded every media outlet, filled…
Read MoreHMH Emergency now open
By RAYNA GLASS rayna.glass@jpinews.com The doors are now officially opened (as of Wednesday, January 17) to patients of Hardin Memorial Health (HMH) to the 14,000-square-foot expansion of the Emergency Department. The $15 million project began construction in September of 2015 with the hope that the redesign would allow staff to better serve the now over…
Read MoreA tribute to my friend, The Cuz
By JEFF JOBE jobe@jobeinc.com With February 1, 2018 comes a milestone in my life that I can’t believe is already here: Jobe Publishing, Inc. will be celebrating our 20th year. A company established to own community newspapers by a young man experienced predominately on the readership side of major metro newspapers. I remember the looks…
Read MoreBarren County Candidate Filings
Barren County voters now know who will be on the ballot for both the Democratic and Republican Primary Elections in May. The following individuals have filed to run for elected office in Barren County by the 4 p.m. deadline on Tuesday, January 30. Barren County Judge / Executive Micheal Hale (D), Incumbent Gary R. Tilghman…
Read MoreFifteen States Join Bevin Administration in Seeking to Uphold Kentucky’s Ultrasound Informed-Consent Law
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 30, 2018) – Fifteen states have filed an amicus brief in support of the Bevin Administration’s defense of a Kentucky law ensuring that women considering an abortion are shown ultrasound images of the unborn child and can listen to the unborn child’s heartbeat. The Kentucky General Assembly passed the informed-consent law by an overwhelming,…
Read MoreMY KENTUCKY: Floyd Collins becomes world news
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. On January 30, 1925, Floyd Collins entered Sand Cave to continue his explorations and became trapped in a narrow crawlway, 55 feet below ground. The rescue operation to save Collins became a national newspaper sensation and one of the first major news stories to be reported using…
Read MoreUnconditional love abounds
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. There were smiles, a few tears, a couple of chuckles, and an abundance of love filling the 43rd Circuit Family Courtroom on Monday afternoon as James Pedigo and Matthew Cherry were officially adopted after years in the foster care system. The brothers appeared in court, not only…
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