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Gladys Dean Bedford Crawford, 85, of Tompkinsville
Gladys Dean Bedford Crawford, 85, of Tompkinsville, KY passed away Tuesday, March 14th, at St. Thomas West Hospital, in Nashville, TN. Gladys was born in Burkesville, KY on February 10, 1932, a daughter of the late Pearlie and Willie Abney. She was a member of Oak Hill Church of Christ. She retired from Red Kap…
Read MoreMoney for liberal state PAC came from teachers’ unions, out of state groups
LEXINGTON, KY—Nearly half the money contributed last year to a political action committee that opposed Republican candidates in state legislative races came from teacher’s PACS and teachers’ union PACs that oppose school choice and charter schools, and more than two-thirds of the contributions came from out-of-state. Kentucky Family Values received $3,300,769 in the Fall 2016…
Read MoreIs it time to reinvent IDEA?
By SAM TERRY Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. What started as a somewhat routine meeting of the Industrial Development Economic Authority (IDEA) turned into a lengthy discussion about the effectiveness of the body, how it reports its work, and its future operation. Five of the six voting members of the board were present; Chairman…
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Gov. Bevin Appoints J.B. Hines of Brownsville as District Court Judge
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 1, 2017) – Gov. Matt Bevin has appointed Joseph Brett “J.B.” Hines, of Brownsville, to the position of District Court Judge for Division 1 of the 38th Judicial District, replacing Judge Renona C. Browning, who has resigned. Kentucky’s 38th Judicial District includes Butler, Edmonson, Hancock and Ohio counties. Hines has operated a…
Read MoreSubject Sought by KSP for Rape Arrested
Dustin Ray Russell, 31 **UPDATE** Smiths Grove, KY (January 27, 2017)– Thirty-one year old Dustin Ray Russell was located last night at a residence in Edmonson County where he was arrested and lodged in the Hart County Jail. He was served with the Edmonson County Grand Jury Indictment warrant charging him with Rape 1st…
Read MoreRealigning Higher Education’s priorities
By Sam Terry March 30, 2016 For weeks, news from the Kentucky General Assembly and Kentucky’s public universities has focused on a battle for bucks being waged between Gov. Matt Bevin and the Kentucky House of Representatives. It’s hard to ignore the continually rising costs of obtaining a college education. It’s also hard to ignore…
Read MoreHigher Education is not workforce development
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. April 14, 2016 Every few years there is a new phenomenon that bedazzles some of the public but almost always grabs the attention of politicians. At the moment, it is workforce development. It’s mentioned everywhere from local government and industrial recruitment meetings, legislative committee hearings, state press…
Read MoreSo, you’re graduating
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. Graduation 2016 This week you 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…
Read MoreSunlight – the best disinfectant
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. Kentuckians love to sing about the sun shining brightly in our old Kentucky home, and this Sunday marks the 40thanniversary of a different way in which sunlight benefits all Kentuckians. The Kentucky Open Records Act may sound like a dull subject, but to the media and to…
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