WCHS Band headed to state

by Matt Hughes

J-E News Editor

As you drive past Webster County High School on US 41A in the afternoons, you’ll see the marching band practicing in a corner of the parking lot. In that split second it takes to pass by them, all you really have time to notice is their size. 

The Webster County Band of Pride has 30 students on it’s roster, and that includes winds, percussion and color guard. In the 90’s Providence High School marched around 40 winds and percussion, with another 5-10 on the color guard. WCHS bands back then were much larger than that. 

It’s easy to pass judgement at that point, but that judgement might just be wrong.

Providence Guidance Counselor and husband named finalist for “Kentucky’s Outstanding Young Farm Family”

by Matt Hughes

J-E News Editor

Earlier this year Providence Guidance Councilor Tammy White and her family were named “Union County’s Outstanding Young Farm Family of the Year” by the Union County Farm Bureau during their annual meeting in the Arnold Convention Center in Sturgis.

Former Providence School Board Chair to join Webster County Board

by Matt Hughes

Dr. James Kemp and Venita Murphy,
the Providence Board Chairman during
merger talks in 2006.

J-E News Editor

The Webster County School Board seat vacated by David Higgins earlier this year has now been filled. After soliciting applications and going through the interview process, Venita Murphy of Providence has been named the county’s newest school board member.

Although a new comer to the Webster County School Board, Murphy was chairman of the Providence Board of Education in 2006 during Providence Independent School’s merger with Webster County.

“My acquaintance with Ms. Murphy was through that consolidation process,” said Superintendant Dr. James Kemp. “She represented herself, her board and her district well under the most difficult of circumstances.”

“I served on the Providence Board of Education for 11 years,” Murphy said. “Hopefully my past experience  will be an added asset to the Webster County Board. As always I am for the betterment and achievements of the students in Webster County. I will serve passionately our community.”

Providence Council Meeting Brief

By CHARLIE HUST

Providence City Council handled a short agenda Monday night in regular session in the council chambers.

First item of business was to pass a resolution to meet all the requirement needed to retire part of the debt service on the water treatment and sewer plant.

The resolution will combine funds remaining from the Baptist Hill sewer line project in the amount of $396,000 along with $198,000 awarded to the city from coal severance funding. This will retire one loan to the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority (KIA), with two remaining loans on the facility.

The city just recently passed a water rate increase to help retire the other two loans. The passing of the resolution on Monday was a formality to execute all the paperwork necessary with the Department of Local Government to transfer the payments to KIA.

Lane Shift on Pennyrile Pkwy in Webster Co. Wednesday Morning

A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans a work zone traffic shift along the Breathitt-Pennyrile Parkway in WEBSTER County Wednesday morning. 

Starting Wednesday morning, all northbound traffic will move to the right-hand or driving lane along the Pennyrile Parkway from mile point 53.11 to mile point 59.3 in Webster County. 

Skills USA officers participate in help out in state park

On October 3rd, the Webster County Area Technology Center Skills USA officer team (Iszack Whitsell, Houston Beller, Aaron Elder, Shaun Tapp, and Jennifer Skipper) travelled to Lake Barkley State Resort Park to take part in the West Region Skills USA community service and leadership conference.  Eight schools/120+ students were in attendance to help the state park with painting and various repairs.  In addition, Larry Johnson-KY State Skills USA director spoke to the group during the leadership training session.  The Skills USA Theme for 2013-2014 is “Skills USA: Champions at Work, Educated and Skilled to Lead America.”

Officials discuss I-69 development

Providence Mayor not happy with Interstate plan

by Matt Hughes

J-E News Editor

On Tuesday, October 15, 2013, business and political leaders from across the region gathered in Madisonville, KY for the I-69 Development Conference.

The theme of the conference centered around how to turn this link to the Federal Interstate system into an economic boost to Western Kentucky.

Webster County to skip National Prescription Drug Take-Back Initiative

by Matt Hughes

J-E News Editor

The Webster County ASAP Board has announced its decision not to participate in this year’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Initiative scheduled for October 26, 2013.