Jordan Smith, an inspirational author, a therapist, and case manager; has completed her new book, “A Love Rekindled”: a heart-warming read that talks about experiencing unimaginable loss in life and finding the courage to walk back to God in the hardest of times.
Smith writes, “Another ordinary day, another ordinary year. This is what Emma thought to be true… until one night at a party. She saw him. Friends since childhood, the two seemed to connect immediately. It was almost as if God had brought them back together for a reason. But what was the reason?
As Emma begins to explore this question, she receives devastating news, so much so that she starts to doubt herself and, worse, her faith. Emma must decide whether she will lean on God through this trial or walk alone. Will she find the strength to give her troubles to God? Or will she think she deserves to suffer in silence?”
Published by Covenant Books of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, Jordan Smith’s new book is a tender tale of an ordinary girl’s journey in encountering loss and love, knowing when to let go of hurt, and surrendering it all to God. This book is also about meeting incredible people along the way for a reason: to experience the inexplicable joy of having loved ones beside you to share the good and the bad, all in God’s will.
Readers can purchase “A Love Rekindled” at bookstores everywhere, or online at the Apple iTunes store, Amazon, or Barnes and Noble.
Covenant books is an international Christian-owned and operated publishing house based in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. Covenant Books specializes in all genres of work which appeal to the Christian market. For additional information or media inquiries, contact Covenant Books at 843- 507-8373.
Benny is a two-year-old male terrier mix. He’s very friendly and loves to play. Benny has a free adoption to an approved home, which includes rabies vaccination and being neutered. Stop by the Carter County Animal Shelter and meet him or call 475-9771 for more information.
Shelter hours are Monday through Friday 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Saturday by appointment. The shelter will be closed for the rest of this week.
By participating in the 2022 Kentucky Equine Survey, you can help advance one of the state’s signature industries.
The Kentucky Equine Survey is a joint effort of the Kentucky Horse Council and the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. It is designed to establish the number of horses in the state and determine their economic contributions. Survey data will also inform decision-makers and policymakers about disease surveillance, workforce development and emerging markets.
UK and the Kentucky Horse Council conducted a similar study in 2012 and determined then that the state’s 242,000 equine contributed $3 billion to the state’s economy. However, those 10-year-old results are now dated and may no longer accurately reflect the industry.
For the upcoming survey, we need your help to get an accurate picture of where equines live in the state. Whether you own a large, commercial operation or a small farm with only one horse, pony, mule or donkey, you are important to us, and we want to hear from you.
If you would like to be considered to participate in the survey, please visit the link https://bit.ly/3ADFpaK at your earliest convenience and provide us with your contact information. Your information will only be shared with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, who is helping UK and the Kentucky Horse Council collect this data. You will receive a call from someone with the NASS in 2022. They will ask you basic questions like the number of equines on your property. Your information and responses will not be shared with anyone else.
For more information or for help filling out the survey interest form, contact the Carter County office of the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service. Educational programs of the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service serve all people regardless of economic or social status and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnic origin, national origin, creed, religion, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information, age, veteran status, or physical or mental disability
If you, like me, grew up watching Looney Tunes and other cartoons of the era – things like Tom & Jerry and Droopy Dog, or Woody Woodpecker and Chilly Willy – you probably thought mad dogs were going to be more of a problem in life than they’ve actually been.
Same for quicksand, and trap doors, come to think of it. But there was slim chance of encountering either of those while walking to school.
Strange dogs, on the other hand; they were everywhere.
And while toothpaste and whip cream around the mouth might be played up for comedic effect in the cartoons, another seminal film, Disney’s Old Yeller, drove home just how serious, dangerous, and heartbreaking the disease could be.
By the 1970s long-lasting rabies vaccinations for livestock and pets were widely available, and so most of us have – thankfully – never had to deal with a mad dog. Attacks from rabid wild animals still happen every year in far-flung locations across the country and around the globe. But the dreaded “mad dog” is nearly a thing of the past.
Thanks to cheaper and more readily available vaccines, vaccine requirements for pet owners, and programs that immunize strays, our children and grandchildren are growing up in a world where they are even less likely to encounter mad dogs than we were.
But our parents and grandparents didn’t necessarily grow up in that same world. For them the fixation on mad dogs – and thus their entry into pop culture – was much more justified.
In May of 1924 the Carter County Herald reported on a young boy bitten by a “mad dog” in Olive Hill, while walking with his father, who had begun treatment to prevent the disease. He wasn’t the only one to be bitten in recent weeks either. The paper also reported on a woman and her son who were bitten near Upper Tygart, requiring treatment as well.
And it wasn’t a one-off thing. In July of 1925 the Herald reported on at least four more children undergoing treatment for exposure to rabies. Though Pasteur had created his first rabies vaccine by 1885, treatment for exposure in the 1920s was still fairly new, and required a series of treatments to be successful.
Today, treatment for rabies exposure isn’t nearly so intense. There are also preventative vaccinations for those in high-risk situations or professions, such as veterinarians.
But we’re still really glad that pet owners are required to vaccinate their dogs, and that the Carter County Animal Shelter assures all animals in their care receive a rabies vaccination before they are adopted out.
Whipped cream from a dessert being blown by a fan onto Droopy’s mouth, just as the dog catcher walks past, is funny in the cartoons. What isn’t so funny is four children being bitten by rabid dogs. Or the editor’s suggestions for dealing with stray dogs.
We’ll take rabies shots for our dogs over that any day.
The following individuals were arrested and booked into the Carter County Detention Center over the past week. This list includes local arrests only. It does not include federal inmates being housed at or transported through the detention center.
Ernie Dyer, 44, of Grayson, arrested by Grayson PD, on a charge on fourth degree assault (domestic violence) with no visible injury, arrested and booked September 27.
Douglas Evans, 60, of Olive Hill, arrested by Carter County Sheriff, on a charge of alcohol intoxication in a public place, arrested and booked September 27.
Regina Childers, 43, of Grayson, arrested by Grayson PD, on charges of failure to appear, and first degree robbery, arrested and booked September 28.
Jeremy Green, 31, of Grayson, arrested by Grayson PD, on charges of speeding 25 MPH over limit, and fraudulent use of a credit card – more than $1,000 but less than $10,000, arrested and booked September 28.
Christopher Capell, 39, of Grayson, arrested by Carter County Sheriff, on charges of fourth degree assault (minor injury), and harassment with physical contact – no injury, arrested and booked September 28.
Antonio Fleming, 18, of North Chesterfield, VA, arrested by Kentucky State Police, on charges of failure to signal/improper signal, disregarding a stop sign, careless driving, rear license not illuminated, no registration receipt, failure to maintain required insurance, failure to wear seat belts, no operator’s license, and operating a motor vehicle under the influence of a controlled substance, arrested and booked September 29.
Ameer Pollak, 19, of Grayson, arrested by Kentucky State Police, on charges of possession of marijuana, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of a controlled substance, failure to wear seat belts, disregarding a stop sign, failure to produce insurance card, no registration receipt, failure to signal/ improper signal, one headlight, and rear license not illuminated, arrested and booked September 29.
James Ray Groves, 48, of Ashland, arrested by Kentucky State Police, on charges of rear license not illuminated, failure to wear seat belts, and failure to appear, arrested and booked September 29.
Steven Keeton, 60, of Grayson, arrested by Carter County Sheriff, for non-payment of court costs, fees, or fines, arrested and booked September 29.
Shawn Brown, 32, of Olive Hill, arrested by Kentucky State Police, for failure to appear, arrested and booked September 29.
Andrea Robinson, 32, of Ashland, arrested by Grayson PD, on a charge of public intoxication on a controlled substance, arrested and booked September 29.
Jeremy Blevins, 35, of Grayson, arrested by Carter County Sheriff, for failure to appear, arrested and booked September 29.
Shannon Lowe, 49, of Olive Hill, arrested by Olive Hill PD, on a charge of third degree terroristic threatening, arrested and booked September 30.
Ethan Dunn, 22, of Grayson, self-surrender to Carter County Detention Center, for drug court, arrested and booked September 30.
Amanda Kimmel, 33, of Grayson, arrested by Carter County Detention Center, no charges listed, arrested and booked September 30.
Randell Nichols, 63, of Olive Hill, arrested by Kentucky State Police, for failure to appear on a citation for a misdemeanor, arrested and booked October 1.
Brian Rodgers, 52, of Olive Hill, arrested by Kentucky State Police, on three counts of failure to appear, and two counts of non-payment of court costs, fees, or fines, arrested and booked October 1.
Madison Campbell, 21, of Grayson, self-surrender to Carter County Detention Center, for drug court, arrested and booked October 1.
Craig Baier, 29, of Grayson, arrested by Carter County Detention Center, for drug court, arrested and booked October 1.
Jonathan Young, 32, of Webbville, arrested by Kentucky State Police, for failure to appear, arrested and booked October 3.
Jason Stapleton, 42, of Olive Hill, arrested by Kentucky State Police, on charges of flagrant non-support, and failure to appear, arrested and booked October 4.
All of the charges listed are arrest charges only, and do not indicate an indictment or a conviction for the charges in question. All subjects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Information is compiled from publicly available sources, but may not be comprehensive. Individuals who are released or post bail shortly after arrest may not be listed.
If you don’t have health insurance, Tammy Moore with Northeast Kentucky Community Action Agency wants to help you get it. Moore, who helps folks navigate the paperwork associated with Medicaid and K-CHIP, as well as the Kynect online insurance marketplace, said there are a large number of options and plans. There is also assistance for folks of all financial levels, so plans can be tailored to fit your circumstances.
There is this perception, she said, that you have to be extremely poor to qualify for Medicaid, or for any assistance at all. But it isn’t an “all or nothing” situation, she said. It’s also all handled under one umbrella group, so no matter your situation they can serve as your one point of contact for healthcare coverage.
“The Kynect program handles all of the Medicaid, it handles the K-CHIP – which is for children – and it handles the marketplace,” she explained. “So, if people don’t qualify for the Medicaid, they qualify for (a plan through) the federal marketplace.”
Northeast Community Action, who serves as a contractor for the state in implementing the Kynect program, helps navigate all of that for applicants so that it doesn’t become overwhelming. All applicants need to bring is their personal information and information on their household income.
“We do all of that. We give them all of the information and tell them what different premiums they can get, things like that. So, we get people going and walk them through the whole process.”
People can get onto the Kynect site themselves, at kynect.ky.gov, and pick their own plans. But for those who don’t have the broadband access, or who are intimidated or confused by some part of the process, they can provide that support.
“Sometimes it’s easier to have someone else do it for you, instead of trying to figure out where you need to go to,” she said. “Especially in the federal marketplace.”
She said the limits for Medicaid vary, depending on how many people are in the household. But a household of four making under $40,000 a year will qualify for some assistance, and possibly full coverage.
“You’re definitely going to qualify,” she said. “And it (Medicaid) pays for all the medical. All the prescriptions. It pays for eye exam. And it pays for dental.”
“Let’s say you don’t qualify for the Medicaid, because your income is too high,” Moore continued. “The children could qualify for what is called the K-CHIP program.”
That program insures children from birth to age 18, she said.
“Basically, they will get Medicaid, even if (the adult doesn’t) qualify, up to the age of 18,” she explained.
She said with the programs available there is “absolutely no reason” for anyone in the state of Kentucky not to have some type of healthcare coverage.
She said a majority of Carter County citizens probably qualify for some level of healthcare assistance.
If you’re interested in finding out if you qualify, Northeast Community Action will have a booth set up at the Fall Y’all vendor fair in downtown Olive Hill on Saturday, all day. Moore said you only need a brief bit of personal information and identification to begin the process, and they will do all the work. It takes “about ten minutes,” to get signed up, she said.
“You can do it while the kids play a game, or stand in line for a funnel cake,” she said.
For more information, visit the Community Action booth on Saturday in Olive Hill, or call Moore at (606)225-7421. You can also visit kynect.ky.gov online or call toll-free at 1-855-4kynect.
A missing youth who walked away from a foster home in Carter County has been located, and returned home, according to his uncle and the Kentucky State Police.
Police issued a statement on Friday requesting public assistance in locating 15-year-old Samuel “Sammy” Goodridge after he “walked away from a foster home on White Road, during the late evening hours.”
Goodridge, who was last seen dressed in athletic gear and carrying a backpack, is from Boyd County. He had no known ties to Carter County, police said, making it unlikely he was with a friend, neighbor, or family member. He hadn’t reached out to any friends or family members at that time either, police said.
That changed over the weekend, however. A man identifying himself as Goodridge’s uncle, Benjamin Baldwin, reached out to media outlets on Sunday afternoon to tell them Goodridge had been found and was, “now safe with family.”
Baldwin, who has been posting on the search with the hashtag #BringSammyHome, said he was not aware of all the details at this time, but he did say Goodridge had been missing since Wednesday, not Friday, and that he was, “back with my sister and the rest of the family.”
Baldwin thanked media on behalf of the family for sharing Goodridge’s photograph, and everyone who shared the posts and offered their “thoughts and prayers for his safe return.”
“Hopefully this will be a new beginning of healing for our family and Sammy can get the care that he needs going forward,” Baldwin said.
Kentucky State Police Post 14 in Ashland confirmed on Monday morning that Goodridge had been located and was safe, but did not comment on any other aspects of the search or the case.
Sheila Porter paints rocks, and more. (Photo by Jeremy D. Wells, Carter County Times)
By Jeremy D. Wells Carter County Times
The Willard community held their First Annual Willard Craft & Vendor Fair on Saturday. The event, which offered local hand-crafted items and baked goods, along with local vendors offering popular essential oil and wax scent brands, and other items, had fairly good turn-out throughout the day, event organizer Whitney Dallaire said.
Vendors and artisans agreed. Though some of them did have to adapt their displays to account for the stiff breeze, all said they would come back for a future event.
Rachel Walker and Shelly P’simer, with Memento Hut, said they will plan differently for the wind next time they set up. But despite challenges with keeping all their labels in place the duo said they had a good day and enjoyed the experience.
“It’s been really cool,” Walker said.
She said they may be set up in Olive Hill for Fall Y’all this weekend unless her plans change.
Someone who benefited from the wind was Sheila Porter, whose repurposed CD wind catchers danced and spun in the breeze.
“I just paint rocks,” Porter said, when asked about her booth.
But Porter obviously does much more than “paint rocks.” Her detailed pointillism art adorns wind catchers, mugs, planters, Christmas ornaments, and – yes – rocks.
She’s even done record albums. That was what inspired her to repurpose stacks of old and unused CDs gathering dust in storage as wind catchers.
“After I retired I kind of had too much time on my hands, so I had to do something,” she explained. So, she started painting on things. Eventually she painted a large mandala design on a record album, and she wanted to do more art like that, but not as large. That’s when the CDs came into the picture.
“I actually had painted a record album, and I thought, ‘I want to do something smaller than a record album,’ and then I thought, ‘I’ve got all those old CDs down there, and we never use them anymore.’ So I started painting on them,” she said. “Then I thought, ‘Oh, those would be pretty for wind-spinners.’”
The shiny side became a nice bonus by accident, after she decided to turn them into wind-catchers.
It all came together once she decided to pair them with a heavy crystal to act as a counter-weight.
“I needed them to be a little more stable, so I got the crystals and put on them. A little weight makes them spin better.”
But because the crystal also acts as a prism, and the sun was reflecting off the shiny side of the CDs, there was a point in the morning, she said, when, “I had rainbows all over the place here, the way the sun was hitting.”
Porter’s business, Coffee Branch Creations, doesn’t have any more events scheduled until December, when she’ll be set up at the Boyd County Convention Center’s holiday vendor event.
Dallaire, who helped organize the event through the local American Legion Auxiliary, Willard Unit 342, said she felt the event was a success as well. Enough of a success, she said, that there may be more in store for Willard’s future.
“The plan is to showcase the talent in the local area, and hopefully get us back to the days of Willard Days,” Dallaire said.
That event, she said, ran until the early 1980s and hasn’t been put on since then. But she thinks there has been enough interest that the community might be able to revive the annual event.
“It used to be a big time thing, and it would be great to get back to that,” she said.
As a test run, she said, the vendor and craft fair has been, “pretty successful,” and she expects that more will grow from it, even if they don’t get back to Willard Days right away.
“The Legion’s doing our best to help expand the community and draw people back,” she said. The success of the craft fair, she said, is evidence enough for her they aren’t alone in wanting it.
Mr. Gary Mitchell (Mitch) Sturgill, age 67, of Grayson, Kentucky passed away Saturday, October 2, 2021 at his residence.
Mitch was born June 10, 1954 in Carter County, Kentucky to the late Franklin and Rosalene Tackett Sturgill.
Mitch was retired from Louisville Fire Brick with 30 years of service, Carter County Board of Education with 5 years of service and served on Grahn Fire Department for 10 years. He enjoyed going to church, hunting, fishing, listening to music and spending time with his family and friends.
Mitch is survived by his loving wife of 15 years ,Vicki Sparks Sturgill. Two sons, Dale (Darlene) Sturgill and Dustin Reid, both of Grayson, Kentucky. Two grandsons, Brayden Sturgill and Brenden Sturgill.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, October 6, 2021, at Globe Funeral Chapel in Olive Hill, Kentucky with Brother Jimmy Barker officiating. Burial will follow in the Biggs Hill Cemetery in Olive Hill, Kentucky.
Friends may visit from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, October 5, 2021, and after 9 a.m. Wednesday, October 6, 2021, until the service hour at Globe Funeral Chapel in Olive Hill, Kentucky.
Terry Lowe, Dustin Reid, Brayden Sturgill, Rick Blevins, Sammy Conn, Dwayne Rayburn, Dwight Strugill, Lonnie Sturgill, David Sturgill will serve as pallbearers.
Onia Gilbert Gehring, age 71, of Olive Hill, KY, entered into rest Saturday evening, September 25, 2021 at her residence. She was born in Carter County, KY on December 8, 1949, to the late William Earnest and Lula Dean Gilbert.
Onia worked at the Campbell Soup Co. in Napoleon, OH for 25 years. She was an avid gardener and loved to travel. Onia loved her family very much and they were very important to her, and she always felt so lucky to be able to spend time with her granddaughter by being active in the Girl Scouts and as a soccer Mamaw.
In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by one daughter, Tammy Lynn VanAlst; and six brothers, Elwood Gilbert, Elmo Gilbert, Woodrow Gilbert, Ernest Jr. Gilbert, Delmar Gilbert and Richard Gilbert.
Onia is survived by her husband, Joseph, whom she married on November 22, 1984; two daughters, Callie Ann Sue Puehler and Lisa (Bryan) Howard; three step-children; nine grandchildren, Alisha Leigh Mays, Rex VanAlst Jr., Micheal VanAlst, Madison VanAlst, Josh VanAlst, Samantha Jane Puehler, Eric Paul (Tanner) Puehler, Katlin (Marcus) Krendl and Levi (Jody) Bradford; several great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews. In addition to these, Onia leaves behind three sisters, Evelyn Sparks, Noma Lawhorn and Gerline Mays; three brothers, Vernon (Maude) Gilbert, Homer (Judy) Gilbert, and Elmer (Julie) Gilbert; as well as a host of family and friends who will greatly miss her.
Funeral services will be conducted at, 1:00 PM, Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at the Duvall & Moore Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Burial will follow at the Easterling Cemetery in Olive Hill, KY.
Friends may visit 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM, Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at the Duvall & Moore Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 149 Whitt Street, Olive Hill, KY 41164.
Due to the current community rise of Covid-19 we request that everyone wear a mask and practice social distancing.
Ms. Barbara Everman Wilson, age 78 of Ludowici, Georgia passed away Friday, September 24, 2021 at Ashland Community Hospice Center in Ashland, Kentucky.
She was born July 23, 1943, in Carter County, Kentucky to the late Raymond and Mollie Wilson Everman.
Barbara attended Gum Branch Baptist Church in Georgia.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband Floyd Wilson, one brother Charles Edward Everman and one sister Betty Stephens. Barbara is survived by her two sons Paul (Corine) Wilson and Mike (Mary) Wilson and one daughter Debbie (Jeffrey) Hall all of Ludowici, Georgia and one sister Wilma Miller of Grayson, Kentucky. Three grandchildren Brandon Wilson, William Wilson and Stephanie Adams all of Ludowici, Georgia. Two great-grandchildren Mollie Wilson and Greyson Paul Wilson both of Ludowici, Georgia and a host of family and friends who will sadly mourn her passing.
Funeral arrangements are being cared for by the Grayson Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Grayson, Kentucky.
Mr. Clinton Walton Johnson, age 67, of Olive Hill, Kentucky entered into rest, Tuesday, September 28, 2021 after a long, hard battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. He was surrounded by his loving family at his home of residence.
Clinton was born January 30, 1954 to the late Walton and Maudie Barker Johnson.
In 2008, He started serving the Lord; it was then his light began to shine. Although he was only a Pastor at Shady Grove Church of God for a short period of time, he continued praising God and always looking up.
Clinton retired from Marathon Petroleum and built many friendships along his journey. He worked on his farm, raising hay, cattle, and providing a path for his girls.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by two brothers; Fenton Johnson his twin brother and Garry Johnson, one sister; Betty Holbrook, one son in law; Jeremy Wilburn.
He is survived by his loving wife of 47 years, Connie Barker Johnson. They were high school sweethearts and married in June, 1974. He leaves behind three daughters; Allison (Mark) Brown of Paris, Kentucky, Jessica (Tim) Jones of Lexington, Kentucky, and Cassie (Jason) Sammons of Olive Hill, Kentucky, three granddaughters whom he loved dearly; Marli Brown, Maci Brown, and Brooklyn Wilburn, three brothers; John Johnson of Alliance, Ohio, Henry Johnson of Rootstown, Ohio, Dewayne (Tawana) Johnson of Olive Hill, Kentucky, one brother-in-law; Jimmie Holbrook of Alliance, Ohio, four sisters; Vivian (Bill) Perry, Charlotte (Mike) Barker, Garnett Hensley, and Lois Young all of Olive Hill, Kentucky, father and mother-in-law; Donald and Katherine Barker.
Funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, October 2, 2021, at Globe Funeral Chapel in Olive Hill, Kentucky with Brother Jason Johnson and Brother Gary Sparks officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Valley Cemetery in Olive Hill, Kentucky.
Friends may visit after 6 p.m. Friday, October 1, 2021 and after 9 a.m. Saturday, October 2, 2021 until the service hour at Globe Funeral Chapel in Olive Hill, Kentucky.
Masonic rites will be conducted 7 p.m. Friday, October 1, 2021 by the Olive Hill Masonic Lodge #629.
Phillip Johnson, Clinton Dwayne Johnson, Tracy McKenzie, Mark Brown, Tim Jones, and Jason Sammons will serve as pallbearers.
John Johnson, Henry Johnson, Dewayne Johnson, Mike Barker, and Bill Perry will serve as honorary pallbearers.
Hansell “Hank” Webb age 96 of Mansfield, Ohio and formally of Olive Hill, Kentucky passed away Monday, September 27, 2021 at his residence in Olive Hill, Kentucky.
He was born May 30, 1925 in Carter County, Kentucky a son of the late Dennie and Elizabeth Burchett Webb.
Hank was a member of Dean Road Freewill Baptist Faith and Minister for over fifty years. He loved going to church, preaching, traveling and spending time with his family and friends.
In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his wonderful wife of seventy-five years, Martha Dean Webb, two sons, Erman Webb and Mitchell Webb, three brothers, Donnie Webb, Nevada Webb and Carl Webb, two sisters, Isabell Dean and Dorothy Cooper.
He is survived by one son, Doyle (Pam) Webb of Mansfield, Ohio, one daughter, Shirley (Larry Bo) Evans of Mansfield, Ohio, three brothers, Randal Webb, Paul Webb and Richard Webb all of Olive Hill, Kentucky, two sisters, Dorine Dean of Mansfield, Ohio and Vicki Webb of Florida.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at Globe Funeral Chapel in Olive Hill, Kentucky with his grandson, Brother Hank Webb and Brother Gary Lambert officiating. Burial will follow in the Burchett Dailey Cemetery in Olive Hill, Kentucky.
Friends may visit from 12 noon until 2 p.m. on Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at Globe Funeral Chapel in Olive Hill, Kentucky.
Bryson Britt, Allen Webb, Jeff Webb, Michael Webb, Adam Webb and Wyatt Webb will serve as pallbearers.
West Carter faces Rowan County in this file photo from earlier this season. (Photo by Jeremy D. Wells, Carter County Times)
By Jeremy D. Wells Carter County Times
West Carter brought home their third win of the season on Friday, with a 26-20 victory over the Shelby Valley Wildcats.
Quarterback Eli Estepp (18) threw two touchdown passes in the game, with six total completions on 13 attempts, for 172 yards.
Jackson Bond (22) caught one of those touchdown passes, and had four total receptions for 137 yards. Blake McGlone (32) caught the other, on a 22-yard pass from Estepp. The rest of Estepp’s passing yardage was to Same Jones (16), with 13 yards gained on his reception.
Jones was also able to force, and recover, one fumble.
The other two touchdowns, and the Comet’s two-point conversion – their only points after touchdown – were scored by Cole Crampton (5).
Crampton rushed for a total of 150 yards on the night, followed by McGlone, with four yards, and Cade Oppenheimer (1) with three yards gained.
On defense, Isaac Bond (33) had six solo tackles and 10 assists. Conner Greene (34) has three solos and 10 assists. Jones (16) has five solo tackles and two assists. Preston Nauman (77) had one tackle and five assists. Gavin Adams (64) had one tackle and four assists. McGlone (32) had two tackles and two assists. Oppenheimer (1) had one solo tackle and three assists. Neil Lusher (4) had two and two. Bradyn Flener (10) had two solo tackles and one assist. Jackson Kidwell (70) had three assisted tackles. Samuel Rayburn (51) had one each. And Jake Barker (25) had one assisted tackle.
This win is another rebound for the Comets, who came off wins against Fleming County and East Carter to lose to Raceland at home September 17. Their next game is also at home, against Bath County, on October 1, kickoff at 7:30 p.m.
At East Carter, the Raiders planned match last week against Lawrence County was cancelled pursuant to the KHSAA COVID Cancelation policy. The Raiders next game is scheduled for October 1, at Estill County.
Wonderful things can happen when you don’t allow yourself to be constrained by conventions. This isn’t some new observation. We hear things like this all the time about visionaries and geniuses – folks like Mohandas Gandhi and Nikola Tesla – who changed the world by approaching problems in a new way.
We use terms like “thinking outside the box” so regularly that they’ve become cliché. Meaningless. The drivel of middle management leadership training sessions and New Age self-help gurus.
But then someone comes along with a completely new spin on something you thought you knew, and you’re reminded how wonderful it can be when someone approaches something in a new way.
Take, for example, that favorite American comfort food – the pizza. We all know what pizza is. It is, itself, an outsider’s spin on a traditional food; more American than Italian, at least as we know and love it.
It’s infinitely adaptable too. Everyone has their own favorite toppings, their favorite crust style, even their favorite sauce. Some folks do white sauces or garlic butters. I’ve even seen barbecue sauce pizzas. So, it wasn’t necessarily a huge stretch when Bob Patel at Hitchins Food Mart decided to try putting a curry sauce and spicy chicken on a pizza. But it’s the kind of thing that most of us wouldn’t have thought of, simply because we have this conventional notion of what a pizza is. Bob stepped outside those conventions, and the result is absolutely delicious.
He gave me a sample a couple of weeks ago, when he was working on the recipe. I had come in for one of his chicken curries with rice and fried flatbread. (The flatbread is another example of Patel’s culinary innovation. That chewy, crispy, delicious bit of fried bread starts life as a simple flour tortilla.) He brought out a slice from one of the personal sized pizzas along with my curry and I was blown away. It was amazing, with the perfect ratio of fluffy crust to curry sauce. The heat of the chicken was still there, but it was tamed by the abundant cheese, and everything worked perfect together. Even the green peppers and red onions, two toppings I wouldn’t normally order on my pizza, were perfect on this combination of flavors. I told Bob I wouldn’t change a thing about it, and would order it exactly as is if he put it on the menu.
He did. And I did. But I messed up. I’d never ordered a pizza from Hitchins Post before either. So, I didn’t know they made full-size pizzas. I made the assumption when ordering for myself and two friends that we would be getting personal-sized pizzas. Instead, I showed up to three pizzas, one of which was enough to feed all three of us. I’m not complaining, though. Though my intent was to treat them to lunch, my friends insisted on paying for one of the three, and they took it home with them to share with family. I took the third pie, and I’m snacking on it as I write this. A delicious reminder that wonderful things can happen when you aren’t afraid to step out of line. And a much tastier way of reinforcing the concept than any training program.
Now that the Kentucky General Assembly apparently has stopped believing in the fairy tale about a $1.5 billion aluminum mill at EastPark, who is going to repay the $15 million invested by the taxpayers of Kentucky with a money-back guarantee?
We believe that former Gov. Matt Bevin, said to be a millionaire plus, should be the first to ante up for his part in helping convince the state legislature to appropriate those funds behind a veil of secrecy on the last day of that legislative session.
Thousands of local residents and folks from Ohio, West Virginia and elsewhere bought into the fantasy and initially applied for 600 jobs at what was to be a giant complex at the business park which encompasses parts of Boyd, Carter and Greenup counties.
Caught up in the excitement and eager to help create jobs, at least one Tri-State college started a new degree program for future employees of Braidy Industries, now called Unity Aluminum and perhaps to be known as extinct before its newly-revised opening date of 2025.
Chief executive officers have come and gone since the charade began. We’re not sure who is in charge these days as unhappy lawmakers ask hard but necessary questions about hundreds of millions of dollars from investors which were promised but not delivered. Meanwhile, the debt of $15 million to the Commonwealth has become an even hotter potato.
A giant aluminum company in Russia was identified as a substantial investor at one point but no one connected with Unity apparently is willing to confirm that is going to happen. In fact, names of investors are top secret because of so-called confidentiality agreements.
Some folks said they became uneasy when the big mill was announced for South Shore but soon relocated to EastPark. Other than a fanciful groundbreaking ceremony, the only prep work has been to replace the sign marking the proposed building site.
Ironically, Kentucky has become a hotbed of automotive and aerospace manufacturing, two of the top consumers of aluminum. Yet, the state’s only major aluminum mills are located in West Kentucky and both have recently expanded.
The toughest question remains unanswered. Who’s repaying the $15 million?
If you are one of the businesses that advertises on highway signs along I-64, you may soon find yourself priced out of the market by a move from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet that could increase costs for the signage up to four times, and triple the installation costs for each sign.
The costs for hotels, restaurants, and gas stations to get one of those slots on the blue highway signs could double, from $600 per year, per sign, to $1,200 per year, per sign. When you consider that this includes signs at exits for each direction, and that these include both highway signs and signs right at the exit providing general directions to the establishment, that starts to add up to a lot of cash for the businesses involved – and for the state.
The costs for signage pointing the way to tourist attractions and related locations, though, could increase from $300 per year to $1,200 as well. While this puts them at the same costs as signage for restaurants and gas, the natural areas, museums, and other attractions that used to be offered signage at a discounted rate rarely turn the same kind of profits as other highway businesses. That means quadrupling their costs to announce themselves to visitors could have a big impact on whether they purchase signs for another year.
While it’s more modest overall, the cost to put up one of the signs, should you decide to purchase one at $1,200, has also increased. That price has gone from $100 per sign for installation to $300 per sign.
The state’s reason for requesting an increase is spelled out in the proposed regulation.
It reads, in part, “The necessity for the establishment or increase in the fees is due to the fact that the fees have not been adjusted since the administrative regulation became effective. In more than a decade of effectiveness, this administrative regulation has fallen behind in maintaining competitive fees… (compared to) fees collected by sister states.”
In essence, the state hasn’t updated any of their fees to account for inflation or increased costs over the last ten years, and now they are trying to play catch-up.
It’s a catch-up that could net the state a handy little profit too. David Thompson, with the Kentucky Press Association, did a little math the other night based on one exit on I-64, toward Frankfort and Versailles. He counted a total of 26 ad signs. That totals up to $31,200 for the state, for one direction. If you count the signs on both the eastbound and westbound lanes you are looking at $62,400. That’s for one exit. At exit 125 in Georgetown, he noted, there are 29 total signs, for $34,800 a year – in each direction – for the single exit.
When you multiply that by the number of towns and exits across the state, it adds up to a tidy windfall for the transportation cabinet.
And it’s understandable that, eventually, costs may have to go up. You can’t continue selling things at the same price they were when your material and labor costs were much cheaper
But you can’t expect businesses to pay for ten years of neglect on the state’s part all at once. Especially in the midst of a pandemic when businesses are struggling to bounce back from the previous year’s shutdowns and quarantines.
The cabinet will hold a public hearing on the proposed regulation on November 22, with comments accepted until midnight, November 30.
The Kentucky Travel Industry Association and other industry groups are bound to attend that meeting, in an attempt to sway transportation cabinet plans for their members’ benefit, and right now we support that push.
While an increase might be needed, it needs to be a more modest increase; at least for now. The costs for signs pointing to tourist locations, attractions, and non-profits need to stay at a discounted rate too. These not only enrich the lives of Kentuckians and visitors who travel the state’s highways, they also draw in visitors who might purchase food or refreshments from local businesses around the attraction.
We can’t support this plan as long as it will have the outsized impact on our small businesses that it currently seems it will.
In another week and a half, folks will gather at the Depot in Olive Hill for another Fall Y’all event. It’s a wonderful annual tradition. The Depot area has always been a draw for entertainment and celebrations. Once upon a time, though, that meant the circus coming to town.
A September, 1906 item from the Olive Hill Times explains that the Sun Brothers Railroad Shows would soon be in town, complete with elephants, clowns, trained dogs, acrobats, contortionists, and more.
After the parade through town, the show offered two daily performances. And lest you think this might be an excuse to get up to mischief, the Sun Brothers were adamant that their shows were legitimate and family friendly, with no gambling or games of chance allowed.
While it’s interesting to see that travelling shows used to target Carter County audiences – and some might even be envious of the kind of shows that used to pass through our towns – it’s equally as interesting to note that top billing was once given to an act known as “Orrin Hollis, champion of champions (and) principal somersault rider.”
Somersault riding, apparently, relating to acrobatics performed on horseback. We use the term “dog and pony show” today to indicate performances or events that are overblown, or where the promoters are trying to sell you something other than the entertainment. But it’s good to remember that this slang was born because of acts exactly like the Sun Brothers show, with their heavy reliance on horse and pony riders, like “Master George Sun,” as well as trained animal acts such as, “Mlle Fernandez and her school of educated dogs.”
It’s hard to imagine modern audiences getting excited for such shows, but you never know – everyone loves cute critters, and acrobatics are always impressive. Especially on horseback.
Marshall Hensley (center), of Ralph’s Food Fair, presents a check for $9,163.53 to Beck Walker (left) and Linda Arnett (right), for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life event. (Submitted photo)
Marshall Hensley (center), of Ralph’s Food Fair, presents a check for $9,163.53 to Beck Walker (left) and Linda Arnett (right), for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life event. (Submitted photo)
