Archive for April, 2012

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To no one’s surprise the regular Powell County Fiscal Court meeting held last Tuesday night was anything but regular. The court tried to conduct business as usual but everyone knew things weren’t going to remain calm and orderly for long. As it was reported last week Powell County Judge Executive James Anderson dismissed Powell County... »

PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. – Seventy years after graduating recruit training, an 87-year-old veteran Marine visited Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island on April 5. Ernest Snowden first set foot on Parris Island on April 4, 1942, and seven decades later, he returned to visit the depot one last time. It’s always great to visit Parris Island,... »

Sequencing and heat management seem to be the key for a lot of things. It is definitely important in blacksmithing skills. But it was more evident at the Red River Historical Society’s annual Crafts Day. The special occasion was held last Saturday in Clay City at the Red River Museum. The warmer weather and he... »

By: Jack Conway, Attorney General Three people in Kentucky and 100 people in the United States will die today of prescription drug overdoses.  Kentucky loses more than 1,000 people a year to the abuse of drugs like Xanax, Oxycodone and Methadone.  Because only 55 percent of the total statewide accidental deaths are autopsied, we believe... »

Rabies Clinic There wil be a rabies clinic on Saturday, May 5. The times and locations are as follows: 1:00 – 1:30 West Bend – West Bend First Church of God, 8891 Winchester Road 1:45 – 2:15 Clay City – AMVETS Building 2:30 – 3:00 Stanton – Powell County High School Bus Garage 3:15 – 3:45 Bowen – Bowen... »

Rabies Clinic There wil be a rabies clinic on Saturday, May 5. The times and locations are as follows: 1:00 – 1:30 West Bend – West Bend First Church of God, 8891 Winchester Road 1:45 – 2:15 Clay City – AMVETS Building 2:30 – 3:00 Stanton – Powell County High School Bus Garage 3:15 – 3:45 Bowen – Bowen... »

Each morning after I drop my boys off at school I go to my parents’ home for coffee.  On my way there I drive past my childhood home. My mind often wonders back to those carefree days of just being a kid.  I can vividly remember several things in and around that house that more... »

The Powell County baseball team played its biggest game of the season so far last Tuesday against the Estill County Engineers. Both teams were undefeated in district play and the winner of the game would have the upper hand in the district standings. Both teams had their changes early with both leaving runners on base... »

It may have been a rumor last month, but as of Monday afternoon it became a reality. Powell County Ambulance Service Director Eddie Barnes was dismissed from his position by Powell County Judge Executive James Anderson. Barnes had served as director since Jan. 26, 2011. He was appointed by then judge executive, the late... »