Companies donate hundreds of mattresses to community
By: Lisa Bicknell Volunteers unloaded a tractor trailer load of about 150 mattresses on Friday at Body of Christ Ministries’ church on River Drive on Friday. The mattresses were donated by companies...
View ArticleBloom time!
Photo by Lisa Bicknell This tulip magnolia tree has caught the glance of many travelers on River Drive during the past few days. Spring flowers seem particularly bright this year.
View ArticleHuntin’ season begins!
Photo at left by Lisa Bicknell, above by Susan Lynch The Mountain Mushroom Festival has been cancelled for the second year in a row because of the coronavirus, but the hunt for mushrooms still goes...
View ArticleTrash Hill 2
By Jerry Eltzroth CV&TContributor I wrote a story on this same subject two years ago. Very little has changed. I thoroughly agree with Lisa Bicknell’s editorial in the Citizen’s Voice & Times...
View ArticlePresident approves Kentucky disaster aid
On Friday, April 23, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and ordered Federal assistance to supplement commonwealth and local...
View ArticleMarigold’s Nursery mascot lends paw to customers, accepts pats in return
By: Lisa Bicknell Marigold’s Bybee Greenhouse is bursting with flowers, as one might expect with such businesses just before Mother’s Day, one of their busiest times of the year. What one might not...
View ArticleNon-profit moves to Main Street
By Shauna Murrey CV&T Reporter Interfaith Wellness Ministry, a nonprofit corporation, has been promoting the well-being of body, mind and spirit in the Estill County community for 24 years. Sister...
View ArticleSock it to Cancer
By Shauna Murrey CV&T Reporter Photo submitted Seniors Kamden Powell, left, and Dean Tucker, right, led a Sock it to Cancer drive. Estill County High School seniors Dean Tucker and Kamden Powell...
View ArticleKeeping a legacy alive
By: Lisa Bicknell Over the past hundred years, thousands of Estill County students have graduated from Eastern Kentucky University. Many of those graduates attended EKU to learn to become teachers. In...
View ArticleWinkle, a junior, breaks strikeout record
By: Lisa Bicknell Estill County Softball Engineer Emma Winkle continues to shine in her junior season on the mound. Last week, Winkle broke the single season strikeout record with 305, with two...
View ArticleFlying High
Photo courtesy of Bobby Dawes Like Tanner Seales, above, the Estill County Engineers baseball team is flying high, winning the district tournament and playing well in regional play. On Monday, they...
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Ravenna mayor resigns during tense meeting; City clerk walks out first
Photo by Lisa Bicknell Ravenna Mayor Valerie Flinchum walks out of the Ravenna Council meeting on Monday night, as Ravenna Fire Chief Ken White, at left, and other guests Chuck Ferrell, Sharon Snowden...
View ArticleFarmer’s Market returns to fairgrounds
By: Lisa Bicknell Local honey is a popular item at the Estill County Farmer’s Market. Two honey vendors selling Estill County honey were present on Opening Day of farmers market. Above Tammy Horn...
View ArticleRailroad Festival to be hosted by KSHC
Ravenna Railroad Festival seeking vendors RAVENNA, Kentucky — Vendor space is now available for the upcoming Ravenna Railroad Days Festival, which, for the first time ever, is being hosted by Kentucky...
View ArticleSchool board recognizes retirees
The Estill County Board of Education recognized several district retirees last week. Above, from left to right are Transportation Director Laura Freeman and board member Tammy Hardy. They presented...
View ArticleHatfield-Barger donates painting to library
Teresa Hatfield-Barger, second from right, donated a painting by her late son John Hatfield to the new public library. She was invited to the library to see it on display on July 12, John’s birthday....
View Article‘Never dreaded a day…’
Photo by Lisa Bicknell Leon Clark recently retired after 50 years of working. His wife Lorene retired a few years ago but rejoined the work force. The couple are looking forward to new adventures...
View Article‘A community on fire’
Photo by Lisa Bicknell Local officials and school board members gathered on Friday, July 23, to cut the ceremonial ribbon marking the grand opening of the new Estill County Area Technology Center....
View ArticleKentucky Brotherhood Rides
By: Lisa Bicknell On Thursday, July 29, one of the hottest days of this summer, the Kentucky Brotherhood kicked off a 400-mile bicycle ride to honor first responders in eastern Kentucky who died...
View Article‘Who is Michael Stallings?’
Photo by Lisa Bicknell Michael “Moonshine Mike” Stallings holds a piece of chainsaw art he created. He has appeared recently on a Netflix series and in a documentary about his life. Stallings is...
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