Archive for April 27th, 2012

Help support Grandparents United and win a beautiful quilt

Friday, April 27th, 2012
Help support Grandparents United and win a beautiful quilt

The Estill County Grandparents United, a club for grandparents who are raising their grandchildren, made this quilt that they are selling chances on. They want to raise money to be able to take their grandchildren to the zoo and other places. They will also use the money to help out individual grandparents with purchasing... »

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Madison County accident claims lives of a father, toddler

Friday, April 27th, 2012

Friday just before 8 a.m. a man and his young son were killed in a traffic accident on KY 52 in Madison County near the Estill County Line. Kentucky State Police Trooper Ken Bradley was dispatched to the scene where a preliminary investigation revealed that Joshua Nelson, 28, was driving a Chevrolet sedan west (toward... »

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KSP solves Beattyville theft case

Friday, April 27th, 2012

Kentucky State Police Trooper John Scott Felder solved the case of a stolen motorcycle from Beatyville in 2011. The uniform citation prepared by Felder states that he received information that the motorcycle had been seen at 260 McKee Road. He stated that when he contacted those living in the apartments there, they told him they... »

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Board honors students

Friday, April 27th, 2012

Estill County has some of the best and brightest students anywhere and some of them were honored at Thursday’s meeting of the board of education at central office. Mattew Smith was given a certificate of recognition for being the state senior secretary of state essay winner. He is a senior at Estill High, the son... »

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Fox arrrested on drug charges

Friday, April 27th, 2012

Jennifer L. Fox, 31, of Church House Hill , was arrested by District One Constable Danny Conrad last Wednesday and charged with three drug related offenses. Conrad’s citation states that he was called to 106 Court Street to investigate a woman slumped over the steering wheel of a black 2003 Chevrolet behind an apartment building. The... »

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FCCLA commemorates ‘National Child Abuse Awareness Month’

Friday, April 27th, 2012
FCCLA commemorates ‘National Child Abuse Awareness Month’

The Estill High Future Community Career Leaders of America held an event at the Estill County Courthouse Saturday to commemorate National Child Abuse Awareness Month. Assistant County Attorney Jenny Hamon spoke. Students gathered with their leader, Debbie Anders, to send blue balloons into the air. »

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The judge is 50

Friday, April 27th, 2012
The judge is 50

CV&T photo by Rhonda Smyth Estill County Judge-Executive Wallace Taylor was given a surprise birthday party last week to celebrate his 50th birthday. The surprise was on his staff when he arrived early, before most of the invited guests. Cake and punch was served to the guests and he blew candles out on a... »

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Irvine-Ravenna Kiwanis Club celebrates 90th birthday at Cedar Village

Friday, April 27th, 2012
Irvine-Ravenna Kiwanis Club celebrates 90th birthday at Cedar Village

A member for more than 65 years, Charles Vanhuss compiled this history of the Irvine-Ravenna Club which he read at the 90th birthday celebration at Cedar Village Thursday night. Remembering Kiwanis in Irvine, Ravenna and related events For a period of time from 1915 until the early 1920’s the L & N Railroad was... »

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Legislature in special session for drug bill

Friday, April 27th, 2012

By Ted Edmonds, 96th District Representative Five days into a special session called by the governor to pass a two-year transportation budget and a prescription-drug monitoring bill, the Kentucky General Assembly approved both pieces of legislation and shipped them down to the first floor of the State Capitol to be signed into law. House members were,... »

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4-26 Court News

Friday, April 27th, 2012

Permits Larry J. Johnson Intermediate Licenses Whitney Norton, Katelyn Ballard, Jason W. French, Lindsay Tuttle, and Joshua Hamm. Driver’s License Mitchell Pethlefsen, and Mitia Crowe. Motorcycle Permits Jerry W. Chaney Property Transfers General Warranty Deeds •Donald Brooks and Brenda Kaye Brooks to Wesley Travis Brooks and Malissa M. Brooks, love and affection, land in Estill County. •Latasha Brooke and Kevin Adams to Elmer... »

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