83,000 POW-MIA Service Personnel: You are not forgotten
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. Kicking off the area’s annual observance of Memorial Day, several veterans and local residents gathered at the Veterans’ Wall of Honor in downtown Glasgow last week to recall the country’s Prisoners of War and military personnel classified as Missing in Action. Of special significance was a POW/MIA…
Read MoreGov. Bevin Receives Confirmation of SBA Disaster Loans for Kentucky
Special to the News-Herald Federal assistance available for citizens and businesses in 12 counties FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 23, 2018) – Gov. Matt Bevin today received confirmation that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved disaster assistance loans for the severe storms and heavy flooding that affected the Commonwealth from Feb. 21 through March 21, 2018. SBA…
Read MoreSulphur Lick enlivened by store’s revival
Last Thursday, May 17, marked Grand Opening Day for the Sulphur Lick Store at 7017 Sulphur Lick Road (Highway 839). Residents of the nearby countryside in northwestern Monroe County will no longer have to venture into the city to purchase a sandwich and an ice cream cone or shop for decor items…
Read MoreCUBA DUGGINS
CUBA DUGGINS Cuba Duggins, age 93, of Brownsville, KY, passed away Wednesday, (May 23, 2018) in Brownsville. She was born on November 28, 1924, in Pine Knob, KY, the daughter of the late Carl and Alvirda Miller Green. She was a retired cook at the Short Creek School. Cuba enjoyed sewing, cooking, and attending to…
Read MoreLarge crowd attended Public Library Open House
Jerry Matera Board members, government officials, their representatives and mostly friends of the Hart County Public Library attended the Open House and ribbon cutting for the new and much improved library recently completed. The ribbon cutting was the first order of business, and Magistrate Gary Gardner said an opening prayer after everyone had gathered outside in the front…
Read MoreKIMBERLY CUMMINGS DAVIS
KIMBERLY CUMMINGS DAVIS Kimberly Cummings Davis, 52, of Brownsville passed away at 7:10 PM Tuesday May 22, 2018 at Hospice House of Southern Kentucky. The Edmonson County native was a homemaker and a member of Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Hoyt Cummings and Bonnie Davis Cummings. She was…
Read MoreBRADLEY JOE DAVIS 1969 – 2018
BRADLEY JOE DAVIS 1969 – 2018 Bradley Joe Davis, age 48 of Buford, GA departed this life on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at his residence. The Edmonson County native was born on September 12, 1969 to Roy Neal and Doris Jane Sanders Davis, who survive. He was a self employed design drafter, and a member…
Read MoreHats off to Hart County graduates
Rayna Glass rayna.glass@jpinews.com Rain, rain go away… or Hart County graduates anyway! While the rains persisted on Saturday afternoon, May 19, Hart County High School weathered the storm to honor the graduating class of 2018. 182 students graduated, marking the very last class to have spent their high school career in the “old building.” As the…
Read MoreHepatitis A outbreak in south-central Kentucky
The Barren River District Health Department (BRDHD) and the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH) are recommending that residents of Warren County over the age of one year get vaccinated against hepatitis A, due to an ongoing outbreak. The current hepatitis A outbreak is occurring primarily within specific at-risk populations, including people who use illicit…
Read MoreButler County unofficial election results
State Representative 17th District: Michael J. “ Mike” Wilson 433 14.68% Steve Sheldon 1,167 39.56% David M. Graham 324 10.98% Joey Franzell 1,026 34.78% County Judge/ Executive: Richie Bratcher 287 9.34% Tim Flener 999 32.51% Bruce White 829 26.98% Jeff…
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