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Baseball Begins

T.J. Morgan, Freelance Sports Reporter Baseball season began this past week for Metcalfe County. There is a lot of buzz around first-year Coach Daniel Garrett’s young Hornet lineup. Coach Garrett starts four freshmen, Maddux Garrett, Kruz Tucker, Brackston Pennington, and Ayden Harrison, alongside 8th grader Chance Garrett. The Hornets also return the big bats of seniors…

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William “Billy” Wayne Crabtree

GLASGOW – William “Billy” Wayne Crabtree, 82, passed away Monday, March 20, 2023, at T. J. Samson Community Hospital. He was born in Glasgow, Kentucky on December 18, 1940, to the late Samuel and Mary Margaret Pursley Crabtree. Billy retired from Hiseville Elementary School as a custodian, was the owner and operator of B&C Heating…

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Is there a stranger in your home?

Mary Beth Sallee Reporter, Hart Co. News-Herald   For years, parents have told their children not to talk to strangers, but what if that stranger was already inside your home? Omegle is a website that was developed in 2009 for adults, but quickly gained momentum among all ages during the pandemic. It was specifically designed…

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Caverna student finishes top 20 in the nation

Mary Beth Sallee Reporter, Hart Co. News-Herald   Competing at a national level in any sport is quite the accomplishment. Just ask Weston Paul. Earlier this month, Weston competed at the AAU Indoor Track & Field National Championship in Virginia Beach, Va. He competed in the long jump and finished in the top 20 in…

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Caverna to make changes to response plan

After man with knife tries to enter elementary school By Allyson Dix Jobe Publishing, Inc.   Updates to this story are provided at the end of the original story. Parents are livid and asking why one local school district failed to notify them after a man attempted to enter the backdoor of an elementary school…

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Nancy Ann Chase

EDMONTON – Nancy Ann Chase, 86, passed away Saturday, March 18, 2023, at her home. She was born September 24, 1936, to the late William McCoy and Gertrude Merunda McCoy. She is also preceded in death by her son, Michael Kent Chase; granddaughter, Nancy Ann Chase Wegner; grandson, Ricky Monroe Brooks; brother, Alan McCoy; and…

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The dreams that were nearly flooded

By T.J. Morgan Freelance Sports Writer   Everyone now knows the Hornets and Lady Hornets claimed history this season, becoming the first group in program history to win both the boys’ and girls’ district championships as the district tournament host. What is less known is how close factors completely outside of the Hornets and Lady…

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What is Arbor Day?

By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News   We hear about Arbor Day each year, but how many of us actually know that much about it? Most people think of Arbor Day as a day to plant trees and that is correct, however, Arbor Day has a long history and has spread throughout the world. The…

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Live Streamed meetings

By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News   The main topic of discussion at the March 14th fiscal court meeting concerned creating a county government Facebook page to allow the live streaming of meetings.  Magistrate Daniel Bragg inquired if there had been any progress on setting up to live stream the court meetings. Judge/Executive Larry Wilson replied,…

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Metcalfe County School Board Meeting

By Torrie Osbon Director of Communications   The Metcalfe County Board of Education held its March meeting on March 13th at the offices located at 709 West Stockton Street in Edmonton. The following awards were presented.  

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