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Local voting for upcoming election
Hart County Clerks Office We would like to do our best to keep all of Hart County residents informed on what to expect for the upcoming election. There have been several changes this year with the election due to COVID-19, and we know it can be a struggle to keep up with what is…
Read MorePaddling For Suicide Awareness
By: Cody Early Hart County News-Herald The annual Paddling for Suicide Prevention Awareness event in Munfordville was anticipated to be one of the biggest fundraising events of the year with an estimated 100 to 150 people expected to attend. As the days grew shorter leading up to the event, things didn’t turn out as planned.…
Read MoreNew Industrial Park to Receive Road Funds
Submitted Barren County Progress Glasgow, KY. –August 31,2020 Less than one week after officially closing on the new industrial park property, the Barren County Economic Authority, Governor Andy Beshear and Transportation Cabinet Secretary Jim Gray announced a Road Access Grant in the amount of $500,000 to help spur the development. The $500,000 grant will…
Read MoreDive and Yancey’s Join Lawsuit
“We are struggling to honor the ever changing requirements and can’t seem to get any respect for the work we have done in following everything asked of us,” Leticia Cline, owner The Dive Bar, Cave City By Wade Daffron Jobe Regional Coverage Plaintiffs in a recently-filed lawsuit are getting support from locals who feel “the…
Read MoreTeacher arrested again, accused of sex with same minor
A former Barren County Middle School teacher has been arrested again after he purportedly had sex with a minor. William Kyle Gardner, 28, was arrested last October after the Barren County Sheriff’s Office determined he had sexual intercourse with a student. He was arrested on the latest charges on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at the…
Read MoreGlasgow brewery defying the odds
By Jeff Jobe Community Publisher Do you know what local band has less hit records than the Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Who combined, but yet more concerts and gigs in the past 25 years? If you answered The Unpredictables then you are right-on with happenings in local music. These crazy horn blowing, drum…
Read MoreOfficial Election Results for Metcalfe County
Metcalfe County 1st Congressional District Registered Voters – 7,931 Absentee Paper Machine Machine Absentee Votes Votes Ballots TOTALS PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES Republican Party R – Donald J. TRUMP 205 150 593 948 R – Uncommitted 11 9 67 87 Democratic Party D – Pete BUTTIGIEG 4 3 7…
Read MoreFire at CEA Pretreatment Plant in Horse Cave
By Mary Beth Sallee News-Herald-Reporter On June 19, the Horse Cave Volunteer Fire Department responded to a call regarding a fire at the Caveland Environmental Authority (CEA) Pretreatment Plant located on S. Butler Road in Horse Cave. On fire was the large compost pile consisting of sawdust, leaves, and bark mixed with the waste, such…
Read MoreAfter a century and a half – Daily Times publishes its last edition
By Robert Carter Guest Writer GLASGOW, KY. The Glasgow Daily Times has stopped the presses — for good. Staff members of the newspaper were told Monday that they would be laid off permanently by CNHI, LLC, the Alabama-based chain which owns more than 100 newspapers nationwide. Tuesday’s edition was the last to be published. According…
Read MoreSchools to remain closed for the rest of the school year
By JENNIFER MOONSONG jupitermoonsong@yahoo.com Monday afternoon Gov. Andy Beshear announced that Kentucky’s public schools would remain closed for the rest of the year, bringing an end to much anticipated question on the lips of students, parents and educators. “Every health care professional has advised us that this is the right course of action to take,”…
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