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Citizen’s Guaranty Bank CEO Samples nears 41 year anniversary of working at bank

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County Fair Demolition Derby

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Neal (and his dad) have perfect attendance

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Engineers finish season in Owensboro

Local News

Revive River Drive 2018

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Photos by Lisa Bicknell With a noticable police presence in town on a muggy Saturday night, the pace of this year’s Revive  River Drive event was pretty sedate.  Irvine Police Chief Brand Smith said “99 percent” of people behaved themselves. A good time appeared to have been had by all.

Opportunity Store to celebrate 75 years of ministry

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By SUSAN LYNCH CV&T Contributor The United Methodist Opportunity Store invites everyone to the store on Sept. 5th as they celebrate 75 years of blessings. Seventy-five years ago a young Methodist minister by the name of Rev. John Lewis had a vision. This vision was to help the people of rural mountain towns in Eastern […]

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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Chruch News

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Gospel Meeting There will be a gospel meeting at Crystal Church of Christ, located at 100 Beattyville Rd., Ravenna, from Sept. 9 – 14.  Brother Jay Dixon will be speaking.  Sunday Bible study begins at 10 a.m., worship service begins at 11 a.m., Sunday evening service begins at 6 p.m. and Monday through Friday evening, […]

Community News

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1980’s Alumni to Be Recognized On Friday, Sept. 21, all 1980’s ECHS Football Players and Cheerleaders will be recognized at the football game.  All former 80’s ECHS Football players and Cheerleaders are invited to come and be recognized.  Also, that night at the football game it will be Teacher Appreciation night. Alcoholics Anonymous AA meets […]

Obituaries

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Loraine Robertson, of South Madison Avenue in Irvine, died Sunday, September 2, 2018, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center following a long illness. She was the daughter of the late Johnny and Minnie Wiseman McDowell and had lived in Estill County all her life. She was a homemaker and a very active member of […]