Monroe/Metcalfe Counties
A soup-er tradition continues
Jennifer Moonsong General Manager Jobe Publishing, Inc. Fall is in the air and it is the time of year when the Homemakers of Metcalfe County roll out the red carpet for the community, inviting them to the annual Soup Luncheon and silent auction. This year‘s luncheon will be held Wednesday, October 26. It will…
Read MoreMC Fiscal Court
Jennifer Moonsong General Manager Jobe Publishing, Inc. At the regularly scheduled meeting of Metcalfe County fiscal court on September 27, the agenda was short and it was business as usual. All members were present. The most outstanding issue on the table was a Discussion regarding the Barren-Metcalfe 911 budget shortfall from landline phones. It…
Read MoreBarren-Metcalfe 911
Will the partnership dissolve? Jennifer Moonsong General Manager Jobe Publishing, Inc. At the regularly scheduled September 27th meeting of the Governing Board of Barren-Metcalfe 911, several members were absent, but there was a quorum. Although the agenda was brief, the meeting was lengthy and tension ran high as lingering questions about the continuing strife…
Read More14th Annual Singing for Scholarships
Jennifer Moonsong General Manager Jobe Publishing, Inc. For 14 years, the Bobby Driver Memorial scholarship fund has been presenting scholarships to local kids, in conjunction with the annual “Singing for Scholarships” This year’s singing will be Saturday, November 5, 2022, at the historic Plaza Theatre at 7 p.m. Each year there is a different…
Read More“The Kentucky Tragedy” Author releases new work
Jennifer Moonsong General Manager Jobe Publishing, Inc. South Central Kentucky author Jim Tsukagoshi will release a new book containing six stories on the 10th of October, and he credits the newspaper as a source of inspiration for one of the stories included. “The first one is about the Kentucky tragedy that took place early…
Read More“Thank you, Charles Ross” Honoring a POW
Photos and Story by Jennifer Moonsong Regional Exclusive Last week was POW Recognition Day, and DAV Chapter 20 and their Honor Guard took the time to recognize a very distinguished, local POW, Charles Ross. Ross is a retired Army Command Sergeant Major. Ross, now 93, was in a prison camp in Korea for three…
Read MoreMore “Mammoth” 50 year anniversary of discovery
Jennifer Moonsong General Manager Jobe Publishing, Inc. Mammoth Cave, already lauded as the world’s longest cave, is officially six miles longer, making it more Mammoth than ever before. The new additions bring the total length of the cave to an astonishing 426 miles. “The additional 6 miles of cave is spread out in various…
Read MoreGolf Scramble to benefit Trooper Island
Jennifer Moonsong General Manager Jobe Publishing, Inc. Since 196Trooper Island Kid’s Camp by the Kentucky State Police (KSP) has helped underprivileged kids from across the Commonwealth to have enriched experiences through the camp. The Kentucky State Police continuously find new and creative ways to raise money for Trooper Island, and this month golfers will…
Read MoreMichael Timothy Swift Memorial Highway dedication
Jennifer Moonsong Regional Publisher Jobe Publishing, Inc. Last Thursday under sunny skies a crowd gathered at the IGA parking lot on Highway 90 in Glasgow, to honor the memory of Mike Swift, with the announcement of the Michael Timothy Swift Memorial Highway. This honor has been long in the making, in a community…
Read More“Rehabilitated” Positively Good Series Part 5
Jennifer Moonsong General Manager Jobe Publishing, Inc, When Glasgow’s Zachary Smith was only five years old he had his first surgery for scoliosis. Throughout his childhood, there were seven surgeries which led to a tremendous amount of physical therapy and inspiration. “It was a big part of my childhood. And not one of the…
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