Mt. Springs road again focus of meeting
By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News EditorOnce again, citizens desiring the opening of the Mountain Springs road came to the fiscal court meeting to ask for help in opening up the old county road. During...
View ArticleIconic business now has new owner
Photo by Lisa Bicknell Jason Abner, at left, now owns the Lewis- Abner Home for Funerals. Junior Estes has worked for several owners of the business, but he’s been in the same place for more than 48...
View ArticleOfficer and hounds heading back to NYC
By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor Her neighbors have been asking, and yes, Ravenna resident Christina Officer will be returning to New York City with her Plott hounds Roosevelt and Keeper next...
View ArticleGrant provides outreach, education to communities
Shaye McGee Walker has accepted an Outreach and Training Specialist position with Bluegrass.org. She will be providing education and resources to organizations working to slow the opiate and heroine...
View Article‘What’s life without adventure?’
Estill native launches on-line business By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor Twenty-nine year old Dustin Stevenson doesn’t hesitate to open a new business whenever his creativity stirs him. The...
View ArticleEngineers prevail over Pirates for district title
Estill County edged out Powell in a thrilling Boys 56th District Championship game. After sleepwalking past Owsley County in their opening game, the Engineers turned in an impressive performance to...
View ArticleSquabble over road continues, group plans to bypass
Photo by Lisa Bicknell Troop Leader Emma Day is pictured at left with Girl Scouts from Troops 661 and 7182 . They were presented certificates by Judge Wallace Taylor for earning bronze and silver...
View Article100 mph winds rip through county, leaving path of destruction
By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor The strongest storms Estill County has seen in years damaged random sections of the county with winds as high as 100 mph on Wednesday morning, according to the...
View ArticleMy to-do list got revised in a hurry
By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor Dozens of families are reeling from the aftermath of the terrible winds that hit Estill County on Wednesday. I haven’t been able to cover everyone’s stories as...
View ArticleSBA Offers Disaster Assistance to Residents of Kentucky
SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to Residents of Kentucky Affected by Severe Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, Winds and Hail WASHINGTON – Kentucky businesses and residents affected by severe thunderstorms,...
View ArticleTwo arrested following accident on Main
This vehicle driven by Zackery T. Jones reportedly hit a parked van on Main Street before hitting this pole. Jones was charged with DUI, third offense, as well as other charges. A wreck on Main Street...
View ArticleEstill native publishes children’s book
By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor Alicia King Broaddus has published her first children’s book. Estill County native Alicia King Broaddus has branched out from her career in graphic design,...
View ArticleTo Aaron, with love
Aaron Stamper has been named an honorary firefighter by several local fire departments. He was also named an honorary fire marshal by State Fire Marshal Mike Haney on Friday. He was especially...
View ArticleRavenna hears first reading of disaster resolution
By SUSAN LYNCH CV&T Contributor Ravenna Mayor Estine Tipton brought the meeting to order at 6 p.m., and the first topic of discussion was the building damage caused by the March storm. A...
View ArticleJail discussion continues
By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor During Monday night’s Estill County Fiscal Court meeting, the court approved a resolution to borrow $400,000 from Citizen’s Guaranty Bank to pay insurance...
View ArticleFestival organizers hoping morels will last through weekend; So far, the...
Hot April days have festival organizers concerned that morels may be gone by this weekend’s festival. However, Steven Walters found this tiny one earlier in the week, an indication that morels are...
View ArticleFestival of fungi packs Irvine streets again
By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor Although it was a hot weekend for April, people turned out in droves for the Mountain Mushroom Festival, now in its 27th year. One of the few factors festival...
View ArticleElementary students learn about banking, assembly lines
Carhartt and Citizens Guaranty Bank recently partnered with Estill Springs Elementary and West Irvine Intermediate Family Resource Centers to provide on-the-job training for students in grades 1st –...
View Article‘Reliving the 90s’ for a good cause
By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor On Friday night at the Estill County Fair Barn, the public is invited to “Relive the 90s for Jolie.” The dance party event will be of particular interest to those...
View ArticleSuperintendent seeks to shed more light on tax
By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor “I’m not a big tax guy…and sometimes we’re overtaxed,” said Superintendent Jeffrey Saylor in a one-on-one interview with the Citizen Voice and Times last week....
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