By: Lisa Bicknell The flooding in eastern Kentucky has hit close to home in more ways than one.   Estill County resident Melinda Barnett grew up in Hazard.  Two of her aunts’ homes were devastated by the raging floodwaters, as both women narrowly escaped from the second floors of their homes.   They saw neighbors […]

The Kentucky River Park dwelling is now complete and  caretaker Glenn Carroll has moved in.   The park is now open from 7 a.m. to dark.  

On Thursday, July 14, residents of Elm Street in Ravenna woke to an unpleasant surprise. Many found that the tires on their vehicles had been slashed and were flat. Deputy King, with the Estill County Sheriff’s Department, received a call from dispatch advising him that a group of four juveniles had been walking through Elm […]

On Thursday, July 7, just after midnight, officers with the Irvine Police Department executed a search warrant at 230 Timberline Trail in Irvine. The warrant was part of an ongoing investigation into Brian Joe Henry, a convicted felon, possibly being in possession of a firearm. Upon arrival at the Timberline Trail Residence, officers made contact […]

The frustration of Estill County drivers continues to grow as the Irvine bridge has yet to be opened although the painting of the bridge is now complete.   H.B. Elkins with the Kentucky Transportation Department said the expected date for re-opening the bridge is now late July or mid-August. “If the weather cooperates, we expect […]

On June 22, Paul Albert Desoteaux, 54, of Edgewater Avenue and Brandi Lou Farthing, 42, of the same address, were charged with stealing more than $19,000 in checks from their 96-year old neighbor.   According to a police report filed by Sgt. Sam Hensley,  the Citizens Guaranty Bank contacted the Irvine Police Department concerning a […]