Jobe Exclusives
Edmonton Police Department – 2021 in Review
Jennifer Moonsong Division Publisher Metcalfe and Barren There is sometimes a misperception that small towns in rural regions don’t have crime. The 2021 statistics for the city of Edmonton show that even small towns have their fair of mischief and many bigger problems. Last year, the Edmonton Police Department (EPD) made 167 arrests…
Read MoreMetcalfe County Sheriff’s Office – Annual Report
By Jennifer Moonsong Division Publisher Metcalfe and Barren 2021 was another busy year at the Metcalfe County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO). Sheriff Hodges and the deputies responded to a total of 2,849 calls for service. That includes working 159 car crashes, issuing 713 total citations, serving 125 arrest warrants, assisting 131 motorists, opening 96 criminal…
Read MoreAn Answered Prayer and an Act of Congress
The Story of The Way Church By Katrina England Reporter, Hart County News-Herald Paul and Angela Grider began attending Caveland Church in Cave City in 2008 where they quickly began serving within the church through the sports and youth ministries. Fourteen years later, they now lead their own church, though their path to get…
Read MoreChamber ‘CD’ Day
By Kim Harwood & Gaye Shaw Jobe Publishing Contributors The 2022 Edmonton Metcalfe County “CD” Day was highly successful with 225 business/individuals making pledges of membership. Fifty of those were persons who were not members in 2021. The 2022 Deejay championship is a tie between the Eighties Ladies Dawn Devore, City of Edmonton, and…
Read MoreChairman Froedge’s vision for GEPB’s future
D.T. Froedge 1/25/2022 “I’m not upset about leaving. This was something I didn’t like doing, but I needed to do from the start. Glasgow is not a wealthy town filled with wealthy people. The average household income is said to be about 28-thousand a year. We have a lot of citizens that are retired,…
Read MoreEdmonton Christmas Parade – Hometown Heroes
The annual Christmas parade was held in Edmonton on Sunday, December 19th with a theme of “Hometown Heroes.” Nore photos can be found on our Facebook page The Herald-News.
Read MoreToys for Tots grows in Metcalfe
North Pole Exclusive In 2019, thanks to the efforts of the Metcalfe County Sheriff’s Office and the Metcalfe County Family Resource Center, Toys for Tots made its debut in Metcalfe County. Since then the program and the appreciation for it have grown. “Sheriff Lonnie came to us and asked how to get his…
Read MoreStudents Enjoy Annual Wrap Up and Read Event
Torrie Osbon Communications Director National Honor Society students and Service Learning students at Metcalfe County High School recently spread Christmas cheer to more than 100 kindergarten students at Metcalfe County Elementary School. The high school students celebrate each holiday throughout the school year with kindergarten students completing math, literacy, crafts, and games to help…
Read MoreParents push back
By PJ Martin Editor The Herald-News If you tune in to the national news you no doubt hear about school board issues and parents speaking up across the U.S. But did you know there are parents and school board issues right here at home? The problem first came to the attention of the public…
Read MoreCounty Not Compliant; Procurement Policy
Judge/Executive Hale asked maintenance guy to secure bids without public notice. By Jeff Jobe Publisher, Barren County Progress Barren County has not complied with their own procurement policy or state statutes in regards to securing bids for renovating the county–owned courthouse located at the center of downtown Glasgow. Their policy is defined in…
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