Brian Aaron Tipton An Irvine man was arrested and charged last week with second degree rape and first degree sexual abuse. On Wednesday, June 5, Brian Aaron Tipton, 30, of James Street in Irvine, was served a complaint warrant which stated that on November 16 and 17 of 2017, Tipton allegedly engaged in sexual intercourse […]

Photos by Lisa Bicknell The Estill County High School Class of 2019 graduated a class of 160 students on Friday night.  At top left, Paul Voils, class president, delivers his charge to the class.  At top right, Hannah Parks and other classmates share a laugh at Voils remarks.  At bottom left, Dakota Glasson sports the […]

Photo by Lisa Bicknell Jeanette Hughes, at right, is retiring after 60 years as a school teacher in Estill County.  She is pictured above with Charlotte Arvin, the 13th principal with whom she has worked. By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor Mrs. Jeanette Hughes is retiring from teaching after 60 years. She was honored with […]

By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor When Diane Sparks Johnson was about 14 or 15, she asked for a goat for her birthday.  That must have been a sign of things to come. Years later, she married Travis, a country boy with some acreage on Jake’s Heavenly Hwy., and her interest in the loveable—and sometimes […]

Photo by Lisa Bicknell Eric Puckett won the Rondo Hatton Fan Artist of the Year Award for 2018. By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor Local pop culture artist Eric Puckett says he was a kid who always liked to draw and paint, and art classes in middle school and high school fueled that interest. At […]

Photos submitted Above, Gene and Elaine Smith moved to the Drip Rock area  from Alabama.  They are members of the Estill County Farmers Market. By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor Editor’s note:  This is the first in a series of articles introducing Estill County Farmers Market vendors to the community.  Meet Elaine and Gene Smith […]

These cyclists proudly take a break at Ada’s Place on Drip Rock after pedaling up the steep, winding hill. Photo submitted By Kris Davis With the Bluegrass Cycling Club The Mountain Mushroom Festival attracted more than 50 cyclists from Central and Eastern Kentucky to Estill County on Saturday. Many of the cyclists were members of […]

By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor Photo by Lisa Bicknell Estill Springs second graders sang “My Old Kentucky Home” before the school board on Thursday night. Estill Springs Elementary was spotlighted during Thursday night’s Estill County Board of Education meeting. Teachers participating in #KyCharge gave a presentation.  It is a grant-funded program that benefits students […]

CSX, RJ Corman to transport historic locomotive through Central Kentucky to new home in Ravenna Submitted by the Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation A giant piece of Kentucky’s past will be rumbling through the bluegrass this summer. Chesapeake and Ohio 2716, a massive 75-year old steam locomotive, will be making a triumphant journey from the Bardstown […]