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    LAWRENCE COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT RECENT NEW HIRES INCREASES TO ITS LARGEST SIZE IN ITS HISTORY; NOW HAS 10 DEPUTIES, 6 COURT SECURITY OFFICERS

    LAWRENCE COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT RECENT NEW HIRES INCREASES TO ITS LARGEST SIZE IN ITS HISTORY; NOW HAS 10 DEPUTIES, 6 COURT SECURITY OFFICERS

    CITY HALL, FIRE AND POLICE STATIONS WILL BE REMODELED IF $750,000 GRANT IS APPROVED

    CITY HALL, FIRE AND POLICE STATIONS WILL BE REMODELED IF $750,000 GRANT IS APPROVED

    DON’T CALL:   LAWRENCE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT ASKS THAT LOCAL RESIDENTS TO NOT CALL TO MAKE VACCINE APPOINTMENTS, AS THEY HAVE RUN OUT OF VACCINE

    DON’T CALL: LAWRENCE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT ASKS THAT LOCAL RESIDENTS TO NOT CALL TO MAKE VACCINE APPOINTMENTS, AS THEY HAVE RUN OUT OF VACCINE

    COURTHOUSE TO BE CLOSED TO PUBLIC UNTIL FEBRUARY 1

    COURTHOUSE TO BE CLOSED TO PUBLIC UNTIL FEBRUARY 1

    FLETCHER ANNOUNCES TWO WEEK DELAY IN ‘IN-PERSON’ LEARNING CLASSES; NEW DATE IS JAN. 25

    FLETCHER ANNOUNCES TWO WEEK DELAY IN ‘IN-PERSON’ LEARNING CLASSES; NEW DATE IS JAN. 25

    209 NEW COVID-19 CASES IN LAWRENCE COUNTY SINCE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS

    209 NEW COVID-19 CASES IN LAWRENCE COUNTY SINCE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS

    LAWRENCE COUNTY SEES OVER 10% OF TOTAL COVID-19 CASES IN 4 DAYS AFTER CHRISTMAS

    LAWRENCE COUNTY SEES OVER 10% OF TOTAL COVID-19 CASES IN 4 DAYS AFTER CHRISTMAS

    21 MORE CASES OF COVID-19 AT JORDAN CENTER, 44 TOTAL IN COUNTY FOR DECEMBER 28

    21 MORE CASES OF COVID-19 AT JORDAN CENTER, 44 TOTAL IN COUNTY FOR DECEMBER 28

    JORDAN CENTER HAS 20 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 IN ONE DAY, LAWRENCE CO. HAS THIRTY TOTAL

    JORDAN CENTER HAS 20 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 IN ONE DAY, LAWRENCE CO. HAS THIRTY TOTAL

    LAWRENCE COUNTY WOMAN ARRESTED IN BOYD COUNTY FOR MID-DECEMBER STABBING OF ALLEGED TWO-TIMING BOYFRIEND

    LAWRENCE COUNTY WOMAN ARRESTED IN BOYD COUNTY FOR MID-DECEMBER STABBING OF ALLEGED TWO-TIMING BOYFRIEND

  • Sports
    Lady Bulldogs bounce back after first loss of the year

    Lady Bulldogs bounce back after first loss of the year

    CARTER CO. NATIVE AND UK TWO SPORT MAN DIES AT AGE 22

    CARTER CO. NATIVE AND UK TWO SPORT MAN DIES AT AGE 22

    Winter Sports in West Virginia will open up February 15th, Spring Sports March 15th

    Winter Sports in West Virginia will open up February 15th, Spring Sports March 15th

    Dawgs win at Fairview and fall on the road at Johnson Central

    Dawgs win at Fairview and fall on the road at Johnson Central

    Lady Dawgs win third straight game, Seniors Webb and Wells honored before the game against Hazard

    Lady Dawgs win third straight game, Seniors Webb and Wells honored before the game against Hazard

    Tolsia Volleyball places two on North/South All Star Team

    Tolsia Volleyball places two on North/South All Star Team

    Dawgs win season opener over Phelps, Travel to Fairview tonight

    Dawgs win season opener over Phelps, Travel to Fairview tonight

    Lady Bulldogs start the season with a bang in victory over Pike Co. Central

    Lady Bulldogs start the season with a bang in victory over Pike Co. Central

    No tickets sold to the public Lawrence Co. Basketball home games; games can be viewed live on YouTube

    No tickets sold to the public Lawrence Co. Basketball home games; games can be viewed live on YouTube

  • Lifestyles
    GAS PRICES RISING AT THE PUMP DESPITE LOWER DEMAND

    GAS PRICES RISING AT THE PUMP DESPITE LOWER DEMAND

    Newton’s Third Law and Silver Linings… By Rebecca Webb

    Newton’s Third Law and Silver Linings… By Rebecca Webb

    Kentucky Power and AEP Foundation provide grant to The Salvation Army

    Kentucky Power and AEP Foundation provide grant to The Salvation Army

    ‘A RAY OF HOPE’ AND SOME COUNTY OFFICES SPONSOR TOY DISTRIBUTION

    ‘A RAY OF HOPE’ AND SOME COUNTY OFFICES SPONSOR TOY DISTRIBUTION

      LAWRENCE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY, INC RECEIVES $14,000 GRANT FROM PETSMART CHARITIES®

      LAWRENCE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY, INC RECEIVES $14,000 GRANT FROM PETSMART CHARITIES®

    LOUISA ROTARY HEARS FROM STATEWIDE REPORTER VIA ZOOM

    LOUISA ROTARY HEARS FROM STATEWIDE REPORTER VIA ZOOM

    New boutique coming to Louisa just in time for Christmas

    New boutique coming to Louisa just in time for Christmas

    Kentucky Power and AEP Foundation provide grant to White House Clinics

    Kentucky Power and AEP Foundation provide grant to White House Clinics

    SPREAD OF WASP SPRAY BEING USED AS DRUG IN AREAS OF BIG SANDY VALLEY INCLUDING LAWRENCE CO.

    SPREAD OF WASP SPRAY BEING USED AS DRUG IN AREAS OF BIG SANDY VALLEY INCLUDING LAWRENCE CO.

  • Courthouse
    Louisa City Council Regular Meeting January 12, 2021–7:00pm

    Louisa City Council Regular Meeting January 12, 2021–7:00pm

    Lawrence County District and Circuit Court Docket for the week of January 4-8

    Lawrence County District and Circuit Court Docket for the week of January 4-8

    COUNTY ISSUES INVITATION TO BID ON NEW 911 SYSTEM

    COUNTY ISSUES INVITATION TO BID ON NEW 911 SYSTEM

    Louisa Utilities Board Meeting Agenda January 5, 2021, 6:00PM

    Louisa Utilities Board Meeting Agenda January 5, 2021, 6:00PM

    KENTUCKY STATE POLICE ELECTRONIC CRIME BRANCH, DRUG LAB WORTH THE MONEY IN 2020

    KENTUCKY STATE POLICE ELECTRONIC CRIME BRANCH, DRUG LAB WORTH THE MONEY IN 2020

    LAWRENCE COUNTY ARREST LIST – DECEMBER 14-25, 2020

    LAWRENCE COUNTY ARREST LIST – DECEMBER 14-25, 2020

    KSP CRIME BRANCH NABS MORE THAN 100 CHILD SEX PREDATORS IN 2020

    KSP CRIME BRANCH NABS MORE THAN 100 CHILD SEX PREDATORS IN 2020

    Harmon Releases Audit of Lawrence County Sheriff’s Fee Account

    Harmon Releases Audit of Lawrence County Sheriff’s Fee Account

    Lawrence County District and Circuit Court Docket for the week of December 14-18

    Lawrence County District and Circuit Court Docket for the week of December 14-18

  • Recollections
    CANON WAS IN FRONT OF MRS. RICE’S PLACE IN LOUISA, WE KNOW WHERE IT IS NOW

    CANON WAS IN FRONT OF MRS. RICE’S PLACE IN LOUISA, WE KNOW WHERE IT IS NOW

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA… Can you Dig it?

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA… Can you Dig it?

    FRED JONES: I was thinking of Ben Compton today…

    FRED JONES: I was thinking of Ben Compton today…

    GLENN MOLLETTE: What Six Dollars Can Do  

    GLENN MOLLETTE: What Six Dollars Can Do  

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Coincidence

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Coincidence

    KENTUCKY EXPLORER MAGAZINE WILL NO LONGER BE PUBLISHED

    KENTUCKY EXPLORER MAGAZINE WILL NO LONGER BE PUBLISHED

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Old vs New Year

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Old vs New Year

    GLENN MOLLETTE: Our Christmas Spirit

    GLENN MOLLETTE: Our Christmas Spirit

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: A Christmas Memory, by Emily

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: A Christmas Memory, by Emily

  • Obituaries
    Robert G. Miller, Jr., age 53, of Paintsville, Ky.

    Robert G. Miller, Jr., age 53, of Paintsville, Ky.

    Ethel “Edie” Borders Young, 91, formerly of Lawrence County

    Ethel “Edie” Borders Young, 91, formerly of Lawrence County

    Carl M. Howard, 75, of Louisa, KY

    Carl M. Howard, 75, of Louisa, KY

    Frances Ratcliff, 92, of Louisa, KY

    Frances Ratcliff, 92, of Louisa, KY

    Luther Samuel Parsons, 55, of Fort Gay, WV

    Luther Samuel Parsons, 55, of Fort Gay, WV

    Samuel Lynn Collins, 65, of Louisa, KY

    Samuel Lynn Collins, 65, of Louisa, KY

    Billy Don Shannon, 83, of Louisa, KY

    Billy Don Shannon, 83, of Louisa, KY

    Gretchen L. Childers, 91, of Staffordsville, KY

    Gretchen L. Childers, 91, of Staffordsville, KY

    Blanche Maynard, 80, of Louisa, KY

    Blanche Maynard, 80, of Louisa, KY

  • Regional News
    KENTUCKY STATE POLICE CHARGE PIKE COUNTY TEENAGE MAN WITH CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OFFENSES

    KENTUCKY STATE POLICE CHARGE PIKE COUNTY TEENAGE MAN WITH CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OFFENSES

    KENTUCKY CHILD SEX CRIME ARREST REPORT: FEMALE TEACHER CHARGED WITH RAPE OF STUDENT IN SCOTT CO.

    KENTUCKY CHILD SEX CRIME ARREST REPORT: FEMALE TEACHER CHARGED WITH RAPE OF STUDENT IN SCOTT CO.

    EAST LYNN MAN ARRESTED AT TRAFFIC STOP BY WAYNE CO. SHERIFF’S DEU

    EAST LYNN MAN ARRESTED AT TRAFFIC STOP BY WAYNE CO. SHERIFF’S DEU

    CARTER COUNTY MAN ARRESTED ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING, SEX CRIMES INVOLVING MINORS, AND PROSTITUTION CHARGES FOR SECOND TIME

    CARTER COUNTY MAN ARRESTED ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING, SEX CRIMES INVOLVING MINORS, AND PROSTITUTION CHARGES FOR SECOND TIME

    HEROIN BUST IN WAYNE CO. INVOLVES MARTIN CO. PAIR

    HEROIN BUST IN WAYNE CO. INVOLVES MARTIN CO. PAIR

    Paintsville doctor pleads guilty to Fentanyl charges

    Paintsville doctor pleads guilty to Fentanyl charges

    MARTIN COUNTY ARREST LIST – DECEMBER 26-JANUARY 9, 2021

    MARTIN COUNTY ARREST LIST – DECEMBER 26-JANUARY 9, 2021

    NEWLY ELECTED WAYNE COUNTY, W. VA STATE HOUSE DELEGATE WHO FILMED HIMSELF AT BREACH RIOT AT U.S. CAPITOL RESIGNS AFTER BEING CHARGED WITH TWO FEDERAL OFFENSES

    NEWLY ELECTED WAYNE COUNTY, W. VA STATE HOUSE DELEGATE WHO FILMED HIMSELF AT BREACH RIOT AT U.S. CAPITOL RESIGNS AFTER BEING CHARGED WITH TWO FEDERAL OFFENSES

    JOHNSON COUNTY CRIME NEWS: END OF 2020-EARLY 2021 – 4 ARREST NEWS REPORT ARTICLES

    JOHNSON COUNTY CRIME NEWS: END OF 2020-EARLY 2021 – 4 ARREST NEWS REPORT ARTICLES

  • Announcements
    DON’T CALL:   LAWRENCE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT ASKS THAT LOCAL RESIDENTS TO NOT CALL TO MAKE VACCINE APPOINTMENTS, AS THEY HAVE RUN OUT OF VACCINE

    DON’T CALL: LAWRENCE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT ASKS THAT LOCAL RESIDENTS TO NOT CALL TO MAKE VACCINE APPOINTMENTS, AS THEY HAVE RUN OUT OF VACCINE

    COUNTY ISSUES INVITATION TO BID ON NEW 911 SYSTEM

    COUNTY ISSUES INVITATION TO BID ON NEW 911 SYSTEM

    Louisa Utilities Board Meeting Agenda January 5, 2021, 6:00PM

    Louisa Utilities Board Meeting Agenda January 5, 2021, 6:00PM

    COURTHOUSE OFFICES TO REMAIN CLOSED TO PUBLIC PAST JAN. 4 DATE

    COURTHOUSE OFFICES TO REMAIN CLOSED TO PUBLIC PAST JAN. 4 DATE

    Last day to pay property taxes at the Face Amount is Thursday, December 31

    Last day to pay property taxes at the Face Amount is Thursday, December 31

      LAWRENCE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY, INC RECEIVES $14,000 GRANT FROM PETSMART CHARITIES®

      LAWRENCE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY, INC RECEIVES $14,000 GRANT FROM PETSMART CHARITIES®

    Lawrence County Board of Education REGULAR DECEMBER  MEETING Video Teleconference

    Lawrence County Board of Education REGULAR DECEMBER MEETING Video Teleconference

    Charles Dickens´ ‘A Christmas Carol’ is coming to The Garden Theatre this weekend! 

    Charles Dickens´ ‘A Christmas Carol’ is coming to The Garden Theatre this weekend! 

    LC student attendance options open to parents for second semester

    LC student attendance options open to parents for second semester

  • Editorials/Letters
    SENATOR PHILLIP WHEELER’S LEGISLATIVE UPDATE…Jan. 14, 2021

    SENATOR PHILLIP WHEELER’S LEGISLATIVE UPDATE…Jan. 14, 2021

    This Week in Frankfort:  Speedy start marks General Assembly’s 2021 session

    This Week in Frankfort: Speedy start marks General Assembly’s 2021 session

    AP: Capitol event was riot or insurrection, not coup attempt

    AP: Capitol event was riot or insurrection, not coup attempt

    SENATOR PHILLIP WHEELER ANNOUNCES COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP FOR 2021 GENERAL ASSEMBLY

    SENATOR PHILLIP WHEELER ANNOUNCES COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP FOR 2021 GENERAL ASSEMBLY

    ‘Born-alive’ bill clears Ky. Senate committee

    ‘Born-alive’ bill clears Ky. Senate committee

    Work Ready Scholarship designed to fast-track Kentuckians from classroom to career

    Work Ready Scholarship designed to fast-track Kentuckians from classroom to career

    As Kentucky legislative session begins this week, here are various legislative priorities

    As Kentucky legislative session begins this week, here are various legislative priorities

    ADAMS: KENTUCKY REMOVES 33,696 DEAD PEOPLE FROM VOTER ROLLS

    ADAMS: KENTUCKY REMOVES 33,696 DEAD PEOPLE FROM VOTER ROLLS

    IN-PERSON CLASSES MAY RESUME JANUARY 11, KDE SAYS

    IN-PERSON CLASSES MAY RESUME JANUARY 11, KDE SAYS

  • News
    LAWRENCE COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT RECENT NEW HIRES INCREASES TO ITS LARGEST SIZE IN ITS HISTORY; NOW HAS 10 DEPUTIES, 6 COURT SECURITY OFFICERS

    LAWRENCE COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT RECENT NEW HIRES INCREASES TO ITS LARGEST SIZE IN ITS HISTORY; NOW HAS 10 DEPUTIES, 6 COURT SECURITY OFFICERS

    CITY HALL, FIRE AND POLICE STATIONS WILL BE REMODELED IF $750,000 GRANT IS APPROVED

    CITY HALL, FIRE AND POLICE STATIONS WILL BE REMODELED IF $750,000 GRANT IS APPROVED

    DON’T CALL:   LAWRENCE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT ASKS THAT LOCAL RESIDENTS TO NOT CALL TO MAKE VACCINE APPOINTMENTS, AS THEY HAVE RUN OUT OF VACCINE

    DON’T CALL: LAWRENCE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT ASKS THAT LOCAL RESIDENTS TO NOT CALL TO MAKE VACCINE APPOINTMENTS, AS THEY HAVE RUN OUT OF VACCINE

    COURTHOUSE TO BE CLOSED TO PUBLIC UNTIL FEBRUARY 1

    COURTHOUSE TO BE CLOSED TO PUBLIC UNTIL FEBRUARY 1

    FLETCHER ANNOUNCES TWO WEEK DELAY IN ‘IN-PERSON’ LEARNING CLASSES; NEW DATE IS JAN. 25

    FLETCHER ANNOUNCES TWO WEEK DELAY IN ‘IN-PERSON’ LEARNING CLASSES; NEW DATE IS JAN. 25

    209 NEW COVID-19 CASES IN LAWRENCE COUNTY SINCE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS

    209 NEW COVID-19 CASES IN LAWRENCE COUNTY SINCE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS

    LAWRENCE COUNTY SEES OVER 10% OF TOTAL COVID-19 CASES IN 4 DAYS AFTER CHRISTMAS

    LAWRENCE COUNTY SEES OVER 10% OF TOTAL COVID-19 CASES IN 4 DAYS AFTER CHRISTMAS

    21 MORE CASES OF COVID-19 AT JORDAN CENTER, 44 TOTAL IN COUNTY FOR DECEMBER 28

    21 MORE CASES OF COVID-19 AT JORDAN CENTER, 44 TOTAL IN COUNTY FOR DECEMBER 28

    JORDAN CENTER HAS 20 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 IN ONE DAY, LAWRENCE CO. HAS THIRTY TOTAL

    JORDAN CENTER HAS 20 NEW CASES OF COVID-19 IN ONE DAY, LAWRENCE CO. HAS THIRTY TOTAL

    LAWRENCE COUNTY WOMAN ARRESTED IN BOYD COUNTY FOR MID-DECEMBER STABBING OF ALLEGED TWO-TIMING BOYFRIEND

    LAWRENCE COUNTY WOMAN ARRESTED IN BOYD COUNTY FOR MID-DECEMBER STABBING OF ALLEGED TWO-TIMING BOYFRIEND

  • Sports
    Lady Bulldogs bounce back after first loss of the year

    Lady Bulldogs bounce back after first loss of the year

    CARTER CO. NATIVE AND UK TWO SPORT MAN DIES AT AGE 22

    CARTER CO. NATIVE AND UK TWO SPORT MAN DIES AT AGE 22

    Winter Sports in West Virginia will open up February 15th, Spring Sports March 15th

    Winter Sports in West Virginia will open up February 15th, Spring Sports March 15th

    Dawgs win at Fairview and fall on the road at Johnson Central

    Dawgs win at Fairview and fall on the road at Johnson Central

    Lady Dawgs win third straight game, Seniors Webb and Wells honored before the game against Hazard

    Lady Dawgs win third straight game, Seniors Webb and Wells honored before the game against Hazard

    Tolsia Volleyball places two on North/South All Star Team

    Tolsia Volleyball places two on North/South All Star Team

    Dawgs win season opener over Phelps, Travel to Fairview tonight

    Dawgs win season opener over Phelps, Travel to Fairview tonight

    Lady Bulldogs start the season with a bang in victory over Pike Co. Central

    Lady Bulldogs start the season with a bang in victory over Pike Co. Central

    No tickets sold to the public Lawrence Co. Basketball home games; games can be viewed live on YouTube

    No tickets sold to the public Lawrence Co. Basketball home games; games can be viewed live on YouTube

  • Lifestyles
    GAS PRICES RISING AT THE PUMP DESPITE LOWER DEMAND

    GAS PRICES RISING AT THE PUMP DESPITE LOWER DEMAND

    Newton’s Third Law and Silver Linings… By Rebecca Webb

    Newton’s Third Law and Silver Linings… By Rebecca Webb

    Kentucky Power and AEP Foundation provide grant to The Salvation Army

    Kentucky Power and AEP Foundation provide grant to The Salvation Army

    ‘A RAY OF HOPE’ AND SOME COUNTY OFFICES SPONSOR TOY DISTRIBUTION

    ‘A RAY OF HOPE’ AND SOME COUNTY OFFICES SPONSOR TOY DISTRIBUTION

      LAWRENCE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY, INC RECEIVES $14,000 GRANT FROM PETSMART CHARITIES®

      LAWRENCE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY, INC RECEIVES $14,000 GRANT FROM PETSMART CHARITIES®

    LOUISA ROTARY HEARS FROM STATEWIDE REPORTER VIA ZOOM

    LOUISA ROTARY HEARS FROM STATEWIDE REPORTER VIA ZOOM

    New boutique coming to Louisa just in time for Christmas

    New boutique coming to Louisa just in time for Christmas

    Kentucky Power and AEP Foundation provide grant to White House Clinics

    Kentucky Power and AEP Foundation provide grant to White House Clinics

    SPREAD OF WASP SPRAY BEING USED AS DRUG IN AREAS OF BIG SANDY VALLEY INCLUDING LAWRENCE CO.

    SPREAD OF WASP SPRAY BEING USED AS DRUG IN AREAS OF BIG SANDY VALLEY INCLUDING LAWRENCE CO.

  • Courthouse
    Louisa City Council Regular Meeting January 12, 2021–7:00pm

    Louisa City Council Regular Meeting January 12, 2021–7:00pm

    Lawrence County District and Circuit Court Docket for the week of January 4-8

    Lawrence County District and Circuit Court Docket for the week of January 4-8

    COUNTY ISSUES INVITATION TO BID ON NEW 911 SYSTEM

    COUNTY ISSUES INVITATION TO BID ON NEW 911 SYSTEM

    Louisa Utilities Board Meeting Agenda January 5, 2021, 6:00PM

    Louisa Utilities Board Meeting Agenda January 5, 2021, 6:00PM

    KENTUCKY STATE POLICE ELECTRONIC CRIME BRANCH, DRUG LAB WORTH THE MONEY IN 2020

    KENTUCKY STATE POLICE ELECTRONIC CRIME BRANCH, DRUG LAB WORTH THE MONEY IN 2020

    LAWRENCE COUNTY ARREST LIST – DECEMBER 14-25, 2020

    LAWRENCE COUNTY ARREST LIST – DECEMBER 14-25, 2020

    KSP CRIME BRANCH NABS MORE THAN 100 CHILD SEX PREDATORS IN 2020

    KSP CRIME BRANCH NABS MORE THAN 100 CHILD SEX PREDATORS IN 2020

    Harmon Releases Audit of Lawrence County Sheriff’s Fee Account

    Harmon Releases Audit of Lawrence County Sheriff’s Fee Account

    Lawrence County District and Circuit Court Docket for the week of December 14-18

    Lawrence County District and Circuit Court Docket for the week of December 14-18

  • Recollections
    CANON WAS IN FRONT OF MRS. RICE’S PLACE IN LOUISA, WE KNOW WHERE IT IS NOW

    CANON WAS IN FRONT OF MRS. RICE’S PLACE IN LOUISA, WE KNOW WHERE IT IS NOW

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA… Can you Dig it?

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA… Can you Dig it?

    FRED JONES: I was thinking of Ben Compton today…

    FRED JONES: I was thinking of Ben Compton today…

    GLENN MOLLETTE: What Six Dollars Can Do  

    GLENN MOLLETTE: What Six Dollars Can Do  

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Coincidence

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Coincidence

    KENTUCKY EXPLORER MAGAZINE WILL NO LONGER BE PUBLISHED

    KENTUCKY EXPLORER MAGAZINE WILL NO LONGER BE PUBLISHED

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Old vs New Year

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Old vs New Year

    GLENN MOLLETTE: Our Christmas Spirit

    GLENN MOLLETTE: Our Christmas Spirit

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: A Christmas Memory, by Emily

    GROWING UP IN LOUISA: A Christmas Memory, by Emily

  • Obituaries
    Robert G. Miller, Jr., age 53, of Paintsville, Ky.

    Robert G. Miller, Jr., age 53, of Paintsville, Ky.

    Ethel “Edie” Borders Young, 91, formerly of Lawrence County

    Ethel “Edie” Borders Young, 91, formerly of Lawrence County

    Carl M. Howard, 75, of Louisa, KY

    Carl M. Howard, 75, of Louisa, KY

    Frances Ratcliff, 92, of Louisa, KY

    Frances Ratcliff, 92, of Louisa, KY

    Luther Samuel Parsons, 55, of Fort Gay, WV

    Luther Samuel Parsons, 55, of Fort Gay, WV

    Samuel Lynn Collins, 65, of Louisa, KY

    Samuel Lynn Collins, 65, of Louisa, KY

    Billy Don Shannon, 83, of Louisa, KY

    Billy Don Shannon, 83, of Louisa, KY

    Gretchen L. Childers, 91, of Staffordsville, KY

    Gretchen L. Childers, 91, of Staffordsville, KY

    Blanche Maynard, 80, of Louisa, KY

    Blanche Maynard, 80, of Louisa, KY

  • Regional News
    KENTUCKY STATE POLICE CHARGE PIKE COUNTY TEENAGE MAN WITH CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OFFENSES

    KENTUCKY STATE POLICE CHARGE PIKE COUNTY TEENAGE MAN WITH CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OFFENSES

    KENTUCKY CHILD SEX CRIME ARREST REPORT: FEMALE TEACHER CHARGED WITH RAPE OF STUDENT IN SCOTT CO.

    KENTUCKY CHILD SEX CRIME ARREST REPORT: FEMALE TEACHER CHARGED WITH RAPE OF STUDENT IN SCOTT CO.

    EAST LYNN MAN ARRESTED AT TRAFFIC STOP BY WAYNE CO. SHERIFF’S DEU

    EAST LYNN MAN ARRESTED AT TRAFFIC STOP BY WAYNE CO. SHERIFF’S DEU

    CARTER COUNTY MAN ARRESTED ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING, SEX CRIMES INVOLVING MINORS, AND PROSTITUTION CHARGES FOR SECOND TIME

    CARTER COUNTY MAN ARRESTED ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING, SEX CRIMES INVOLVING MINORS, AND PROSTITUTION CHARGES FOR SECOND TIME

    HEROIN BUST IN WAYNE CO. INVOLVES MARTIN CO. PAIR

    HEROIN BUST IN WAYNE CO. INVOLVES MARTIN CO. PAIR

    Paintsville doctor pleads guilty to Fentanyl charges

    Paintsville doctor pleads guilty to Fentanyl charges

    MARTIN COUNTY ARREST LIST – DECEMBER 26-JANUARY 9, 2021

    MARTIN COUNTY ARREST LIST – DECEMBER 26-JANUARY 9, 2021

    NEWLY ELECTED WAYNE COUNTY, W. VA STATE HOUSE DELEGATE WHO FILMED HIMSELF AT BREACH RIOT AT U.S. CAPITOL RESIGNS AFTER BEING CHARGED WITH TWO FEDERAL OFFENSES

    NEWLY ELECTED WAYNE COUNTY, W. VA STATE HOUSE DELEGATE WHO FILMED HIMSELF AT BREACH RIOT AT U.S. CAPITOL RESIGNS AFTER BEING CHARGED WITH TWO FEDERAL OFFENSES

    JOHNSON COUNTY CRIME NEWS: END OF 2020-EARLY 2021 – 4 ARREST NEWS REPORT ARTICLES

    JOHNSON COUNTY CRIME NEWS: END OF 2020-EARLY 2021 – 4 ARREST NEWS REPORT ARTICLES

  • Announcements
    DON’T CALL:   LAWRENCE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT ASKS THAT LOCAL RESIDENTS TO NOT CALL TO MAKE VACCINE APPOINTMENTS, AS THEY HAVE RUN OUT OF VACCINE

    DON’T CALL: LAWRENCE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT ASKS THAT LOCAL RESIDENTS TO NOT CALL TO MAKE VACCINE APPOINTMENTS, AS THEY HAVE RUN OUT OF VACCINE

    COUNTY ISSUES INVITATION TO BID ON NEW 911 SYSTEM

    COUNTY ISSUES INVITATION TO BID ON NEW 911 SYSTEM

    Louisa Utilities Board Meeting Agenda January 5, 2021, 6:00PM

    Louisa Utilities Board Meeting Agenda January 5, 2021, 6:00PM

    COURTHOUSE OFFICES TO REMAIN CLOSED TO PUBLIC PAST JAN. 4 DATE

    COURTHOUSE OFFICES TO REMAIN CLOSED TO PUBLIC PAST JAN. 4 DATE

    Last day to pay property taxes at the Face Amount is Thursday, December 31

    Last day to pay property taxes at the Face Amount is Thursday, December 31

      LAWRENCE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY, INC RECEIVES $14,000 GRANT FROM PETSMART CHARITIES®

      LAWRENCE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY, INC RECEIVES $14,000 GRANT FROM PETSMART CHARITIES®

    Lawrence County Board of Education REGULAR DECEMBER  MEETING Video Teleconference

    Lawrence County Board of Education REGULAR DECEMBER MEETING Video Teleconference

    Charles Dickens´ ‘A Christmas Carol’ is coming to The Garden Theatre this weekend! 

    Charles Dickens´ ‘A Christmas Carol’ is coming to The Garden Theatre this weekend! 

    LC student attendance options open to parents for second semester

    LC student attendance options open to parents for second semester

  • Editorials/Letters
    SENATOR PHILLIP WHEELER’S LEGISLATIVE UPDATE…Jan. 14, 2021

    SENATOR PHILLIP WHEELER’S LEGISLATIVE UPDATE…Jan. 14, 2021

    This Week in Frankfort:  Speedy start marks General Assembly’s 2021 session

    This Week in Frankfort: Speedy start marks General Assembly’s 2021 session

    AP: Capitol event was riot or insurrection, not coup attempt

    AP: Capitol event was riot or insurrection, not coup attempt

    SENATOR PHILLIP WHEELER ANNOUNCES COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP FOR 2021 GENERAL ASSEMBLY

    SENATOR PHILLIP WHEELER ANNOUNCES COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP FOR 2021 GENERAL ASSEMBLY

    ‘Born-alive’ bill clears Ky. Senate committee

    ‘Born-alive’ bill clears Ky. Senate committee

    Work Ready Scholarship designed to fast-track Kentuckians from classroom to career

    Work Ready Scholarship designed to fast-track Kentuckians from classroom to career

    As Kentucky legislative session begins this week, here are various legislative priorities

    As Kentucky legislative session begins this week, here are various legislative priorities

    ADAMS: KENTUCKY REMOVES 33,696 DEAD PEOPLE FROM VOTER ROLLS

    ADAMS: KENTUCKY REMOVES 33,696 DEAD PEOPLE FROM VOTER ROLLS

    IN-PERSON CLASSES MAY RESUME JANUARY 11, KDE SAYS

    IN-PERSON CLASSES MAY RESUME JANUARY 11, KDE SAYS

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GROWING UP IN LOUISA: Changes in the Kitchen

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February 15, 2020
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Changes in the Kitchen

When I first left Louisa and arrived in Virginia, one of the first things I did besides seeing the nearby fabulously reconstructed 17th – 18th Century Williamsburg, I checked out some of those old, beautiful plantations that dot the landscape along the James River. I found myself actually walking in the steps of Jefferson, Washington, Patrick Henry and many of the other forefathers. At one of the houses a costumed guide pointed out that the kitchen, which is now connected to the house, but had once stood alone as a totally separate building. With my 20th century reasoning I reasoned this was surely a terrible inconvenience, but the guide explained that in those days, especially in the heat of the summer, the hot fire and the smells of cooking would have disturbed the gentry who were trying to stay cool with open windows in the main house. The dress of the day, including powdered wigs, did not lend themselves for comfort. Also, since this was usually a large fireplace with a lot of activity, the risk of burning the main house down was reduced when the kitchen was a separate building. Apparently the owner preferred the house be saved if fire would spread.

I learned to my amazement that the meals for these wealthy landholders was prepared in numerous courses, well beyond anything I’d imagined, but pretty much all in a wide, open fireplace. Some meats were mounted on a spit and others cooked in ‘Dutch-oven’ cast-iron pots. The kitchens I saw in several of these ‘manner-houses’ had a great many tables and working surfaces for the cooks and maids to cut meat, prepare dishes, polish the silver, and make ready to serve the variety of dishes. House servants, usually slaves, would carry the meal quickly to the dining room and then return to the crowded kitchen for the next course. Some of these mansions, like Monticello, had dumb waiters to bring food up from the floor below, but food at Mount Vernon was served buffet-style, or at least so I was told. Long planks were laid across saw-horses and covered with a table cloth to enable large numbers of people to be fed. Those dinners would last for more than an hour and would end only when the gentlemen withdrew to the ‘drawing’ room and the ladies gathered in the ‘music’ room, or parlor.

This was fine for the landed gentry, but the common man’s kitchen was smaller and sometimes was an integral part of the cabin or home. They didn’t have as many courses, but food was prepared in much the same way. The fireplace would be smaller and only one table would be available for chopping and dicing, so it was used for both preparing food and then eating when the meal was ready.

Slaves, farmers, towns-folk, and workers stayed in small cabins often with a dirt floor, and would have to use the fireplace for cooking and keeping warm. They still had it a little better than the folks relegated to the woods. Indians and white men alike used an open campfire for their meals. A century later, cowboys had a ‘chuck wagon’ to carry the groceries and other ‘fixins,’ but they had to use a campfire for cooking the meals. When traveling away from home the campfire was often the only choice unless you lucked into a road house.   

When you look back at the centuries of man cooking his meals, only the high-class, or aristocracy had it any better, and then only slightly. Just think of it, the castles of Europe used the same methods and the same kinds of equipment. Some had big fireplaces, others had smaller ones, and still others used campfires. This was true for the thousands of years preceding the 18th and 19th centuries, but things began to make drastic changes during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was then that we saw things happen that our great grand parents couldn’t have predicted. Modern inventions changed lives. 

I’m thinking one of the more important things was the invention of the cast-iron, wood/coal burning cook stove. This wonderful device enabled the lady of the house a way to control the heat, bake, fry, and boil right there in the kitchen. In the earliest of times this room was the kitchen, the weaving or spinning room, and in bad weather a laundry room. It came complete with ironing boards, wash tubs, and in some cases even a rudimentary icebox. The wealthy folks might by now have a pump right there in the kitchen rather than having to make repeated runs out to the well. I remember seeing houses when growing up that had a pump next to the kitchen sink! Another had their well under the roof on their back porch. Still others had to walk out in the yard and let down the old oaken bucket to fetch water. I remember that water being so cold and wonderful on a summer’s day. One would take a cut gourd and dip into the bucket and drink, sometimes spilling the water down a shirt front. Man that cooled things off!

Cooking was now becoming safer, but I still remember hearing about one lady out in the county that got too close to an open stove and her apron caught fire. The grownups would talk of several who died this way in Lawrence County when I was a little guy. In grade school I was taught how to drop and roll if my clothing caught fire, and how to take up a rug or blanket and beat out the flames.

It was during my lifetime that I saw my farmer’s wife Aunt use her the wood-burning range to cook a meal for us ‘company’ in her farm kitchen. I helped carry in some finely split wood but one of the older boys fed the stove. There were some neat little cast iron handles that hooked up with the cooking eyes and allowed my Aunt to lift the lids without being burned. She looked to see if the wood supply was working to heat the stove top. It was. The levers, or handles had a steel spring like piece that kept any heat from burning the bare hand. The oven doors had the same springy handles. The back of the stove had a bid water tank so there was hot water on hand. I never saw her use that, but I’m sure she did, especially during Saturday night bath times. 

I also remember her pride when she had the wood range replaced by a gas stove. No longer was the hot water-jacket on the back of the stove because it had been replaced with a stand-alone water heater in the corner of her kitchen. While hers was gas-fired, but ours at home was electrified. This was an amazing change over the centuries before. Hot water on demand and a stove that was relatively safe was a dream come true for the housewife. It was at this same time that electric lighting replaced the oil lamps, candles, and for richer families, the gas lights. It was a big decision as to whether ‘receptacles’ were installed in which rooms, but with all the new available appliances the kitchen was an obvious first. The old fuse boxes often had very low amperage and were always blowing. Even as a kid I learned to screw in new fuses when the need arose. 

I remember that several landholders in Lawrence and Boyd Counties that had discovered natural gas on their property. Besides the economic benefit, they often were allowed by the gas company to tie into the supply for their heating and cooking, sometimes at no cost. In around 1912 the world saw great strides in producing and transporting liquid gas, propane as we call it today, but it wasn’t really until the 30’s before a large number of farms were using the product. It was handy for those who didn’t have the natural gas, but wanted the gas stoves and space heaters installed. Meanwhile, the gas companies ran pipes along the right-of-ways and throughout the towns.

I remember that the Louisa Inn, my home for most of my preschool years, was fitted for gas lights. Gas preceded electricity’s arrival, at least in that edifice. I know we had electric lights when I was there, perhaps around ‘45 or ‘46. I explored the vacant third floor of the building with my friend and neighbor at the time, Billy Elkins. We saw the gas light fixtures up there, which is probably why that floor hadn’t been updated and rented out. The only gas lights I ever saw working were street lights, and even those went away before I got much used to them. The job of ‘Lamp-lighter’ went away before I ever met anyone actually lighting those lamps. Mom told me it was kind of romantic having flaming light up and down the streets. That was almost entirely before my time.       

Once electricity was made available, the ringer washer sales figures soared. They were often set on the back porch, or in the ‘workroom.’ Washboards and galvanized tubs were hung up on nails, ‘just in case,’ but weekly baths were now in a regular bathtub, with the help of the newly installed hot water tank. The stove-top flat-irons were put aside and the old-fashioned long-handled waffle irons were thrown away in favor of the faster ‘automatic’ models. Electric toasters were the ‘cat’s pajamas.’ 

It was natural that things in the cities changed faster than they did in the ‘backwoods,’ but as power lines and gas lines were installed, most, if not nearly all, houses started seeing major changes in the look and function of these kitchens. The term ‘Country Kitchen’ referred to an increased size, or of a more gathering area with ‘eat-in’ spaces. It was a room for the family to hang out while ‘mama’ cooked. The new ranges were complete with lots of new functions, some having two ovens, six burners, timers, and various storage compartments. They were no longer the black cast iron with porcelain doors, but were fully enameled and trimmed with fashionable chrome. Many of these had air exhaust systems that sucked out the negative smoke and smells. The kitchen became the place to be.   

Ice boxes went away and were often, in those days, tossed over the hill. Refrigerators, and freezers replaced those old smelly boxes. This really allowed for longer retention of foods. The store that Bill Keeton ran across from the depot behind Bradley’s for frozen food lockers, (I think Bernard Nelson worked there part-time) found sales drop as home freezers became more common. With refrigerators the worry about clabbered milk went away. I don’t know about you, but I hated that sour smell, but with the ice box it was common. When pasteurization became part of the process, it helped prevent spoiling, too. As I recall, the little curdles were like a really strong, sour yogurt. Some people liked it when it was served with sorghum. Once that smell got in the icebox, it was hard to get rid of. I remember mom scrubbing and taking the ice box all apart to clean. Even the lower section that held the ice and melting tray had that awful smell. Actually, I found out later that this clabbering was necessarily the beginning of making butter, but it would be a while before I learned about that. I helped churn butter at my aunt’s farm, but that was hard work and a little boring for a kid. I don’t remember any electric churns, but I’m guessing the ladies who sold butter had one. A side product was butter-milk. Mom loved that stuff, but not me. You can still buy it at stores since it is often used in biscuits, pancakes, cakes, and other bake goods.

Kitchen tables were starting to be designed with less of a primitive farm look and was becoming more modern. It was the 30’s and 40’s when designers started using what would later be called ‘kitchenette’ styling. The tables and stools had wide aluminum edges. Some kitchens started to look like “Rips Restaurant,” with the Art Deco decorations. The flooring was now covered with linoleum and the counter tops in finer homes was surfaced with Formica.

More and more electric appliances were snapped up by the post war brides to liquefy, stir, whip and cream, and for that matter, to cook. Electric skillets showed up and heavy roasters that could hold a whole ham was mom’s Christmas gift. Fancier mixers to use in baking showed up in the stores and were featured in magazines and cookbooks alike. These had variable speeds and could whip up really light airy cream and saved mom from having to stir the batter with a wooden spoon a hundred strokes. I remember the ads in magazines and the newspapers, showing a smiling mom enjoying her modern kitchen.

Gone were the Hoosier cabinets and those cute little white kitchen cabinets with flower decals. When I was growing up we still used our cabinet that had a pull-out metal surface. It was needed to hook up our hand-cranked meat-grinder. We would often make our own hamburger, or chicken and ham salads. I remember well that a sweet young lady I used to date in high school had one of those grinders, too. I would bring a loaf of bread, a big block of Longhorn, or Cheddar Cheese, a jar or two of pimento peppers (I used to confuse those with little fish – minnows, get it?) for my part of the fixings. We added some of her best sweet relish that she had made herself from the family garden. What great sandwiches it made when everything was ground and mixed together with a glob of mayonnaise. I think we went through an entire loaf of bread making sandwiches. I expect a good bit of milk was used up, too. I don’t know how her family could afford feeding me.    

I don’t remember the first time I saw an outside grill, but I do remember going to a party at a friend’s house out near Fallsburg when I was in high school when I saw they were cooking hot dogs outside. It was the thing back then to have a brick barbeque complete with chimney in the back yard. The store-bought grills came out a little later. I remember that I ate well over a dozen hot dogs until I was too embarrassed to ask for more. I should have been embarrassed sooner, I suspect, but those dogs were so good. It would be years later at a major league ballgame before I found a match in flavor.

Propane grills are the more recent development, and even those are becoming fancier. In a prior home we had our natural gas line run to the patio to allow us to use that for fuel for our large stainless grill that has a burner and warming shelves. It was fancy, but now, at this new house, we have a smaller one that has a griddle instead of a wire grill surface. We can actually make pancakes and fry bacon and eggs on this one. We can still cook burgers and dogs, but we haven’t tried it yet. I’ve used it a couple of times, but it’s easier to use the one on the patio. I think my wife likes for me to cook outside because it keeps me out of her kitchen. It doesn’t save her much work, but it does keep me from being underfoot. 

I’ve wondered about how a housewife of those days, just before and after World War II, would react to seeing the open kitchen concept popular today. Consider the fancy stainless appliances, big islands and multiple sinks, hot shots, icemakers, coffee makers, garbage disposers, trash compactors, deep farm sinks, and the latest custom lighting. Many kitchens have Jenn air grills with a downdraft airflow to remove the heat and smoke, so you can grill your steak inside. Sometimes they are stand-alone, or part of the range. Houses today often have commercial kitchens with large exhaust hoods, islands, and other work surfaces to support those cooks that get into gourmet meals and love to entertain. The floors are tile, brick, or hardwood, and the counter tops are granite, or another kind of stone products. Today the stores are full of stoves of many designs and styles, including ‘throw-back’ models depicting the old wood burning ranges. 

The one sad thing to me is that many couples today lack cooking skills and the desire to learn. They are the children of fast food and packaged meals. They don’t know about scratch cooking and think it starts in a box. Over time this may lead to smaller kitchens because the art of cooking just isn’t being taught. Contrarily, there is a counter-culture that pushes for fancy cooking shows on TV. These millennials write, or buys cookbooks of all kinds with exotic dishes. I suspect in the publishing field, that cookbooks are a mainstay.

My kids all love to experiment and find tastier food, but too many of the younger generation just eat out or microwave a prepared meal. Look at all the space in the supermarkets devoted to frozen meals. That tells me that this section is making money for the grocers or it wouldn’t justify the amount of floor space devoted for these products.

There’s little need any more for a pantry, or springhouses for that matter. No one cans, very few freeze, and the pizza delivery numbers are on quick dial. This isn’t my style, or that of my wife, kids, or grandkids. I believe that when we lose our cooking skills it follows that the joy of eating some really special creations will go away, too. I remember when I was a little short muffin, my mom had me right next to her while she fried chicken. She had me help her bread it. We bonded and I learned something at the same time. She would gently place the breaded pieces of the bird into an iron skillet full of hot Crisco oil. When it was done she took care of me seeing that I not only got a drumstick, but that little pile of crumbs that were left in the skillet. I enjoyed eating those crumbs almost as much as the chicken itself.   

So looking back at the evolution of the kitchen and all the changes in cooking, I see we already take too much for granted. This generation doesn’t understand what it was like when we lacked indoor plumbing, cook stoves, electricity, refrigeration, and air conditioning. None of us could hope to turn out a meal like those cooked in an open fireplace of old, let alone fixing a big meal for guests. We older folks have seen some of those wonderful changes and know we are better off for them. With the progress we enjoyed wonderful foods were born. Looking back, I think we should be grateful, so pause and thank a cook and look forward to the next time you tie on your napkin and dig in. The eating is good. mcoburncppo@aol.com

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  1. Avatar Diane says:
    11 months ago

    Hello, Mike,
    I remember as a small child living on a rented farm that had a big cast iron stove. It would get so hot in the summer time as my mother fixed breakfast making fried eggs, gravy, biscuits, and sausage or bacon. Everything was cooked with lard rendered from hogs. The stove had a water reservoir but I don’t remember Mom heating water in it. When her dad died, she used her part of the inheritance to buy a gas stove that used a propane tank.

    We had a Magtag washing machine on the back porch. Clothes were hung on a clothes line to dry. Our bathroom consisted of an outhouse placed over a running creek bed and a wash tub for bathing the kids. Sears and Roebuck was our toilet paper of choice. We used a wash pan for washing our face and hands. The night time chamber pot served our needs at night.
    We had a garden where tomatoes, potatoes, corn, green beans, onions and other basic food items were grown and canned. I had the job of washing up quart Mason or Ball jars. I was about ten and resented that my brother got to play while I sweated over the hot tub of suds and jars. As a child more interested in watermelon than vegetables, I often wondered why the older folks didn’t grow more watermelons and cantaloupes.
    My maternal grandmother had a well on the back porch. I remember one old neighbor man stopping in one day to draw a bucket of water and get a refreshing drink from the common dipper. I guess we weren’t as concerned with germs in those days since everyone used the same dipper. He got his drink and went his way. He never said anything to anyone. He needed a drink and he helped himself. My paternal grandmother had a pump at the sink inside of the house. She also had a well outside.
    I stopped at an elderly neighbor lady’s house one day to see her stirring something in a big cast iron kettle that she had a fire under in the yard. She was washing her husband’s long johns in what appeared to be water and lye soap.
    Granny had a cow that she would milk every day. Milk would sit and clabber in a churn. I tried my hand at churning the milk to make butter and buttermilk. It was a trying job but would put muscles on anyone brave enough to sit long enough to see the butter start to form. Nowadays I just reach into my electric refrigerator and pull out a pound of butter. It takes a few seconds and doesn’t use much muscle power at all.
    I am getting ready to fly out of the country. As a child of poor people, my relatives and every man in the neighborhood would rejoice in having a vehicle of some type; an old truck or car. Most were probably bought used. People may have lived in a dump but they had that vehicle! Now instead of walking miles to get to the school bus pick up at the end of the hollow (hollor), we jump into one of our two or more vehicles and drive to school. I never dreamed that the day would come when I would be able not just to hop a plane but actually be able to afford to.
    We never had a telephone until we moved to town. Cells phones and watches that we could use as phones were on Dick Tracy’s arm only. My how things have changed! I could go on for hours but I’ll stop here.
    Mike, you brought out a lot of memories! Thanks.

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  2. Avatar Charles says:
    11 months ago

    Yes Diane, things have indeed changed, but not for the better in my opinion. I remember many of the things both you and Mike mentioned. My grandmother used a coal/wood cook stove up till about 77, she likely would have continued but she passed away. My uncle bought her an electric range in the early 70’s but she barely used it for anything. However the wonderful things she concocted on her old stove could not be matched by todays finest dining establishments. I ate all the things you mentioned and more. Fried chicken started with granny picking a couple of hens, then she would ring their necks in one snapping motion using both hands, then gut, scald and pluck cut and prepare in lard of course deep fried. Ham sausage and bacon came from her own hogs, from which she ‘rendered’ lard, (she bought some too, in 25lb steel cans, that were re purposed for flower, corn meal or whatever. KFC had not one thing on granny! Todays youth will never taste as good a meal as she could prepare, because its not on a McDonalds menu. She had a cow, thus we had milk (sweet milk it was called), cream, butter, and OH MY, we had buttermilk, and I love it to this day (don’t understand Mike?). It’s not as good from the store, but I guzzle that too. And ‘cow butter’, as she called it, OHHHHHH! I buy my butter at a store now, but I don’t buy margarine! One is called “I cant believe its not butter”, I have no problem not believing it! I hate cell phones (although I have one), I hate my own! What was wrong with the old black phones? I was in my teens when we got one of those. Well I’ve went on enough.

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