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Farm to School Month
Local Schools + Local Food = Brunch for Lunch Local Brunch for Lunch was on the menu last week at several Barren County Schools as the finale of Farm to School Month. Students at Barren County High School, the Trojan Academy, Middle School, and College Street Campus savored the flavors a local harvest when they…
Read MoreLogan Aluminum Cuts Ribbon on Initial Expansion, Breaks Ground on Phase II
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 26, 2017) – Gov. Matt Bevin congratulated local officials and executives from Logan Aluminum Inc. and its parent companies today on the opening of the aluminum plant’s phase I expansion in Logan County, as well as the groundbreaking of phase II of the project. Together the expansions represent about $407.6 million in…
Read MoreNance resigns judgeship
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. Facing formal charges of misconduct by the Kentucky Judicial Conduct Commission, W. Mitchell Nance, Family Court Judge for Barren and Metcalfe Counties, has resigned his position effective December 16, 2017. Nance serves the 43rd Judicial Circuit’s Second Division commonly known as Family Court. Nance submitted his resignation…
Read MoreSUPERINTENDENTS: “No Governor, this is not keeping the promise”
By SAM TERRY Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. While complimenting Gov. Matt Bevin for tackling the issue of pension reform, Barren County Schools Superintendent Bo Matthews said “it’s been a predicted storm that is now upon us” as he spoke at a press conference hosted by the Kentucky School Boards Association on Monday afternoon. Flanked…
Read MorePENSION REFORM: Bevin releases highlights of plan
By SAM TERRY Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. While the central theme of Gov. Matt Bevin’s joint press conference with House Speaker Jeff Hoover and Senate President Robert Stivers was proclaiming their pension reform plan was “Keeping the Promise” to address Kentucky’s woefully underfunded retirement system, the response has been a mixed bag of reactions.…
Read MoreFUTURE MOVERS & SHAKERS: Erica Spillman
By SAM TERRY Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. “We’re losing our young people” – it’s a frequently heard comment in Glasgow, Cave City, and every area of Barren County – and every other rural community in Kentucky. Conventional wisdom tells us that rural communities are in decline and one of the chief factors is the…
Read MoreGLASGOW CITY COUNCIL:Taylor unanimously approved for EPB board
By SAM TERRY Jobe Publishing, Inc. The Glasgow Electric Plant Board has a full complement of directors on its board for the first time in nearly nine months after the Glasgow City Council unanimously approved Tag Taylor’s nomination on Monday night. Taylor will fill the seat that has been vacant since February 1 after the…
Read MoreTRUE TO THEIR ROOTS: Kentucky Headhunters’ show will benefit Courageous Kids
By ANNE PYBURN CRAIG Jobe Publishing, Inc. When the Kentucky Headhunters get excited, music lovers know they’re in for a good time. And guitarist Richard Young says they’re “very, very excited” about their upcoming home show at Glasgow’s Plaza Theatre on October 28. For one thing, the Halloween bash will be the vinyl release party…
Read MoreFlag-Waving Crowd Welcomes Veterans Home from Honor Flight
Special to the News-Herald Lee Bratcher along with 66 other Kentucky veterans received a heroes’ welcome home Saturday from patriotic, flag-waving citizens who filled the entire terminal at Lexington’s Blue Grass Airport. The veterans participated in a one-day tour of war memorials in the nation’s capital. This was the seventh Honor Flight sponsored by Farmers…
Read MoreTAYLOR TALKS EPB: Nominee stresses fairness in decision making
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. While there was no official announcement to the public, Mayor Dick Doty’s nomination of Glasgow accountant Tag Taylor to the embattled board of directors of the Glasgow Electric Plant Board spread throughout the community last week. As requested by Glasgow City Councilman Jake Dickinson last December, Doty…
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