Homecoming Services will be held at Good Springs United Baptist Church on Sunday, May 25, 2025.  Services will begin at 10:00 am. 

The Church is located near Maple Springs in Mammoth Cave National Park.  Traffic must enter at the Maple Springs Road entrance.  A potluck lunch will follow services. 

Green River Ferry is out of operation.  Access only from the Stockholm Road / Green River Ferry Road North.

Edmonson Voice Report:
The Edmonson County Chamber of Commerce Golf Scramble is set for this Saturday, May 17th at 8AM, with several team slots still available.

This year's event is a benefit for the newly created Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Fund, which will benefit two ECHS students that have excelled in either a business, marketing, or entrepreneurship class, or have created/helped create a current business or current form of entrepreneurship already.

"The Chamber's goal is promote commerce, our local economy, and entrepreneurship in Edmonson County, and what better way to do that than helping a young person in their business goals," said Chamber President Darren Doyle.

While the scholarships won't take effect until the next school year, the Chamber is kicking things off now, before the end of the current school year with two different $1000 grants to Edmonson County High School. One will be awarded to the business department and the other to skilled trades at ECHS.

The scramble is presented by NCTC Fiber, by Warren RECC, with lunch being provided by Rafferty's. Over $1500 in cash and prizes will be given away with free Chamber golf towels to all team members.

Visit edmonsonchamber.com to sign up or pay in-person on the day of.

Darren Doyle, story:
Our local veterans once again continue to give back in unique ways. A recent volunteer project helped result in many cleaned and refurbished veteran graves that had been neglected for many years.

According to Floyd Houston, member of VFW Post 6937, a conversation was had earlier this year about seeing random March lilies are often in places of old homesteads and lives of the past.

It was discussed how prevalent this was in Mammoth Cave National Park and how the lilies also marked grave sites.

The care of many of those graves has either become much less frequent, or some even abandoned after they became part of the park in 1941, Houston said.

"This year our Post, as part of a VFW nationwide day of service, cleaned 35-40 veteran graves inside the Park," Houston said, which included those located at Joppa Church, Jasper Church, Mammoth Cave Baptist, and one small unmarked graveyard. 

Participating members were Wil Cannon, Freemen Ramey, Gerald Carroll, Randall Wilson, and Post Commander Edwin Vincent. 

"The VFW is our nation’s largest organization of combat veterans, chartered by Congress to remember our fallen, take care of the survivors, and do good works in the communities," Houston stated. "Here in Edmonson, our Post is known for its work performing veteran burial honors, flag training in the schools, and other patriotic activities.  We meet on the third Monday of the month at 6:30 pm in the library."

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Edmonson Voice Report:
Emma~Claire Skaggs of Smiths Grove, will compete in the 2025 Miss Kentucky's Teen Competition this June 11th-14th at the SKyPAC in Bowling Green, Kentucky. She currently holds the title of Miss Hobson Grove's Teen.

She is the 18-year-old daughter of Brian and Lori Alexander and Kyle Skaggs.

Emma~Claire is a Senior at Edmonson County High School and Freshman at WKU/SKYCTC.

For the talent portion of the competition, Emma~Claire will be performing a Theatrical Ballroom Dance routine, which incorporates various styles of ballroom dance. Emma-Claire's service initiative is "Empowering Hope: Child Advocacy" where she advocates for child abuse awareness and prevention.

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Edmonson Voice Report:
Brayden Johnson, an ECHS junior, was recently recognized as one of the top five Youth Leaders in the state, earning a Youth Salute Leadership Scholarship.

He was notified he was a top 50 finalist and interviewed last weekend in Lexington. He and four other award winners will travel to St. Louis to a leadership conference in October to compete for national-level scholarships.

All across Kentucky, 641 high school juniors applied for the Youth Salute Leadership Scholarship.

He is the son of Brad and Jodi Johnson of Bee Spring.

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The Kyrock Elementary Choir performed the National Anthem at Bowling Green Ballpark last night, being the second Edmonson County School this week to do so. 

The choir is directed by Mrs. Laura Ashley, who said she was "beyond proud" of her students. 

Mrs. Brandy Meredith, Principal of Kyrock also stated how proud she was of her school. 

"All I can say is wow, what an incredible performance! Our kids really shined in front of a stadium full of fans. We could not be more proud," she said. "We were thrilled to see such a huge turnout from the Kyrock community, thank you to every single person who came out to support our students. I also want to extend a very heartfelt thank you to Mrs. Laura Ashley. The time and dedication that she has poured into practices truly showed last night." 

The South Edmonson Elementary Bulldog Choir performed the anthem at the Hot Rods game on Tuesday of this week.

Make plans to attend the Wingfield Volunteer Fire Department Spring Dinner and Auction, this Saturday, April 26th with activities beginning at noon.

There will also be donations for the Brandon Graham family. Brandon is the fire chief at Wingfield and has had multiple health issues and surgeries that have kept him from work.

BBQ and chicken strip plates will be available along with a cakewalk and raffles.

Edmonson Voice Report:
Edmonson County High School sophomore Ally Browning is heading to Indianapolis to compete in the National Career Development Conference hosted by Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG).

She will compete in the area of Employability Skills, which consists of effectively answering various interview questions. She is scored on skills such as verbal and non-verbal communication, professionalism, poise, & how she closes the interview process.

Ally won the region in February and finished third at the state conference in March. She will be one of a selected few Kentucky JAG students to compete against other top performers from other states across the country. 

ECHS JAG teacher Kyle Pierce says Ally has greatly improved over the course of the year.

“Ally broke out of her comfort zone early in the year and improved her social skills," he said. "We do various projects in class that help students break the ice and she just took off from there. She has put in a lot of practice and effort to prepare. We are all proud of her for advancing this far.”

Ally is the daughter of Justin & Julie Browning of Lindseyville. 

The conference will be held at the JW Marriott Hotel in Indianapolis, Indiana, the largest hotel of its brand in the world.

Watch as the South Edmonson Elementary Bulldog Choir performs the National Anthem at the Bowling Hot Rods Game on Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at Bowling Green Ballpark.

The choir is directed by Mrs. Jessica Doyle.

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Brownsville VFW Post 6937 has elected new officers for the 2025/26 period.

Pictured are right to left: Edwin Vincent will be the returning Post Commander, Randall Wilson is Senior Vice Commander, Freeman Ramey is Junior Vice Commander, Gerald Carroll is Post Quartermaster, Ray Durbin is Three-Year Trustee, Ron Gravil is One-Year Trustee, and Harold Glaub is the Two- Year Trustee. 

The officers were sworn in by past Post Commander Floyd Houston. 

"Your local VFW Post continues its good works, contributing hundreds of hours of community service, conducting flag training in the schools, and serving fallen veterans by performing Military Honors at funerals," the Post said in a released statement.

"On May 3rd, the Post will be cleaning veteran’s grave sites at several cemeteries inside Mammoth Cave National Park. Of note, our Post is on track to earn State and National honors again later this spring.  The VFW, our nation’s largest and oldest organization of combat veterans is chartered by Congress to honor our dead, take care of the survivors, and conduct good works in the communities.  In Brownsville we meet on the third Monday of each month at 6:30 PM in the library."

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Edmonson Voice Report:
Edmonson County High School has announced three ECHS students who have been selected to the Governor's Scholar Programs, which include Preston Doyle, Brayden Johnson, and Kennedy Webb. 

"All three of these students went through a rigorous application and selection process and ECHS is very proud of each of them," ECHS said in a released statement.

Preston Doyle and Brayden Johnson were both accepted into the Governor’s Scholars Program.  These students were selected from among 1,639 outstanding young Kentuckians from across the state.  Brayden and Preston will take part in a five-week program at one of three colleges that includes Centre College, Morehead State University, and Murray State University.

Preston is the son of Shane and Jessica Doyle of Chalybeate.  Brayden is the son of Brad and Jodi Johnson of Bee Spring and was also the first student from ECHS to be accepted into the Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs in 2024. 

Kennedy Webb was accepted into the Governor’s School for the Arts.  Kennedy was selected from among 1,350 applicants to attend GSA as a student in Vocal Music during the first session of the summer program at the University of Kentucky.  GSA seeks to find Kentucky high school sophomores and juniors with skill in their art form, passion for creativity, an open mind, collaborative spirit, and an eagerness for learning.

Kennedy is the daughter of Joey and Dee Dee Webb of Brownsville.

"All of these students will not only participate in these programs this summer, but will also qualify for future scholarships at many in-state colleges/universities," the high school said in their statement. "ECHS is very proud of all of our students that applied to these programs and we want to wish Preston, Brayden, and Kennedy the best of luck this summer."

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Two local businesses continue their support for the local community by recently helping Edmonson County Schools.

Manish Patel, owner of Cee Bee Food Store and Chalybeate Food Mart, recently made stops at each school in Edmonson County with a $500 donation each.

All schools, including Edmonson County High School, Edmonson County Middle School, the EC 5/6 Center, South Edmonson Elementary, and Kyrock Elementary each received $500.

Patel, who recently purchased the Cee Bee Food Store, is fulfilling his commitment to local causes.

"We always want to help our community and local schools," he said.

Edmonson Voice Report:
ECHS senior, Lilly Parsley, will travel to Orlando, Florida at the end of April to compete at the DECA, International Career Development Conference (ICDC).

Lilly qualified for this honor by placing 2nd in the Kentucky State DECA Convention held in Louisville, KY earlier this year. She will take an exam and make a presentation in front judges in her competitive area, Restaurant & Food Services. 

DECA ICDC will welcome over 10,000 DECA members in Orlando where they will demonstrate their college and career knowledge by participating in DECA's competitive events. DECA is a national organization that prepares its members for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management. Lilly is the Co-President of ECHS DECA Chapter. 

Lilly is the daughter of Travis and Jessica Parsley. 

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