Board hires new superintendent
By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor The Estill County Board of Education held a special meeting on Thursday, June 4, to announce the hiring of a new superintendent. The board unanimously awarded a...
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Relay for Life event raises $45,000 for American Cancer Society
By Lisa Bicknell CV&T News Editor Friday night’s Relay for Life raised $45,000 this year for the fight against cancer. Twenty-four teams signed up to participate, and 19 of them decorated...
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35th Annual Youth Salute
Allen Baker is President of the French Club, and is a member of the Leadership team, the Beta Club, and marching, jazz, pep and concert bands. He is also an International Future Problem Solving team...
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Mural in Ravenna is painter’s way of honoring veterans
By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor Wayne Payne said he doesn’t really want to think about how much time he’s spent painting the mural on the wall of the Veterans of Foreign Wars building on Main...
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Aldersgate campers serve community
Photo by Lisa Bicknell Matt Seel, left, from Winchester, Dean of the Mission Camp Pastor of the Winchester Trinity United Methodist Church, supervised the weeding, mulching, painting and other...
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Students honored in GED ceremony
Four graduates participated in a ceremony Friday night when they received their GED diplomas. Pictured, from left are Angela Peel, Jennifer Payned, Bobie Hall, and Gwendonlyn Cromer. Photo by Lisa...
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Pair escapes truck before it bursts into flames
By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor On Monday afternoon, a 2006 Chevy Colorado driven by Angie Coffey Sanders burst into flames in the Mercy Health Clinic parking lot on Richmond Road. Photo courtesy...
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Fair conditions: muddy and wet-again
By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor “Muddy and wet” are the words Estill County Fair Board President DeWayne Lambert used to describe last week’s county fair. Photo by KaLeigh Underwood As often...
View ArticleOfficials to hold public meetings about fracking
By LISA BICKNELL CV&T Editor Three public meetings are being held to gather input from citizens around the state as state officials continue working to update regulations for the oil and gas...
View ArticleIrvine Council explores idea of annexation
By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor During Monday night’s meeting, the Irvine City Council began to publicly explore the idea of annexing more property into the city of Irvine. Mayor Noland said he...
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Local businesses make move to larger space
By KaLeigh Underwood CV&T Intern Every Bodys Gym and Estill County Chiropractic have officially moved to their new location across the road from McDonalds, behind the O’Reilly’s Auto Parts...
View ArticleIllegal ginseng harvest occurring on national forest lands
Winchester, Ky. – It’s not ginseng harvest season, but that’s not stopping some people from taking this uncommon plant. U.S. Forest Service law enforcement officials have issued several citations over...
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Veteran soccer coach passes the torch
By KaLeigh Underwood CV&T Intern It takes a special kind of person to volunteer. It takes an even more special person to volunteer and stick with a program. That’s exactly what Staci Owens is....
View ArticleJudge says he will fight annexation
By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor In his monthly address during Monday night’s fiscal court meeting, County Judge Wallace Taylor wasted no time in voicing his opinion about the proposed annexation...
View ArticleReunions
Dickerson and Patrick Reunion The descendants and friends of the late Dora Ann Dickerson and Sanford Patrick are invited to attend the Dickerson and Patrick Family Reunion which will be held Saturday,...
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Full Gospel Evangelistic Ministry On Sunday, August 16, 2015, at 11 a.m. Brother Billy Bryant will be the special guest at the Full Gospel Evangelistic Ministry located at 400 Duck Wear Rd. on Rt....
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Alcohol Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous meets every night, Monday through Sunday, at 8 p.m. at 167 Broadway, Irvine. There are no dues or fees. Al-Anon Meetings The Al-Anon group will meet every...
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Tourney raises money for Christmas decor
On Saturday, a “Christmas in July” volleyball tournament was held at the American Legion. The “Grave Diggers” were the prevailing team in the Estill Action Group’s Christmas in July tourney last...
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Small bugs create big problems for county
Photos by Lisa Bicknell The Estill County jail and the courthouse were shut down following complaints that bed bugs were found inside the jail. Inspections later confirmed the reports. Photo by Lisa...
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Rogers retires after 42 years serving county
By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor For many years, Fred Rogers was the face of Emergency Management Agency (EMA), Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CSEPP) and 911, as he served as...
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