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    UPDATE: EARLY VOTING FOR MAY PRIMARY ELECTION STARTS TODAY!

    UPDATE: EARLY VOTING FOR MAY PRIMARY ELECTION STARTS TODAY!

    PRESTON ADDS ENDORSEMENT WITH ONE WEEK TO GO BEFORE 2022 PRIMARY

    PRESTON ADDS ENDORSEMENT WITH ONE WEEK TO GO BEFORE 2022 PRIMARY

    NOAH IN ‘GRAND FINALE’ DESPITE COVID-19; Mothers Day performance is best yet, judges say

    NOAH IN ‘GRAND FINALE’ DESPITE COVID-19; Mothers Day performance is best yet, judges say

    PRESTON HAS THE RIGHT PLAN FOR LAWRENCE COUNTY

    PRESTON HAS THE RIGHT PLAN FOR LAWRENCE COUNTY

    LAWRENCE COUNTY’S NOAH THOMPSON IN “TOP 7” ON AI AT DISNEYLAND

    LAWRENCE COUNTY’S NOAH THOMPSON IN “TOP 7” ON AI AT DISNEYLAND

    LAWRENCE COUNTY MAN ARRESTED LATE FRIDAY NIGHT IN MARTIN COUNTY ON FIRST DEGREE RAPE CHARGES

    LAWRENCE COUNTY MAN ARRESTED LATE FRIDAY NIGHT IN MARTIN COUNTY ON FIRST DEGREE RAPE CHARGES

    MUSTANGS LOOSE IN LOUISA TODAY!

    MUSTANGS LOOSE IN LOUISA TODAY!

    LOUISA MAN INDICTED FOR CHILD INCEST ABUSE BY LAWRENCE COUNTY GRAND JURY THIS MONTH, ALSO INDICTED ON MORE SEVERE CHILD SEX INCEST ABUSE CHARGES IN BOYD COUNTY

    LOUISA MAN INDICTED FOR CHILD INCEST ABUSE BY LAWRENCE COUNTY GRAND JURY THIS MONTH, ALSO INDICTED ON MORE SEVERE CHILD SEX INCEST ABUSE CHARGES IN BOYD COUNTY

    LAWRENCE COUNTY GRAND JURY ISSUES INDICTMENTS INCLUDING RAPE, SODOMY, SEXUAL ABUSE AND INCEST WITH A MINOR

    LAWRENCE COUNTY GRAND JURY ISSUES INDICTMENTS INCLUDING RAPE, SODOMY, SEXUAL ABUSE AND INCEST WITH A MINOR

    RUNAWAY FUGITIVE CAPTURED AFTER POLICE CHASE IN LOUISA

    RUNAWAY FUGITIVE CAPTURED AFTER POLICE CHASE IN LOUISA

  • Sports
    SENIOR WILLIAM COPLEY WILL FISH FOR KENTUCKY CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY THIS FALL

    SENIOR WILLIAM COPLEY WILL FISH FOR KENTUCKY CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY THIS FALL

    PRESTON HOMERS AND DERIFIELD FINISHES PAINTSVILLE OFF TO CLOSE OUT REGULAR SEASON FOR DAWGS;  DISTRICT TOURNAMENT MONDAY AT BETSY LAYNE

    PRESTON HOMERS AND DERIFIELD FINISHES PAINTSVILLE OFF TO CLOSE OUT REGULAR SEASON FOR DAWGS; DISTRICT TOURNAMENT MONDAY AT BETSY LAYNE

    SOFTBALL DAWGS BOUNCE BACK WITH TWO QUALITY ROAD WINS ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY

    SOFTBALL DAWGS BOUNCE BACK WITH TWO QUALITY ROAD WINS ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY

    VOLLEYDAWG SENIOR WHITNEY MOORE INKS WITH UPIKE

    VOLLEYDAWG SENIOR WHITNEY MOORE INKS WITH UPIKE

    BRYCE BLEVINS FIRES ANOTHER NO-HITTER; DAWGS CLOSE OUT THE REGULAR SEASON TONIGHT AT PAINTSVILLE

    BRYCE BLEVINS FIRES ANOTHER NO-HITTER; DAWGS CLOSE OUT THE REGULAR SEASON TONIGHT AT PAINTSVILLE

    LAWRENCE CO. FOOTBALL PLAYER ALEX STRICKLAND SIGNS WITH UVA-WISE

    LAWRENCE CO. FOOTBALL PLAYER ALEX STRICKLAND SIGNS WITH UVA-WISE

    BLEVINS NO-HITS WHEELERSBURG AS DAWGS FINISH 4-0 ON THE WEEK

    BLEVINS NO-HITS WHEELERSBURG AS DAWGS FINISH 4-0 ON THE WEEK

    LAWRENCE CO. MERCIES ASHLAND IN FIVE INNINGS IN SOFTBALL ACTION

    LAWRENCE CO. MERCIES ASHLAND IN FIVE INNINGS IN SOFTBALL ACTION

    KENTUCKY DERBY LINEUP AND ODDS RELEASED AFTER DRAW

    KENTUCKY DERBY LINEUP AND ODDS RELEASED AFTER DRAW

  • Lifestyles
    “STEEL MAGNOLIAS” FINALE IN LOUISA…Was a blast!

    “STEEL MAGNOLIAS” FINALE IN LOUISA…Was a blast!

    JOHNSON COUNTY NATIVE IS AMONG TOPS AT UK OUT 0F 3,900: GROWING UP IN EASTERN KY. MOTIVATED HER CAREER IN MEDICAL FIELD

    JOHNSON COUNTY NATIVE IS AMONG TOPS AT UK OUT 0F 3,900: GROWING UP IN EASTERN KY. MOTIVATED HER CAREER IN MEDICAL FIELD

    LAST PROM FOR SENIORS 2022… PLENTY OF COOL KIDS DRESS UP

    LAST PROM FOR SENIORS 2022… PLENTY OF COOL KIDS DRESS UP

    MIKE ARMSTRONG KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR LCHS SENIOR CLASS 2022 LUNCHEON

    MIKE ARMSTRONG KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR LCHS SENIOR CLASS 2022 LUNCHEON

    MY DAY WITH… ”A RAY OF HOPE“

    MY DAY WITH… ”A RAY OF HOPE“

    LOUISA ROTARY LEARNS EL-HASA SHRINERS WILL BE PERFORMING FOR SEPTEMBERFEST PARADE THIS YEAR

    LOUISA ROTARY LEARNS EL-HASA SHRINERS WILL BE PERFORMING FOR SEPTEMBERFEST PARADE THIS YEAR

    ROTARY HASH AND BAHAMA MAMAS… IN APRIL!!!

    ROTARY HASH AND BAHAMA MAMAS… IN APRIL!!!

    Louisa Rotary attends Maundy Thursday…

    Louisa Rotary attends Maundy Thursday…

    TIME TO GET EGG-CITED! The Table’s Annual Community Egg Hunt

    TIME TO GET EGG-CITED! The Table’s Annual Community Egg Hunt

  • Courthouse
    LAWRENCE COUNTY COURT NEWS: Deeds, marriages, and civil suits May 9 – 13

    LAWRENCE COUNTY COURT NEWS: Deeds, marriages, and civil suits May 9 – 13

    Lawrence County Court Docket for the week of May 9-13

    Lawrence County Court Docket for the week of May 9-13

    LOUISA MAN FACING SEVERAL CHARGES AFTER BRIEF BUT WILD SATURDAY NIGHT POLICE CHASE NEAR LOUISA CITY LIMITS

    LOUISA MAN FACING SEVERAL CHARGES AFTER BRIEF BUT WILD SATURDAY NIGHT POLICE CHASE NEAR LOUISA CITY LIMITS

    LOUISA COUNCIL HOLDS PAY RAISE OF CITY WORKERS TO 5%; CITY POOL TO OPEN MAY 28

    LOUISA COUNCIL HOLDS PAY RAISE OF CITY WORKERS TO 5%; CITY POOL TO OPEN MAY 28

    Lawrence County Civil Cases for the week of May 2-6

    Lawrence County Civil Cases for the week of May 2-6

    Louisa City Council Regular Meeting May 10, 2022–7:00pm

    Louisa City Council Regular Meeting May 10, 2022–7:00pm

    Lawrence County Court Docket for the week of May 2-6

    Lawrence County Court Docket for the week of May 2-6

    LOUISA GIRL MISSING, BE ON ALERT IF YOU SEE HER

    LOUISA GIRL MISSING, BE ON ALERT IF YOU SEE HER

    LAWRENCE COUNTY MAN ARRESTED AFTER BEING FOUND WITH METH, WEED, PILLS, STOLEN HANDGUN, FRAUDULENT EBT CARDS 

    LAWRENCE COUNTY MAN ARRESTED AFTER BEING FOUND WITH METH, WEED, PILLS, STOLEN HANDGUN, FRAUDULENT EBT CARDS 

  • Recollections
    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: The old ‘KY Normal College’ 

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: The old ‘KY Normal College’ 

    INBOUND FOR LANDING…BIG SANDY REGIONAL: The Medal of Honor

    INBOUND FOR LANDING…BIG SANDY REGIONAL: The Medal of Honor

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: A Tribute to Mom! 

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: A Tribute to Mom! 

    ‘INBOUND FOR LANDING…Big Sandy Regional’ — The Big Number 3

    ‘INBOUND FOR LANDING…Big Sandy Regional’ — The Big Number 3

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: The quiet times

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: The quiet times

    INBOUND FOR LANDING; BIG SANDY REGIONAL AIRPORT…”IM A LONG WAY FROM WOLF CREEK

    INBOUND FOR LANDING; BIG SANDY REGIONAL AIRPORT…”IM A LONG WAY FROM WOLF CREEK

    CSX COSMETICALLY RESTORES RARE C30-7 DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE FOR KENTUCKY STEAM HERITAGE

    CSX COSMETICALLY RESTORES RARE C30-7 DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE FOR KENTUCKY STEAM HERITAGE

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA;  Life’s memories: High School

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA; Life’s memories: High School

    INBOUND FOR LANDING, BIG SANDY REGIONAL AIRPORT: I Left Too Soon!

    INBOUND FOR LANDING, BIG SANDY REGIONAL AIRPORT: I Left Too Soon!

  • Obituaries
    Eulanda Blanche Branham, 96, of Fort Gay, WV

    Eulanda Blanche Branham, 96, of Fort Gay, WV

    William H. Chafin, 76, of Louisa, KY

    William H. Chafin, 76, of Louisa, KY

    James Fredrick Fraley, Sr., 72, of Fort Gay, WV

    James Fredrick Fraley, Sr., 72, of Fort Gay, WV

    Raymond “Bo” Hurley, Jr., 68, of Fort Gay, WV

    Raymond “Bo” Hurley, Jr., 68, of Fort Gay, WV

    James Robert Isaac, 60, of Louisa, KY

    James Robert Isaac, 60, of Louisa, KY

    Patrick N. Cyrus, 76, of Prichard, WV

    Patrick N. Cyrus, 76, of Prichard, WV

    Vira L. Hayes, age 80, Republic, Missouri

    Vira L. Hayes, age 80, Republic, Missouri

    Betty (Kitts) Thompson, 76, of Louisa, KY

    Betty (Kitts) Thompson, 76, of Louisa, KY

    Jackie McGranahan, 60, of Louisa, KY

    Jackie McGranahan, 60, of Louisa, KY

  • Regional News
    PIKE COUNTY COUPLE ARRESTED FOR METH TRAFFICKING FOLLOWING ANONYMOUS TIP THROUGH KENTUCKY STATE POLICE COMPUTER APP 

    PIKE COUNTY COUPLE ARRESTED FOR METH TRAFFICKING FOLLOWING ANONYMOUS TIP THROUGH KENTUCKY STATE POLICE COMPUTER APP 

    FLOYD CO. WOMAN IS ACCUSED OF SLASHING A MAN’S THROAT  FROM ‘EAR TO EAR’

    FLOYD CO. WOMAN IS ACCUSED OF SLASHING A MAN’S THROAT  FROM ‘EAR TO EAR’

    CLARIFICATIONS ON NOAH THOMPSON HOMECOMING; LAZER GETS TO INTERVIEW NOAH

    CLARIFICATIONS ON NOAH THOMPSON HOMECOMING; LAZER GETS TO INTERVIEW NOAH

    WAYNE COUNTY SHERIFF DRUG ENFORCEMENT UNIT ARRESTS PAIR  WHO HAVE HEROIN RELATED RECORDS

    WAYNE COUNTY SHERIFF DRUG ENFORCEMENT UNIT ARRESTS PAIR  WHO HAVE HEROIN RELATED RECORDS

    NOAH THOMPSON COMING TO LOUISA PARADE AND HIS FREE CONCERT FOR ALL….

    NOAH THOMPSON COMING TO LOUISA PARADE AND HIS FREE CONCERT FOR ALL….

    ASPHALT RESURFACING PROJECT UNDERWAY ON US 23 IN LAWRENCE COUNTY

    ASPHALT RESURFACING PROJECT UNDERWAY ON US 23 IN LAWRENCE COUNTY

    LAWRENCE COUNTY’S NOAH THOMPSON WILL BE COMPETING FOR A SPOT ON THE TOP FIVE ON AMERICAN IDOL TONIGHT!

    LAWRENCE COUNTY’S NOAH THOMPSON WILL BE COMPETING FOR A SPOT ON THE TOP FIVE ON AMERICAN IDOL TONIGHT!

    MARTIN COUNTY GRAND JURY REPORTS 73 TRUE BILLS DURING TERM, FOUR LATEST HANDED DOWN

    MARTIN COUNTY GRAND JURY REPORTS 73 TRUE BILLS DURING TERM, FOUR LATEST HANDED DOWN

    KENTUCKY STATE POLICE SEARCHES FOR MISSING KNOTT COUNTY JUVENILE

    KENTUCKY STATE POLICE SEARCHES FOR MISSING KNOTT COUNTY JUVENILE

  • Announcements
    PARKER B’z GRAND OPENING IS SATURDAY MAY 14TH; DELIVERY IN FT. GAY-LOUISA AVAILABLE

    PARKER B’z GRAND OPENING IS SATURDAY MAY 14TH; DELIVERY IN FT. GAY-LOUISA AVAILABLE

    FLOYD, JOHNSON, KNOTT, LAWRENCE, LETCHER, MARTIN, AND PIKE COUNTIES GETTING ‘STRIPED’

    FLOYD, JOHNSON, KNOTT, LAWRENCE, LETCHER, MARTIN, AND PIKE COUNTIES GETTING ‘STRIPED’

    DAYTIME CLOSURES FOR SOIL NAIL PROJECT SCHEDULED TO START FRIDAY, MAY 6, ON KY 2038 IN LAWRENCE COUNTY

    DAYTIME CLOSURES FOR SOIL NAIL PROJECT SCHEDULED TO START FRIDAY, MAY 6, ON KY 2038 IN LAWRENCE COUNTY

    SWAP MEET AND CRUISE IN COMING MAY 21

    SWAP MEET AND CRUISE IN COMING MAY 21

    GRUDGE MATCH WITH WAYNE DEPUTIES WRESTLING THUGS FOR CHARITY MAY 20!

    GRUDGE MATCH WITH WAYNE DEPUTIES WRESTLING THUGS FOR CHARITY MAY 20!

     Lawrence County School Registration 2022-23

     Lawrence County School Registration 2022-23

    WATCH PARTY WITH NOAH SET FOR SUNDAY APRIL 24!

    WATCH PARTY WITH NOAH SET FOR SUNDAY APRIL 24!

    ONE DAY ROTARY EVENT TOMORROW AT EXTENSION OFFICE PAVILION!

    ONE DAY ROTARY EVENT TOMORROW AT EXTENSION OFFICE PAVILION!

    EASTER EGG HUNT AT WILDERNESS PARK APRIL 16

    EASTER EGG HUNT AT WILDERNESS PARK APRIL 16

  • Editorials/Letters
    PELFREY, LIBRARY BOARD VOTE TO RAISE SALARIES OF ALL EMPLOYEES ON EVE OF JULY 1ST CHANGES IN LAW; STILL NO ANSWER TO “WHERE’S THE MONEY?”

    PELFREY, LIBRARY BOARD VOTE TO RAISE SALARIES OF ALL EMPLOYEES ON EVE OF JULY 1ST CHANGES IN LAW; STILL NO ANSWER TO “WHERE’S THE MONEY?”

    PHARMACISTS UP AGAINST BENEFIT MANAGERS IN COST OF MEDICINE  BATTLE

    PHARMACISTS UP AGAINST BENEFIT MANAGERS IN COST OF MEDICINE BATTLE

    LIBRARY BATTLE RAGES ON: WILL PELPHREY SUE FISCAL COURT FOR ALL COUNTY’S RECORDS

    LIBRARY BATTLE RAGES ON: WILL PELPHREY SUE FISCAL COURT FOR ALL COUNTY’S RECORDS

    HELPING IMMIGRANTS IN NEED WILL BENEFIT KENTUCKY IN THE BATTLE FOR A BETTER WORKFORCE

    HELPING IMMIGRANTS IN NEED WILL BENEFIT KENTUCKY IN THE BATTLE FOR A BETTER WORKFORCE

    WHERE’S THE MONEY? LIBRARY CHIEF REFUSES INFORMATION ON FUNDS

    WHERE’S THE MONEY? LIBRARY CHIEF REFUSES INFORMATION ON FUNDS

    GLENN MOLLETTE: Finding hope and life before death 

    GLENN MOLLETTE: Finding hope and life before death 

    SENATOR PHILLIP WHEELER’S LEGISLATIVE UPDATE  Week 15   

    SENATOR PHILLIP WHEELER’S LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Week 15  

    BESHEAR ANNOUNCES LINE ITEM VETOES IN STATE BUDGET, BUT SAYS LAWMAKERS BUILD ON ECONOMIC MOMENTUM WITH THEIR VERSION

    BESHEAR ANNOUNCES LINE ITEM VETOES IN STATE BUDGET, BUT SAYS LAWMAKERS BUILD ON ECONOMIC MOMENTUM WITH THEIR VERSION

    Crypto has a climate problem

    Crypto has a climate problem

  • News
    UPDATE: EARLY VOTING FOR MAY PRIMARY ELECTION STARTS TODAY!

    UPDATE: EARLY VOTING FOR MAY PRIMARY ELECTION STARTS TODAY!

    PRESTON ADDS ENDORSEMENT WITH ONE WEEK TO GO BEFORE 2022 PRIMARY

    PRESTON ADDS ENDORSEMENT WITH ONE WEEK TO GO BEFORE 2022 PRIMARY

    NOAH IN ‘GRAND FINALE’ DESPITE COVID-19; Mothers Day performance is best yet, judges say

    NOAH IN ‘GRAND FINALE’ DESPITE COVID-19; Mothers Day performance is best yet, judges say

    PRESTON HAS THE RIGHT PLAN FOR LAWRENCE COUNTY

    PRESTON HAS THE RIGHT PLAN FOR LAWRENCE COUNTY

    LAWRENCE COUNTY’S NOAH THOMPSON IN “TOP 7” ON AI AT DISNEYLAND

    LAWRENCE COUNTY’S NOAH THOMPSON IN “TOP 7” ON AI AT DISNEYLAND

    LAWRENCE COUNTY MAN ARRESTED LATE FRIDAY NIGHT IN MARTIN COUNTY ON FIRST DEGREE RAPE CHARGES

    LAWRENCE COUNTY MAN ARRESTED LATE FRIDAY NIGHT IN MARTIN COUNTY ON FIRST DEGREE RAPE CHARGES

    MUSTANGS LOOSE IN LOUISA TODAY!

    MUSTANGS LOOSE IN LOUISA TODAY!

    LOUISA MAN INDICTED FOR CHILD INCEST ABUSE BY LAWRENCE COUNTY GRAND JURY THIS MONTH, ALSO INDICTED ON MORE SEVERE CHILD SEX INCEST ABUSE CHARGES IN BOYD COUNTY

    LOUISA MAN INDICTED FOR CHILD INCEST ABUSE BY LAWRENCE COUNTY GRAND JURY THIS MONTH, ALSO INDICTED ON MORE SEVERE CHILD SEX INCEST ABUSE CHARGES IN BOYD COUNTY

    LAWRENCE COUNTY GRAND JURY ISSUES INDICTMENTS INCLUDING RAPE, SODOMY, SEXUAL ABUSE AND INCEST WITH A MINOR

    LAWRENCE COUNTY GRAND JURY ISSUES INDICTMENTS INCLUDING RAPE, SODOMY, SEXUAL ABUSE AND INCEST WITH A MINOR

    RUNAWAY FUGITIVE CAPTURED AFTER POLICE CHASE IN LOUISA

    RUNAWAY FUGITIVE CAPTURED AFTER POLICE CHASE IN LOUISA

  • Sports
    SENIOR WILLIAM COPLEY WILL FISH FOR KENTUCKY CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY THIS FALL

    SENIOR WILLIAM COPLEY WILL FISH FOR KENTUCKY CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY THIS FALL

    PRESTON HOMERS AND DERIFIELD FINISHES PAINTSVILLE OFF TO CLOSE OUT REGULAR SEASON FOR DAWGS;  DISTRICT TOURNAMENT MONDAY AT BETSY LAYNE

    PRESTON HOMERS AND DERIFIELD FINISHES PAINTSVILLE OFF TO CLOSE OUT REGULAR SEASON FOR DAWGS; DISTRICT TOURNAMENT MONDAY AT BETSY LAYNE

    SOFTBALL DAWGS BOUNCE BACK WITH TWO QUALITY ROAD WINS ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY

    SOFTBALL DAWGS BOUNCE BACK WITH TWO QUALITY ROAD WINS ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY

    VOLLEYDAWG SENIOR WHITNEY MOORE INKS WITH UPIKE

    VOLLEYDAWG SENIOR WHITNEY MOORE INKS WITH UPIKE

    BRYCE BLEVINS FIRES ANOTHER NO-HITTER; DAWGS CLOSE OUT THE REGULAR SEASON TONIGHT AT PAINTSVILLE

    BRYCE BLEVINS FIRES ANOTHER NO-HITTER; DAWGS CLOSE OUT THE REGULAR SEASON TONIGHT AT PAINTSVILLE

    LAWRENCE CO. FOOTBALL PLAYER ALEX STRICKLAND SIGNS WITH UVA-WISE

    LAWRENCE CO. FOOTBALL PLAYER ALEX STRICKLAND SIGNS WITH UVA-WISE

    BLEVINS NO-HITS WHEELERSBURG AS DAWGS FINISH 4-0 ON THE WEEK

    BLEVINS NO-HITS WHEELERSBURG AS DAWGS FINISH 4-0 ON THE WEEK

    LAWRENCE CO. MERCIES ASHLAND IN FIVE INNINGS IN SOFTBALL ACTION

    LAWRENCE CO. MERCIES ASHLAND IN FIVE INNINGS IN SOFTBALL ACTION

    KENTUCKY DERBY LINEUP AND ODDS RELEASED AFTER DRAW

    KENTUCKY DERBY LINEUP AND ODDS RELEASED AFTER DRAW

  • Lifestyles
    “STEEL MAGNOLIAS” FINALE IN LOUISA…Was a blast!

    “STEEL MAGNOLIAS” FINALE IN LOUISA…Was a blast!

    JOHNSON COUNTY NATIVE IS AMONG TOPS AT UK OUT 0F 3,900: GROWING UP IN EASTERN KY. MOTIVATED HER CAREER IN MEDICAL FIELD

    JOHNSON COUNTY NATIVE IS AMONG TOPS AT UK OUT 0F 3,900: GROWING UP IN EASTERN KY. MOTIVATED HER CAREER IN MEDICAL FIELD

    LAST PROM FOR SENIORS 2022… PLENTY OF COOL KIDS DRESS UP

    LAST PROM FOR SENIORS 2022… PLENTY OF COOL KIDS DRESS UP

    MIKE ARMSTRONG KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR LCHS SENIOR CLASS 2022 LUNCHEON

    MIKE ARMSTRONG KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR LCHS SENIOR CLASS 2022 LUNCHEON

    MY DAY WITH… ”A RAY OF HOPE“

    MY DAY WITH… ”A RAY OF HOPE“

    LOUISA ROTARY LEARNS EL-HASA SHRINERS WILL BE PERFORMING FOR SEPTEMBERFEST PARADE THIS YEAR

    LOUISA ROTARY LEARNS EL-HASA SHRINERS WILL BE PERFORMING FOR SEPTEMBERFEST PARADE THIS YEAR

    ROTARY HASH AND BAHAMA MAMAS… IN APRIL!!!

    ROTARY HASH AND BAHAMA MAMAS… IN APRIL!!!

    Louisa Rotary attends Maundy Thursday…

    Louisa Rotary attends Maundy Thursday…

    TIME TO GET EGG-CITED! The Table’s Annual Community Egg Hunt

    TIME TO GET EGG-CITED! The Table’s Annual Community Egg Hunt

  • Courthouse
    LAWRENCE COUNTY COURT NEWS: Deeds, marriages, and civil suits May 9 – 13

    LAWRENCE COUNTY COURT NEWS: Deeds, marriages, and civil suits May 9 – 13

    Lawrence County Court Docket for the week of May 9-13

    Lawrence County Court Docket for the week of May 9-13

    LOUISA MAN FACING SEVERAL CHARGES AFTER BRIEF BUT WILD SATURDAY NIGHT POLICE CHASE NEAR LOUISA CITY LIMITS

    LOUISA MAN FACING SEVERAL CHARGES AFTER BRIEF BUT WILD SATURDAY NIGHT POLICE CHASE NEAR LOUISA CITY LIMITS

    LOUISA COUNCIL HOLDS PAY RAISE OF CITY WORKERS TO 5%; CITY POOL TO OPEN MAY 28

    LOUISA COUNCIL HOLDS PAY RAISE OF CITY WORKERS TO 5%; CITY POOL TO OPEN MAY 28

    Lawrence County Civil Cases for the week of May 2-6

    Lawrence County Civil Cases for the week of May 2-6

    Louisa City Council Regular Meeting May 10, 2022–7:00pm

    Louisa City Council Regular Meeting May 10, 2022–7:00pm

    Lawrence County Court Docket for the week of May 2-6

    Lawrence County Court Docket for the week of May 2-6

    LOUISA GIRL MISSING, BE ON ALERT IF YOU SEE HER

    LOUISA GIRL MISSING, BE ON ALERT IF YOU SEE HER

    LAWRENCE COUNTY MAN ARRESTED AFTER BEING FOUND WITH METH, WEED, PILLS, STOLEN HANDGUN, FRAUDULENT EBT CARDS 

    LAWRENCE COUNTY MAN ARRESTED AFTER BEING FOUND WITH METH, WEED, PILLS, STOLEN HANDGUN, FRAUDULENT EBT CARDS 

  • Recollections
    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: The old ‘KY Normal College’ 

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: The old ‘KY Normal College’ 

    INBOUND FOR LANDING…BIG SANDY REGIONAL: The Medal of Honor

    INBOUND FOR LANDING…BIG SANDY REGIONAL: The Medal of Honor

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: A Tribute to Mom! 

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: A Tribute to Mom! 

    ‘INBOUND FOR LANDING…Big Sandy Regional’ — The Big Number 3

    ‘INBOUND FOR LANDING…Big Sandy Regional’ — The Big Number 3

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: The quiet times

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: The quiet times

    INBOUND FOR LANDING; BIG SANDY REGIONAL AIRPORT…”IM A LONG WAY FROM WOLF CREEK

    INBOUND FOR LANDING; BIG SANDY REGIONAL AIRPORT…”IM A LONG WAY FROM WOLF CREEK

    CSX COSMETICALLY RESTORES RARE C30-7 DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE FOR KENTUCKY STEAM HERITAGE

    CSX COSMETICALLY RESTORES RARE C30-7 DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE FOR KENTUCKY STEAM HERITAGE

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA;  Life’s memories: High School

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA; Life’s memories: High School

    INBOUND FOR LANDING, BIG SANDY REGIONAL AIRPORT: I Left Too Soon!

    INBOUND FOR LANDING, BIG SANDY REGIONAL AIRPORT: I Left Too Soon!

  • Obituaries
    Eulanda Blanche Branham, 96, of Fort Gay, WV

    Eulanda Blanche Branham, 96, of Fort Gay, WV

    William H. Chafin, 76, of Louisa, KY

    William H. Chafin, 76, of Louisa, KY

    James Fredrick Fraley, Sr., 72, of Fort Gay, WV

    James Fredrick Fraley, Sr., 72, of Fort Gay, WV

    Raymond “Bo” Hurley, Jr., 68, of Fort Gay, WV

    Raymond “Bo” Hurley, Jr., 68, of Fort Gay, WV

    James Robert Isaac, 60, of Louisa, KY

    James Robert Isaac, 60, of Louisa, KY

    Patrick N. Cyrus, 76, of Prichard, WV

    Patrick N. Cyrus, 76, of Prichard, WV

    Vira L. Hayes, age 80, Republic, Missouri

    Vira L. Hayes, age 80, Republic, Missouri

    Betty (Kitts) Thompson, 76, of Louisa, KY

    Betty (Kitts) Thompson, 76, of Louisa, KY

    Jackie McGranahan, 60, of Louisa, KY

    Jackie McGranahan, 60, of Louisa, KY

  • Regional News
    PIKE COUNTY COUPLE ARRESTED FOR METH TRAFFICKING FOLLOWING ANONYMOUS TIP THROUGH KENTUCKY STATE POLICE COMPUTER APP 

    PIKE COUNTY COUPLE ARRESTED FOR METH TRAFFICKING FOLLOWING ANONYMOUS TIP THROUGH KENTUCKY STATE POLICE COMPUTER APP 

    FLOYD CO. WOMAN IS ACCUSED OF SLASHING A MAN’S THROAT  FROM ‘EAR TO EAR’

    FLOYD CO. WOMAN IS ACCUSED OF SLASHING A MAN’S THROAT  FROM ‘EAR TO EAR’

    CLARIFICATIONS ON NOAH THOMPSON HOMECOMING; LAZER GETS TO INTERVIEW NOAH

    CLARIFICATIONS ON NOAH THOMPSON HOMECOMING; LAZER GETS TO INTERVIEW NOAH

    WAYNE COUNTY SHERIFF DRUG ENFORCEMENT UNIT ARRESTS PAIR  WHO HAVE HEROIN RELATED RECORDS

    WAYNE COUNTY SHERIFF DRUG ENFORCEMENT UNIT ARRESTS PAIR  WHO HAVE HEROIN RELATED RECORDS

    NOAH THOMPSON COMING TO LOUISA PARADE AND HIS FREE CONCERT FOR ALL….

    NOAH THOMPSON COMING TO LOUISA PARADE AND HIS FREE CONCERT FOR ALL….

    ASPHALT RESURFACING PROJECT UNDERWAY ON US 23 IN LAWRENCE COUNTY

    ASPHALT RESURFACING PROJECT UNDERWAY ON US 23 IN LAWRENCE COUNTY

    LAWRENCE COUNTY’S NOAH THOMPSON WILL BE COMPETING FOR A SPOT ON THE TOP FIVE ON AMERICAN IDOL TONIGHT!

    LAWRENCE COUNTY’S NOAH THOMPSON WILL BE COMPETING FOR A SPOT ON THE TOP FIVE ON AMERICAN IDOL TONIGHT!

    MARTIN COUNTY GRAND JURY REPORTS 73 TRUE BILLS DURING TERM, FOUR LATEST HANDED DOWN

    MARTIN COUNTY GRAND JURY REPORTS 73 TRUE BILLS DURING TERM, FOUR LATEST HANDED DOWN

    KENTUCKY STATE POLICE SEARCHES FOR MISSING KNOTT COUNTY JUVENILE

    KENTUCKY STATE POLICE SEARCHES FOR MISSING KNOTT COUNTY JUVENILE

  • Announcements
    PARKER B’z GRAND OPENING IS SATURDAY MAY 14TH; DELIVERY IN FT. GAY-LOUISA AVAILABLE

    PARKER B’z GRAND OPENING IS SATURDAY MAY 14TH; DELIVERY IN FT. GAY-LOUISA AVAILABLE

    FLOYD, JOHNSON, KNOTT, LAWRENCE, LETCHER, MARTIN, AND PIKE COUNTIES GETTING ‘STRIPED’

    FLOYD, JOHNSON, KNOTT, LAWRENCE, LETCHER, MARTIN, AND PIKE COUNTIES GETTING ‘STRIPED’

    DAYTIME CLOSURES FOR SOIL NAIL PROJECT SCHEDULED TO START FRIDAY, MAY 6, ON KY 2038 IN LAWRENCE COUNTY

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Growing up in Louisa – Pride, Honor, and Guilt

Michael Coburn by Michael Coburn
November 12, 2018
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Growing up in Louisa – Pride, Honor, and Guilt

This title may alert you to my view of this week’s subject. Hey, they taught me in school that is just what titles are for. This upcoming Monday shows on my calendar as Veterans Day, so I think it is altogether appropriate for us to give well-deserved honor and tribute to those men and women who have served our nation and gave their all. That brings me to remember, too, that other veterans suffered hurts and pains that goes with the job when they stood in the breach to fend off an enemy that would take away America’s freedoms. Some of our military lost limbs, others were badly burned, and many carry the memories of horrible sounds, awful veils of fear, and the memories of those things that happen in war.

We still have a few of the ‘greatest generation,’ (WWII vets), and several Korean veterans, and loads of those who faced the struggles of Viet Nam. Other veterans served in the desert wars and the ongoing battle against terrorism. Many of those who were sent into ‘harm’s way,’ saw sights that cannot be forgotten. Many still deal with the resulting nightmares and cold sweats years, or even a lifetime later. A few were involved with hand-to-hand combat, some sent ordinance toward an unseen foe, but many who never saw the enemy heard the bullets whizzing by. Many knew they would not be coming back. 

I cannot forget those that carry guilt that others were taken while they themselves were spared. Or were they? Looking a fellow veteran in the eye when you could see signs of the wounds they incurred requires us lucky ones to lower our heads. Is it guilt that we feel or are we just truly humbled by those who stood tall in the defense of our national interests? We argue that we all played our roll and contributed to the effort and indeed, we did what our leaders directed. In the end, those men and women will also be honored when a folded flag is presented to their spouses. It won’ be about me, but those who have died, or who are dying, or will later lay down their lives. That tradition reminds us that we were all there.

At home there were people that built ships, airplanes, and grew food to feed an army. There were reporters, doctors and nurses, and those who dug out the coal to feed the furnaces of industry. Many filled the gaps left when our youth fought the battles. One does what one has to do and together we get it done. 

Like many young men I did a good bit of my growing up in the military. I had a simple but important role in the Cuban Crisis and have a good many ‘war stories’ about my tenure in uniform. But, I wasn’t sent into the fray. I had personal friends that were and I hung my head and cried when I heard one of the spray-flight planes went down in ‘Nam.’ That crash took the lives of several of my friends that I had seen off on the tarmac only a few days earlier. I know several who still suffer from exposure to ‘agent orange,’ which was used to defoliate the heavy jungle. The stresses that go along with jungle guerrilla warfare was experienced in WWII and again in Viet Nam. I stay quiet about the war when I’m around them because I wasn’t there and don’t know what went down, but I listen whenever they are ready to talk.

Honoring our troops is the real reason for Veterans Day, you know. It’s not meant to be just another holiday that allows us to skip work and head out to the golf course. It’s a day for us to take a moment and remember those tens of thousands that have died on our behalf. 

Back when I was a kid growing up in my sweet little home town it wasn’t called ‘Veterans Day.’ It was for those who one hundred years ago were ‘over there.’ They called it ‘Armistice Day.’ First named to honor soldiers, sailors and airmen of the First World War, it was changed later to include other conflicts. I was attending good old LHS back then. I remember those old soldiers that would gather on Armistice Day on the benches up and down Madison, and Main Cross. Some were passing out red poppies to pin to our lapels. A few of the veterans showed their pride by dressing in their uniforms. Their jackets displayed marksmanship metals and other awards including victory and theater ribbons. My mom pointed out one old man who wore a Purple Heart and had several other ribbons. He had seen combat. I shook hands with several old codgers and proudly wore the poppy. 

I also remember seeing some soldiers that represented the Second World War. While I associate those with Veterans Day, I might have seen them at another event such as July 4th or a Victory Parade. I know that in grade school the teachers told us many times about how we owed much to those men and women. There are very few oral records by those who ‘served in the trenches,’ or on a merchant ship navigating across the north Atlantic dodging German U-boats, or those that took flack while flying on another bombing run. As a kid I saw my share of war movies, and still watch documentaries. Even those with real footage are mild compared to the truth of what happened. You can’t portray the sounds, smells, fear, and conditions or the horrors of the death camps.    

Over the last two hundred years the weapons and nature of war have undergone dramatic changes. Charges by the light Calvary changed to trench warfare with chemical weapons and fast-firing automatic weapons. Then came armored divisions and better artillery, rockets, and finally atomic bombs. After that it was guerilla tactics in the jungle, and finally terrorist attacks on the innocent. Regardless, countless good men and women have died to protect the homeland. Others carry wounds, seen and unseen. Simple sounds, smells, or noises trigger nightmares. How one can experience the scenes of D-day and the Holocaust and not shiver is beyond me. Now it is children in the classroom, worshipers in church or synagogue, or just concert attendees. Our homeland has witnessed things that were unheard of in our day. How horrible, but then again, how strong is our resolve to stand true to our nations principles.       

My wife’s great uncle was at Normandy on ‘D-Day’, June 6, 1944. He said so many were hit by enemy fire that the water turned the color of blood. He once reluctantly sat down and told me about the battles all the way to the ‘Battle of the Bulge’ and then on into Germany. Many of his unit did not survive. While this wasn’t a memory of my ‘growing up years,’ it happened during my lifetime. They certainly deserve our thanks and respect. So do those who fought in Korea, or Viet Nam, Laos, and those who fought in the Mideast during two wars and those who continue to stand for their nation.

The names of many young people from Lawrence County are on the lists of those killed in wars, or listed as missing. As I have mentioned, some were lucky, and returned home wondering why they weren’t killed. Many felt guilty that a friend next to them gave the ultimate sacrifice, but somehow they survived and returned to their families. Wounds of war are more than those inflected by bullets, shrapnel, Agent Orange, or other munitions. They still relive the unspeakable in their dreams. Such are the horrors of war. What is seen, experienced, or feared all carry a cost. I think it was Sherman that said that “War is hell.” Indeed, it is. Seeing the innocent hurt or killed, knowing that the enemy ahead that is waiting in ambush, puts no value on life. They kill without discretion or guilt, thinking it as just. That is hard to fathom, as it is an insane dogma, but we have just seen something akin in America.

Whatever the venue, random shooting, setting off bombs, or mailing booby-trapped packages it makes no sense. In the past, it was our soldiers that suffered in war and carried the memories of violence. It has come home, and even families are attacked. We are nearing the place where we cannot expect to be safe by the efforts of the few. Today, we must stand ready to fight and perhaps die for the freedoms and the lives of those we love. In this way, we are all becoming veterans, a broader ‘Band of Brothers,’ trying to save lives in hope of a future like we knew, growing up. In recognition of that, our first-responders, our military, and those brave citizens who return fire and knock down the threats to others and our world. They all deserve our salute and our full support because today, we all walk in harm’s way.

When they hand my wife that folded American flag, and play taps over my ashes, I want her to remember not just me, but what so many good people have done. While I grew up and lived a good life, others died so that I could. Whether they worked in a mailroom, on a train, in the air, on the sea, or in the trenches, they have contributed in maintaining this the greatest nation on earth. If you doubt it then answer me this: Why are so many scrambling to get in? On this day, and many other days like this one, I pause to remember the flag and what it stands for. I hope you take a moment and join me in remembering our veterans.  mcoburncppo@aol.com    

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  1. Bernard Nelson says:
    4 years ago

    Great article Mike. covers a lot of ground, very well I must add. I remember the days in Louisa when folks would set on the benches, give the red poppies out to vets and purchase one to wear for themselves to show support of our war efforts and to honor our service men.

    Hopefully I can get through the maze to get this published so u can read it. Thanks for the memories.

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