Jeff Jobe Commentary

By Jeff Jobe, Community Publisher Barren County Progress JPI Whether growing a business or a community, leadership must understand the challenges facing all parts of the operation but not lose sight of the big picture. Those who work on the front lines often think executives have their heads in the clouds, too far removed to…

Jeff Jobe, Community Publisher Barren County Progress JPI Whew! The elections are over, new leadership is sworn in, and new strategies are becoming apparent. In simple business thought: Glasgow and Barren County has so much potential because our stock value has depreciated so much in the past few years. Glasgow can once again be the…

By Jeff Jobe Community Publisher Judge-Executive Micheal Hale and his personal choice to “horse around” is proving to be costly for us all, and the community must be protected. Political posturing is a dangerous aspect involving elected officials and especially those trying to find allies or political cover. Hale is the master of pushing others…

By Jeff Jobe CEO/Owner Jobe Publishing, Inc. The community is about to witness yet another attempt by Judge/Executive Micheal Hale to misrepresent the body in which he was elected to serve. The magistrates have voted to sell nine seized horses associated with criminal charges of animal cruelty awarded to the county on February 8, 2021.…

By: Jeff Jobe, CEO/Owner Jobe Publishing, Inc. Barren County should step up, come together, and help find a suitable home for the nine county-owned horses. The horses have endured a difficult few years being moved back and forth around the county and also being nursed from neglect back to health. Their future is uncertain because…

By JEFF JOBE Publisher Working together is a far better strategy for success than fighting one another. Or at least it’s worth a shot. I have owned the Barren County Progress for the better part of two decades, and because of my work I have been pulled into so many disagreements it would be impossible…

By JEFF JOBE The $30,000 question!  Will leadership listen to the actual survey results, cherry pick them, or ignore all together? We have seen them spend $60,000 on a City Master Plan to only cherry pick it to find a single suggestion way down on the list to promote while ignoring numerous others before it.…

A Resolution and Hope By Jeff Jobe I’m struggling between writing a New Year’s resolution for myself and making a suggestion for community leaders.  As I sit down to write I have come to the realization that Judge-Executive Micheal Hale and myself have very much the same problem. Neither of us listens very well. My…