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40 Beds Built for Local Children Katrina England Reporter, Hart Co. News-Herald On Saturday, April 15, community members filled the parking lot next to the Caverna Elementary gym to make their Build a Bed event a success. Many children in communities across the U.S. face nighttime without a bed of their own. Beds…
Read MoreGovernor Series – LATEST KENTUCKY POLLS
By Chelene Nightingale, Reporter Some Republican Governor candidates may have celebrated while others may have been disappointed on Thursday, April 13, when the Emerson College Poll was released. Emerson Polling is considered one of the most reliable pollsters with a strong A- rating from the polling analyst tech company FiveThirtyEight. The last major poll for the…
Read MoreYears of neglect hits home
By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News The Metcalfe County fiscal court met on Tuesday, April 11th with a lengthy list on the agenda. Much of the meeting was comprised of radio tower repairs, FEMA claims, and the age-old audit issue. All in attendance agreed that both of these subjects go back many administrations. Emergency…
Read More2023 Educator Idol of the Year
By Kim Harwood The Edmonton Metcalfe County Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce Lenita Hughes as the recipient of the Metcalfe County Educator Idol of the Year Award. This marks the sixteenth year a retired educator has been honored with this distinguished award. Lenita Hughes was honored at the Senior Celebrity Banquet on…
Read More2023 Educator of the Year
By Kim Harwood The Edmonton Metcalfe County Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce Lynn Hawkins as the recipient of the Metcalfe County Educator of the Year Award. This year marks the twenty-second year an educator has been honored with this distinguished award. Lynn Hawkins was honored at the Senior Celebrity Banquet on April…
Read MoreLogan Ryan Phelps 2023 Scholarship Recipient
By Kim Harwood Jobe Publishing Contributor The Edmonton Metcalfe County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce Logan Ryan Phelps as the recipient of the 2023 Edmonton Metcalfe County Chamber of Commerce Memorial Scholarship. Logan Phelps will be included in the Senior Celebrity Group as the Scholarship recipient. The Senior Celebrity Banquet honors…
Read MoreKelly Craft visits Summer Shade
By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News On Monday, April 10th Republican candidate for Governor of Kentucky Kelly Craft made a stop in the small town of Summer Shade to speak to voters. She has been campaigning in rural towns throughout the state and when someone in her campaign called and asked if she could…
Read MoreCanmer man reported missing
Mary Beth Sallee Reporter, Hart Co. News-Herald A police report has been filed for a Canmer man whose family said he has been missing since last week. James Jewell, age 32, was last seen by his family and friends on Tuesday, April 11. A police report was filed with the Hart County Sheriff’s Office…
Read MoreWWII Veteran celebrates 100 years
Honoring U.S. Army Air Force 2nd Lieutenant Edwin F. Smith By Paula L. Ratliff JOBE Contributing Writer United States Army Air Force Veteran Edwin Smith is celebrating his 100th Birthday on April 12, 2023, and is being honored for his service during World War II. “It is not often we get to celebrate a…
Read MoreLegalized gambling comes to Kentucky
By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News By now you have probably heard that Governor Andy Beshear signed House Bill 551 allowing sports betting in Kentucky. This will allow gambling on live sporting events and similar online betting sites. Per the wording of the bill, regulating all this will be the responsibility of the Kentucky…
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