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Eltzroth: Part Two of series on Vietnam Life

July 24, 2015 by admin

As I explained in my previous article about my Vietnam experience, the 66th Engineers (Topo) was responsible for producing intelligence laden topographic maps and mosaics for our brethren in the field who were engaged in hard combat.

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Website a great resource for exploring family tree

July 24, 2015 by admin

By KaLeigh Underwood CV&T Intern Ancestry.com is a website that has always intrigued me. But I was very hesitant to subscribe for a variety of reasons. I was afraid the user interface would be too difficult for me to understand and master to use the program to its best ability. And I figured that my […]

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Officials to hold public meetings about fracking

July 17, 2015 by admin

By LISA BICKNELL CV&T Editor  Three public meetings are being held to gather input from citizens around the state as state officials continue working to update regulations for the oil and gas industry, in particular the “unconventional” methods of deep-well hydraulic fracturing. The first permit in Kentucky to allow for the controversial and relatively new […]

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Pledge of Allegiance: Against the rules?

July 17, 2015 by admin

By: Karl Rifenbark Irvine Police Department  It was brought to our attention, recently that the Estill County Middle School and High School students do not say the Pledge of Allegiance. On Monday May 25, 2015 (Memorial Day), one of our children was allowed to stand up in class and recite the pledge while another, in […]

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Eltzroth: Remembering the steam locomotive, ‘The General’

July 17, 2015 by admin

The General is a steam locomotive that was built in December 1855 in Paterson, New Jersey. It provided freight and passenger service between Atlanta, Georgia and Chattanooga, Tennessee before the Civil War for the Western and Atlantic Railroad. The General has a very storied past,and we are lucky it is still with us today instead […]

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Columnist offers tips for big city travel

July 10, 2015 by admin

by KaLeigh Underwood, Intern Being from a small town, visiting large cities often gives me culture shock. It’s easily done when you’re used to a two stoplight town and find yourself in the middle of Times Square, New York. Which is exactly where I found myself last week. I had convinced my mom that for […]

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Government gets in its own way, and my hometown suffers as a result

July 2, 2015 by admin

by H.B. Elkins, Columnist  Beattyville, my hometown, was rocked a few weeks ago by the news that Lee Adjustment Center would be closing at the end of June. The private prison, owned by Corrections Corporation of America, is one of the largest private employers in the area. After CCA lost a contract renewal bid to […]

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Protect our polllinators, our food supply

June 29, 2015 by admin

Lisa Bicknell CVT Editor  Wildflowers are flourishing along roadsides and in meadows all across the county this time of year.  I love the look of Queen Anne’s Lace and blue chicory, daisies and day lilies, but their value extends beyond their appearance. Unfortunately, many see wildflowers as mere weeds and their mission is to eradicate […]

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Columnist says, ‘Adopt a fur baby’

June 29, 2015 by admin

By KALEIGH UNDERWOOD CV&T INTERN I was scrolling through my Facebook feed on Tuesday, and a photo album appeared. The album was full of pictures from the Estill County Animal Shelter, of dogs who were on the euthanasia list for the next day on Wednesday. So many of these dogs were at the shelter a […]

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Hometown maybe not so bad after all?

June 18, 2015 by admin

By KaLeigh Underwood CV&T Intern Once upon a time, there was a girl who hated where she was from. The two main streets, and three stoplights of her hometown were too small for her big town dreams. She loathed that everyone knew who she was, that every adult she met asked who her parents were, […]

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