Vernon Eugene Tabor Sr. (1938 – 2025)
Vernon Eugene Tabor Sr., 86, of Portland, Tenn., passed away Saturday, July 19, 2025 at his residence. He was a son of the late Festus Otto Tabor and Mildred Marie Parsons Tabor. He is survived by a daughter, Sharon Tabor Cheek, Scottsville, Ky.; a daughter-in-law, Gail Tabor, Scottsville; two brothers: Don Tabor, Wentzville, Mo., and…
Read MoreBro. Kenneth Fisher (1943 – 2025)
Bro. Kenneth Fisher, 82, of Scottsville, Ky., passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at Knollwood Manor in Lafayette, Tenn. He was born in Dixon Springs, Tenn., to the late Gus Fisher and Gladys Beulah Toney Fisher. Kenneth was a farmer, former diesel mechanic, former truck driver for Merchants Freight and Ryder. In 1961, he married…
Read MoreDamien Swafford (1982 – 2025)
Damien Swafford, 42, of Portland, Tenn., and formerly of Scottsville, passed away Saturday, July 12, 2025 at his residence. He was a son of the late Edward Swafford and Cheryl Riggs Swafford. He is survived by a son, Dylan Swafford, Scottsville; his mother, Cheryl Swafford, Scottsville; long time girlfriend, Rachel Morgan, Portland. Goad Funeral Home…
Read MoreAllison Bell (1967 – 2025)
Allison Bell, age 58, of Vero Beach, Fla., passed away Thursday, April 10, 2025 at home. She is survived by her father, William A Bell of Vero Beach; sister, Leslie Bell Dowden; and nieces Frances H. Dowden and Ella J. Dowden of Asheville, N.C. She was preceded in death by her mother, Joyce Reed Bell…
Read MoreAC-S Senior Barton Rutledge Commits to WKU
By Don Meador, Sports Writer Allen County-Scottsville senior golfer Barton Rutledge announced this week on social media that he will take his outstanding golf game to the next level. Rutledge will play golf for Western Kentucky University. “It was a decision that was kind of hard,” Rutledge admitted. “A friend was considering an offer from…
Read MoreThis Week in Citizen-Times History (July 15, 2025)
The July 19, 2007 edition of The Citizen-Times saw the announcement that the Allen County Primary Center would incorporate a program for math that was similar to their Reading First program. Principal LaVonna Terry explained that the school would implement a 90-minute math block, due to a feeling that the school had not given as…
Read More62nd Annual “The Doc Men’s Invitational Tournament” Held at Scottsville Country Club
By Chris Cole, Staff Writer For 50 straight years, Dr. John Hall, more affectionately known to Scottsville and Allen County residents as Doc, made an appointment for himself to participate in the Scottsville Invitational Tournament at the Scottsville Country Club. Doc was “a very supportive member of our club I guess you kind of call…
Read MoreDonna Carter Caldwell (1974 – 2025)
Donna Carter Caldwell, 50, of Westmoreland, Tenn., passed away Saturday, July 12, 2025 at the Hospice House in Bowling Green, Ky. She was born to the late Lonnie Vincent Carter and Wanda Elizabeth Graves Carter, who survives, and wife of the late Doug Caldwell. She is survived by a daughter, Annabell Caldwell, Westmoreland; two sons: …
Read MoreGina Ann Divens (1966 – 2025)
Gina Ann Divens, 58, of Scottsville, Ky., passed away Saturday, July 12, 2025 at her residence. The Muncie, Ind., native was the daughter of the late Dennis Eugene Divens Sr. and Shirley Alice Haste Divens, who survives. She is survived by her life partner, Jessica Roche, Scottsville; her mother, Shirley Divens, Scottsville; one brother, Dennis…
Read MoreMary Guenther Habegger (1942 – 2025)
Mary Guenther Habegger, 82, of Scottsville, Ky., passed away Friday, July 11, 2025 at her residence after a series of strokes. She was born in Saskatchawan, Canada. She is survived by 10 children: Bernice Habegger, Elkton, Ky.; Leah Morton, Tampa, Fla.; Rhoda Shirk, Winchester, Ohio; Naomi Hoover, Belleview, Mo.; Priscilla Penner, Belize, Central America and…
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