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Championships Up and Down for Cumberland County

By Editor | March 6, 2025 |

    By Greg Wells CCN – Editor   Cumberland County Lady Panthers won their first game in the 16th district championship, against Monroe County 63–35. Unfortunately, they did not manage to beat Metcalfe County in the championship game. Lady panthers just couldn’t get it over the top and fell 47–55, making them first runner-up…

King Speaks to Full Room

By Editor | March 6, 2025 |

    County Judge gives packed room a rundown on the past year’s high points and future plans   By Greg Wells CC – Editor   County Judge-Executive Luke King started off his state of the county address with the “core values of his administration.” He quickly moved to financial issues, stating that there has…

Road Plans Considered

By Editor | February 27, 2025 |

    Mayor, Judge agree on proposed change to road work priorities   By Greg Wells CCN-editor   A proposed bypass that would take traffic completely around Burkesville was one of four proposals that District 8 staff from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet came to talk about last Friday. No. That was the position of both…

They Came For The Road Plan, Stayed For The Disaster

By Editor | February 27, 2025 |

    District Road engineers review damage to county bridges, bad news relayed   By Greg Wells CCN-Editor   Last Friday morning representatives from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s District 8 headquarters came by to visit with local leaders about the state road plan. However, County Judge-Executive Luke King called for a special meeting of the…

URGENT CALL TO ACTION: Will Rep. Neighbors Vote Against Transparency?

By Editor | February 24, 2025 |

Allyson Dix Jobe Publishing Inc. Transparency of our government should be at the forefront of every single elected official’s business. When any elected official seeks to hinder easy access to its business, it is a red flag, and those red flags are waving here in Cumberland County. State Representative Amy Neighbors voted in favor of…

County Flooding Damage Swamps, Roads, and Bridges

By Editor | February 20, 2025 |

  Damage to bridge on Homer Grider needs new surface before returning to service   By Greg Wells CCN–Editor   The heavy rains beginning Friday left roads underwater especially in Adair County as of Saturday morning, but by Saturday afternoon four roads were affected in Cumberland County. At the same time seven roads in Casey…

Marrowbone Shelter Completion Discussed

By Editor | February 20, 2025 |

    911 agreement tabled, vehicles declared surplus and road reports due     By Greg Wells CCN-Editor   At last Monday’s fiscal court meeting magistrates heard from Emergency Management Director Greg Cary that the necessary parts to complete the tornado shelter in Marrowbone were not installed by the contractor. In a previous meeting at…

Panthers 1-1 Last Week

By Editor | February 13, 2025 |

  Cumberland County’s Panthers had a mirror record and played at home last week dropping on to Barren County 68-60, then taking one 57-65 over Metcalfe County last Friday. Clinton County 9-0, Cumberland County 6-4, Russell County 4-3 and Metcalfe County at 1-8. Overall, in the Metcalfe County game the team was 52.1% in field…

Lady Panthers Even Last Week

By Editor | February 13, 2025 |

    After bringing home a three and oh winning record the previous week, Cumberland County’s Lady Panthers were one and one last week. They started things off with a 38-61 victory when they visited Casey County on February 3. Friday’s home game however saw Metcalf County edging out the lady Panthers 44–41. As this…

Panthers Take a Trifecta of W’s

By Editor | February 7, 2025 |

  By Greg Wells CCN–Editor   The Cumberland County Panthers won three straight last week, all hard-fought battles. The team started off the home series with Allen County-Scottsville, then hosted Russell County and Southwestern. Against Scottsville the boys had a resounding 47 to 61 win, on Tuesday. But Friday night was quite the nail-biter, with…