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City receives two grants

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By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News   The Edmonton City Council met on Monday, December 4th.for the regular December session. Council member Faye Word, Fire Chief Jerry Clemmons, and Attorney Brian Pack were absent, but a quorum was present. The City of Edmonton was approved to receive the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Tap Grant in the…

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MCES Jr. Beta Showcase

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By Torrie Osbon Communications Director Photos courtesy of Metcalfe County Schools The MCES Jr. Beta Club recently held its annual Beta Showcase. Students who won first place in each division are eligible to compete at the State Beta Convention in January.                            …

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Free Ice Skating Adventures

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Glasgow’s first ice skating rink  By Chelene Nightingale Jobe Publishing, Inc.   Whether you want to try it for the first time or practice your Biellmann spin, next week will be an opportune time for you to do so when Gorin Park is transformed into an ice skating rink that is free for everyone to…

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Boswell chosen as chairperson

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By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News   The Edmonton Metcalfe Industrial Development Authority (IDEA) held a special called meeting on Monday, November 27. Members Mark Linkous and Donna Caffee were not in attendance. Chairman Wes Jolly in an email to the board members stated that he had turned in his resignation from the Industrial Board…

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Short agenda, a lot of questions

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By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News   The Metcalfe County fiscal court met on Tuesday, November 28th for their regular meeting with everyone in attendance except County Attorney Sharon Howard. It was approved to amend the agenda to include Precision account payments and the agenda was then adopted. Next, the minutes from the November 14th…

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Christmas Banquet

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By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News   The Edmonton Metcalfe Chamber of Commerce held its annual Christmas Banquet a bit earlier this year on Monday, November 27th at the old high school gymnasium. The Achilles Award which developed from an idea by Cindy Cassady, was awarded by Chamber Executive Director Kim Harwood to Chris and…

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Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Mission

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By Kim Harwood Chamber of Commerce   The Shoebox Mission for Metcalfe County was overseen by Mrs. Carol Perkins again this year. Volunteers spent months sewing, shopping, crafting, hosting fundraisers, and boxing up gift items to get ready for the big day. November 16 those boxes were ready to ship out. Thanks to the help…

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Reaching for her star

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  By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News   If you are not familiar with her name yet, you will be. Cara Bishop is a junior at Metcalfe County High School following her dream of being a singer/songwriter. And she’s getting noticed! On October 22, Cara became the 2023 winner of the Artist of the Year…

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Open Records Complaint

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By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News   The Metcalfe County fiscal court met on Tuesday, November 14th for their regular meeting with everyone in attendance. MHCC Loan The second reading was held for Ordinance No. 23-1010 approving the lease financing a project for the Metcalfe Health Care Center. The loan is to finance the repair…

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