Guest Commentary

PJ Martin Office/News Reporter Metcalfe Division – When I was growing up it was fairly common for grandparents to babysit their grandchildren. I have many cherished memories of being at my grandparent’s home. It was a treat to spend the night with them. I suppose most folks would call those the ‘good old days.’ It…

Jennifer Moonsong General Manager Metcalfe/Monroe Division – Last week I was at the Campbellsville Walmart walking a cart back to the cart return, when a visibly agitated employee pulled the cart briskly from my hand and stomped away. Remembering himself a second later, he turned to look back at me and said, “I’m sorry. I’m…

By PJ Martin Jobe Publishing, Inc – I recently attended the first meeting of the Business Association in Edmonton. I must admit, I was surprised at the number of people that attended and I feel like it was a great idea on the part of Charles and Sandy Costello and Matt Gallagher to schedule this…

By Jennifer Moonsong Jobe Publishing Regional – It’s vacation season. Just last week we went on our annual family vacation. I insisted on taking a Rand McNally Atlas, but I admit I didn’t open it once. When I was a kid there was a sense of wonder and wanderlust attached to roadmaps. These days, it…

By Jennifer Moonsong Jobe Publishing Regional – Oh very young, what will you leave us this time? A few of you out there will recognize that like as part of an old song first released on vinyl back in 1974. Baby boomers. Millennials. Generation X. Every generation has its title to either live up to…

By PJ Martin, Jobe Publishing, Inc. – It used to be that anyone on a ballfield, playground, or at a public event could make an innocent comment and nothing was thought about it. Today, it seems the world is hypersensitive about every word spoken, written, or recorded. Phrases are picked apart, studied, and interpreted to…

Jennifer Moonsong, Jobe Publishing Regional – For anyone who thinks there is no longer a sense of community in the world, they clearly didn’t go to the Metcalfe County fair this year. A few short years ago, the fair went through a difficult time and attendance fell rapidly. But like any small town institution, it…

Over 50 years after Thomas Edison perfected the light bulb, rural families were able to reap the benefits of electricity. In 1938 Warren RECC was established by the REA, Rural Electrification Administration, an agency created by Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s administration. It took years to convince some farmers that electric was the way of the future.…

By Jennifer Moonsong, Jobe Publishing Regional Features — More than anything these days Memorial Day is seen as a gateway to summer fun. However, I am sure a few of you in the readership still remember when we called it Decoration Day. I well remember many a Decoration Day spent riding in the back seat…

By PJ Martin, Jobe Publishing, Inc. – With the primary election out of the way everyone can breathe a sigh of relief. Metcalfe County saw a huge number of candidates and things were pretty hectic around here. In this job, you hear a lot of complaints about the county and how it is being run.…