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Moreland ‘treated like king’ during Honor Flight

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Engineers squeak by Sayre in season opener

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Local News

Dixon celebrates 100th birthday

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Lillian “Agnes” Hall Dixon recently celebrated her 100th Birthday with a surprise party given by her daughters, who are pictured at right with her. In attendance were family members and many friends. Lillian was born October, 29, 1921 in West Irvine to Grace Dunn Hall and Frank Hall. She attended Estill County High School and […]

Bridge work, accidents continue

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Work continues on the Irvine bridge, as strips are cut out and rebar reinforced, then concrete poured.  Work is expected to last at least another week. In the meantime, on Dec. 28, a dump truck overturned at the end of the bypass, bringing traffic to a halt again.  The driver reportedly told police that his […]

School News

Engineers squeak by Sayre in season opener

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The Estill County High School boys basketball team launched their season with an exciting start, prevailing over Sayre on Friday night in their first home game by a score of 62 to 61. “We are just really proud of our whole team,” said Assistant Coach Rick Benton. “The way we played together on the court […]

ECHS Girls Basketball Preview

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Hannah Baker prepares to drive past her teammate Mia Hale during an Excite Night scrimmage game.      Photo courtesy of Bobby Dawes By Ruth Hughes This year’s girls basketball team has a ton of experience returning from last year’s team that only graduated one senior. They will have three seniors that will be heavily […]

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Obits

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Jennifer Lynn Gray, age 41, of Mountain Crest in Irvine, passed away Saturday, January 15, 2022, at the Marcum & Wallace Memorial Hospital following a short illness. She was born May 30, 1980 in Estill County and was the daughter of Stella Frances Pendergest Gray and Lonnie Allen Gray.    She had lived in Estill […]

Obits

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Bobby Carol Witt Noland, age 83, died on January 10, 2022 under the care of the Compassionate Hospice House, following complications from COVID.  She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Clarence D. Noland Jr., and her parents Gordon and Marguerite Witt. She was born in Irvine, KY on July 2, 1938 […]

Obits

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Jo Callahan, 71, of Irvine, wife of the late Clifton Callahan passed away Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at the Baptist Health Hospital in Lexington. She was born in Campbellsburg on July 29, 1950. She was a housewife and a member of the South Irvine Pentecostal Church of God.   She is survived by two sons: […]