Photo by Lisa Bicknell This tulip magnolia tree has caught the glance of many travelers on River Drive during the past few days.  Spring flowers seem particularly bright this year.

By: Lisa Bicknell   Volunteers unloaded a tractor trailer load of about 150 mattresses on Friday at Body of Christ Ministries’ church on River Drive on Friday.  The mattresses were donated by companies from Michigan to local flood victims. A second load was expected on Monday. The mattresses are of high quality memory foam and […]

By: Lisa Bicknell Volunteers assisted with the clean-up at the Estill County Fairgrounds on Saturday, March 13. The fairgrounds were heavily damaged and the mud left behind on the grounds was a hindrance to clean-up. The fair barn had to be gutted, as well as the concession stand and the ticket booth.  Those buildings were […]

Drone photo by Ronnie Harbison This photo was taken of the strip mall beside Noland’s car lot at the intersection of Wisemantown Rd. and Richmond Rd.  Flood waters were shallow here, but deep enough to flood the floors of most of the buildings in the strip mall. The river was unofficially estimated to have crested […]

By: Lisa Bicknell Record breaking flood drowns areas typically untouched by high water Floodwaters continued to rise on Tuesday, after 5 to 6 inches of rain fell over the weekend.  Estill Countians saw areas flooded that most don’t remember seeing flooded before.  Water levels had surpassed the flooding of 1978 and 1984 and seemed comparable […]

By: Lisa Bicknell Five years after the public became aware of the illegal dumping of 92 loads of technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive material (TENORM) in Advanced Disposal’s Blue Ridge Landfill, a local citizens group, the Concerned Citizens of Estill County (CCEC), has won a significant legal victory. The illegal dumping was first discovered in […]

By Jerry Eltzroth CV&T Contributor I witnessed a flock of what appeared to be sea gulls frolicking in a parking lot in West Irvine a few days ago. Last week while in the Richmond Walmart parking lot, I observed sea gulls flying around that area and landing on the light poles. Folks reported seeing them […]

By: Lisa Bicknell For more than 20 years, dispatchers at the 911 Emergency Operation Center on Broadway have been accepting calls and directing aid to those who need it. This week CSEPP director Ronnie Riddell is announcing a new service.  The public can now text 911 from their cell phones. The service will be particularly […]

The Estill County Health Department continues to work toward vaccinating anyone who wants the vaccine, (who fits into the appropriate phase, which currently includes first responders, anyone 70 or older, and K-12 personnel). Earlier in the week, 715 people had been vaccinated. Those who were vaccinated under Phase 1, including those in long term facilities, […]

By Lisa Bicknell All K-12 teachers, school administrators, and other district school staff had opportunity to receive the Covid-19 vaccine on Thursday afternoon at the Estill County High School gymnasium. The Estill County Health Department partnered with the Estill County school nurse program to administer the shots. Around 50 percent of the district employees chose […]