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Holes for Hoops
This team won first place in the “Holes for Hoops” golf tournament last Saturday. Pictured are Donnie Kearns, Bud Christian, Burgess Clark, and Mike Osborne, in no particular order. The 8th Annual...
View ArticleFCS Agent looks forward to working in Estill County
By Chelsea Bicknell, Guest Columnist Greetings! For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Chelsea Bicknell, and I am the new Family and Consumer Science (FCS) Extension Agent here in Estill...
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River beach cleaner for now
Two dump truck loads of plastic and other garbage, plus an additional boat load or two, were hauled away from the Lock 12 beach area after volunteers spent Saturday morning there picking up litter. The...
View ArticleEstill Countians can look forward to a few exciting changes coming to the...
Estill Countians can look forward to a few exciting changes coming to the fair this year. The truck pull has been replaced by a demolition derby on Saturday night, July 5, and the fireworks show will...
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‘Above and beyond:’ The price of freedom
Jerry Elzroth, CV&T Guest Columnist When visitors first entered the museum, they heard a sound like wind chimes coming from above them and their attention was drawn to the ceiling of the two story...
View ArticleRetirees honored at school board meeting
The Board of Education recognized ten newly-retired employees during Tuesday’s special called meeting. Tim Burkhart, principal of the Middle School, said good-bye to four staff members, including...
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Estill County Pageants
The Estill County Fair began with the Miss Estill County and the Miss Estill County Teen pageants on a muggy Monday night. Contestants from Estill County were few, but Keturah Crank, left, won Miss...
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Take a guess: What is it?
By Jerry Elzroth, CV&T Guest Columnist Is it a leftover 4th of July firework? Could it be a UFO or the head of an artillery shell? I puzzled over this galvanized metal object for many years. No one...
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Former Miss Estill County competes in Miss Kentucky Pageant
Toni KaShara Garrett, 22, a native of Estill County, is one of 32 contestants from across the state who will be vying for the title of Miss Kentucky 2014 in Lexington this week. KaShara grew up on Sand...
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Fair board celebrates 65 years
The Chamber of Commerce met at the fairgrounds on Thursday to conduct a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly renovated fair barn and hold an open house for public viewing of this year’s county fair...
View ArticleCV&T announces new deadline schedule
Beginning with the July 17 issue, the Citizen Voice and Times will be printed in London, Kentucky, by the J. Frank Publishing company. J. Frank is a three-generation family-owned business with a...
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Farm Fresh Friday to highlight local food
The Estill Development Alliance and EKU Cares have partnered to organize a “Farm Fresh Friday” in area restaurants on July 25. As part of the Eastern Kentucky Local-motive initiative that stresses “buy...
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IMU and county to settle lawsuit
City of Irvine will gain 460 customers with sewer extension project IMU Operational Manager Bee Williams announced an agreement with the Estill County Water District during Monday night’s Irvine City...
View ArticleCouncil hears complaint about unkept property
By Lisa Bicknell, CV&T News Editor The only new business on the agenda for the Irvine City Council Monday night was the reading of a resolution to apply for a CDBG block grant which will be used as...
View ArticleCounty fire department receives grant
By Lisa Bicknell, CV&T News Editor During a special called meeting, Estill County Judge Executive Wallace Taylor commended emergency workers for having “boots on the ground” and being prepared for...
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‘One step in and one step out and you’re on your own…’
In the past few years there has been a surge of small town music groups bringing back the sound of bluegrass and folk music. The Jenkins Twins are Estill County’s latest group bringing back the sound...
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Busted: Irvine Police Department makes arrests in South Irvine
Photos by Lisa Bicknell, CV&T Editor On Tuesday, August 5, the first day of school in Estill County, the entire Irvine Police Department descended upon Roses Body Shop in South Irvine to serve a...
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Date set for 3rd Annual Revive River Drive
Revive River Drive, now in it’s third year, has been set for August 30, from 5 to 10 p.m. Staci York and Nivra Arvin, two of the original organizers of the event, remember the day when traffic was...
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Estill County Engineers steam into new season
Photo by Lisa Bicknell Saturday night at the high school football field, the air was alive with youthful energy and excitement as the ECHS Football Boosters hosted “Excite Night” to introduce the...
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Search warrant leads to Pea Ridge arrests
The Irvine Police Department and other county law agencies executed a search warrant at 922 Pea Ridge Road on August 23, 2014, after conducting a series of controlled drug buys at the residence of...
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