By: Lisa Bicknell Estill County Judge-executive Donnie Watson provided a rundown of the latest Estill County coronavirus numbers during Monday night’s fiscal court meeting.  Watson explained that the virus is at a critical point, as he urged county residents to take it very seriously.  Wear masks, wash hands frequently, and practice good hygiene, he reminded. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

By: Lisa Bicknell   Margaret Wood, president of the Estill County Democratic Women’s Club, introduced Amy McGrath and Paula Clemons-Combs at a rally at the Veterans Memorial Park in Ravenna on Friday night.     Candidate Josh Hicks, opposing Congressman Andy Barr, was unable to attend the event because of an unexpected emergency. “Amy continues […]

Editor’s note: Last week we received the following press release from the Irvine Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.     On Monday, Sept. 21, the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services website listed a total of 13 positive cases among staff members and 27 positive cases among residents. According to the website, two residents were […]

Isaiah Harvey, 22, of Eli Sparks Rd., was charged with second degree arson on Friday, September 11, 2020. Irvine Police Officer Stuart Morris was dispatched to a structure fire at 468 Kirkland Avenue, after reports that a man in green shorts and not wearing a shirt was spotted running from the residence. Morris searched for […]