YOUNG ANGLER



Caden Cook, 7, of Colson, caught this largemouth bass while fishing with his grandmother in the creek that flows next to Hwy. 7 leading from Colson to Isom. He threw it back so he could catch it again. He is the grandson of Jimmy and Faye Cook.

David Miller to visit Whito church

Whitesburg

Hello everyone, hope you are all doing well and keeping cool. I’m wishing for some rain. I think it’s been all around us. The gardens are all doing well and looking good. I talked with Juanita Profitt the other day. She said she and Earl were doing pretty well. They are some of my favorite people. We offer our sympathy […]

Cousins to go to Maryland

Cowan Creek

Collin Cruz Eversole turned five years old on June 16. He celebrated his birthday at the Dorton Park. There was a full house. Proud parents are Fredrick and Tiffany Eversole of Pikeville. Collin had surgery on the 19th to remove his tonsils. He also had tubes put in his ears. Prayers are greatly appreciated. Prayers for the family of Luther […]

This car has a shimmy that just will not quit

Car Talk

Dear Tom and Ray: My car has almost 80,000 miles on it. It’s a 2005 VW Jetta 1.8T GLI. It’s been a great, reliable car, but I’ve been having a lot of trouble with the front-end suspension: I get a horrible wobble in the front end. It transmits through the steering wheel and feels like the wheels are wobbling very […]

A call from a college professor



I recently received a call from a young airman I trained many years ago into the printing career field. At that time in his life, he did not know what he wanted to do with his life. Growing up, his father was a schoolteacher in a little town in Kentucky where he taught until he retired. This young man dropped […]

David Banks buried at Ice



David Herbert Banks, 85, died June 15. Born at Ice to the late Boyd and Celia Banks, he was a brother of the late Estill Banks, Vern Banks, Edison Banks, Orpha Hampton, Ruby Baker and Valma Houts. He was a Air Force veteran of the Korean War, and was graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with a master’s degree in education. […]

Rites held for Alpha Faye Sexton



Alpha Faye Sexton, 74, died June 15 at her home at Beaver Dam. A daughter of the late Raymond and Florence Whitaker Sexton, she was the widow of Marvin Sexton. She was a sister of the late Lillie Sexton, Helen Cook, Bobbie Jean Sexton, Ora Lou Pierce, Samuel Sexton, Bill Sexton, Roger Sexton, David Sexton and Denver Sexton. Surviving are […]

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