Month: June 2012

Bearville Notes

  By Sherri Hicks This picture is of our late grandparents, Polly Combs Hicks and Ezra Hicks. This is a photo that is on their headstone. This Hicks cemetery is located on top of the mountain called Laurel Fork Road…

BETA club hosts nursing home dance

  Kennedy King and the Knott County Central High School BETA club hosted a dance recently for residents of the Knott County Health and Rehabilitation Center. King, a 2011-2012 Rogers Scholar organized this wonderful event for the nursing home residents.

Kynlee Rayne is turning one!

  Miss Kynlee Rayne Smith will be turning one on June 8! She is the daughter of Leah and Travis Smith of Carrie. She has four big sisters: Chantalle, Kaleigh, Taylor, and Khloee who adroe her. She will be celebrating…

Congratulations to our employees!

    RX Discount Pharmacy of Hazard, KY would like to congratulate two employees being accepted into professional schools. We are so proud of all our employees, past and present, and would like to especially celebrate these young ladies, who…

Happy Anniversary (June 8) to Danny and Norma Gibson

      We are so thankful God gave you both to us- not only as our “parents”- but also our “best friends”!!!! We love you both so very much and wish you 100 more years of hapiness…. Love from…

Celebrating 50 years!

There will be an open house for Alvin and Irene Yoder for their50thweddinganniversaryonSaturdayJune16,from 2-6 p.m. at the Montgomery Baptist Church in Carrie.

Kentucky Senators speak out on treatment of coal industry

Comments from Sen. McConnell “Mr. President, hearings on the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulatory agenda will be held in Kentucky this week. One hearing will be held today in Frankfort and another later this week in Pikeville. Since Congress is in…

Statement from Sen. Paul

Sen. Rand Paul provided this official statement for Tuesday night’s hearing: Thank you for the opportunity to submit a statement, as the Senate calendar does not allow me to attend in person. These hearings are long overdue. As you know,…

Hatfields & McCoys: a feuding we will go

  By Jordan Thomas Hall With the recent success of the History Channel’s “Hatfields and McCoys” miniseries, I felt this the most appropriate time to suggest a trip to the actual sites. Several years ago I traveled to many of…