Estill County edged out Powell in a thrilling Boys 56th District Championship game. After sleepwalking past Owsley County in their opening game, the Engineers turned in an impressive performance to bring the district title back to Estill County High School. In the semi-final game, Estill seemed to exert as little as possible as they tried […]
‘What’s life without adventure?’
Estill native launches on-line business By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor Twenty-nine year old Dustin Stevenson doesn’t hesitate to open a new business whenever his creativity stirs him. The webpage for his latest endeavor, online boutique “Rustiq”, says it best, “What’s life without an adventure?” Stevenson is a well-known photographer currently living in Richmond. […]
Grant provides outreach, education to communities
Shaye McGee Walker has accepted an Outreach and Training Specialist position with Bluegrass.org. She will be providing education and resources to organizations working to slow the opiate and heroine epidemic in Clark, Estill, Madison and Powell Counties. Over the last several years Kentucky has been at the epicenter of the opiate epidemic. This is evidenced […]
Officer and hounds heading back to NYC
By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor Her neighbors have been asking, and yes, Ravenna resident Christina Officer will be returning to New York City with her Plott hounds Roosevelt and Keeper next week. They will be among more than 3,000 dogs competing in the events of Westminster Week, which include the 141st Annual Westminster Kennel […]
Iconic business now has new owner
Photo by Lisa Bicknell Jason Abner, at left, now owns the Lewis- Abner Home for Funerals. Junior Estes has worked for several owners of the business, but he’s been in the same place for more than 48 years. The new owner of the business formerly known as the Lewis Funeral Home has recently bought the […]
Mt. Springs road again focus of meeting
By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News EditorOnce again, citizens desiring the opening of the Mountain Springs road came to the fiscal court meeting to ask for help in opening up the old county road. During Monday night’s meeting, Tyler Hensley and Anthony Foster reported to the court that the sign erected by the county has been […]
Escapee indicted, charged with several counts
The Estill County Grand Jury returned several indictments in circuit court on January 3. Ethan S. Newman, 26, of 1919 Stacy Lane, was charged with second degree escape from a prisoner transport vehicle on December 6, 2016. He was also charged with first degree wanton endangerment of a police officer for allegedly engaging in conduct […]
‘Just carrying on an old family tradition’
By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor It’s not an experience for everyone, I’ll have to admit, but several members of my family and some friends and neighbors spent most of New Year’s weekend elbow deep in pork parts. No sparkling champagne or sparkling anything, for that matter, just piles of fresh red meat, sharp butcher […]
Fiscal court gets reality check from jail staff
By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor The Estill County Fiscal Court called a special meeting on Tuesday, December 27, to discuss jail operating procedures and to approve funds to meet the jail payroll. Magistrate Gerald Rader read a list of proposed changes, including not having full-time employees work on holidays in order to cut back […]
Solar array ceremonially blessed
from Father Al Fritsch St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church Catholic Bishop John Stowe of Lexington blessed the array of 32 solar panels on the Parish Hall at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church in Ravenna on Saturday afternoon December 17, 2016. The installed device furnishes electricity for the entire parish plant. It is significant, for the […]
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