Red, White, and Blueberry
Jennifer Moonsong Jobe Publishing Regional – For many, the American dream consists of having a picturesque family farm. For the Cash Family at Blueberry Hills Farm and Nursery that dream is a reality. Hope and Chris Cash purchased the farm in 2012. Part of the appeal was that they didn’t have to start from scratch,…
Read More2018 Barren County Fair Pageant
By Allyson Dix progress@jpinews.com Between the heat and periods of intense rain, the 64th Annual Barren County Fair held its pageant on June 26-28 hosted by the Temple Hill Lions Club with Pageant MC Lauren Barrett and Coordinator Jennifer Bailey. Lilly Grace Squires of Green County was crowned 2018 Miss Barren County Fair out of…
Read MoreQuilt crazy
Celebrating a tradition that just keeps getting better Anne Pyburn Craig In times when fabric has been scarce — before it began to be manufactured in the US, or during the Great Depression — quilting has been a necessity. Not a scrap should go to waste. In better times, quilting is a relaxing hobby and…
Read More“I’ve been blessed:” Family recipes grace R&S BBQ
Anne Pyburn Craig Along with quilting and rolley-hole, barbecue is one of the arts that puts Monroe County squarely on the map of excellence. On a summer afternoon, the fragrances from the smokers and kitchens waft around Tompkinsville promising delight. And no barbecue is more iconic than the one down at the corner of Second…
Read MoreWhat this generation will bring
By Jennifer Moonsong Jobe Publishing Regional – Oh very young, what will you leave us this time? A few of you out there will recognize that like as part of an old song first released on vinyl back in 1974. Baby boomers. Millennials. Generation X. Every generation has its title to either live up to…
Read MoreBe Careful What You Say
By PJ Martin, Jobe Publishing, Inc. – It used to be that anyone on a ballfield, playground, or at a public event could make an innocent comment and nothing was thought about it. Today, it seems the world is hypersensitive about every word spoken, written, or recorded. Phrases are picked apart, studied, and interpreted to…
Read MoreGREGORY LYNN JOHNSON
CENTER – Gregory Lynn Johnson, age 55, died Wednesday, June 27, 2018, at his home. He was the son of the late Dee Johnson and Emogene Bowles Greer who survives. He was a farmer. Besides his mother, he is survived by a brother, Kenny Johnson of Knob Lick; two nieces, Nickie (Steve) Garmon and Suzie…
Read MoreLEWIS E. GARMON, SR.
ALEXANDRIA, IN – Lewis E. Garmon Sr., age 84, passed away on Monday, June 25, 2018, in his residence surrounded by his family following an extended illness. He was born on February 11, 1934, in Edmonton, Kentucky to Sherman and Lillian (Wilson) Garmon and had lived in the Alexandria area for most of his lifetime.…
Read MoreGun Threats or a Big Misunderstanding?
By PJ Martin Jobe Publishing, Inc. – The following account is information extracted entirely from an interview conducted with a 16-year-old juvenile and his father. Their real names have been omitted for the sake of anonymity. The juvenile will be referred to as John Doe and his father will be called Mr. Doe. Each law…
Read MoreNow Open – Veteran Support and Assistance Office of SCK
Last Tuesday, the Veteran Support and Assistance Office of South Central Kentucky held a grand opening in Glasgow. It will serve veterans across the region, with assistance of all sorts from medical and housing, to transportation. By the end of the year, the facility will be available to assisting approximately 30,000 honorably discharged Kentucky veterans,…
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