Photos by Lisa Bicknell Jackson Energy employees and members of the Four Seasons Garden Club installed pavers, weeded, mulched and planted more flowers in West Irvine Elementary’s Monarch Waystation on Friday. Four Seasons Garden Club and Jackson Energy employees revamp Monarch Waystation By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor Members of the Four Seasons Garden Club […]

Because of the threat of rain, this year’s graduation ceremony took place inside the Estill County High School gym. As seniors lined up outside before entering the gymnasium, they released green balloons in honor of Russell Morris III, a student in the class of 2018 who lost his life earlier this year.  A moment of […]

Photo by Lisa Bicknell Tinkerbell is the lone Nigerian goat in a farm full of Nubians, but she’s the one who gets to eat oatmeal creme pies and animal crackers. By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor Slate Woods Farm in the Trapp area of Clark County is a tidy little goat commune tucked beneath some […]

Photo by Lisa Bicknell Pictured from left: Joe Crawford, Chris Harpole, Sandy Dunahoo, Shantel Davis, Chris Campbell, Erik Hendrickson, and Kevin Williams. By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor The air was steamy, but the air electric as hundreds gathered at the Ravenna Veteran’s Memorial Park on Saturday afternoon for an announcement that is expected to […]

Photo by Lisa  Bicknell Dog Tick Farm, at McIntosh Hollow on Pitt’s Rd., will be the site of a retired railroad employees’ gathering on Saturday, May 19.  Donald McIntosh, “Dog Tick,” is quite the gardener as is evident in the top photo.  The cold wet spring didn’t stop him from raising an impressive bed of […]

Lindsey Isfort and Jericho Puckett, above, were crowned prom queen and king.  (Photo submitted.)  

By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor Photo by Lisa Bicknell From left, candidates for Magistrate of district 1: Joe Crawford, Roy Embs and Mike Abney. The fourth forum featuring local candidates for office was held on Thursday night at the high school. During the forum, candidates for Magistrate of the three districts had opportunity to […]

By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor Fire spread to the top of the mountain behind Broadway on Saturday evening after escaping a backyard on North Madison in Irvine.  The fire swept through approximately 100 acres, according to Irvine Fire Chief Tony Murphy. Murphy said that flames burned high and looked like a “California wildfire,” as […]

Photo by Lisa Bicknell One little girl had to have a boost from Girl Scout Troop Leader Emma Day so she could shake the hands of magistrates and the judge. By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor In his judge’s address on Monday night during the Estill County fiscal court meeting, Judge-executive Kevin Williams reported that […]

Drivers urged to be cautious, FEMA to help fund repairs but it might be weeks Photos by Lisa Bicknell Breaks in the road such as the one at right on Doe Creek are creating problems for drivers.  In some places, traffic can only travel one lane.   One resident of the area said she was […]