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Sulphur Lick enlivened by store’s revival
Last Thursday, May 17, marked Grand Opening Day for the Sulphur Lick Store at 7017 Sulphur Lick Road (Highway 839). Residents of the nearby countryside in northwestern Monroe County will no longer have to venture into the city to purchase a sandwich and an ice cream cone or shop for decor items…
Read MoreCOMMENTARY: So, you’re graduating
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. You’re about to join thousands of other Kentucky students in donning graduation robes and mortarboards to be part of the annual rite of passage known as high school graduation. Just as in years past, there will be tears of joy and sighs of relief from parents and…
Read MoreMY KENTUCKY: The Original Mother’s Day
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. People everywhere will be observing Mother’s Day on Sunday and a West Virginia woman will be lauded as the creator of the holiday while the Kentucky woman who was the true author and originator of the idea will be forgotten. Few Kentuckians will recall that our day…
Read MoreNORMA LEIGH JOHNSON
GLASGOW – Norma Leigh Johnson, age 88, passed away Saturday, April 21, 2018, at her home. Born in Hardensburg she was the daughter of the late Samuel Walton and Ollie “Ola” Tabor Payne. She was a homemaker and member of the Savoyard Baptist Church. She is survived by three sons: Darryl (Rebecca) Robbins of Glasgow,…
Read MoreCOMMENTARY: Lessons Learned on a Kentucky Dairy Farm
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. Reading Anne Craig’s story about the massive changes in America’s dairy industry caused me to reflect on my own dairy farm upbringing and a way of life that is fast becoming a thing of the past. Southern Kentucky has been the prime area for Kentucky’s dairy farmers…
Read MoreMY KENTUCKY: Football in a cow pasture
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. On April 9, 1880 Centre College and Kentucky University (Kentucky’s A&M College that later reverted to its historic name of Transylvania University) played the first football game in Kentucky. Some historians believe it was the first intercollegiate football game played in the south, others think it was…
Read MoreCOMMENTARY: Oops! Our dysfunction is showing
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. Exactly one year ago this space was filled with a column entitled “An Idea for Barren County.” That column opened with these words: “One of the top concerns on the minds of Barren County residents is the future of our county. For decades, our county has been…
Read MoreCOMMENTARY: Dehumanizing America
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. The horrific news of the eleventh shooting in an American public school became more personal to Kentuckians last week after the tragic incident at Marshall County High School. True to our contemporary world, the event and speculation about the cause of it flooded every media outlet, filled…
Read MoreThe Evolving Christmas List
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. ‘Tis the season for Christmas list-making. For those of us who organize our days and weeks by lists, there are many to be made: gifts to purchase, decorating to be completed, gatherings to plan, and for the younger crowd the famous list of wishes for Santa’s consideration.…
Read MoreTAYLOR TALKS EPB: Nominee stresses fairness in decision making
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. While there was no official announcement to the public, Mayor Dick Doty’s nomination of Glasgow accountant Tag Taylor to the embattled board of directors of the Glasgow Electric Plant Board spread throughout the community last week. As requested by Glasgow City Councilman Jake Dickinson last December, Doty…
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