Local hot dog joint makes state top ten list Danny Rogers and his wife Barbara serve up hot dogs and barbecue three days a week. Their dog house recently made a top ten list. By Taylor Six CV&T Intern Finally, there is a positive spin to the phrase “being in the dog house,” which you […]
Barr visits Estill County to announce funding
By Taylor Six CV&T Intern Friday morning, Congressman Andy Barr was welcomed at Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital to celebrate the completion of the hospital’s campaign for 3D mammography funding. “Good morning, and what a great morning it is,” said Congressman Barr. “Today we can celebrate that we have made an investment in our mothers, […]
Teen’s recovery from wreck called a miracle
Community support carries family through ordeal By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor When police officers showed up at Pam and Jim Young’s door in the middle of the night on a Sunday, just days after their son Matt had graduated from high school, Pam immediately knew that something was terribly, terribly wrong. There had […]
Local Democratic leaders look ahead to elections
By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor A group of Estill County citizens met at the courthouse on Thursday, June 22, 2017 to discuss electing Democratic officers in Estill County’s 15 voting precincts. From those precincts, they will also elect an Estill County Democratic Executive Committee. Victoria Stevens, a resident of Red Lick, is one of […]
Board approves “recallable nickel”
By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor A public forum was held at the Estill County Board of Education’s Central Office last Thursday night to allow for comment on the proposed “recallable nickel” tax increase. Most of those who commented spoke in support of the tax increase, and the proposed career and tech school seemed to […]
Irvine teen to compete in national welding competition
By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor G.T. Embry is one of three high school team members that will be competing in a national welding competition next week. At the urging of their welding instructor, three students from Kentucky-Tech/Madison County Area Technology center agreed to participate in the SkillsUSA state competition as a team. G.T. Embry, […]
After long minutes without a pulse, Jenkins recovers
by Lisa Bicknell Seventy-nine year old Mary Jenkins remembers nothing of those minutes when she collapsed and her heart stopped beating. She doesn’t remember the EMS staff working to bring her back, or being transported to a Lexington hospital in the hours after her heart was successfully restarted. She was staying at her daughter Judy […]
Where’s our sign?
By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor So, while most of us were oblivious, some “mystery shoppers” came into Estill County last March to check out what this community has to offer. What they found was a little surprising to some, not so much to others. In a nutshell, our community is friendly and welcoming, but […]
Fiscal court, jail staff, debate transport plan
By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor The Estill County Fiscal court met in special session on Thursday night to approve an inmate transportation plan. Kentucky law requires such a plan in the absence of a jail. The plan establishes who will be responsible for transporting the inmates, and sets guidelines for safely doing so. Because […]
State releases county audit
Findings include improper disbursements, lack of accounting controls over jail commissary fund By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor The fiscal court and the jail were informed of findings for non-compliance with state laws and regulations in the audit released by State Auditor Mike Harmon on Monday. The audit was for the fiscal year ending on […]