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Late to the Game(s): All hail the Mouse – Looking for King Mickey in Kington Hearts
By Jeremy D. Wells
Carter County Times
I’m a bit of a completionist when it comes to games. I’m very rarely going to play the second installment in a series if I haven’t played the first. There are some exceptions to this. The Far Cry games from Ubisoft, for instance, all have self-contained stories that don’t require you to play previous entries to enjoy the current one. I could probably also enjoy the adventures of Nathan Drake in the Uncharted games even if I hadn’t played earlier entries – but the earlier entries do contribute to your understanding of Drake’s growth as a character and make the other entries, specifically Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, more poignant.
One game series that I’d always wanted to try, but was too intimidated by the sheer volume of titles to try until recently, was the Kingdom Hearts series. I picked up the original game for PlayStation 2 some time back, but never got around to playing it on that console. While I was waiting to play that game, Square Enix released Kingdom Hearts 2, Kingdom Hearts 3 and a whole slew of other games for mobile consoles.
This kind of thing happens to me quite often, and I usually just give up on my plans to pick up one of these established series and move on to new games instead. But then Square Enix did a thing – they bundled the original Kingdom Hearts and the subsequent Nintendo GameBoy game Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories into a remastered Kingdom Hearts 1.5. They did the same thing with Kingdom Hearts 2.5. These two games together, and Kingdom Hearts 2.8, gave folks like me a chance to get caught up before diving into Kingdom Hearts III. Square Enix even bundled these games together as Kingdom Hearts: The Story So Far.
This, of course, had folks like me – who wanted to experience all or nothing – and those who wanted to replay the games on current era consoles, or to experience the mobile console games they may have missed, chomping at the bit to get it and get through it before Kingdom Hearts III came out. But, as fate would have it, I never picked these up either. It wasn’t until after Kingdom Hearts III came out, and the studio put out an entire bundle, Kingdom Hearts: All-In-One-Package, that I finally picked up the games.
I purchased the All-In-One-Package on the PlayStation store during a sale, more than a year after it and Kingdom Hearts III was launched. But it was only recently (as in this past weekend) that I finally got around to playing the game. Let me say that, so far, the game was worth the wait. One thing I wasn’t prepared for was how closely it related to the existing Square Enix Final Fantasy games. Not only are the Kingdom Hearts titles role playing games in the style of Final Fantasy, they also feature characters and creatures that have been seen in other Final Fantasy games. It’s a little odd to see these characters rubbing elbows with Donald Duck and Goofy at first, but Kingdom Hearts finds a way to make it work. I’m only a few hours in, and have defeated my first boss to move on to Wonderland – as in Disney’s Alice in… – but I’m hooked, and I can’t wait to play through the rest of this title and the others included in the bundle.
If you haven’t played any of the Kingdom Hearts games, or want to experience them again for modern consoles, consider checking out Kingdom Hearts: All-In-One-Package. The games are rated E 10+, for everyone ages ten and up, for cartoon violence.
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Extension Notes: Winter cover crop can improve garden soil
By: Rebecca Konopka
Carter County Extension Agent
No matter how small your garden is, it can play an important role in absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and temporarily locking it in the soil. There are a number of ways you can improve on this natural cycle, but at this time of year, the best way is through a cover crop.
Soil left bare over the winter months is susceptible to weed growth, erosion that can wash away valuable nutrients and a loss of carbon into the atmosphere. Soil nitrogen left over from this year’s crop is subject to leaching due to fall and winter precipitation. Planting a fast-growing cover crop can help prevent these problems. The term crop in this context may be misleading. These plants are not meant to be harvested. Instead, they add important nutrients, promote beneficial bacterial growth and stabilize the soil.
Easy and effective cover crops that can be planted at this time of year include annual rye grass, hairy vetch, red clover and winter rye.
Annual rye and winter rye are particularly effective as late-season cover crops. They germinate quickly and are an effective barrier against weeds. Grasses, however, do not capture nitrogen in their root system, so consider pairing rye with a legume, such as red clover or hairy vetch.
Hairy vetch and red clover work well as a cover plant, whether paired with rye or by themselves. Being legumes, they are excellent at fixing nitrogen in the soil. They are also prolific enough to reduce weeds and prevent erosion. In the spring, their blossoms will attract bees to your garden. If you worry about hairy vetch or clover reseeding in your lawn – though they’re pretty plants and would add biodiversity and important nutrients – just cut them back before they bloom.
Come spring, you have two options. You can turn over your cover crop into the soil, allowing your vegetables or flowers to benefit from the nutrients it will slowly release. Or you can cut it back and let it die naturally, planting directly into the crop and using it as a mulch to continue to suppress weed growth and supply nutrients to your garden. Depending on which cover you plant, this may be easier said than done, because some, particularly grasses, are difficult to directly sow or plant into.
Grasses have a densely packed root system, which make them difficult to till or turn over. If your garden is particularly small or you’re gardening in raised beds, rye might not be your best option. However, vetch and clover both have root clumps which are easily dug up and turned over or planted between. Be sure to terminate the cover crop before allowing the plants to go to seed.
Keeping COVID down: County ambulance service continues to take precautions
By Jeremy D. Wells
Carter County Times
Carter County Ambulance Director Rick Loperfido told the ambulance board on Monday that his crews have continued to wipe down their ambulances after each transport, and to bring them back to the station for deep cleaning and sanitization after known COVID transports. This, along with required use of personal protective equipment (PPE) like masks, gloves and eye shields, has kept Loperfido’s entire staff COVID negative so far.
The service did have one individual who might have been exposed to COVID-19 outside of work, Loperfido said. While he tested negative, and could have continued to work with proper PPE use, he instead chose to quarantine for 14 days. While this helped insure that no one was infected by the individual, it also led to some unanticipated overtime costs for the service in October, which was up 47 calls over the same period last year – from 445 calls to 492 calls.
“During the month… we experienced a few days when our daily call volume went over 20 calls,” Loperfido wrote in his report, explaining that those high volume days are very stressful for the staff.
Loperfido also updated the board on grant and other funding opportunities. He said though they were turned down last funding cycle, they are applying again for a grant from Firehouse Subs to purchase two Stryker Power-Lift stretchers. The stretchers carry a shared cost of around $34,000. Loperfido noted that finance director Valerie Nolen had also completed an application for Phase Three of federal COVID relief funding. He said they were hopeful they would qualify based on their revenue collected last fiscal year.
While numbers are getting back to normal, as evidenced by the strong October, Loperfido said their billable runs are still down 135 calls year-to-date when compared to the total calls at this time last year.
Loperfido also thanked the Cabell County EMS for continuing to fill their oxygen tanks while they wait for their repaired tank refill compressor to be returned by manufacturer RIX, which they expect by next week.
“They’ve been very gracious about filling (tanks) for us,” Loperfido said.
Loperfido also updated the board on repairs made to trucks by Pure Country Automotive and LeMaster. Loperfido said both were good to work with and that they preferred to use local repair services when possible to save on transport time and to recirculate funds in community businesses.
In other action Loperfido updated the board on meetings with KDMC and helicopter transport service HealthNet Aeromedical Service. The KDMC meetings were a continuation of talks related to reducing transport time. This included talks about the possibility of increasing the types of issues that can be treated at urgent care facilities and about granting ambulance staff greater flexibility in determining if a patient needs to be transported via stretcher or can be transferred to a wheelchair.
The HealthNet talks are about increasing training for E911 dispatch staff, so they can identify situations that might require helicopter lifts and dispatch them earlier. Loperfido said that in conversations with HealthNet they communicated that they would rather be en route and turn around when they weren’t needed than to have longer response times in life or death situations where every minute matters.
Loperfido also discussed a GPS system that can be hardwired into a truck, and update when a truck is back in a service area where the satellite or cellular service can connect. Among other benefits for the ambulance service, such as tracking speeds and idle time, it can allow dispatchers to track trucks in real time and provide greater directions for reaching hard to find locations. Loperfido said the GPS service, which includes the devices, would cost the ambulance $18.95 a month per truck.
Loperfido was also looking at purchasing a newer model used truck from an EMS service in New Jersey which he thinks he can get for less than $30,000. The Ford diesel truck has a modern, center mounted cot, and could replace an older truck which has the now discontinued older style side-mount cot.
Loperfido said they currently have a license for seven trucks, and any four of those are on the road at any one time, with two on each end of the county.
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Meeting remotely: County and city governments respond to COVID
By Jeremy D. Wells
Carter County Times
As Carter County drops out of the “red zone” and back into the orange on Governor Andy Beshear’s daily incidence rate map, county and city government entities are doing their part to continue that downward trend.
Olive Hill City Council canceled plans for a special meeting to discuss the use of the Olive Hill Depot building as a Welcome Center to promote the city and its businesses to visitors. Instead they will revisit the issue at a future date.
Carter County Fiscal Court have held meetings in the past via Zoom. They’ve also held meetings where the magistrates socially distanced in the courtroom and the meeting, while physically closed to the public, was broadcast via Facebook Live. This included last week’s special session, which was plagued by technical issues like dropping sound.
Fiscal Court met Monday night via Zoom, with the Zoom meeting broadcast on their Facebook page.
Fiscal Court isn’t alone. The Carter County Kiwanis and the Grayson Tourism Commission announced that their upcoming meetings would be held via Zoom as well. This move, which facilitates participation while maintaining social distancing recommendations or quarantine, doesn’t work for everyone, though.
While the Carter County Board of Education has met remotely, and allowed those with concerns to join remotely, they’ve held hybrid meetings, with a mixture of masked in-person and virtual participation.
Carter County Ambulance Board has also continued to meet in person. They have met in both the fiscal courtroom and in the health department meeting room, as well as in the open ambulance bay at their Grayson ambulance location. But because of tight spacing when meeting in the courthouse – board member Judy Roark sat in the front row instead of around the table at their most recent meeting, to help maintain social distance – the group voted on Monday to hold future meetings in the ambulance bay. This move will give them more room to spread out while still allowing them to meet in person.
Olive Hill and Grayson City Councils have both broadcast their meetings to Facebook since COVID-19 restrictions were first put in place earlier this year.
While Olive Hill had recently moved back towards a hybrid option of open, in-person meetings that were also broadcast to Facebook, City Clerk Chimila Hargett said the city’s next scheduled meeting will be closed to the public and broadcast to Facebook to comply with transparency laws.
Grayson’s meeting, on Tuesday night, was broadcast to Facebook from a closed meeting room at the city building.
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Slowing it down: Fiscal court sets speed limit on county roads at 35 mph
By Jeremy D. Wells
Carter County Times
If you’re used to driving 55 mph on county roads, you better get used to slowing down. Carter County Fiscal Court took action on Monday to adopt their new speed limit ordinance. That ordinance sets the speed limits on all county roads at 35 mph unless otherwise marked, and sets the speed limit on some county roads as low as 25 mph. The general consensus among magistrates, the county sheriff, and many rural residents is that speeds on the county’s often twisty, narrow, and sometimes gravel roads should be kept well under 55 mph, which was the default speed limit on county roads before fiscal court passed the new ordinance.
Speed limits on state routes remain unchanged and shall be enforced as marked.
In other action the court heard from Jacob Perkins with FIVCO on using fiscal court as a pass-through for the CDBG grant funding for Genesis Recovery Center. Perkins told court a public hearing must be held prior to the ordinance for the grant pass-through being adopted, and he had planned to hold that hearing prior to the fiscal court meeting. The advertisement for the hearing, though, did not include a link to the Zoom meeting. Perkins said he would drop off necessary paperwork for the county attorney to review and would reschedule the hearing with links to a digital space for the hearing prior to the next regular meeting of fiscal court. Genesis funding request for the coming year will include their traditional grant funding as well as a request for CARES Act funding.
The court did adopt a resolution declaring November Fair Housing Month at Perkins’ request.
In department reports Carter County jailer R.W. Boggs noted that the jail did have some inmates infected with COVID-19, but they have been isolated from the general population. He said incoming inmates who claimed to have or to have been exposed to COVID-19 are likewise quarantined until they can be tested for the virus. If their test results come back negative they are released into general population. If they test positive they remain isolated until they have cleared the virus.
The court also moved to adopt a resolution and agreement to abide by Department of Transportation rules related to improvements on West Brinegar and Huffs Run Roads. This agreement is a requirement before state discretionary funds can be released for improvements to those county roads.
In other action the court moved to adopt a resolution approving a contract and agreement with Republic Services for solid waste service. The court adopted that agreement pending review and approval by county attorney Brian Bayes.
Judge executive Mike Malone also took opportunity before the start of the meeting to commend Carter County’s election officials and party officials from both major parties for their work in the recent presidential election. Malone said the county was “lucky” to have trustworthy local election and party leaders who worked together to express the will of the county’s voters.
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Joyce B. Ratcliff McCoy
1926-2020
Joyce B. Ratcliff McCoy, 93 of Denton went to be with her Lord on Friday, November 6, 2020 at Carter Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Grayson. Joyce was born November 13, 1926 in Carter County, KY, a daughter of the late George Robert and Alva Howell Ratcliff. She was a member of United Baptist Association and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband Bert McCoy in 2018; two brothers, William Ratcliff and Clifford Ratcliff; four sisters, Lucille Vaughn, Gertrude Ratcliff, Evelyn Donley and Erlene Blevins. She is survived by a son, Philbert (Barb) McCoy of Denton and one grandson, Kaleb McCoy.
Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, 11:00 a.m. at Malone Funeral Home with David Trimble, minister. Burial will be in the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery North East. Visitation will be Tuesday, 10:00 a.m. until service time. Joyce’s funeral will be web cast and condolences may be sent to the family at www.malonefuneralhome.com.
Herma Louise Adkins Hignite Mullins
1927-2020
Herma Louise Adkins Hignite Mullins, 93, of Grayson went to be with her Lord Saturday November 7, 2020 at her son’s residence. Louise was born April 28, 1927 in Carter County, KY a daughter of the late Leonard and Sarah Emma Stanley Adkins. In addition to her parents Louise was preceded in death by her first husband of 35 years in 1982, Herbert Hignite, her second husband in 2007, Ernest Mullins; three brothers, Billy Edward Adkins, Clifford Ray Adkins and Hagar Adkins; three sisters, Carolyn Baugess, Agnes Adkins and Gennie Stone; and a granddaughter in-law, Alicia Ellen Hall Hignite. Louise was a member of the Church of God of Prophecy for many years. Louise worked at Justice IGA in the deli. Louise is survived by her sons, Sam (Sue) Hignite of Orient, OH, Mitchell (Debbie) Hignite and Terry (LeeAnna Stewart) Hignite both of Grayson; five grandsons, Keith (Kim) Hignite of Logan, OH, Scott Hignite of Orient, OH, Derick (Lauren) Hignite of Orient, OH, Robert (Jennifer) Hignite and Christopher Kiser both of Grayson; eleven great-grandchildren, five great-great-grandchildren; and four sisters, Gladys (Roy) Ross of Centrilla, IL, Phyllis (John) Bair, Stella (Jack) Dinkins and Beverly (Junior) Griffith all of Grayson.
Funeral services will be 2 pm Wednesday November 11, 2020 at the Malone Funeral Home in Grayson with Bro. Mark Griffin officiating. Burial will follow in the East Carter County Memory Gardens. Visitation will be 11 am Wednesday until the service hour. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.malonefuneralhome.com
Phillip Wade Bradley
1940-2020
Mr. Phillip Wade Bradley, age 80, of Olive Hill, Kentucky, passed away Monday afternoon, November 9, 2020, at St. Claire Healthcare in Morehead, Kentucky.
He was born February 27, 1940, in Carter County, Kentucky, a son of the late Ora and Ethel Rice Bradley.
Phillip was a member of the Soldier Masonic Lodge #708, of the Church of God faith and retired from Kentucky Electric Steel Mill. He enjoyed going to church, fishing, telling jokes and spending time with his family.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by three brothers, John Landon Bradley, Vernon Bradley, and Clyde Bradley, and three sisters, Audra Fultz, Gladys Arnett and Velma Tackett.
Phillip is survived by his wife of 59 years, Catherine Porter Bradley; one son, Phillip Wayne Bradley of Olive Hill, Kentucky; seven daughters, Marcia Zuppo of Girard, Ohio, Mary Greenhill, Glenna Jent, Lisa Wagoner, Rachel Bradley, and Sue Stevens, all of Olive Hill, Kentucky, and Patty Kilgore of Emerson, Kentucky; 22 grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren. He also leaves many other family members and friends who will sadly miss him.
A private graveside service will be held at the Bradley Cemetery with Brother Bobby Day officiating.
Phillip’s family will serve as pallbearers.
Due to COVID-19 regulations, we ask that you wear a mask and practice social distancing.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.globefc.com.
Helen Maxine Pennington Sagraves
1951-2020
Mrs. Helen Maxine Pennington Sagraves, age 68, of Grayson, Kentucky, passed away Monday, November 9, 2020, at her residence.
She was born November 13, 1951, in Carter County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Arthur and Rose Jobe Pennington.
Helen attended the Cherokee Freewill Baptist Church and was a homemaker. She loved making quilts, gardening, and working in her flowers. She also enjoyed spending time with her family and friends, especially her grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James “Red” Sagraves; one grandson, Arthur Sagraves; and one brother, Carl Pennington.
Helen leaves behind one son, James Michael Sagraves of Willard, Kentucky; three grandchildren, Michael Wade Sagraves (Whittlee) of Morehead, Kentucky, Taylor Dawn Sagraves of Nashville, Tennessee, and Larissa Dawn Sagraves of Grayson, Kentucky; three great grandchildren, Eli Sagraves, Alice Sagraves, and Blake Sagraves; five sisters, Sue Salyers (Paul) of Grayson, Kentucky, Brenda Johnson of Webbville, Kentucky, Ida Young of Webbville, Kentucky, Tena Pennington of Wheelersburg, Ohio, and Wanda Salyers of Grayson, Kentucky. She also leaves many other family members and friends who will sadly miss her.
A Graveside Service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, November 12, 2020, at the East Carter Memory Gardens in Grayson, Kentucky, with Brother David Boggs officiating.
Funeral procession for Mrs. Sagraves will leave Grayson Funeral Home Thursday, November 12, 2020, at 12:30 p.m.
Grayson Funeral Home in Grayson, Kentucky, is caring for all arrangements for Mrs. Helen Maxine Sagraves.
COVID -19 restrictions will be observed. Everyone is required to wear a mask.
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Charles Olen Logan
1936-2020
Mr. Charles Olen Logan, age 84, of Olive Hill, Kentucky, passed away Friday morning, November 6, 2020, at his home surrounded by his loving family.
He was born August 31, 1936, in Lewis County, Kentucky, a son of the late Ernest Clayton and Myrtle Lee McMahan Logan.
Olen was a member of the Flat Fork Church of God and enjoyed going to church, spending time with his family and being entertained by his great grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Homer Logan and one sister, Ledvia Logan.
Olen is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Ruby Christine Rayburn Logan; two sons, Charles Logan of Sandy Hook, Kentucky and Clyde Logan of Olive Hill, Kentucky; two daughters, Mildred Conn (Morris) and Marcella Clay (Gary) all of Olive Hill, Kentucky; seven grandchildren, Richie Conn (Kandi), Anthony Conn, Angie Holbrook (Danny), Dustin Clay (Tiffany), Charles Logan II (Kayleigh), Blake Logan and Cody Logan; six great grandchildren, Jakob Conn, Allyson Conn, Alyssa Holbrook, Maci Holbrook, Shae Clay and Raylyn Conn; and two sisters, Shirley Watkins and Audrey Williams both of Olive Hill, Kentucky. He also leaves many other family members and friends who will sadly mourn his passing.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, November 9, 2020 at Globe Funeral Chapel in Olive Hill, Kentucky, with Brother Ronald Logan and Brother Steve Madden officiating. Interment will follow in the Walnut Grove Cemetery in Carter County, Kentucky.
Friends may visit from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, November 9, 2020 at Globe Funeral Chapel, 17277 West US Highway 60, Olive Hill, Kentucky 41164.
Dustin Clay, Greg Orcutt, Charles Anthony Logan II, Marcus Orcutt, Danny Joe Holbrook and Tim Orcutt will serve as pallbearers.
Due to COVID-19 regulations, we ask that you wear a mask and practice social distancing.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.globefc.com.
Alfred Emanuel Hicks
1930-2020
Mr. Alfred Emanuel Hicks, age 90, of Olive Hill, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday evening, November 4, 2020, at his home surrounded by his loving family after an extended illness.
He was born October 11, 1930, in Carter County, Kentucky, a son of the late Earl and Lizzie Bradford Hicks.
Alfred was of the Primitive Baptist faith, and retired as a Steel Fabricator. He was a Ham Radio operator and enjoyed building radios in his spare time. Alfred loved his family and enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, of 66 years, Mary Ann Shrum Hicks, one granddaughter, Kalita Hicks, two brothers, Howard Hicks, and Dallas Hicks, two sisters, Pauline Tackett, and Sally Newsome.
Alfred leaves behind six sons, David Hicks (Diane) of Napoleon, Ohio, Robert Hicks (Susan) of Winchester, Kentucky, Paul Hicks (Carri) of Olive Hill, Kentucky, James Hicks (Debbie) of Lexington, Kentucky, John Hicks (Janis) of Olive Hill, Kentucky, and Thomas Hicks (Misty) of Frankfort, Kentucky; four daughters, Mattie Burton (Donald) of Morehead, Kentucky, Alfreda Hall (Rocky) of Richmond, Kentucky, Sarah Adkins of Morehead, Kentucky, and Kristie Johnson (Lenny) of Ashland, Kentucky; numerous grandchildren; and numerous great grandchildren. He also leaves many other family members and friends who will sadly miss him.
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, November 7, 2020, at Hicks Family Cemetery in Carter County, Kentucky, with Brother Roger McGuire officiating.
Globe Funeral Chapel in Olive Hill, Kentucky, is caring for all arrangements for Alfred Emanuel Hicks.
Family and Friends will serve has pallbearers.
COVID -19 restrictions will be observed. Everyone is required to wear a mask.
Condolences may be sent to http://www.globefc.com.
William C. Lanfear, Jr.
1937-2020
William C. Lanfear Jr, age 82, passed away on November 1, 2020.
William C. Lanfear was preceded in death by his first wife of 35 years Judy Lanfear and together they had 6 surviving children. Jeff, Jerry, Bill, Susie, Dawn and Cheryl.
Mr. Lanfear, lovingly known as Bill was also married to Patricia Lanfear for 15 years and Margaret Lanfear for 3 years. William use to tell his friends he was married for over 50 years to 3 wonderful women! After he was widowed for the third time he came to KY to be close to his youngest daughter. William, was a supervisor in Engineering for 37 years and he loved volunteering at New Beginnings Church in Grayson, KY, attending AA meetings and hanging out at the local Senior Center in Grayson, KY where he met a very special friend named Norma.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Dickerson Funeral Home in Vanceburg, Kentucky, is caring for all arrangements for William C. Lanfear.
Condolences may be sent to www.globefamilyfc.com.
Tracy Callihan Williams
1965-2020
On Wednesday, November 4, 2020, Tracy Callihan Williams of Morehead, Kentucky, loving and devoted mother, daughter, sister, friend and servant, passed away at the age of 55.
Tracy was born on July 18, 1965, in Ashland, Kentucky, to Bill and Jackie (Kerns) Callihan. She attended West Carter High School and Morehead State University. She was proud to be an Eagle and instilled that pride in her children. Tracy was proud to have grown up in Olive Hill and to have raised her children in Rowan County.
It has been said that if serving is beneath you, leadership is beyond you. Tracy was a devoted community servant. She worked tirelessly as the Executive Director for the Morehead-Rowan County Chamber of Commerce to benefit the citizens of the community and beyond, often without thanks and most of the time behind the scenes. There are people in communities that take center stage that always seem to find a way to find the limelight. This was never Tracy. Whether she was cooking and dishing up a holiday meal at the Carl Perkins Center or hauling chairs and supplies to a picnic in the back of her truck, she was never looking for the credit. She was looking to make the world a better place and always searching to serve.
Tracy served on the Board of Directors of Christian Social Services, worked with the Gateway Homeless Coalition, the MSU President’s Diversity Council, the regional advisory board of God’s Pantry, was a member of the Morehead Utility Plant Board and the advisory board of Maysville and Community and Technical College. She was most proud of her work with God’s Pantry, the recent expansion of MCTC, Say Boo to Drugs, Veterans Park, and the leadership classes at Rowan County Senior High School where she would remind each class to “make good choices.”
She was the recipient of the Chamber of Commerce “Service Above Self” Award, fittingly. She was a member of the First Christian Church of Morehead, Morehead Woman’s Club and Eastern Star. She was most recently employed as a branch office administrator for Edward Jones.
She is survived by her parents; her adoring children, Andrew (Abbey) and Hannah; her brother Jarrod Wylie (Lara Bell) of Bangkok, Thailand; and the love of her life Michael D. Smith. She is also survived by her “angels,” Judi James and Jane Click. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Bethel Elmer & Ida Mae Callihan and Beatrice Abbott and Paul & Lillian Abbott; and one brother, William (Billy) Keith Callihan. She leaves behind a host of family (Callihan, Williams and Smith), friends and those whose lives she touched. Her true loves were God, family, and community.
Visitation was held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, November 7, 2020, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals, 400 Fraley Drive, Morehead, KY 40351. Masks were required and social distancing was observed.
A private funeral service was held at the United Methodist Church in Olive Hill. In lieu of flowers, love offerings in Tracy’s memory may be made at or sent to The Citizens Bank, c/o Kris Alderman, 114 West Main Street, Morehead, KY 40351.
A great soul serves everyone all the time. A great soul never dies. It brings us together again and again. – Maya Angelou
East Carter eliminates Lady Musketeers: Lady Raiders win in tournament play
By: Mason Branham
for Carter County Times
OLIVE HILL – East Carter scored the first four points of the match and never looked back last Monday, eliminating Greenup County in the opening round of the 16th Region Tournament at West Carter.
East won in three sets, 25-11, 25-7, 26-24.
After being routed in the first two sets, the Lady Musketeers took East to extra time in the third set, scoring more points than in the first two sets combined.
The Lady Musketeers fell behind by an 8-1 margin in the first set. They then closed within four points, 10-6 on a kill by Madison Wolfe off a pass from Desarae Willis.
However, a kill by Alexis Tompson was the first of five straight East points. Zoe Stidham served two aces during the run.
East pulled away with set point coming on a block by Alyssa Navarre.
The Lady Musketeers were trailing, 9-5, following an East hitting error.
Greenup County scored only two points the rest of the set.
Helped along by four Greenup County hitting errors, East (13-7) scored the next eight points to lead, 17-5.
Following an East serving error and an ace by Makenna Munn, East scored the final eight points. Again, the Lady Musketeers contributed four hitting errors.
Greenup County was the one getting off to the quick start in the third set.
Caroline Adkins served two aces and Munn had a kill in a five-point run, which gave Greenup County a 7-2 lead. But East caught up at seven.
There were four ties, the last at 14.
An East serving error broke a tie at 14. Adkins served two aces and Munn added a kill for an 18-14 East Musketeer lead.
East closed within a point at 20-19 on a Navarre kill.
The Lady Musketeers answered with a block by Munn and an Adkins kill.
A Greenup County hitting error gave East a point, but an Adkins kill gave the Lady Musketeers a 24-21 and three potential set points.
They did not score again, though.
East scored the final five points of the match. A kill by Jascie Green ended the match.
The Lady Musketeers were runner-up n the 63rd District and finished with a 5-16 record.
Jascie Greene (22) of East Carter powers the ball through the block attempt by Greenup County’s Jessie Zaph and Caroline Adkins (30), 
East Carter’s Alyssa Navarre (2) hits the ball over the Greenup County block attempt. 
Kileigh Boggs (4) of East Carter sets the ball to outside hitter Alyssa Navarre in the opening round of the 16th Region Tournament.
