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UPDATE: Edmonson students are back in session after “hit list” tip
STAFF REPORT Edmonson County Schools Superintendent Patrick Waddell said there was no hit list found. “With everybody that was spoken to nobody could tell us if they have seen a hit list. They just said they heard about it. There was no weapons or anything else like that discovered. We appreciate the person that provided…
Read MoreNews versus ethics
Release of juvenile name stirs debate By Jeff Jobe Jobe Publishing, Inc. The release of a juvenile name and video footage by the Sheriff’s office is causing quite a stir in Edmonson County. There have been two news items posted on the online media site Edmonson Voice that from a first glance appear to…
Read MoreBevins announce winner of charity auction to implode tower
Gov. Matt Bevin and First Lady Glenna Bevin announced that Andrew “A.J.” Stivers, of Shelbyville, was the winning bidder in the online charity auction to push the ceremonial plunger to implode Frankfort’s 28-story Capital Plaza Tower today. The five-day auction drew more than 80 bids on eBay this week. One hundred percent of Stivers’ $15,000…
Read MoreWKU: Regional Chancellor positions eliminated
Staff Report According to a report by the Bowling Green Daily News, Western Kentucky University has started addressing its $15 million budget deficit. “Multiple sources told the Daily News on Thursday that WKU has terminated the positions of its regional chancellors at the university’s Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, Owensboro and Glasgow locations. Other employees are also reportedly…
Read MoreHampton shares her story, inspires success
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. Growing up in inner-city Detroit, Jenean Hampton was reared in a single-parent household with no car or even a washing machine. Now Kentucky’s Lieutenant Governor, Hampton spent three hours interacting with local students sharing her story and lending encouragement for their future. Hampton visited Barren County Schools’…
Read MoreBRAXTON SMITH: Cheering for the Red, White & Blue
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. Barren County High School graduate Braxton Smith returned from a trip of Olympic proportions last Wednesday. Only days earlier, Smith and 17 other University of Kentucky cheerleaders performed as the USA Cheer team at the Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The squad also performed…
Read MoreInvestigation at Horse Cave Police Dept.
The Kentucky State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are on scene at the Horse Cave Police Department; an apparent investigation of HC Police is unfolding. Stay tuned for details.
Read MoreTRACY K. SMITH: U.S. Poet Laureate to speak in Glasgow
The Kentucky Humanities Council and The Poetry & Literature Center of the Library of Congress have partnered to bring U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith to Kentucky later this month. Smith will speak at the South Central Kentucky Cultural Center in one of two stops in the 2nd Congressional District as part of the National…
Read MoreTENNESSEE GAS PIPELINE: Stay denied in repurposing case
Staff Report The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has denied a request for a stay in a case concerning a natural gas pipeline that runs through nearly 50 miles of Barren, Hart, and Metcalfe Counties. In total, the Tennessee Gas Pipeline spans 256 miles in Kentucky from Simpson County on the Tennessee border to Greenup County…
Read MoreDE-CODING THE FUTURE: Officials consider investment
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. It’s a familiar topic across the country: creating a lucrative, appealing community with desirable career options that entice young people to locate or remain in smaller towns. For local governments, economic developers, and even families, it’s become a universal goal with few paths already blazed. Officials grapple…
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