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Neal (and his dad) have perfect attendance

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School employees work to keep kids fed

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Miles and Harper Hale took advantage of the school district’s pick-up station for lunches and breakfasts on a warm Friday afternoon.  Mia and Miles are the children of Shaun and Kim Hale. Beverly Hall and her daughter Jessica Willis say they are happy to staff the pick-up station, because they miss the kids they see […]

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By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor Aaron Abney has always been “a different breed” of kid, according to his mother, and it’s easy to agree with her. How many young folks aspire to open a restaurant when they are 18 years old, or even younger? But Aaron, who just turned 19, has not only dreamed […]

School News

Neal (and his dad) have perfect attendance

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Jacob Neal was recently honored for having nine years of perfect attendance.  Since beginning preschool, he has not missed a day.  His father, Travis “Rick” Neal, a single dad, has also not missed a day of driving Jacob back and forth to school, every single day.

Schools announce Summer Feeding locations

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Estill County Schools is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children without charge and are the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service. Meals will be provided, at […]

Students pay tribute to teachers who’ve made a difference

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photos by Lisa Bicknell Estill County High School students with the top 24 GPAs each introduced their pick of a teacher who has greatly impacted their lives.  Below are the students’ names and the teachers they chose.    Students            Teachers Hannah Patrick       Clay Baber Anna Smith   […]

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OBITUARIES

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Everett Arthur, Jr, age 70, of Howell Hollow in Ravenna, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2020, at his home following a long illness. He was born May 12, 1949 in Estill County and was the son of the late Everett and Myrtle Lee Crowe Arthur. He was a retired mechanic and a member of the […]

Obits

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Bobby Gene “Pete” Dawes, age 83, of Rose Street in Irvine, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2020, at his home following a long illness. He was born March 27, 1936 in Estill County and was the son of the late Sidney and Mattie Jane Edmonson Griffin. He was a retired CSX employee and had lived […]

OBITUARIES

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Jessie Mae Caudill, age 87, of Rice Station Road in Irvine, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2020, at the Irvine Health & Rehabilitation Center.  She was born February 28, 1933 in Morning Sun, Ohio and was the daughter of the late Banford and Emma Berryman Estes.  She was a former cook at the Marcum & […]