By: Shelley Gulley
Anywhere from 6 to 8 inches of rain fell and gathered in Northern
Kentucky Tuesday night. The excessive rain resulted in flooding along
with damaged homes, businesses, roads, bridges and power outages. While
nearby counties Lewis and Mason have been declared in a state of
emergency, Fleming County did not receive enough damage for the same
declaration.
By Danetta Barker
Editor
It’s a dream job, being Fleming County Librarian.
As one beloved and familiar face leaves a new one takes its place.
Beverly Cooper, who worked at Fleming County Public Library for 33 years, has retired.
“I’ve enjoyed almost every minute of it,” Cooper said.
By Danetta Barker
Editor
His father appeared to Moses in a burning bush, so it makes sense that Jesus would appear in a burning church.
Many people, who were at Hilltop Christian Church when it first started
burning, saw an image they were familiar with, that of Jesus in a white
robe.
By Chaeli Glass
Going out with a bang, two members of fiscal court, who will not be
magistrates next year, led a heated discussion on raises and taxes.
In the July 13 meeting, Magistrates Steven Call and Kenny Souder wanted
to decrease the insurance tax, while giving three county road employees
substantial raises.
By Chaeli Glass
There’s a new deputy in town. Ralph Lockard, a retired state police
officer, has joined the Fleming County sheriff’s department. “Lockard
brings 25 years of experience to the department.
Live On Electric Avenue will be featuring The Country Boys this
Saturday night, July 24. The band features Daryl Marshall from
Owingsville on lead guitar and vocals and JJ Marshall from Owingsville
on rhythm guitar and vocals.
By: Shelley Gulley
Taking care of loose ends seems to occupy most of the time at Fleming County School Board meeting during the summer.
Handbooks, surplus inventory and fund rasiers were all discussed at the meeting.
The employee benefit guidelines were read and Superintendet Tony Roth
said, “It is standard.” It was motioned by John Hyatt, with a second by
Jaime Collinsworth to approve these benefits.
By Danetta Barker
Editor
Creating jobs in a recessed economy is not easy. When an opportunity
comes along to expand an existing plant and create more jobs, everyone
involved wants to work toward that end.
By Danetta Barker
Editor
Dealing in used vehicles seems to have become a part of local
government. City Council opened bids Monday night for surplus vehicles
then discussed repairs needed for a used sludge truck bought within the
last year.
By: Shelley Gulley
This is the first year that many Fleming Countians may have witnessed,
or even heard of, Mutton Busting. Tuesday night at the Ewing-Fleming
County fair Hinton Mills and the Fleming County High School FFA held an
organized Mutton Busting rodeo in the show ring.
By Chaeli Glass
At dusk in Flemingsburg, some neighborhoods during summer months
resemble the set of Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds. An overwhelming
amount of starlings have been roosting in the area for several years,
and residents have been trying a variety of tactics to keep away the
birds and the accompanying nuisances that come with them—white splats
on cars and pavement, the sound of thousands of birds screeching and
roosting, the smell of uric acid in the air, for example. Why do the
flocks return to Flemingsburg each summer?
By: Shelley Gulley
While sidewalks are simply a paved path along the road used for safe
pedestrian travel, many concerns regarding the renovation of sidewalks
in Fleming County have been raised. The sidewalks in downtown
Flemingsburg have been under different phases of renovations for almost
six or seven years now, according to Mayor Louie Flannery. The causes
of the renovations are not only to help beautify Flemingsburg, but to
benefit residents of this county and sometimes fix waterlines that need
replaced underneath of sidewalks.
Live on Electric Avenue will be featuring Keith Hubbard and Hubcats
this Friday night, July 9. The Hubcats music is dedicated to
preserving the American musical traditions of the South and features
music that originated from the mouth of the Mississippi River and all
points north.
LEXINGTON, KY – Thirty contestants from across the state will be vying
for the title of Miss Kentucky 2010 and for the first time ever the
public will have the opportunity to decide which contestant will become
one of the semi-finalists on the final night of competition.
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