Photo by Lisa Bicknell Five candidates participated in the sheriff’s forum on March 29. From left, they are Kevin Chaney, Terry Carroll, Teddy Hunt (standing), Chris Flynn, and Ken White. Angela Osborne, in back, served as the forum moderator. By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor Candidates for Estill County sheriff were given the opportunity to […]
My name is ___, and I’m running for Estill County Judge-executive
Photo by Lisa Bicknell There are eight candidates on the ballot for Estill County Judge-executive. From left, they are: Rhonda Childers, Dwight Richardson, Tom Hart, Gary Powell, Jim Walters, Kevin Williams, Joseph Lambert, and Donnie Watson. By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor Candidates for Estill County Judge-executive were featured in the first of a series […]
Soccer standout sinks half-court shot for scholarship
Photos by Jeff Moreland Former CVT Editor Jacolbi Crowe, one of Estill County’s best soccer players, hit more lay-ups than a Corbin fan during half-time at the boys basketball game at Rupp Arena on Wednesday. He was then awarded the opportunity to try a half-court shot. If he made the shot, he’d win a $1,500 […]
March Madness continues: Spring storm dumps snow, knocks out power
Photos by Shurla Cooper By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor Although forecasters warned of accumulating snowfall on Sunday night, many residents of Estill County were not prepared for the heavy snow that downed tree limbs and power lines. Most areas of the county received six to eight inches of snow, but higher elevations received up […]
BASKETBALL SPECIAL SECTION 3/15/18
The Citizen Voice and Times will be having a special section in the 3/15 edition of the newspaper for the Estill County High School Boys Basketball team. Due to the game starting at noon on Wednesday we will be having an early delivery of the newpapers so that everyone can get a look at the […]
‘…I saw a crowd, a host, of golden daffodils..’
Photos by Lisa Bicknell “I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o’er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.” William Wordsworth These well-known lines from a Wordsworth poem come to mind […]
Woolery calls for a cleaner city
By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor James Woolery stepped to the podium during the Irvine City Council meeting on Monday night to address the city’s garbage and property nuisance ordinances and ask that they be better enforced. Woolery, a veteran and a real estate agent, said, “We’re trying to sell this town.” He explained that […]
Foster care review board members needed
Photo submitted Charlotte Brinegar, at right, received a pin for five years of service on a foster care review board. By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor Every year, thousands of Kentucky’s children end up in the care of the state for a variety of reasons. Finding loving, permanent homes for these children is a time-consuming […]
Where ‘horsing around’ is a way of life
Photo by Lisa Bicknell Bobbie Bownman has reopened the fairbarn stable and hopes to provide a “Home Sweet Home” for horses in need of one. She is also organizing a couple of horse shows for later in the year. By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor Bobbie Morris Bowman remembers when her dad Jim Morris used […]
Fire destroys home on Possum Run Road
The home of Dan and Cindy Ball on Tucky Lane was destroyed by fire on Saturday evening. Fire departments from all around the area fought the blaze but couldn’t save the home. By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor The home of Dan and Cindy Ball at Tucky Lane on Possum Run Rd. in the Sandhill […]