Monroe/Metcalfe Counties
Murder Warrants Served – 19 month old victim
Jennifer Moonsong Regional Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. The Barren County Sheriff’s Office served four indictment warrants last Friday; Two for murder, and two for tampering with physical evidence. A grand jury recommended the indictment of the four individuals following a yearlong investigation into the murder of a 19 month old male child from Scottsville,…
Read MoreBarren-Metcalfe 911 saga continues
Jennifer Moonsong Regional Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. Once again, the main topic of discussion at the 911 board meeting was whether or not Barren and Metcalfe would continue as one entity or part ways. After much discussion of the pros and cons, no specific resolution was reached. Beverly Harbison, Director of the Barren…
Read MorePrimary 2022: Region sees low voter turnout
Jennifer Moonsong Regional Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. Historically, primary elections have a lower voter turnout than the polls in November. However, the 2022 primary election saw especially low numbers in many Kentucky counties. State-wide, Kentucky’s turnout was a low 19%. In 2020, the Kentucky primary had a 31% turnout. Barren County has 14,086 Republican,…
Read MoreFormer Horses Owners Retains Attorney Claiming Abuse of Power
By Jennifer Moonsong Regional Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. In the ongoing saga of nine horses, the law firm of Gary S. Logsdon and Associates has been retained to represent the former owners of the horses. In a statement from the letter sent to County Attorney Kathryn Thomas and City Attorney Danny Basil, “This office…
Read MoreHale announces retirement from Glasgow Independent Schools
Jennifer Moonsong Division Publisher Barren and Metcalfe Last week, the Superintendent of Glasgow schools, Keith Hale announced his retirement. He has led the district for the past five years. Overall, the board agrees he has gone above and beyond in his service to the school system. Although he has been the superintendent for…
Read MoreBox of blessings
Jennifer Moonsong Division Publisher Barren and Metcalfe Tyler Duke, 6-year owner of Up in Smoke on Columbia Avenue in Glasgow, doesn’t only run a small business there. He lives in the neighborhood as well, and he saw people in need. “A lot of people that live in this neighborhood are without transportation. They don’t…
Read MoreSummer Spa arrest leads to guilty plea
Jennifer Moonsong Division Publisher Barren and Metcalfe Jing Zheng of the Summer Spa in Glasgow plead guilty to one count of promoting prostitution. The other charge of practicing massage therapy without a license was dismissed. These charges stand from an April investigation which was the result of an allegation that sexual services were being…
Read MoreHabitat for Humanity unveils latest construction
Jennifer Moonsong Division Publisher Barren and Metcalfe They say it’s love that makes a house a home, and the love could certainly be felt Thursday afternoon on Ford Drive at the ribbon-cutting for Glasgow’s newest Habitat for Humanity house. The home, one of many to be built on that street, was built with entirely…
Read MoreMetcalfe man sentenced to 50 years in sodomy case
Jennifer Moonsong Division Publisher Barren and Metcalfe A child sex crime went to trial last week and Metcalfe County, and it resulted in the jury recommending that Robert Chasteen spend 50 years in jail. The trial was held at the end of April. Kentucky State Police Trooper Ricky Cross investigated the incident. Chasteen was…
Read MoreImprovements for Summer Shade still coming?
Jennifer Moonsong Division Publisher Barren and Metcalfe In 2019, Ron Underwood of Summer Shade participated in the Edmonton-Metcalfe Chamber of Commerce leadership project. What he learned inspired him to spearhead a project designed to improve lighting, visibility, growth, and traffic control in the heart of Summer Shade. “We visited the state capital on…
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