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Today's Features

  • EQUIP, WHIP application deadlines are Jan. 28

    Each fiscal year, the Natural Resources Conservation Service sets ranking period dates for applications taken for USDA Farm Bill programs.  Although ranking dates may vary from program to program, landowners may sign-up at any time for all conservation programs.
    The next ranking cut-off date is January 28, 2011 and will include applications for both the Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program and the Environmental Quality Incentives Program.

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  • Hanukkah comfort food

    In ancient times, when the Greeks conquered the Jews and took over their temple in Jerusalem, they tried to force all the citizens of Jerusalem to worship their god, Zeus.  The Jews refused, and got an army together to fight the Greeks and their leader, Antiochus Epiphanes.  Although the Jews were outnumbered six to one, they prevailed against the Greeks and marched back into Jerusalem to re-take their temple.  

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  • Limited edition bourbon features painting from local artist

    A Nelson County artist has been chosen to have her art emblazoned on bottles of bourbon as part of a limited edition of Maker's Mark.

    Oil painter and landscape artist Mary Hagy's rendition of a winter scene at the Maker's Mark Distillery in Loretto was chosen to grace the label of a limited batch of 150,000 bottles of the bourbon.

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  • Wedding

    Virginia Ellen Mattingly and Clint Lee Varnell were united in marriage at 7 p.m. June 4, 2010, at My Old Kentucky Home in Bardstown. Rev. Lawman Chibundi officiated the ceremony.
    The bride is the daughter of Perry and Marvell Mattingly of Lebanon and the granddaughter of Sally Mattingly of Lebanon and Pauline Cambron of Bardstown.
    The groom is the son of Ed and Bonnie Varnell of Bardstown and the grandson of Georgia Varnell of Roswell, New Mexico.

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  • Birth announcement

    Scott Alexander and Cece Gardiner of Lebanon announce the birth of a 7-pound, 2-ounce daughter, Elin Karyn Gardiner, born Nov. 19, 2010, at Spring View Hospital, Lebanon.
    Maternal grandparents are Linda Blair of Loretto and Louis Blanford of St. Francis.
    Paternal grandparents are Elmer and Faye George of Lebanon.
    Elin Karyn has one brother, Jaxon.

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  • Birthday announcement

    Ke’Avia Adams celebrated her 5th birthday Nov. 7, 2010. She is the daughter of Christina Sanders and John Adams and the granddaughter of Diane Sanders. She had five brothers, Cash and Max Taylor and John, Zachary and Chaedyn Adams, and one sister, Ambrasia Adams.

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  • Moffitt shares Women’s Ministry Program talk

    Here is a copy of the talk that I wrote for our Women’s Ministry Program at our church that I would like to share.
    We started our Women’s Ministry Program at church with our theme being “Spring Cleanup For Heart and Soul”, Psalms 51:10.
    We know in order to help others we have to start this cleanup, beginning with ourselves.
    The first thing I am going to do is ask God for guidance.

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  • Church Briefs

    Contemplative Prayer Day
    The St. Catharine Motherhouse monthly Contemplative Prayer Day will be from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11.  Featured this month will be a presentation on the Mystic:  Meister Eckhart and His Way of Prayer, led by Sr. Elaine Shaw-Cote’   Included in the day will be Centering Prayer Sessions, Silence, Meditative Walks, Discussion after the presentation, private prayer, book display, and ending with a sharing on the day and a blessing. Bring bag lunch. No registrations required.

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  • FSA ballots have been mailed

    Election ballots for local Farm Service Agency committee members were mailed for Local Administrative Area 2 on Nov. 5.
    The election of responsible agricultural producers to FSA committees is important to all farmers, whether large or small.
    It is critical that every eligible producer take part in the upcoming election because county committees are direct links between the farm community and the Unites States Department of Agriculture.

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  • Early Filed 12-01-10

    135 years ago
    Dec. 1, 1875
    Progress report
    From the Bradfordsville correspondent: Our mill at this place is doing a fine business, running day and night. And its new owner, Mr. Terhune, judging from the way he makes things move, expects to make it grind if there’s any grind in it. This mill is now new and splendidly equipped, having a force pump that sucks water from the Rolling Fork, a distance of 350 yards. This certainly is a great improvement as, heretofore water had to be hauled in wagons.

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