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Honoring our Veterans

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Photo by Jerry Eltzroth Veteran Louis Officer addresses those gathered at the Ravenna Memorial Park on Saturday. By Jerry Eltzroth CV&T Contributor Veterans Day began when President Wilson declared Armistice Day to be a celebration of the end of World War I. The Armistice was signed in 1918 on the 11th month, 11th hour, and […]

Obits

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James Edward “Murdock” Townsend, 54, of Irvine passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at the Hospice Compassionate Care Center in Richmond. He was born April 2, 1966 in Richmond to James and Mary Townsend. He was a carpenter. He is survived by a daughter Melissa Brinegar of Winchester, two grandchildren, Neveah Puckett and Matthew Townsend; […]

Obits

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Ann was born and raised in Irvine, Kentucky. She loved where she lived at Creekside at Shallowford where she had many friends and close acquaintances. She retired from Parkridge Hospital as the Director of Admissions and retired from Zales Jewelry in Hamilton Place Mall as a Sales Associate. She was preceded in death by her […]

A ‘Mountain Adventure’

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By: Lisa Bicknell The COVID-19 pandemic was not the reason Stevie Tipton and Tera Hardy decided to open a produce stand, but as the pandemic unfolded, it became clear that the time was right. Back in January, Tipton had gone south for a fishing trip, and he saw someone selling a truck load of tomatoes […]

C’mon in! We’re open (with restrictions)

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From the Estill County Public Library As you have probably already heard, the Estill County Public Library board of directors voted to move to Phase III of the library’s re-opening plan on Monday, October 26th,  at 9:00 a.m.  Phase III reopening allows for limited in-person services at the new 184 Broadway location, with safety precautions […]

Obits

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Phillip Robin Neal, Sr., age 58, of Ridgewood Drive in Somerset passed away Thursday, October 22, 2020, at the Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital.  He was born April 11, 1962 in Estill County and was the son of the late Chilton Neal, Jr. and Carol Faye Baber Neal.  He was a truck driver with the Big […]

Early voting underway

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By: Lisa Bicknell Early voting began Tuesday, Oct. 13th at the BB&T building, and will continue, Monday, thru Fridays, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays 8 a.m. to 12 noon until November 2nd. “We are doing drive-through voting using the drive thru lanes at the bank,” said County Clerk Brian Crowe. “We are excited and feel […]

Obits

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Ronnie Lee Criswell, age 71, of Berea passed away Thursday, October 8, 2020, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center following a short illness.  He was born August 9, 1949 in Monticello and was the son of Doris Criswell Tucker and the late Lyle Dolen Criswell.  He was a retired United States Marine who served during […]

Dry Branch has a YouTube star

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By: Lisa Bicknell Dry Branch resident Kristen Samples Stepp has always had a “huge love for cooking.”  When everyone else her age was watching movies and sitcoms, she was watching the Food Network and cooking tutorials. In 2016, she tried her own hand at making a tutorial and posted a YouTube video with instructions for […]

SR Warner graduates bootcamp

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Mrs. Mary Joyce Warner would like to announce with great pride that on September 17, 2020 her great-granddaughter, Seaman Recruit Helena Elizabeth Lou Warner successfully graduated from the U.S. Navy boot camp at Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Illinois. She now heads to the Naval Nuclear Power School in Goose Creek, South Carolina for […]