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BOBBIE FOUST REPORTS VIDEO AND PODCASTS

Bobbie Foust Recounts Her 54-Year Career in Journalism

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Bobbie Foust, the 2020 Kentucky Lake Chamber of Commerce’s Lifetime Achievement Awardee grew up on her ancestral homeplace — a farm on Needmore Road halfway between Palma and Lone Valley. She acquired her early education at the one-room Howard’s Grove School, and as a fifth grader, transferred to Palma’s two-room school. Read more here

 Kentucky Dam literally pushed Marshall County and its environs out of poverty. It was the brainchild of Calvert City businessman Luther Draffen and U.S. Sen. Alben Barkley of Paducah. Barkley later became Vice President of the United States. Their unwavering work to have the dam built and located here is unmatched. -  From

Kentucky Dam brought prosperity 75 years ago; promoters drew plan in the dirt at a plum thicket, By Bobbie Foust bobbiefoust@gmail.com - 6 October 2020 Tribune-Courier

 

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Thomas "Tom" Rickman - February 8, 1940 – September 3, 2018 was an American film director, playwright, and screenwriter best known for his work on Coal Miner's Daughter, Hooper, Tuesdays with Morrie and Truman. "Tommy " as he was known to his friends was born and raised in Sharpe, Kentucky, Marshall County. Bobbie Foust recalls her interviews with Tom and his family.
www.ldarrylarmstrong.com -Tom Rickman

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