Edmonton News

By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News   The Barren-Metcalfe County Emergency Medical Services Board of Directors met on December 18th at the TJ Pavilion Community Center. A quorum was present. The minutes of the October 23, 2024 meeting were approved with one small correction.   Finance Report The October and November financial reports were presented…

By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News   The Metcalfe County Fiscal Court met in a special called meeting on Monday, December 23rd, with three magistrates present, Magistrate Harvey Hawkins was absent. The agenda was adopted and the minutes from the December 12, 2024, meeting were approved after motions were made by Magistrates Daniel Bragg and…

By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News   On December 19th, friends, coworkers, and members of the community came together at the chamber office to wish Elizabeth “Beth” Wilson a fond farewell as the Supervisor of the 911 Dispatch Center in Edmonton. She has worked for 30 years making sure the citizens of this county have…

By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News Summarized within this article are a few of the laws which take effect on January 1, 2025. HB11: Anti-Vaping HB11 is an effort to control underage vaping and secure the safety of existing vape products, House Bill 11 prohibits wholesalers from selling vape products that don’t have Food and…

By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News   Two-thousand and twenty-four started with Kentucky’s new vehicle registration system, KAVIS went operational in February. The new system replaces a decades-old system. Unpredictable glitches caused the inability to transfer the occasional motor vehicle title, the occasional camper renewal, no small utility trailers, or the issuance of historical plates.…

By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News   Metcalfe County is known for having produced several musicians and writers and most of us know many of them, but recently an email landed in the inbox at the Herald-News that caught our complete attention. That email was from Sylvia Ahrens a remarkable author of poetry and mysteries…

By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News   Metcalfe County has a lot of wonderful places to visit, but on December 15th a special event at a really special place occurred. The historic Bell House held its first open to the public event with tours of the beautifully restored home and tickets sold out quickly. The…

By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News   The Metcalfe County Fiscal Court met in a special called meeting on Thursday, December 12th with all magistrates present. The agenda was adopted and the minutes from the November 26th special called meeting were approved after a motion made by Magistrate Daniel Bragg and seconded by Magistrate Kevin…

By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News   A lot was going on in the small town of Edmonton for the 9th year of Hometown Holiday on the Square (formerly Shop Around the Square). This year was even larger with Community Medical Care (CMC) partnering with the Edmonton-Metcalfe Chamber of Commerce and bringing new activities. Some…

By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News   The Edmonton City Council met on Monday, December 2nd in their regular December meeting with the following people absent Councilmember Teresa Hamlett, Park Manager Brian Garrett, and City Fire Chief Jerry Clemmons. The minutes from the November 4th meeting were reviewed and approved.   Department Reports  Public Works…