You're planning on eating lunch somewhere on Saturday, May 13, aren't you? Of course you are. Enjoy delicious Walden's BBQ while helping the Lady Cat Volleyball team. Check out the flyer below and support your Lady Cats!

Superior Fire and Safety is expanding their personnel and have three different positions available with competitive pay and benefits. Check out the details in the flyer and click to email for more info.

Can't decide where to take Mom for her Mother's Day dinner? Check out the delicious deal at Laura's Hilltop Restaurant this Sunday! Click the flyer to visit their Facebook page.

Don't forget Mom this Mother's Day! Check out all the great gift items at Mimi's Gift Gallery in Chalybeate and take advantage of this super sale!

Click on the flyer to email Alford's Pharmacy directly about this exciting job opportunity:

by Barbara Johnson, Edmonson County Conservation District:
Maranda Garrett, a student at Edmonson County High School, was named the Edmonson County winner in the 2016 Conservation Writing Contest. This contest was produced as a partnership between Kentucky Farm Bureau and the Kentucky Association of Conservation Districts, and themed: “Backyard Adventures--Exploring the Trees in your Hometown.”

Students from grades K-12 from across the Commonwealth used the backyard adventures theme to create 15,260 Writing entries. Judges from the local conservation districts, along with county officials and the UK Ag Extension office chose county winners, whose entries then moved on to the state level competition.

A distinguished panel of judges with diverse environmental backgrounds selected statewide winners in both writing and art categories on January 26, 2017. State, area, and county winners will receive a check sponsored by the Kentucky Farm Bureau.

Other winners include Edmonson County High School 1st place and County Winner Maranda Garrett, 2nd place Brianna Webb, 3rd place Mattalyn Cowles. Winners from Edmonson County Middle School are (1st) Evan Stice, (2nd) Meredith Hennion and (3rd) Lainey Alexander. There were 251 writing entries in Edmonson County. ​

Don't miss this huge Yard Sale/Moving Sale with tons of great items! Check out all the details in the flyer.

Darren Doyle, story: 
Longtime Edmonson County softball coach James "Woody" Woodcock was honored last night at the HWY 70 ballpark before Tuesday's league games as he was recognized on field during the ceremony as his wife, son, and daughter-in-law stood with him.

Coach Woodcock began his career playing baseball at Valley High in Louisville. After high school, he played for various leagues and organizations until he came to Edmonson County High School as a teacher in 1981. He started his impressive high school softball coaching career at ECHS in 1985 when he became the first head coach of Lady Cat Softball and remained there until 2002.

Under Woody's leadership, the Lady Cats enjoyed a record of 249-136 (.546), four district championships--including 1993's team that also went on to be regional champions and on to the KHSAA State Tournament. The Lady Cats were also 1996 sectional winners, allowing them another trip to the State Tournament.

Woody also led the initiative to construct the current Lady Cat Softball complex during 1999-2000, completing much of the work himself. Until that time, Lady Cat Softball competed on the county fields at HWY 70 ballpark.

The ceremony was organized by the Edmonson County Little League Baseball/Softball Board.

Don't miss this exciting opportunity to attend the 2017 Edmonson County Lady Cat Basketball Camp at ECHS. Each participant will receive a t-shirt and certificate and winners will receive awards. The camp is instructed by ECHS Lady Cat coaches and players. Check the form for all the details, print, and send along with payment.

Edmonson Voice Staff Report:
​The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) will conduct its 25th annual national food drive on Saturday, May 13. The Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive, the country’s largest single-day food drive, provides residents with an easy way to donate food to those in need in the community.
 
Customers in Auburn, Bowling Green, Brownsville, Cave City, Franklin, Glasgow, Morgantown, Scottsville, and Smiths Grove leave their donation of non-perishable goods next to their mailbox before the delivery of the mail on Saturday, May 13. Letter carriers will collect these food donations on that day as they deliver mail along their postal routes and distribute them to local food agencies. All donations will stay in the county in which they are collected. Visit www.nalc.org/food to learn more.
 
The Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is the nation’s largest single-day food drive and is held annually on the second Saturday in May in 10,000 cities and towns in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Guam.
 
With the economic struggles many Americans face, the Letter Carriers’ Food Drive is as critical as ever. Not only do millions of Americans go hungry, organizations that help them are in need of replenishments.
 
Hunger affects about 50 million people around the country, including millions of children, senior citizens and veterans. Pantry shelves filled up through winter-holiday generosity often are bare by late spring. And, with most school meal programs suspended during summer months, millions of children must find alternate sources of nutrition.
 
Letter carriers see these struggles in the communities they serve, and they believe it’s important to do what they can to help.
 
On Saturday, May 13, as they deliver mail, the nation’s 175,000 letter carriers will collect donations left by residents near their mailboxes. People are encouraged to leave a sturdy bag—paper or plastic—containing non-perishable foods, such as canned soup, canned vegetables, canned meats and fish, pasta, peanut butter, rice or cereal, next to their mailbox before the regular mail delivery on that Saturday.
 
Letter carriers will take that food to local food banks, pantries or shelters. Several national partners are assisting the NALC in the food drive: the U.S. Postal Service, the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association (NRLCA), the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), Valpak, United Way Worldwide, the AFL-CIO, the AARP Foundation and Valassis.
 
Since the first national Food Drive in 1993, the Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive has collected more than 1.5 billion pounds of food; last year’s drive brought in a record 80 million pounds of food.
 
People who have questions about the drive in their area should ask their letter carrier, contact their local post office, or go to nalc.org/food, facebook.com/StampOutHunger or twitter.com/StampOutHunger.

Check out this huge estate sale including residential and investment properties, plus tools, antique cars, furniture and more! 

Want to help bring an animal shelter to Edmonson County? Here's how you can help. Check out the latest fund raising efforts from Edmonson County PAWS. Click the flyer to visit their Facebook Page.

Check out this huge upcoming auction from Byrd Auctions featuring tons of personal property, antiques, primitives, furniture, and more! Click on the flyer for a full photo slideshow of items.

Our friends at Walden's BBQ are helping the community once again. Normally closed on Sunday and Monday, they're opening their doors on Sunday May 7th, 2017 to help one local family that needs your help. 

All proceeds that day, from 11am to 4pm, will go to benefit Jocelyn Vincent, daughter of Todd and Melanie Vincent of Chalybeate. Jocelyn has been diagnosed with Papillary Carcinoma, a cancer of the thyroid. She is currently undergoing radiation treatment and needs our support, thoughts, and prayers.

Come enjoy some of the best BBQ around while helping a great family through a difficult time. Check out the flyer for more details: 

Local business owners and representatives of the Southern KY Film Commission will hold a meeting this Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 6:30PM at the Edmonson County Public Library for the purpose of discussing and possibly forming a county film commission committee. 

Anyone looking to help represent Edmonson County in the SOKY Film Commission or contributing resources, ideas, or anything else to help Edmonson County residents, businesses, and organizations benefit from the Film Commission are encouraged to attend.

Several local business owners are reaching out for help for fear that the county will be looked over if not enough interest is shown in the SOKY Film Commission, which is based in Hart County. Edmonson County groups and fiscal court have invested $5,000 to join the commission.

by SEES Coach Jeannie Basil:
The third annual Edmonson County Schools Family Fitness Walk was held on Saturday, April 29th at Edmonson County High School. Over 90 people registered for the event where Kyrock Elementary, South Edmonson Elementary students, and family members could walk/run their choice of number of laps on the ECHS track.

Students, who could earn Recess Walking Club points by participating in the event, proudly rang a bell each time they completed a mile on the track. Once participants completed their laps, they visited activity stations (set up by a group of WKU Physical Education majors) that included hula hoops, jump ropes, beanbag toss, ball toss and a push-up station where students could challenge their parent/guardian to a pushup contest.

​Nutrition related, hands-on activities that educated students on healthy snack choices accompanied the healthy snack table where grapes, bananas, carrots, snack bags and bottled water were provided.

We would like to thank the following sponsors for their role in making this event a great success:                           Bowling Green Internal Medicine & Pediatric Associates, Bank of Edmonson County, Patton Funeral Home, Green River Canoeing, Wilson Dental Clinic, Greg Vincent Law Office, The Cee Bee Food Store, Gravil Funeral Home, Edmonson Drug Company, Inc, Carroll Brothers Auto Body, Kentucky Farm Bureau Agents Kyle Culbreth and Tom Vincent, Madison's Flowers, and Rachel’s Place Hair Salon. We would like to thank Coca Cola/Clark Beverage Group for donating water for the event.

Parks and Rec is hosting the first annual "Queen of the Diamond Pageant" to benefit Parks and Rec. 100% of proceeds will stay in your local parks. Check out the flyers for all the rules and details.

Here's another upcoming auction from Byrd Auction Co, featuring residential and investment real estate. Huge estate sale will feature hundreds of tools, car lifts, mechanic equipment, furniture, antiques, plus classic cars! Click the flyer for all the details.

Check out this upcoming lot auction in Brownsville overlooking downtown! This auction will be online only, so please click the flyer to find out how you can bid on this great property without leaving the comfort of your own home or smart device.