Archive for March, 2012

Permits Savannah Parrett, Mitchell Dethlefson, Payton King, Jaime Childers and Cody Portwood. Intermediate Licenses Krana Puckett, Brittany Estes, Morgan Hensley, Kevin Haney, Brittney Vires, Anna Logsdon, Jeremy McCoy, and Charles Frazier. Driver’s Licenses Jeffrey Cockrell and Ulyssus Coffey. Motorcycle Permits Rodney Norton and Joshua Walters. Property Transfers Land Contracts •Jack and Mary Chaney to Tina Johnson, property in Ravenna, Estill County. Deeds of Conveyance •James Herbert... »

Estill High Senior Cassidy Flynn, daughter of Greg and Gina Flynn, signed to play basketball with Asbury College in Wilmore Tuesday in the high school cafeteria with her mother and dad looking on. Pictured are ,seated from left, Gina Flynn, Greg Flynn, Cassidy Flynn,  Asbury Assistant Coach Katie Bailey; standing are Estill Assistant Coach... »

One of the most beloved teachers to have ever taught in the Estill County School System died Monday, triggering lots of memories and causing sadness among her many former students and friends. Rhoda Ann Winn Higginbotham came to teach at Estill County High School in 1962. She taught music appreciation and directed girls’, boys’ and... »

The Estill County Grand Jury returned indictments on March 6 that included one for an adult who allegedly allowed juveniles to smoke pot at her home. Stacy Camden, 32, of Sand Hill Road, was indicted for one count of endangering the welfare of a minor, one count of public intoxication by a controlled substance and... »

You may not know Dana Murphy when you see her, but if you have ever called 911 during the hours between 4 p.m. and midnight,  you probably know her voice. Dana has been a dispatcher at the Estill County Emergency Operations Center for 15 years. Now she has decided to accept a new challenge to... »

It seems like every day, the government is putting more and more restrictions, regulations and controls in place. There has been rumblings on television and on the Internet about how soon there will be no more true freedom of speech in this country and that will effect a free press. Those of us whose job it... »

James Darrell Elliott, 74 James Darrell Elliott, 74, of Southaven, Miss., died Thursday, March 8, 2012, at the Baptist Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was born July 4, 1937, in Estill County and was the son of the late Henry Claude and Easter Rhodes Elliott. He was a retired insurance adjuster with the McCloud... »

The Garden Thyme Herb Club The Garden Thyme Herb Club will meet Thursday, March 15, at 7 p.m., in the fellowship hall of New Beginnings Church. Oregano will be the featured herb of the month. Vivian Sebastian will present a program on herbal butters. Everyone is welcome to attend. For more information, call 606-723-4275. Kiwanis Baseball Final... »

Driver’s Licenses Whitney Maness, Ben Cain, and Gary Roberts. Permits Alysha Cornett, Toni Sellary, Benton Kirby, Zachary Crump, Trevor Hurt, Russell Wiseman, and Cassandra Conrad. Intermediate Licenses William C. Alexander, Trenton C. Sparks, Garry K. Long, Jared M. Roberts, and Robert E. Glasson IV. Motorcycle Permits Alexander Brewer Property Transfers Deeds of Conveyance •Diane and Tim Riddell,, and Donna West, to Deloris Durbin, N/K/A... »

Lexington woman crashes into Long John Silvers Corie Savage, 23, of Lexington crashed into Long John Silvers on Richmond Road early Sunday morning according to information from the Estill County Sheriff’s Office. Deputy Randy Farthing arrested the woman and charged her with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The citation... »