Hemp’s uncertain future
By Jennifer Moonsong Jobe Publishing Regional Features As 2018 begins it appears that hemp has a bright future in south central Kentucky, but it has not been an overnight success. Since hemp was reintroduced as a production crop in 2013, the topic has been shrouded in controversy and confusion. Only now, is it beginning to…
Read MoreWHITNEY HONEYCUTT: Committed to family, career, and community
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. Walking into Whitney Honeycutt’s office at Big Meadow Oil Company one of the first things you’ll spot is art with a message: “Act like Lady, Think like a Boss.” So it goes at the 36-year old business started by Whitney’s grandmother and great aunt – Sheila Pruitt…
Read MoreMEDICAL MARIJUANA: Moms, wives become warriors
By Anne Pyburn Craig Jobe Publishing, Inc. Growing up, Kristin Wilcox of Morgantown had a dream of what life could be. “I was going to become a doctor,” she says. “And have a whole houseful of kids, grow our own food, be self-sufficient.” She got her undergraduate pre-med studies done, and then had her daughter…
Read MoreLEGENDARY LOCALS: Wes Strader, 1938-2018
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. When Charles Wesley Strader graduated from Hiseville High School in 1955, the school yearbook included a prophecy for 10 years down the road: that he would have finished college, become a coach at Western, and would become as widely known as Coach E.A. Diddle. In reality, Strader…
Read MoreMY KENTUCKY: Flying high with Willa Brown
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. While she is one of the most influential Kentuckians of the 20th century, Glasgow native Willa Beatrice Brown is unfortunately one of the least known. Born in Glasgow on January 22, 1906, Brown became the first African – American woman to earn a commercial pilot’s license in…
Read MoreWork requirement will benefit generations to come
By JEFF JOBE jobe@jobeinc.com Kentucky is making news and fortunately the stories are not making us look like the freeloaders, or uneducated, backward racists our own biased journalists try to spin. This discussion is driven by reputable news sources such as the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post outside Kentucky because our own national…
Read MoreTRISTAN HURT: Investing in his community
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. Park City native Tristan Hurt is fully invested in the local community he believes is a great place for a young professional. “Larger cities are busier and that draws some people who want to be in those areas but for me, they may even be too busy.…
Read MoreMY KENTUCKY: Emancipation from Illiteracy
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. Kentucky educator Cora Wilson Stewart devised a way “to emancipate from illiteracy those enslaved in its bondage” when she conceived the first “Moonlight School” in 1911. A novel idea, Stewart created a learning opportunity for Kentucky adults who could not read or write by holding evening classes…
Read MoreDIRT ROAD DIARIES: Barns and Outbuildings
By Clinton Powell Jobe Publishing Contributor The buildings on a farm generally have specific purposes. Usually there are at least a couple of large barns along with several outbuildings or sheds. One of those outbuildings is generally a chicken coop. These vary in size depending upon how many laying hens are owned. The inside walls…
Read MoreSinking Shots, Shattering Records
Jobby Howard leads Colonels with 65 points to OT Staff Report When the Colonels traveled to Adair County on the night of January 8, they knew they would be faced with challenges, namely Zion Harmon, an oustanding athelete ranked first in his class in the nation. What the Colonels didn’t know is that they would…
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