By Rhonda Smyth, CV&T News Editor It was not the prettiest of days Friday as a group of more than 60 gathered at the site of the new Kentucky River Park and Recreation Center at Wisemans Crossing. The rain poured but it didn’t dampen anybody’s spirits as the parks and recreation board President Scott Jones […]
Davis held at gun point
By Rhonda Smyth, CV&T News Editor An Estill County man was held prisoner in his home on Burton-Williams Road by a couple of masked males claiming to be police officers. James Davis reported to the Estill County Sheriff’s Office on Sept. 18 that he was lying on his couch in his living room when he […]
Madison woman indicted in Hurley death
By Rhonda Smyth, CV&T News Editor Keiley Harrison, 21, of Richmond was indicted by a Madison County Grand Jury last Thursday for the death of an Irvine man due to a vehicle accident. According to a story by Brian Smith in the Sept. 18 Richmond Register, Harrison is charged with second degree manslaughter, second-degree aggravated […]
One Day at a Time
CV&T photo by Rhonda Smyth The fourth annual One Day at a Time March for Recovery was Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Estill County Fairgrounds. More than 300 people registered to march and organizers say a lot more marched who didn’t register.
School board sets tax rate
By Rhonda Smyth, CV&T News Editor The Estill County Board of Education held a tax rate hearing at central office last Thursday afternoon to give the public the opportunity to express their opinion about a proposed rate increase. There were only a few people not associated with the school board to attend, but the discussion […]
Burglars disappointed after courthouse break-in
By Rhonda Smyth, CV&T News Editor Sometime between 1:30 and 7 a.m. Tuesday would-be thieves threw a rock into a window of Estill County Clerk Sherry Fox’s office, unlatched it climbed in. From there the burglar(s) rummaged through the clerk’s office and then entered the sheriff’s office. “Nothing was taken that we can determine,” Sheriff […]
Hurley files wrongful death suit
By Rhonda Smyth, CV&T News Editor Archie Hurley was killed on May 27 when the vehicle he and his wife Patsy Hurley were riding in collided with a vehicle being driven by 24-year old Keiley Harrison of Richmond. Patsy was seriously injured. According to an article by Brian Smith in Tuesday’s Richmond Register, Patsy Hurley […]
A Fish Tale
CV&T photo by Rhonda Smyth Randall Christopher, left, furnished the scales and weighed all the fish in except his own while Lewis Officer wrote down the weights at the American Legion Fishing Tournament Saturday. Twenty-six boats were launched from the legion boat ramp and the 52 fishermen aboard had from 7 a.m. until 2 p.m. […]
‘Bo’ Leach appointed 23rd District Judge
By Rhonda Smyth, CV&T News Editor Local attorney William “Bo” Leach has been appointed by Gov. Steve Beshear as 23rd District Judge. The 23rd district includes Estill, Lee and Owsley counties. Leach, 31, was hired as an associate at the Davis and Neal law firm right out of law school. He stayed with Davis when […]
Henry, Ashcraft indicted for murder, tampering with evidence
By Rhonda Smyth, CV&T News Editor Leonard Henry and Opal Ashcraft, both of Evergreen Drive, Irvine, were indicted on Aug. 28 for murder and tampering with physical evidence in the death of Katherine Henry and Paul Richardson on or about July 23, 2009. The indictment states that Henry and Ashcraft knowingly and unlawfully committed the […]