Photo by Lisa Bicknell Tuesday was the official start to summer, although it’s been feeling like summer for weeks. After a pleasant break from last week’s near 100 degree heat, the heat wave has returned.
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Obits
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Jimmy Lee Draggoo, age 59, of Irvine, Kentucky, departed this life on Saturday, June 11, 2022, at his home in Irvine, Kentucky. Jimmy was born on November 13, 1962, in Irvine, Kentucky, to the late Franklin Roosevelt Draggoo and Yvonne Neal. In addition to his father, Jimmy was preceded in death by one sister, Thelma […]
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 […]
Cheer teams perform well last weekend
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Estill County Middle School squad placed runner up in their competition. Congratulations, teams!
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Lee hired as ag extension agent
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By: Lisa Bicknell As Emma Lee becomes acquainted with the Estill County community, she is finding it to be “super welcoming and super helpful.” Lee is the newly hired Estill County agriculture and natural resource extension agent. She began her new job on June 1 and says she has been “really impressed” by how helpful […]
Freshly painted, but there’s more work to be done
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Irvin’e green bridge was uncovered on Monday, June 6, 2022, but there remains work to be done before it can be re-opened. Painting contractors are expected to be completely finished by next week, but there will be additional steel repairs, concrete patching, repairs on the piers, and the latex overlay for the bridge deck before […]
Obits
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Raymond Leo May, age 65, of Turner Avenue in Irvine, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at his home following a short illness. He was born May 7, 1957, in Williamson, West Virginia and was the son of the late David Leo and Shirley Lambert May. He was a retired mechanic and is survived by […]