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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]