L. Rogers Wells, Jr., dead at 79
L. Rogers Wells, Jr., 79, Glasgow, died suddenly Sunday, August 6, 2017. The Glasgow native was a son of the late L. Rogers Wells, Sr. and Jane Gilbert Wells. An accomplished businessman, he was owner of American Materials Incorporated, a regional warehousing and distribution center for selected business entities, and was involved in numerous other…
Read MoreMy Kentucky – Happy Days in Fancy Farm
By SAM TERRY Managing Editor Jobe Publishing Inc. This Saturday will mark the 137th annual Fancy Farm Picnic, long considered the most important political event in Kentucky. Sponsored by St. Jerome Catholic Church, the event could be likened to the political version of the Kentucky Derby, replacing horses with politicians who parade through the thousands of…
Read MorePlastic Injection Molder Adkev to Locate in Danville’s Former Caterpillar Facility
Family-owned manufacturer will create 70 full-time jobs supplying automotive and appliance industries FRANKFORT, Ky. (June 29, 2017) – Adkev Inc., a family-owned custom plastic injection molding manufacturer, will locate in Boyle County with a nearly $15.7 million investment that is expected to create 70 full-time jobs, Gov. Matt Bevin announced today. “Adkev is a tremendous success…
Read MoreKentucky Arts Council – Monroe Marble Maker is featured artist
By Jennifer Moonsong Jobe Publishing Inc. Regional Features Tompkinsville native Timmy Walden, a local marble maker, has been selected as the Kentucky Arts Council’s featured artist for July and August. The tradition of marble shooting in Monroe County is as old as the county itself, and Walden is a man who knows a thing…
Read MoreMy Kentucky: Modern travel on the turnpike
By SAM TERRY Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. On August 1, 1956, the Kentucky Turnpike, stretching 39 miles from Louisville to Elizabethtown, opened as the first section of a future interstate highway connecting the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. Under construction for just under two years, the modern roadway cost $33.2 million. The road…
Read MoreFormer Monroe County Deputy Sheriff Charged With Stealing Property
Surplus military supplies purchased by the Sheriff’s Office were missing BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A former Monroe County Deputy Sheriff was charged this week by felony Information with wire fraud for devising a scheme to sell and/or give away surplus military property, obtained from a Department of Defense program, including a camper and ATV, announced…
Read MoreBevin and Beshear share a cause
By JEFF JOBE jobe@jobeinc.com There’s no question that Americans, and quite surely Kentuckians, are increasingly suspicious of government. Our trust in government has been at a terribly low level for several years. This is why all political candidates proclaim they will be a proponent for government accountability and transparency. Transparency is the most cost-effective…
Read MoreUdderly Amazing: Robotic milking operation showcased
Culminating two years of planning, Richard and Sharon Mattingly recently opened their new, state-of-the-art robotic milking operation for a public open house. Dozens of area dairy farmers, ag industry officials, community leaders, and curious neighbors mixed and mingled among the Holstein cows to see first-hand how robots milk cows. Mattingly, like other farmers around…
Read MoreAutumn Chambers: Capturing life one click at a time
While the work of a professional photographer is varied, Autumn Chambers admits, “I love capturing those precious moments in life. I love photographing families in their own element, doing their own thing.” Finding the ideal setting might mean visiting a family at home or any number of settings from city scenes to down on the…
Read MoreAttorney General: EPB violated Open Records Act
In an opinion by the Office of the Kentucky Attorney General released Monday, the Glasgow Electric Plant Board violated the Kentucky Open Records Act when it withheld the names of participants in the SET program from Publisher Jeff Jobe. The 11-page opinion addresses a number of arguments about the legality of the utility company refusing…
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