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Summer Day Camp
Hart of Autism brings new experiences to children Mary Beth Sallee Managing Editor Hart Co. News-Herald This summer, laughter and learning has filled the air for many children who attended a summer camp. This especially rang true for members of Hart of Autism. According to the organization’s website, Hart of Autism (HOA) is a…
Read MoreWater Safety
Information for parents and families Mary Beth Sallee Managing Editor Hart Co. News-Herald Although summer break is quickly coming to an end for many families, that doesn’t mean that water safety is any less important throughout the remainder of the year. In the United States, more children ages 1-4 die from drowning than any…
Read MoreMetcalfe County Community Stage
By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News As many of you may know, the Edmonton-Metcalfe Chamber of Commerce is in the process of raising money for a community stage that will be constructed in the historic courthouse yard. The stage will be built close to the gazebo location. A stage committee was formed early in…
Read MoreMoney, Money, Money
By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News The Metcalfe County fiscal court held its regular meeting on July 25th with all the magistrates in attendance. First on the agenda was Wes Jolly, Chairman of the Industrial Development Authority (IDA), who requested that the TVA/RDAAP funds for 2024 which are approximately $153,838 be transferred over to…
Read MoreKentucky’s Green River
By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News Local author, Richard Hines has just released his new book Kentucky’s Green River which his wife Pam co-authored. The authors have spent a great deal of time researching through 15 counties and pulling out images that would help tell the story of Kentucky’s Green River. As stated on…
Read MoreHometown Hero: Brittany Wright
Mary Beth Sallee Managing Editor Hart C o. News-Herald To love, to guide, to encourage, and to know that everyone deserves to have a voice – that is the calling of a speech language pathologist. Brittany Wright is the speech language pathologist (SLP) and owner of All Smiles Therapy, a speech therapy clinic located…
Read MoreFormer superintendent dies in car crash
Mary Beth Sallee Managing Editor Hart Co. News-Herald A former Hart County Superintendent has died. Wandel Strange, age 82 of Munfordville, passed away on July 20 as the result of cardiac arrest following injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Gatlinburg, Tenn. According to reports, 19-year-old Jeffrey Williams was traveling north on the parkway…
Read MoreWhat’s next?
By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News The Edmonton Metcalfe Industrial Development Authority met on July 17th with all in attendance except Mark Linkous. Now that Pennington Stave Company, a project which has taken the last 4-6 years to complete, has begun production, the board is preparing for its next economic project. “I think…
Read MoreNew Alzheimer’s drug approved
By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News Many families have been touched by the loss of a loved one due to Alzheimer’s. It is a devastating disease that slowly takes the person you know and love and leaves them unable to remember their own family. Then it gradually takes away the body and finally their…
Read MoreFrederick sets world record at Badwater 135 ultramarathon
By Mary Beth Sallee Managing Editor Hart Co. News-Herald The Badwater 135. It’s known as the world’s toughest footrace, a brutal 135-mile ultramarathon held in sweltering July heat with a 48-hour time limit. The Badwater 135 start line begins at Badwater Basin in Death Valley, Calif., the lowest elevation in North America at 280…
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