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 L-R: Randall Wilson, Floyd Houston, Robert McCrady, Ryan Grieb, Gerald Carroll, Ray Durbin, Freeman Ramey, and Edwin Vincent. Edmonson Voice Report: Edmonson County VFW Post 6937 elected a new group of officers last night in Brownsville. Long serving Post Commander Edwin Vincent (pictured far right) is stepping down after fifteen years of service from a variety of leadership positions. Incoming Commander is Freeman Ramey, Junior Vice Commander is Ray Durbin, Quartermaster is Gerald Carroll, Second Year Trustee is Ryan Grieb, Surgeon is Robert McCrady, Third Year Trustee is Floyd Houston, and the Chaplin is Randall Wilson. Edwin Vincent will become the Judge Advocate, and not pictured is Senior Vice Commander Bobby Burrell. Freeman Ramey, the incoming Commander is a retired Marine Corps Beirut veteran. "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," the VFW said in a released statement. "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 Brownsville library." 
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Check out this huge property auction coming up from Mills Real Estate and Auction Company:    To all members of Stockholm United Baptist Church: During 2026, Stockholm United Baptist Church is addressing several maintenance needs for our church building, the contents within the church, the pavilion, and our general grounds. As members of the Stockholm Church family, your unified support plays an essential role in caring for the place where we worship and gather together. If you would like to contribute to these efforts or have any questions, please contact Stockholm Church Treasurer, James Kennedy, at 270‑202‑8902 or [email protected]. Any contribution is deeply appreciated and helps ensure that our church remains a welcoming and well‑maintained place for our current members and for generations to come. In Christian love, Stockholm United Baptist Church  Ivy Skaggs is set to compete in the National Cornbread Festival 4-H Cookoff on April 26th. Darren Doyle, story: Miss Ivy Skaggs, a fourth grade student at South Edmonson Elementary, is one of ten national finalists that will compete in the upcoming National Cornbread Festival 4-H Cookoff. The event is set to take place on Sunday, April 26th at 11:45 in South Pittsburgh, Tennessee. Ivy will compete against the other nine contestants with her very own recipe, "Ivy's Kentucky Cornbread." The 4-H Cook-Off is open to all 4th-grade 4-H youth. Finalists compete to take home a $500 first place prize, sponsored by Lodge Cast Iron. Recipes will be judged by a qualified panel using the following criteria: taste: 1–30 points, creativity: 1–30 points, appropriate use of product: 1–15 points, and ease of preparation: 1–15 points.  Ivy said she is excited to represent Edmonson County and try her best. "It’s a wonderful opportunity, and I’m thankful to Mrs. Kelly, Mrs Shannon, Mrs. Heather, and Mrs. Bridgett for giving our club so many wonderful experiences," she said. She is a member of Edmonson County 4-H and is the daughter of Nick and Keela Skaggs of Chalybeate.  Free Event For All Ages  The Edmonson County Public Library invites the community to join them for a day of fun, shopping, and family-friendly activities at their Spring Festival Vendor Market on Saturday, April 18 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Attendees can enjoy a free petting zoo and rides, face painting, crafts with ECPL, some character sightings and the opportunity to shop from a wide selection of local vendors and small businesses. In addition, the Edmonson County Cattlemen’s Association will be selling their signature lunches. Admission to the event is completely free, and all are encouraged to attend. Event Details: What: Spring Festival Vendor Market When: Saturday, April 18, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Where: Edmonson County Public Library Cost: Free and open to the public For more information, please contact the library at 270-597-2146 or visit their social media pages for updates.   Members of the Central Kentucky Nurse Honor Guard. Edmonson Voice Report: The Central KY Nurse Honor Guard, a nonprofit organization serving Edmonson, Grayson, Hardin and Breckinridge Counties, is offering free services that honor nurses at the time of their passing by performing traditional ceremonies or duties to recognize the devotion they have shown to the nursing profession. According to Phyllis Sharp, a member of the organization, the group offers their services at no charge to the fallen. The group says any registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or nurse practitioner whose funeral takes place within the above counties is eligible for these services. "We do funerals, visitations, and graveside services," Sharp said. "We are retired and active nurses who want to pay tribute to our colleagues dedication to the nursing profession." Some of the services provided include reading of the Nightingale Tribute, Nurse's Prayer, Final Call to Duty, and the Lighting of the Nightingale Lamp. Group members are all volunteers and services can be provided at funeral homes, churches, cemeteries, private homes, or other venues. To find out more or to contact the group, follow the Central Kentucky Nurse Honor Guard on Facebook, call Phyllis Sharp at 270-765-8190, or email [email protected].   The Edmonson County Art Guild has already found success with positive feedback on their latest endeavor, which is a 250 Year Celebratory Mural that will painted on the Edmonson County Community Center. The mural will be made up of individual painted tiles that will appear as the above image in the flyer once completed. Each tile is hand painted and can be purchased for only $30. The buyer will paint their own tile. Only a few available tiles remain so contact the Art Guild asap to secure your piece of both local and national history.   submitted flyer   submitted flyer   The Edmonson County Board of Education/Maintenance Department is now accepting online applications only for the following position: Full Time Maintenance Employee. Applications can be found on our school’s webpage: https://boe.edmonson.k12.ky.us. Navigate to the community tab and then to job posting and follow the directions for online application. This job is 8 hours per day Monday-Friday. The posting will have a 260 day contract with 3 personal days, 10 sick days and 12 vacation days, however, due to timing of hire date these days will be prorated for this school year. This position also provides full insurance benefits. Applicants must possess a high school diploma or equivalent. Experience in maintenance is preferred and can affect beginning salary. Interested parties can contact Lannie Deweese at the Edmonson County Transportation/Maintenance Department located at 500 Houchins Ferry Road, Brownsville, Ky. They can also call 270-597-2172 between the hours of 6:00AM – 2:30PM. Deadline to receive applications will be close of day on March 31, 2026.  submitted flyer  submitted flyer:  Words of appreciation from the family of Margie Rone Self. It’s been one year ago today since Mama went to be with the Lord. I just couldn’t do this until now. Words seem so inadequate to try and express our heartfelt thanks to those that shown any act of caring during the passing of our dear Mother, but Tracy and I would like to extend our gratitude to each and everyone the best we know how. Gravil Funeral Home and extended staff: Dear cousin Roy, we thank you all so much for taking care of Mama. You always go above and beyond taking care of those we love. Thank you, Shelia, for fixing Mama’s hair. You did a wonderful job, she was so beautiful. For all of you that sent flowers, gifts, cards, text, calls, messages, food, Facebook comments and prayers, we thank you for every one. So much kindness and love shown to us during our loss and we’ll forever be thankful for it all. To the Pallbearers that were her most favorite guys on the planet: Tracy-Son, David-Son-in-law, Rocky-Grandson, Tyler-Grandson-in-law, Jonas and Noah-Great Grandsons, and Honorary Pallbearer-Daniel. Mama loved each one of you dearly. We love you all and Thank you! The Reading of the Obituary and Eulogy: Heather, you did such a wonderful job and we love you and thank you. Mama loved you so very much. To Kim Skaggs Madison: Thank you for the most beautiful casket spray and flowers for her headstone and vase. I love you dearly! To my Church: Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist (Dripping Springs): Thank you all from the bottom of my heart for the many prayers prayed for my Mama and our family through the years. You’ll never know how much you mean to me. Mama loved all of you! We thank you for the food that was brought to our home to have after the service. We love you all. Thank you to those of you that paid a visit to Mama, during her 6 years as a resident at the Edmonson Center. We appreciate each one and are thankful for you. For all the beautiful flowers and gifts brought to the funeral home to us. For the Love we felt during our time of loss from those that paid their respects to our Mama, we Thank you! To Chandler: for coming to Mama's room during her final hours and bringing the spirit of the Lord with you. For the Beautiful singing and for sharing your wonderful talent of playing your guitar and harmonica. Thank you so much for the beautiful prayer. Thankful that the Holy Spirit passed by, I believe the Angels were rejoicing. You are not only a wonderful person, but a wonderful nurse as well. Thanks again my friend. Thank you to the Edmonson Center, ALL of you. The Healthcare staff and everyone there that played a part in Mamas care and well-being. You’ll never know how much we love and appreciate the care, kindness, love and compassion you shown her and to us during her extended stay. She loved you all and so do we. We are thankful for all those that came by the last few day’s and gave us hugs and prayed over us, it meant so much and gave us strength we needed to carry on. Thank you, to our Pastor, Bro. Jason Webb. Your visits and prayers for Mama meant so much. Thank you for the preaching of God's word at her funeral, she loved you and would have been proud of her service. We love you so much and are thankful for you. Thank you to all of our family that gave us extra love and shoulders to lean on during that time. That’s what family is all about, we come together when there’s a need. It was so good to have those of you that could make it, there with us. It gave us strength and love needed to help get us through. Thank you, cousin Sgt. Maj. Eric Smith for leading the procession to Dripping Springs, her final resting place. She loved you and I do too! It’s been a long hard year without her here, but we are Thankful that we know she’s resting on the other side of Jordan and some day we’ll be together again. It is my prayer that if you’ve never made preparations needed to get to Heaven, that you’ll humble your heart before Jesus and trust him to Save you. He will meet you if you fully trust him. With Love and Thankfulness, Sincerely, The Margie Rone Self Family  ECHS FFA students competed in the annual regional competition as two advanced to the state. Peytin Manor, story: Gage Tucker, photo: On March 17th, eighteen Edmonson County FFA members competed at the Barren River Region FFA Day held at WKU Glasgow. ECHS students competed in a variety of events, including public speaking, Senior Parliamentary Procedure, Creed speaking, Freshman Quiz Bowl, and Senior Quiz Bowl. ECHS freshman Kady Hardin placed first in the Nursery and Landscaping Public Speaking competition. Her speech focused on effective marketing techniques for a nursery and landscaping business. ECHS senior Jasmine Prewitt placed second in the Dairy Public Speaking competition. Her speech was over current issues in the dairy industry. With their strong performances at the regional level, Hardin and Prewitt will advance to compete at the Kentucky FFA State Convention in June.  To our community: We are happy to announce that we have met 100% of our goal to raise $5000 to place trauma kits throughout all Edmonson County schools. This would not have been possible without the outpouring of support from so many people. We would like to extend our heartfelt appreciation to the Bowling Green Firefighters Association, the Chalybeate Homemakers, KY-ASAP & E.C. Anti-Drug Coalition, Janell Ray, Donna Martin and others who wished to remain anonymous, and the Edmonson Voice who was instrumental in helping us communicate the need and collect donations. Our next steps will be to provide Stop the Bleed training to instruct teachers and administrators in the use of the trauma kits. Sincerely, Josh Casey & Daniel Ashley   EC Homemakers with their meal kit project on March 9, 2026. Darren Doyle, story: The Edmonson County Homemakers utilized a $500 grant to provide ready-to-cook meal kits for the community. According to Edmonson County Extension Agent Laura-Grace Vincent, the county homemakers received a $500 grant which had to be used for a nonprofit project. Homemakers chose to use the entire amount for a unique food project for the local community. The project was described as a "complete meal bag" kit, which consisted of everything needed to prepare a complete family meal to feed 4-6 people, which also included the recipe.  Homemakers prepare the meal kits at the Extension Office.  A complete kit consisted of all necessary non-perishable ingredients and the recipe. On Monday, March 9th, homemakers gathered to not only prepare the kits, but also distribute them in "blessing boxes" throughout the community, located at the Extension Office, the Edmonson County Public Library, and in the community of Cedar Springs. The group spent the entire $500, plus a little more on the project, which resulted in 62 complete kits free for the community.   DAV Chapter 32 members Mike Stoyonovich (L), Ronnie Stewart (R) and Jack Hasty (seated) at a Memorial Day Program. Edmonson Voice Report: The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Chapter 32 is reopening their claims office on Mondays, starting Monday, March 23, 2026, to provide free assistance to all veterans as their representatives for benefit claims before the Department of Veterans Affairs. The DAV in Brownsville has delivered by providing free assistance to veterans that has assured millions of dollars in earned benefits, medical treatment, and compensation to veterans, families and survivors in Edmonson, and surrounding counties. The office is located at the corner of Washington and Veterans streets right next to Brownsville city hall at 123 Washington Street, Brownsville, KY 42210. Join DAV staff for the reopening of claims on Monday, March 23, 2026 from 10am - 2pm (central time). Call service officers at 270-597-7176 or 270-791-7875 or 270-566-3722 for details. Bring a copy of your DD214 and we will evaluate your claim status. One can also find out more about becoming a DAV Chapter 32 member. "We are also seeking veterans to join DAV Chapter 32 and others to join our great DAV unit #32 Auxiliary in Brownsville," the DAV said in a written statement. "We meet the first Thursday every month at 5:30pm for fellowship. We have a pot luck dinner at 6pm with the DAV business meeting right after. Come join us for veteran camaraderie and meet old and new friends. No obligations. Come see if you like us. We have fun at our meetings. Address shown above." DAV Chapter 32 operates on donations and volunteers only. Members remain busy in the community by supporting annual programs to include their annual car show, Vietnam Veterans Day Program, Memorial Day Program, Veterans Day Luncheon, fruit baskets to Edmonson County nursing home residents and donating to veterans and their families in need.   ABSOLUTE SALE THE BANK OF EDMONSON COUNTY HAS THE FOLLOWING FOR SALE: 2021 Kawasaki Ninja EX400 VIN#: 4KAEXKG15MDAD1831 This vehicle will be sold as is. Sealed bids will be accepted through Friday, March 20th at 3:00 PM If interested contact one of our loan officers at 270-597-2175.  Lincoln VFD will be accepting sealed bids for mowing services at station #1 and station #2. For more information and bid specifications contact Steve Sanders at 270-597-6012 |
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