Metcalfe County News

Employees at two locations of an apparel industry in Glasgow were informed Friday morning that they will be losing their jobs next year.

Four Glasgow residents were slightly injured Tuesday when a tractor-trailer collided with their vehicle and sent them into the median of the Louie B. Nunn Parkway in Glasgow.

ACTION: Council members took the following action:approved the minutes of the Oct.

Teenagers often get a bad rap. There are a few in our community who are working to change the cliched perception by doing a good deed for children in need.

Metcalfe Salvation Army needs Bell Ringers The Metcalfe County Service Unit of the Salvation Army needs help with the upcoming Kettle Drive, the only fund raiser the local unit conducts.

Helen Mountjoy resigned as Secretary of the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet, Gov.

A civil suit against a fire truck equipment manufacturer and involving a Metcalfe County volunteer fire department is pending in federal court.

Steve Nunn, the former legislator and one-time gubernatorial candidate charged in the shooting death of his former fiancee, has retained a new defense attorney.

A Metcalfe County man recently had the honor of judging one of the top dairy shows in country.

A south-central Kentucky teen charged in the fatal beating of his father with a baseball bat has been sentenced to eight years in prison.

Some newly minted junior sheriff's deputies got a first-hand look at how to solve crimes and collect evidence on Friday.

Ever wanted to try something at a restaurant but was a little leery of how it might taste - if it was too spicy or too rich? If so, then don't miss the Taste of Barren County, an event that will allow everyone to get a sampling of what some of Barren County's finest restaurants and eateries have to offer.

ACTION: Magistrates took the following action: Approved minutes of Sept. 22 meeting and Sept.

Swine flu update: Taylor Co., KY has 24 cases since Aug. 1, 2009 Kentucky Health Alert has a story dated Wednesday, October 14, 2009, which reported the 6th Swine Flu death in Kentucky , and Scott County's second.

3, 2009 28th Annual Pumpkin Festival is this Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009 The 28th Annual Pumpkin Festival will be held 8am-5pmCT, Saturday, October 3, 2009, on the Public Square, Edmonton, KY.

It is time again to grab those ghoul and goblin costumes from the closet and polish up on the fine art of "pumpkin chuckin'." The Edmonton-Metcalfe County Chamber of Commerce and the Metcalfe County Fiscal Court are promising family fun for all ages as they co-sponsor the 28th Annual Pumpkin Festival this Saturday on the Edmonton Courthouse Lawn ...

The boil water advisory for the Green River Valley Water District has been lifted with the exception of the customers served by the Pine Ridge tank and the Echo tank, according to a press release from the Barren River District Health Department.

The first day of testimony was Thursday in Metcalfe Circuit Court in the case of a Metcalfe County teenager accused of killing his father.

Cinnamon Sunday planned for seniors at Metcalfe nursing homes The Edmonton-Metcalfe County Chamber of Commerce will conduct Cinnamon Sunday for the residents of Metcalfe Health Care Center and Harper's Home for the Aged on Sunday, October 4, 2009 .

ACTION: Magistrates took the following action: Approved minutes of Sept. 8 meeting; awarded an $18,000 bid to Lee Construction for the repair to the Mosby Ridge Bridge; approved budget and interfund transfers; agreed to add an unnamed road to the county road maintenance system; and approved claims.