This Week in Citizen-Times History (June 24, 2025)
The June 22, 1972 edition of The Citizen-Times saw the announcement that a new publication, or survey, released for industrialists looking to consider Scottsville as a plant site. The 25-page document detailed basic facts about industrial sites, the population, employment, wages, income, labor supply, education, transportation, power and fuel, local government, health, community livability, agriculture,…
Read MoreOld City Cemetery Secrets Being Unearthed
By Chris Cole, Staff Writer Last week, Billy Wilkerson and Ashley Sutherland of the Simpson County Historical Society brought their Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) unit to Scottsville’s Old City Cemetery. Located behind the Allen County Courthouse, it has long been suspected that more than a few “lost” graves existed. What was unknown was to what…
Read MoreRev. Dr. Phyllis Kathleen “Kathy” Gaines (1950 – 2025)
The Rev. Dr. Phyllis Kathleen “Kathy” Gaines, 74, of Adams, Tenn., passed away Sunday, June 22, 2025 at her residence. Kathy was born in Scottsville, Ky., on July 15, 1950 and lived in Indianapolis, Ind., as a child but later returned to Scottsville and Nashville, Tenn., until she graduated high school. She attended Austin Peay…
Read MoreEddie Cooper (1950 – 2025)
Eddie Cooper, 74, of Scottsville, Ky., passed away Friday, June 13, 2025 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. The Scottsville native was a retired employee of Lee Company and member of Graham Lodge no. 208 F & A.M. He was a son of the late H.O. Cooper and Mary Louise Long Cooper. He is…
Read MoreHazel Anne Clark (1948 – 2025)
Hazel Anne Clark, age 76, died June 14, 2025 at the Hospice House of Southern Kentucky in Bowling Green. Preceding her in death are her parents Jacques Omer Clark and Verna Opal Davis, and brother Mickey Clark. She is survived by her sister-in-law, Judy Clark; nieces: Julie Bransford, and Terry Stinson; nephew, David Clark; four…
Read MoreMilton “Louie” Knight (1946 – 2025)
Milton “Louie” Knight, 79, of Glasgow, Ky., and formerly of Adolphus, Ky., passed away Friday, June 20, 2025 at Signature Healthcare in Glasgow. He was a son of the late John Simpson Knight and Essie Pearl McCarter and husband of the late Jacquelyn Lee Duwelius Knight. He is survived by his companion, Carolyn Christensen, Glasgow;…
Read MoreMary Joy Hobdy Arterburn (1934 – 2025)
Mary Joy Hobdy Arterburn, 90, died Saturday June 14, 2025 at home in Scottsville, Ky. Born December 20, 1934, she was the daughter of the late William Thompson Hobdy and Martha Louise Hudson Hobdy. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Edward Louis Arterburn, and brother Bill Hobdy Jr. She is survived by…
Read MoreLarry Gwynn Pardue (1945 – 2025)
Larry Gwynn Pardue, 80, of Scottsville, Ky., passed away on Monday, May 19, 2025, at The Medical Center at Bowling Green, Ky. He was born in Glasgow, Ky., to the late Samuel Robert Pardue and Etta Bell Napier Pardue. A lifelong advocate for horticulture and conservation, Larry was a respected botanical administrator and educator known…
Read MoreRandal “Randy” Andrews (1959 – 2025)
Randal “Randy” Andrews, age 65, of Sparta, Tenn., (formerly of Westmoreland) went home to be with the Lord on, Sunday June 15, 2025. He was born September 26, 1959 in Scottsville, Ky., to the late Earl B. Andrews and Frances Wolfe Andrews. Randy was converted, baptized and joined Providence General Baptist Church August 1971. He…
Read MorePatriot Basketball Having Strong Summer
By Don Meador, Sports Writer An old saying in basketball circles sounds something like this, “Great basketball teams are made in the summer.” If that be the case, the 2025-26 Allen County-Scottsville Patriot season looks extremely promising following an almost month-long summer ball schedule. “Summer has been great,” explained second-year Coach Jeremy Garrett. “We kicked…
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