This Week in Citizen-Times History (March 18, 2025)
The March 20, 1986 edition of The Citizen-Times saw the announcement of the first Highland Games, which were held on May 30, May 31, and June 1 that year. The author of the article cited that several Allen County and Scottsville residents have Scottish roots, which therefore made them eligible to join a clan, and…
Read More“All of it Ends” Premieres In Scottsville
By Chris Cole, Staff Writer George Romero. Roger Corman. George Demick? Two of those names you might recognize. Romero was a film director most famous for his zombie movies of the 1960s, 70s and 80s such as “Night of the Living Dead,” “Dawn of the Dead,” “Day of the Dead” and “Survival of the Dead.”…
Read MoreMeta Cheryl White (1957 – 2025)
Meta Cheryl White passed peacefully in her sleep on October 28, 2024, at the age of 67. Born on September 16, 1957, in Scottsville, Ky., to the late Tom White and Marion Hicks White, she had a simple and magical childhood growing up, playing and working on the family tobacco farm. Cheryl graduated from Allen…
Read MoreBarbara Sue Pirtle Green (1939 – 2025)
Barbara Sue Pirtle Green, 85, passed away on Saturday, March 8, 2025. The Bowling Green, Ky., native was a daughter of the late Henry M. Pirtle and Willie B. Green. In addition to her husband, Damon Wesley Green and parents, Barbara was also preceded in death by her son, Danny Joseph Green; granddaughter, brother and…
Read MoreDellie B. Centers (1931 – 2025)
Dellie B. Centers, 93, of Scottsville, Ky., passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at Cal Turner Rehab & Specialty Care. The Bowling Green, Ky., native was a homemaker and a daughter of the late Lewis Linville and Sarah Bybee Linville and wife of the late Gilford Dale Centers. She is survived by three sons: Larry…
Read MoreTeresa Eileen Carter (1968 – 2025)
Teresa Eileen Carter, 56, of Scottsville, Ky., passed away Monday, March 10, 2025 at The Medical Center at Scottsville. The Scottsville native was a daughter of the late Calvin Jasper Carter and Beulah Jean Taylor Carter. She is survived by two brothers: Randy Carter and Sam Carter, both of Scottsville; two sisters: Jeanette Carter, Franklin,…
Read MoreMichael Louis Brown (1951 – 2025)
Michael Louis Brown, 74, of Bowling Green, Ky., passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at Magnolia Village in Bowling Green. The Scottsville, Ky., native was a brick layer and member of Wards Chapel AME Church and a son of the late Joseph Lewis Brown and Zula Soules Bradshaw. He is survived by one daughter, Megan…
Read MoreWilbur Leon “Speedy” Reynolds (1944 – 2025)
Wilbur Leon “Speedy” Reynolds, 80, of Scottsville, Ky., passed away Saturday, March 8, 2025 at his residence. The Alvaton, Ky., native was a son of the late James Robert “Jim Bob” Reynolds and Edith Faye Smalling Reynolds. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Carol Reynolds, Scottsville; two daughters: Pam Webb and Tammy…
Read MoreNyjiona Diane Stephens “Joan” Johnson (1956 – 2025)
Nyjiona Diane Stephens “Joan” Johnson age 68 of Scottsville, Ky., passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family. Joan as she was known, was born to the late Ray Lewis and Martha Lou Williams Stephens. She was a retired LPN and worked at Woodland Terrace in Elizabethtown. She was a member of the Goshen Order…
Read MorePitching a Key for Patriot Baseball This Season
By Don Meador, Sports Writer The sound of baseballs pinging off aluminum bats has started, signaling the beginning of baseball season for the Allen County-Scottsville High School. For fourth-year coach Brantley Bray, the return to the diamond brings high expectations for his team. “Things are looking good,” Coach Bray said. “I don’t want to overplay…
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