Edmonson Voice Report:
Local VFW Chapter 6932 has earned the title of All-State Post, according to a released statement from the post.​

The local chapter said that All-State is the highest award which the Department of Kentucky presents, which means that throughout the year, the local post met the highest standards for service to the community, patriotic activities, and recruiting new members. 

"Our Post is known for conducting veteran burial honors, flag training for our 4th graders, volunteering hundreds and hundreds of hours of community service, providing firing details and honor guards for public events, patriotic writing contests for Middle Schoolers, Patriotic speaking for high schoolers, and participation in Veterans Day activities at the High School," the release stated.

They also said "The VFW is our nation’s largest organization of combat veterans.  Membership eligibility is based on overseas service in time of war.  Veterans of the Spanish American War returned home with no safety nets for their sick, wounded, and fallen so the first VFW group organized itself above a dry cleaning store in Ohio in order to care for their sick and wounded, remember their fallen, and do good works in the community.  By the time the Doughboys returned from WWI, a strong nation-wide VFW had helped establish a rudimentary VA.  By the time the GI’s returned from WWII, the VFW helped establish the GI Bill."

Brownsville VFW Post 6937 meets on the third Monday night of each month at 6:30 pm at the Brownsville Public Library.

"If you are a US veteran who has served overseas in time of war, please consider joining us.  This next year, long serving Post Commander Edwin Vincent (an Air Force Gulf War veteran) will be turning over command of the Post to Freeman Ramey (a Marine Beirut veteran)."

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Edmonson Voice Report:
Lacey Bowen, a student at South Edmonson Elementary, was named the Edmonson County winner in the Jim Claypool Conservation Art Contest. This contest was produced as a partnership between Kentucky Farm Bureau and the Kentucky Association of Conservation Districts, and themed: “Kentucky Wetlands Up Close”.

According to a released statement from the Edmonson County Conservation Office, students in grades K-12 from across the Commonwealth used the theme to create 32,893 art entries. Judges from the local conservation districts, along with county officials and the UK Ag Extension office chose county winners, whose entry 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, the Conservation Office said.

State, area, and county winners will receive a check sponsored by Kentucky Farm Bureau. First, second, and third place winners in Edmonson County received a medallion, medallion stand, a small cash prize and a certificate commemorating their win from Edmonson County Conservation District, with the county winner also receiving an additional award.

​South Edmonson Elementary also received $100 from the Conservation District for having the highest percentage of entries.

Winners are 1st place Lacey Bowen, 2nd place, Jacoby Swisher, and 3rd place Rebeckah Murley from South Edmonson Elementary. There were 164 entries in the Art Contest from South Edmonson Elementary.

"We commend Ms. Jessica Doyle, South Edmonson Elementary Art teacher, for her continuing commitment in encouraging the student’s participation in the Jim Claypool Conservation Art Contest," said the Conservation Office.

​There were no entries in the Conservation Writing Contest.