from Jerry Eltzroth What was once a beautiful maple tree finally ‘gave it up’ in the high winds we experienced on April 29th, 2020. This tree and the maple trees beside it are in front of Gary Wayne Stacy’s beautiful home on Sand Hill Road. The trees may have been here since 1950 when Gary’s […]

By: Lisa Bicknell Judge-executive Donnie Watson said it was already a stressful time for county government because of the pandemic, when on Saturday, April 18, County Clerk Brian Crowe happened to be in the courthouse and heard a water leak.  Watson said Crowe found a break in the 4-inch water line over the basement, which […]

By: Lisa Bicknell As of Monday, April 13,  no cases of COVID-19 had been confirmed in Estill County according to the Estill County Health Department. However, as of Friday, April 10, 38 people have been tested, with 33 confirmed negative and five still awaiting results. Candie McMaine, with the health department, said there are tests […]

By: Lisa Bicknell Hand sanitizers are hard to come by these days. Howard Arvin, owner of Kentucky Mountain Moonshine, recognized a way to “help out and give back” by making sure the first responders in Estill and surrounding counties had some available. Alcohol is a plentiful by-product of the moonshine making process, so Arvin decided […]

Photo by Lisa Bicknell From left, Amanda Melton,  with her children, Jaxson and Emelyn, and her mother, Demetria Rogers, took advantage of some very warm days to walk on Broadway. They are training for the Double Cross which takes place on Labor Day weekend.  Rogers said they walked the 10 mile course last year, and […]

Miles and Harper Hale took advantage of the school district’s pick-up station for lunches and breakfasts on a warm Friday afternoon.  Mia and Miles are the children of Shaun and Kim Hale. Beverly Hall and her daughter Jessica Willis say they are happy to staff the pick-up station, because they miss the kids they see […]

By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor Aaron Abney has always been “a different breed” of kid, according to his mother, and it’s easy to agree with her. How many young folks aspire to open a restaurant when they are 18 years old, or even younger? But Aaron, who just turned 19, has not only dreamed […]

By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor Painting parties are kind of a thing right now. A hostess (or two) invites a limited number of people to gather at a designated time and place where paint supplies are laid out and ready for guests to exercise their creativity. The host/hostess provides food, drink and music, and, […]

By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor Christina Officer of Ravenna has again “brought home the hardware” from the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York City after entering one of her Plott Hounds. (She co-owns the dog with Susan Ragsdale of New Harford, Iowa.) Ch. County Line Tuesday’s Legacy won “Best of Class” on […]

Photos courtesy of Jimmy Riley Estill County High School football coaches had the privilege last week of watching three players sign to play college level football. In top photo top row, from left to right are: Coach Russ Swim, Head Coach Jordan Marcum, Coach Boone, and Coach Barnett. In bottom row, from left to right […]