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Car Show to benefit man who helped restore them
On Friday night, August 29, there will be a car show to benefit Mike Horn who was severely burned just weeks after suffering a heart attack. Horn has helped re-upholster many of the vintage vehicles...
View ArticleTurner Avenue couple arrested
Last week four controlled drug buys led to the arrest of Pamela Denise Estes, 40, and James McClansey Estes, 49, of 291 Turner Avenue. According to police reports, on August 12 a confidential informant...
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…River Drive becomes a ‘rockin’ roadway’
Throngs of Estill Countians came to town Saturday night to participate in Revive River Drive. Plenty of black marks were laid, but Irvine Police Chief Brad Smith said there were “absolutely no...
View ArticleRavenna Council lowers insurance premium tax
The Ravenna City Council had a lot to discuss when they met on Monday night at Ravenna City Hall. Besides considering fire, police and financial reports, the council voted to lower the insurance...
View ArticleRailroad Festival returns to Ravenna
Plans are firming up for the sixth annual Railroad Festival in Ravenna on Saturday, September 20, and there will be plenty of fun for the kids, organizers say. Most activities for children are free,...
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Save the Mack
On Monday morning, River City Players board members, County Judge-Executive Wallace Taylor and other courthouse employees gathered on the courthouse lawn to kick off a “capital campaign” for purchase...
View ArticleCounty and IMU hash out agreement
The Estill County Water District and Irvine Municipal Utilities met with Estill County Judge-executive Wallace Taylor on Thursday, September 11, to hammer out the final details of an agreement that...
View ArticlePolice Beats
Irvine Police Department 8-29 Beverly J. Williams received a criminal complaint stating that he had intentionally diverted electricity work $2000 from Jackson Energy with the intent of avoiding...
View ArticleAfter more than a decade, sewer deal a done one
In his monthly address at Monday night’s fiscal court meeting, Estill County Judge-executive Wallace Taylor said the sewer deal between the Estill county Water District and Irvine Municipal Utilities...
View ArticleFire fighters question lack of pay raises
Part-time firefighters from Irvine’s fire department addressed the Irvine City Council about pay raises—or lack thereof—at Monday night’s council meeting. Tim Riddell, who has worked part-time for the...
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View ArticleIrvine Police Department continues trafficking round up; courts stay busy
Photos of the alleged drug traffickers can be seen in the October 2, 2014 issue of the Citizen Voice & Times The Irvine Police Department conducted a wide-spread round-up of drug-traffickers last...
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Breast cancer patient credits family, faith, and survivor mode for her healing
Adrian Stewart Friend will never forget the day her world changed. July 16, 2013, just 12 days before her birthday, she got an unexpected surprise that no one wants. She was home alone and her phone...
View ArticleProperty owners and city council gridlocked over boundaries
Land owners from the Kirkland Avenue area and Chestnut Street were again in attendance at the Irvine City Council meeting to question why they should now pay city taxes on land where they’ve paid...
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Pivotal county elections to be decided on Tuesday
After months of campaigning by those seeking public office, polling places will open around the county on Tuesday, November 4, at 6 a.m. Voters will decide who will fill several important county...
View ArticleWWII veteran receives long overdue medals
On Saturday morning, beneath a mostly clear sky, a small crowd of people gathered to honor local veterans during the annual Veteran’s Memorial service at the park in Ravenna. Claude Jones, one of a...
View ArticleOff-road Adventure Park expected to boost tourism
Property in Estill County has recently become part of an Off-Road Adventure Park and has potential to greatly broaden the tourism industry in the area, say local officials. On October 27, 2014, four...
View ArticleStories of Sweet Springs
by Beverly Thompson CVT Columnist In the early nineteen thirties we did not have a lot of families in the Sweet Springs Addition, but all that we were lucky enough to have were really nice. There were...
View ArticleShelter meeting reveals need, lots of interest
Judging by the number of people who came to the courthouse last Thursday night, there is plenty of interest and concern in providing a homeless/domestic abuse shelter for those who might not have a...
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