Statewide News
Quilts for Heroes
By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News This is the 4th year that the Piecemaker’s Quilt Guild in partnership with the American Legion and the VFW has made and presented quilts to veterans. This year there were 15 veterans nominated to receive a special quilt on Friday, November 10th. The guild began the program in…
Read MoreHow to cook a turkey
Special to the Herald-News We asked our future chefs (under 6-years-old) how they would cook the Thanksgiving turkey and we received some very interesting answers. These answers were submitted by parents on our Facebook page and from the Metcalfe County Head Start/Early Head Start children. “I would put it in a pot…
Read MoreRaiders’ depth and determination helps win the 4th quarter
By T. Wampler JPI Sports The Hart County High School Raider football team has done something very few sports teams get to experience – an undefeated season. The Raiders are a perfect 12-0 as they prepare for round three of the playoffs, facing the 11-1 Union County Braves on Friday, November 17. Head Coach…
Read MoreArmy Veteran Valerie Herndon Sturdivant
Mary Beth Sallee Managing Editor Hart Co. News-Herald Valerie Sturdivant grew up in the Uno community of Hart County. A self-proclaimed daddy’s girl, Valerie knew at a young age how to shoot a gun and work in the fields. “We were on a little bitty farm, like two and a half acres,” Valerie said.…
Read MoreRaiders’ magic ride continues with 28-21 win over Scotties
By T. Wampler JPI Sports Coach Chad Griffin and the Hart County Raiders continued their magic carpet ride knocking off the Glasgow High School Scotties 28-21m ending their season in round three of the state playoffs. The mighty Raiders run their record to a perfect 12-0. In the 1968 song by Steppenwolf, the lyrics…
Read More3-Peat!
Raider Cheerleaders are 3-Time Region 3 Champions Katrina England Reporter Hart Co. News-Herald The Hart County Varsity Cheerleaders have stayed busy cheering on the 11-0 Raider football team this season, but they’ve also been hard at work learning and perfecting their competition routine. Their hard work came to fruition this past Saturday, November 4.…
Read MoreUnraveling of FEMA
By Allyson Dix Jobe Publishing, Inc. Knowledge of a federal investigation surrounding the Metcalfe County’s FEMA problems dating back to 2018 has surfaced all while a tenured employee was terminated and two subsequent resignations from the EM assistant deputies, and a road supervisor who resigned and then retracted his resignation in recent weeks. Emory…
Read MoreCommunity Medical Care
By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News The Edmonton City Council met in regular session on Monday, November 6th with all in attendance except Councilmember Teresa Hamlett and Attorney Brian Pack. Program Manager Tina Combs presented information concerning Community Medical Care (CMC) and requested support from the city council. The programs offered in Barren County…
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Vietnam Veteran Rodney Bell
“I was just over there doing what I had to do.” Mary Beth Sallee Managing Editor Hart Co. News-Herald In the 1960s, a war was raging in Vietnam, a war that was brought to the American home front by the military draft. During the Vietnam War era, between 1964 and 1973, the United States…
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