Wendell Ray Hardy, 67, husband of Diane Wells Hardy, died Wednesday April 22, 2020. Born in Estill County, he was the son of the late Earl J. and Ora Lee Durbin Hardy. Wendell was a truck driver. Additional survivors include two daughters, Jennifer (Ryan) Kennedy and Christy (Barry) Phillips; three step-children, Roger Dale, Joseph Martin […]
Water break at courthouse disrupts business further
By: Lisa Bicknell Judge-executive Donnie Watson said it was already a stressful time for county government because of the pandemic, when on Saturday, April 18, County Clerk Brian Crowe happened to be in the courthouse and heard a water leak. Watson said Crowe found a break in the 4-inch water line over the basement, which […]
Obits
Mabel Ruth Abner Willis, 79, of Substation Road in Irvine passed away April 6, 2020, at her home after a short illness. She was born August 7, 1940 in Estill County to the late Aaron and Annie Mae Powell Abner. She was retired from Experienced Works where she served as an Employment and Training Assistant. […]
Still no confirmed cases in Estill County
By: Lisa Bicknell As of Monday, April 13, no cases of COVID-19 had been confirmed in Estill County according to the Estill County Health Department. However, as of Friday, April 10, 38 people have been tested, with 33 confirmed negative and five still awaiting results. Candie McMaine, with the health department, said there are tests […]
Obits
Joshua Clyde Barnes, 33, passed away at his home on April 6th. He was a native of Estill County, the son of Roger Barnes and Donna Stanfield. He was employed as a lineman for FiveStar Electric. Survivors other than his parents include his brother Roger Alan Barnes and his sister Tiffany Dawn Brinegar. Blanche Alcorn, […]
Obits
Bobbie Jean Williams Johnson, the fourth of ten siblings was born August 19, 1933 to Vina Puckett and Amos Clay Williams. She and her family resided on a picturesque knoll overlooking the Kentucky River in Irvine Kentucky until the flood of 1937 took their home and all of their earthly possessions. The family then relocated […]
Distillery makes, donates hand sanitizer
By: Lisa Bicknell Hand sanitizers are hard to come by these days. Howard Arvin, owner of Kentucky Mountain Moonshine, recognized a way to “help out and give back” by making sure the first responders in Estill and surrounding counties had some available. Alcohol is a plentiful by-product of the moonshine making process, so Arvin decided […]
Early spring brings out walkers
Photo by Lisa Bicknell From left, Amanda Melton, with her children, Jaxson and Emelyn, and her mother, Demetria Rogers, took advantage of some very warm days to walk on Broadway. They are training for the Double Cross which takes place on Labor Day weekend. Rogers said they walked the 10 mile course last year, and […]
OBITUARIES
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 […]
School employees work to keep kids fed
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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