By JIMMY HIGDON14th District State Senator Friday, Jan. 31, 2020 — Discussions of bills, budgets, and the voices of a barbershop choir echoed in the Capitol as we concluded the fourth week of the 2020 Regular Session. While legislation continued to move steadily through the Senate over the course of the week, we were welcomed […]
By CHAD MCCOY50th District State Representative Friday, Jan. 31, 2020 — On Tuesday, Governor Andy Beshear presented his much-awaited budget proposal to members of the House and Senate. This is the first step in a process that will take the better part of this session. It will involve many late nights, conversations with stakeholders, and […]
Charles Earl “Chuck” Merriman, 76, of Willisburg, died at 11:55 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, at the V.A. Medical Center in Lexington. He was born in Piqua, Ohio, on Nov. 16, 1943, to the late James Andrew and Jessie Bell Darland Merriman. He was a member of the Fellowship Baptist Church in Harrodsburg. He was […]
Valla Hatfield Geoghegan, 88, of Bardstown, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, at her residence, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Oct. 26, 1931, in Nelson County, graduated from Bardstown High School and formerly worked for Bardstown Sewing Factory. She was an award-winning juried quilter, and was involved with many quilting groups over the […]
Shilo R. Wicks, 49, passed away Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. She was born June 28, 1970. Her name means peace in the Old Testament. She graduated from the University of Kentucky with a health science degree. She also received a nursing degree while living in South Carolina. She was crowned Miss Russell County in 1989 […]
Nina Mae Hazle Cundiff, 92, of Hodgenville, died Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, at Kensington Center in Elizabethtown. She was a retired secretary for Hodgenville Elementary School and was a member of First Baptist Church where she was a former Sunday school teacher. She was very active in the community and served on numerous committees. She […]
Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020 Editor’s Note: A record of an arrest is not an indication of guilt. Brandon James Brown, 30, Bardstown, burglary, second-degree; possession controlled substance, first-degree (methamphetamine); tampering with physical evidence; failure to appear; non-payment of court costs, fees or fines; contempt of court. Bond total $10,605. Nancy Lynn Greenwell, 61, Bardstown, alcohol […]
By JIM WATERSBluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020 — Considering Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s newly released big-spending budget proposal for the upcoming biennium, perhaps Hodgenville Republican Rep. Brandon Reed, who recently filed a resolution designating October as “National Pork Month in Kentucky,” should include a companion declaration recognizing 2021-2022 as “Milk […]
Roy Mac Reams, 69, of Bardstown, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, at his residence. He was born April 24, 1950, in Fulton County to the late Harry and Bonnie Dedman Reams. He was a retired employee of Optimex. He was a loving husband, brother, daddy, and paw paw. Anyone who knew him, knew he didn’t […]
Donald L. Epperson, 90, of Bardstown, died Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, at his residence. He was born July 27, 1929. in Flat Lick. He was a member of the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels. He loved fishing, gardening, and RFDTV. In the early years he was a delivery man for PET Diary in Middlesboro. After […]
