Editor’s note: This is an open letter from Dawson Springs Superintendent Lenny Whalen to all parents and guardians of kids in the Dawson system.
To the editor:
Has anyone ever had any success in handling a situation by shouting, “Everybody just calm down!” Didn’t think so.
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Barbara Ann Welch, 75, Dawson Springs, KY, died Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, at her home. She was a homemaker. Barbara attended Walnut Grove Baptist Church in Dawson Springs.
Regina Sue (Chaney) Marvel, 71, of Marion, formerly of St. Charles and Dawson Springs, passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus while surrounded by loved ones at Baptist Health Paducah on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2023.
Joyce Blalock Cotton, 90, of Ocala, Florida and formally of Dawson Springs, passed away in Ocala, Florida. She was born May 22, 1931, in Hopkins County to the late David H. and Trean Blalock. She graduated from Dawson Springs High School and Kentucky Baptist Nursing School. She worked as a R…
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Virgil Deon Ladd, 81, of Dawson Springs, died Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, at his residence. He retired with Westate Construction and was a member of the Lafayette Baptist Church.
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Editor’s note: This is an open letter from Dawson Springs Superintendent Lenny Whalen to all parents and guardians of kids in the Dawson system.
Has anyone ever had any success in handling a situation by shouting, “Everybody just calm down!” Didn’t think so.
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