The Edmonson News, also known by its alternative title ''The Gimlet'', is a
weekly newspaper
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based in
Brownsville, Kentucky
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, and serving
Edmonson County in west-central
Kentucky
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, including Brownsville and surrounding communities. Although is published on Wednesdays every week (excluding the final week prior to New Year's Day), its date line on the front page is printed as the Thursday after publishing.
History
The Edmonson News was first established as ''The Edmonson County Newspaper'' by Perry Meloan in September 1927.
[http://kypress.com/directory/weekly_detail.php?id=12] Bill Canty worked in partnership with Meloan until the latter man died in 1965. After Meloan's death, Canty took over the news paper. Bill Canty has been publishing the newspaper with weekly happenings in the area for a total of 50 years. His wife, Cathy joined the business after their 1971 marriage.
In the wake of Bill and Cathy Canty's retirement plans in 2016, the ''Edmonson News'' was purchased by
Horse Cave-based
Jobe Publishing, Inc., the owner of county newspapers in neighboring
Barren
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Barren may also refer to:
Places
* Barren, Missouri
*Barren County, Kentucky
* Barren Island (Andaman Islands)
*Barren Island, Brooklyn
*Barren River Lake
Other uses
* ''Barren Count ...
,
Butler
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, and
Hart counties, along with two additional weekly newspapers in
Metcalfe and
Monroe Counties. The sale's was finalized on February 1, 2016.
[ Editor's note: The news article cited was also featured on the front page of all five Jobe-owned newspapers in the week of January 13–14, 2016.] Along with a new front-page design, an online version of the ''Edmonson News'' was also made available to subscribers for the first time.
References
External links
Edmonson News on FacebookJobe Publishing
- default website for the company and its associated newspapers
{{Jobe Publishing
Edmonson County, Kentucky
Newspapers published in Kentucky
Newspapers established in 1927