Saving a child is worth ruffling feathers
Mr. Jobe, Your article written in the Edmonson News about the child accused of “hit list” is a breath of fresh air for any parent who has had a child bullied. I spoke Sunday at church and used your article. It isn’t the first I have used but this one really resonated. Every single person…
Read MoreSingle vehicle rollover results in fatality
Rocky Hill, KY (May 7, 2018)- The Kentucky State Police Post 3 Bowling Green responded to a single vehicle injury collision today at 2:42 PM that had occurred northbound on US-31W (Louisville Road) near the intersection of KY 259, in Edmonson County. The preliminary investigation indicated that Kiami C. Mills (25) of Park City, who…
Read MoreTOMMY PRIDDY 1949 – 2018
TOMMY PRIDDY 1949 – 2018 Tommy Priddy, age 69, of Chalybeate, KY departed this life on Saturday, May 5, 2018 at The Medical Center in Bowling Green. The Warren County native was born on March 25, 1949 to the late Earl Thomas Priddy and Lena Mae Hendrick Priddy. He was married to his devoted wife…
Read MoreMY KENTUCKY: Hail, our festival day
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. The first Saturday in May is upon us – Kentucky’s day of days, the likes of which there is no other. The Kentucky Derby traces its roots to May 17, 1875 when an estimated 10,000 people gathered for the opening day of racing at the Louisville Jockey…
Read MoreSHIRLEY JEAN CLEARY
EIGHTY EIGHT – Shirley Jean Cleary, age 70, died Tuesday, May 1, 2018, at her residence. She was the daughter of Hayden Capps and the late Barbara Jean Miller. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Wayne Cleary; two children: Bonya Scott and Gary Miller both of Eighty-Eight; her father, Hayden Capps of Leitchfield;…
Read MoreRICHARD WAYNE POYNTER
CAVE CITY – Richard Wayne Poynter, age 73, passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2018, at his home. He was the son of the late Sammie and Corine England Poynter. He was a farmer and a member of the Savoyard Baptist Church. He is survived by two sons: Scotty (Marie) Poynter of Glasgow and Paul (Tina)…
Read MoreChildren hurt, veterans dishonored: Doyle isn’t learning from his mistakes
By JEFF JOBE jobe@jobeinc.com In February of 2016, my friends Bill and Cathy Canty and I announced that we would be adding the Edmonson News to our Jobe family newspapers. It is a perfect fit, wedged between our flagship newspaper in Butler County, our largest in…
Read MoreMAEDELL WITTY WALLACE
RANDOLPH – Maedell Witty Wallace, age 87, Randolph Community of Metcalfe County, and formerly of Hoopeston, Illinois, died on April 30t, 2018, at her home. Born in Metcalfe County October 11, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Dale and Leola Witty, and the wife of Edsel Wallace who survives. She was a member…
Read MoreONA VIRGINIA SANDERS
ONA VIRGINIA SANDERS Ona Virginia Sanders, age 91 of Flaherty, KY departed this life on Sunday, April 29, 2018 at Signature North Hardin in Radcliff, KY. The Edmonson County native was born on August 31, 1926 to the late Jesse Highbaugh and the late Lula Decker Highbaugh. She was married to the late Harse Sanders. Ona was…
Read MoreOld Mulkey season revs up
By Anne Pyburn Craig “Old Mulkey,” observed a local last week, “was always just sort of there. I mean, it was nice, but not much went on there. Then came Sheila.” “It’s gonna be fabulous,” promises Park Director Sheila Jobe Rush of summer 2018 at Old Mulkey Meetinghouse State Historic Site, home of…
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