Jobe Regional Features
Half a century – Reminiscing with KHH
By Jennifer Moonsong, Jobe Publishing Regional Features It was 1968, and across the nation teenagers were tuning in, turning on and dropping out. Music was a big part of the cultural revolution that evolved, and it was no different in Metcalfe County, Kentucky. “We were all decked out in our hippie clothes, of course, because…
Read MoreBack to school, back in the day
Anne Pyburn Craig Thanks to good stewardship and a caring community, Monroe County students return this week to comfortable buildings with plenty of space, equipment, and technology But it wasn’t all that long ago that back to school looked very different indeed. “You got your good basics from a rural country school,” recalls Iris…
Read MoreEngineering an end to hunger: Precision steps up for BackPack
Anne Pyburn Craig It’s been a good couple of years for Precision Engineering, and for Steve Harris, Principal Engineer, 2018 has been the most outstanding yet. In April he married his lady love, the former Lesley Hale, who’d left her job as Tompkinsville’s City Clerk to join him at Precision as office manager.…
Read MoreQuilt crazy
Celebrating a tradition that just keeps getting better Anne Pyburn Craig In times when fabric has been scarce — before it began to be manufactured in the US, or during the Great Depression — quilting has been a necessity. Not a scrap should go to waste. In better times, quilting is a relaxing hobby and…
Read More“I’ve been blessed:” Family recipes grace R&S BBQ
Anne Pyburn Craig Along with quilting and rolley-hole, barbecue is one of the arts that puts Monroe County squarely on the map of excellence. On a summer afternoon, the fragrances from the smokers and kitchens waft around Tompkinsville promising delight. And no barbecue is more iconic than the one down at the corner of Second…
Read MoreMY KENTUCKY: Unveiling Abe
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. In recent years it has become commonplace for many Americans to revisit the Civil War, its various causes, and the ways in which the event and people associated with it are remembered. Needless to say, the modern debate has been unruly, especially considering the event was over…
Read MoreANNE & JEFF BRUCE: Called to the Community
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. Reflecting on their adopted home of Barren County, Anne and Jeff Bruce say they most appreciate the community’s “vibrancy of life” they observe and get to be a part of every day. For the past six and one-half years, the couple has served as co-ministers at First…
Read MoreDIRT ROAD DIARIES: One last fishing excursion
By Clinton Powell Jobe Publishing Contributor When I was growing up, I spent a lot of time on Peter’s Creek with my Daddy and my brother, Steve. Papa, Luther Garlin Powell, used to go with us until his health started failing. Shortly after my high school graduation in late May of ’73, I had a…
Read MoreWILLARD WALLACE ENNIS: One Who Gave All
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. Memorial Day is set aside to remember the men and women who have given their lives for their country. Of course, its companion day for honoring our military personnel is Veterans Day, perpetually set for November 11, to recognize living veterans. Scattered across Barren County this weekend…
Read More83,000 POW-MIA Service Personnel: You are not forgotten
By Sam Terry Managing Editor Jobe Publishing, Inc. Kicking off the area’s annual observance of Memorial Day, several veterans and local residents gathered at the Veterans’ Wall of Honor in downtown Glasgow last week to recall the country’s Prisoners of War and military personnel classified as Missing in Action. Of special significance was a POW/MIA…
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