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Manchester Enterprise - 10.30.26 · Eastern Kentucky Newspapers

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  Speaker 1: Now we turn to the Manchester Enterprise to read news
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  Speaker 1: from and around Manchester. Your reader today is KP Holder.
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  Speaker 1: Reading from the edition dated Wednesday, October 28, 2026. As
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  Speaker 1: a reminder, Radio Eye is a reading service intended for
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  Speaker 1: people who are blind or have other disabilities that make
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  Speaker 1: it difficult to read printed material. The first article in
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  Speaker 1: the Manchester Enterprise is titled Chainsaws, Screams, and Lost Shoes,
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  Speaker 1: Memories of the Old Jail Haunted House, a staff report
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  Speaker 1: of the Enterprise News. There was a time in Clay
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  Speaker 1: County when people actually paid good money to be scared
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  Speaker 1: half to death, chased through a parking lot by a
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  Speaker 1: man with a chainsaw, and possibly lose a shoe in
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  Speaker 1: the process. And believe it or not, they loved every
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  Speaker 1: minute of it. With Halloween approaching Saturday, the Manchester Enterprise
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  Speaker 1: recently asked readers to share their memories of the old
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  Speaker 1: Clay County jail haunted house. The responses were priceless. From
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  Speaker 1: grown men running for their lives to children climbing over
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  Speaker 1: car hoods like the Duke boys, the haunted house apparently
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  Speaker 1: accomplished exactly what its organizers intended, scaring the daylights out
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  Speaker 1: of Clay Countians. The tradition began in the 1980s under
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  Speaker 1: the direction of Clay County Emergency Services Director Kenny Price
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  Speaker 1: and his staff. We started it in the 80s, Price recalled,
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  Speaker 1: done it every year for a very long time. We
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  Speaker 1: did have a good place to have it, Upstairs still
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  Speaker 1: had the old jail cells in it. Have saw lots
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  Speaker 1: run for their lives trying to get out. And what
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  Speaker 1: better place for a haunted house than an actual old jail?
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  Speaker 1: The building already had the atmosphere. All organizers needed were
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  Speaker 1: a few frightening characters, some unexpected noises, and of course,
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  Speaker 1: the infamous chainsaw. Apparently that chainsaw deserves its own chapter
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  Speaker 1: in in Clay County history. Pam Hoskins remembers her sons
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  Speaker 1: making a rather dramatic getaway. I remember my boys sliding
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  Speaker 1: across the hood of the car like the Duke boys
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  Speaker 1: with the guy with the chainsaw chasing them, she said. Somewhere,
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  Speaker 1: Bo and Luke Duke would have been proud. Tiffany Hinkle
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  Speaker 1: wasn't quite as graceful during her escape. I slipped and
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  Speaker 1: fell at the exit and crawled out while being chased
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  Speaker 1: with a chainsaw. Hinkle recalled. People waiting in line was
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  Speaker 1: pointing and laughing at me. That was my last one.
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  Speaker 1: For some, the haunted house was so terrifying, they never
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  Speaker 1: even made it through the front door. I remember people
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  Speaker 1: coming out peeing on themselves, so I didn't go in,
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  Speaker 1: Karen Rourke Coomer admitted. Probably a wise decision. Sonny Smith
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  Speaker 1: remembers visiting the haunted house with her sister-in-law, Jennifer Smith.
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  Speaker 1: The experience was so frightening that she left something behind.
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  Speaker 1: Jennifer Smith and I went for the first time as sisters-in-law,
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  Speaker 1: Smith recalled. I lost one of my shoes. It was
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  Speaker 1: so funny and scary at the same time. She still
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  Speaker 1: wonders whether her missing shoe might be somewhere inside the
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  Speaker 1: old building. Not everyone escaped without injury either. Mike Campbell
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  Speaker 1: recalled an unfortunate encounter with one of the haunted house's noisemakers.
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  Speaker 1: Somebody was swinging a sledgehammer and hitting, I believe, bed
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  Speaker 1: rails when they inadvertently hit me in the leg, Campbell said.
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  Speaker 1: I was done after that. One can only assume that
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  Speaker 1: was the last time Campbell volunteered to get scared. Polly
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  Speaker 1: Grubb remembered one particularly disturbing dinner presentation. I remember the
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  Speaker 1: head served on a meat platter. It was great, she said.
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  Speaker 1: Only in Clay County could somebody describe a severed head
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  Speaker 1: on a platter as a wonderful memory. LaWanna Dykes Collins
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  Speaker 1: had a frightening experience involving someone she knew very well,
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  Speaker 1: her own mother. My mom, Kim Mills, was the lady
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  Speaker 1: dressed up that jumped out of the back of the ambulance,
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  Speaker 1: Collins recalled. I'm telling you, I was even scared of
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  Speaker 1: my own mom. She scared the daylights out of me. Apparently,
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  Speaker 1: being related to the monsters did not offer much protection.
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  Speaker 1: Zeta-Do recalled being an eighth grader when her parents took
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  Speaker 1: the family to the haunted house. Her younger brother, then
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  Speaker 1: in fourth grade, was brave enough to go inside. She wasn't.
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  Speaker 1: After what seemed like an eternity, She heard screaming from
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  Speaker 1: inside the building. All of a sudden, I seen him
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  Speaker 1: and a bunch of kids trying to bust the door
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  Speaker 1: out to get out of there, Du recalled. Her brother
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  Speaker 1: fell while escaping, and the chainsaw-wielding character was running around
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  Speaker 1: the parking lot. I think I locked the car door,
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  Speaker 1: she admitted. You really can't blame her. The haunted house
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  Speaker 1: continued into the 1990s, when Walmart Associates helped organize the
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  Speaker 1: attraction as a fundraiser. Mary Lou White Moore recalled working
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  Speaker 1: at Walmart during those years. We did the haunted house
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  Speaker 1: at the jail for a few years, she said. It
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  Speaker 1: was a fundraiser for Children's Miracle Network. It was definitely
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  Speaker 1: scary and worth the trip. Mary Betty Grubb Stivers also
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  Speaker 1: remembered Walmart Associates operating the attraction during the 1990s, raising
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  Speaker 1: money to purchase Christmas gifts for less fortunate families. The
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  Speaker 1: haunted house even became a school field trip destination. They
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  Speaker 1: took us through it in grade school, like with the school,
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  Speaker 1: Flannery recalled. Good old BSE, I still love all things
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  Speaker 1: Halloween now. That would be unheard of for grade school today.
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  Speaker 1: Jamie Stidham agreed. I think about this every Halloween and
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  Speaker 1: how unhinged it was to take us, Stidham commented. Imagine
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  Speaker 1: sending a permission slip home today asking parents to approve
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  Speaker 1: a field trip to an old jail where children would
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  Speaker 1: be chased by a man carrying a chainsaw. That might
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  Speaker 1: make for an interesting school board meeting. For those who
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  Speaker 1: helped put the attraction together, The memories are just as special.
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  Speaker 1: Lots of good memories getting it ready in the days
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  Speaker 1: of touring the folks through or scaring their socks off,
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  Speaker 1: Ravel Moore Berry recalled. Looking back, the old Clay County
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  Speaker 1: Jail haunted house was more than a Halloween attraction. It
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  Speaker 1: was a community tradition that brought people together, raised money
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  Speaker 1: for worthwhile causes, and created memories that have lasted for decades.
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  Speaker 1: There were no elaborate Hollywood special effects, computerized monsters, or
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  Speaker 1: million-dollar productions. Just an old jail, some creative volunteers, a
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  Speaker 1: few terrifying surprises, and a chainsaw that apparently sent half
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  Speaker 1: of Manchester running for safety. And judging from the memories
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  Speaker 1: shared by readers, it worked. Some lost their shoes. Some
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  Speaker 1: lost their dignity. Others nearly lost control of their bladders,
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  Speaker 1: but nobody seems to have forgotten it. And somewhere out there,
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  Speaker 1: Sonny Smith is probably still wondering what happened to that shoe.
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  Speaker 1: The next article in the October 28 Manchester Enterprise is titled,
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  Speaker 1: Election 2026, Board Races and City Council Highlight Election 26.
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  Speaker 1: a staff report of the Enterprise News. With the November
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  Speaker 1: 3 general election just over a week away, Clay County
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  Speaker 1: voters are preparing to cast ballots in several closely watched
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  Speaker 1: local races, including two seats on the Clay County Board
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  Speaker 1: of Education and eight positions on the Manchester City Council.
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  Speaker 1: Perhaps no local contests has generated more discussions than the
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  Speaker 1: District 3 school board race between incumbent Leawood Cornett and
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  Speaker 1: challenger Robert Markham. The contest has sparked considerable activity on
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  Speaker 1: social media with supporters of both candidates weighing in on
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  Speaker 1: the race. Some residents have described the level of online
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  Speaker 1: discussion surrounding the election as unfair. unlike anything they have
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  Speaker 1: witnessed in previous local school board contests. In District 1,
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  Speaker 1: incumbent Anthony Lovett faces a challenge from Christy Kennedy Rice.
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  Speaker 1: That race has attracted considerably less public attention than the
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  Speaker 1: District 3 contest. The remaining three seats on the five-member
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  Speaker 1: Clay County Board of Education will be up for election
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  Speaker 1: in 2028. Manchester voters will also decide who fills eight
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  Speaker 1: seats on the City Council. with 13 candidates seeking election.
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  Speaker 1: Seven incumbents are seeking another term. Charles Dauber Weaver, Dorothy Sizemore,
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  Speaker 1: Betty Meredith, Alma Faye Gregory, Russell Gregory, Mark Deaton, and
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  Speaker 1: Tracy Rice White. They are joined on the ballot by
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  Speaker 1: challengers Jennifer Gray Hooker, Joshua Jackson, Ralph Robinson III, Darnell Hipscher,
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  Speaker 1: Johnny Holland, and Loretta Smallwood. Only registered voters residing within
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  Speaker 1: Manchester city limits are eligible to vote in the city
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  Speaker 1: council election. The only contested countywide race features incumbent Clay
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  Speaker 1: County Judge Executive Tommy Harmon, a Republican, facing Democratic challenger
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  Speaker 1: Jeffrey Croucher. Other candidates seeking county offices are running unopposed.
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  Speaker 1: At the federal level, voters will help select a successor
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  Speaker 1: to retiring U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell. The candidates listed for
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  Speaker 1: the Senate contest are Republican Andy Barr, Democrat Charles Booker,
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  Speaker 1: and Christopher Campbell of the Kentucky Party. In Kentucky's 5th
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  Speaker 1: congressional district, longtime Republican U.S. Representative Harold Hal Rogers is
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  Speaker 1: seeking another term. His challengers are Democrat Ned Pillersdorf and
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  Speaker 1: Independents Mikel Wine and Gerardo Serrano. Early voting begins Thursday.
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  Speaker 1: Clay County voters who wish to cast their ballots before
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  Speaker 1: Election Day will have three opportunities to participate in no-excuse,
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  Speaker 1: in-person early voting at the Clay County Clerk's Office, located
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  Speaker 1: at 102 Richmond Road, Suite 101, Manchester. Early voting is
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  Speaker 1: scheduled for Thursday, October 29, from 6 a.m. to 4.30 p.m., Friday,
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  Speaker 1: October October 30, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday,
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  Speaker 1: October 31, from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. On Tuesday,
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  Speaker 1: November 3, polls will be open from 6 a.m. until
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  Speaker 1: 6 p.m. Voters should bring an acceptable form of identification.
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  Speaker 1: Election officers will verify each voter's identity and eligibility before
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  Speaker 1: the voter signs the electronic poll book and receives a ballot.
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  Speaker 1: Election Day Polling Locations The following precincts and voting locations
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  Speaker 1: have been provided for the November 3 election. Manchester Precinct
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  Speaker 1: Clay County Middle School Gerard and White's BR, Paces Creek Elementary.
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  Speaker 1: East Manchester, Clay County Administration Building. Big Creek, Big Creek Elementary.
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  Speaker 1: Hart's Branch, Beach Creek Campground Store. Greenbrier, Manchester Elementary. Allen
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  Speaker 1: and Oneida, Oneida Elementary. South Fork, Oneida Fire Department, Pinhook,
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  Speaker 1: Old Clay County Vocational School, Flat Creek, Flat Creek Voting Booth,
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  Speaker 1: Goose Rock and Bright Shade, Goose Rock Elementary, Horse Creek
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  Speaker 1: and Pigeon Roost, EKU Manchester Campus, Portersburg, Hacker Fire Department, Fogartown,
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  Speaker 1: Fogartown Fire Department, Burning Springs and Sexton's Creek, Burning Springs Elementary.
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  Speaker 1: The next article in the Manchester Enterprise is titled, Changing Hands,
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  Speaker 1: Morris Sanitation Acquires Woods Sanitation and Pledges Continued Reliable Service,
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  Speaker 1: a staff report of the Enterprise News. A longtime local
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  Speaker 1: sanitation business, is changing hands, but customers can expect the
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  Speaker 1: same dependable service they have received for years. Morris Sanitation
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  Speaker 1: has announced its acquisition of Woods Sanitation and will continue
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  Speaker 1: serving the company's existing customers throughout the community. The company
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  Speaker 1: said its goal is to make the ownership transition as
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  Speaker 1: seamless as possible while maintaining the relationships and reliable service
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  Speaker 1: Woods Sanitation has established over the years. We are excited
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  Speaker 1: to announce that Morris Sanitation has acquired Woods Sanitation and
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  Speaker 1: will be continuing to serve the customers and community that
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  Speaker 1: Woods Sanitation has proudly served for many years, the company announced.
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  Speaker 1: According to Morris Sanitation, The acquisition represents an opportunity to
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  Speaker 1: build on the foundation established by Woods Sanitation while continuing
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  Speaker 1: to meet the needs of local residents. We understand that
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  Speaker 1: a trusted local business is built on dependable service, strong relationships,
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  Speaker 1: and taking care of its customers, the company stated. Our
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  Speaker 1: goal at Morris Sanitation is to continue providing services The
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  Speaker 1: same great reliable service Wood Sanitation customers have come to
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  Speaker 1: know and appreciate. Customers will not need to change how
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  Speaker 1: they contact the business. The company's office location and telephone
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  Speaker 1: numbers will remain the same. The only change to its
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  Speaker 1: contact information will be its mailing address. The new mailing
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  Speaker 1: address is morrissanitation.com. Post Office Box 118, Manchester, Kentucky 40962.
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  Speaker 1: Company officials emphasize that maintaining customer satisfaction and dependable service
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  Speaker 1: will remain their priorities as the business moves forward under
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  Speaker 1: its new name. We are grateful for the opportunity to
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  Speaker 1: carry on what Woods Sanitation has built over the years,
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  Speaker 1: and we look forward to serving both existing and new
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  Speaker 1: customers for many years to come, the company stated. Morris
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  Speaker 1: Sanitation summed up the transition with a simple message to customers.
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  Speaker 1: Same great service, new name, Morris Sanitation. The next article
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  Speaker 1: in the Manchester Enterprise is titled The Champs, Manchester Varsity
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  Speaker 1: and Paces Creek Junior Varsity Sweep Titles at Spider Thurman
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  Speaker 1: Bowl by Tanner Hoskins. The 2026 First National Bank Manchester
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  Speaker 1: Enterprise Spider Thurman Bowl came to a close in Saturday,
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  Speaker 1: October 24, with Manchester and Paces Creek bringing home county
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  Speaker 1: championships in the Clay County Elementary Football Tournament. Manchester remained
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  Speaker 1: dominant in the varsity championship with a 31-0 win over
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  Speaker 1: Burning Springs, while Paces Creek capped off an undefeated season
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  Speaker 1: with a 27-6 victory over Burning Springs to bring home
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  Speaker 1: the junior varsity title. Tournament Results In the junior varsity division,
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  Speaker 1: Goose Rock opened tournament play with a 7-0 win over
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  Speaker 1: Manchester before falling to Paces Creek 28-0 in the semifinals.
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  Speaker 1: Burning Springs earned its spot in the championship with a
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  Speaker 1: 12-6 win over Hacker. Paces Creek went on to defeat
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  Speaker 1: Burning Springs 27-6 in the championship game, while Hacker claimed
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  Speaker 1: third place with a 20-9 victory over Goose Rock. On
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  Speaker 1: the varsity side, Hacker opened with a 27-0 win over
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  Speaker 1: Goose Rock before falling to Manchester 21-0 in the semifinals.
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  Speaker 1: Burning Springs punched its ticket to the championship game with
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  Speaker 1: a 20-13 win over Paces Creek. Manchester finished off its
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  Speaker 1: tournament run. with a 31-0 victory over Burning Springs to
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  Speaker 1: claim the varsity title. Hacker took home third place in
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  Speaker 1: the varsity division after edging Paces Creek 19-13 in overtime.
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  Speaker 1: Paces Creek caps off undefeated JV season. The Paces Creek
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  Speaker 1: Tigers couldn't have asked for a much better ending to
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  Speaker 1: their season, finishing undefeated and bringing home the Spider Thurman
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  Speaker 1: Bowl Junior Varsity Championship. Head coach Justin Riggs and his
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  Speaker 1: Tigers put together a strong showing throughout the tournament, defeating
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  Speaker 1: Goose Rock 28-0 in the semifinals before knocking off Burning
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  Speaker 1: Springs 27-6 in the championship game. Running back Jay Adams
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  Speaker 1: led the way offensively for Paces Creek, finding the end
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  Speaker 1: zone twice in the championship victory. Running back Damon Riggs
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  Speaker 1: and quarterback Maddox Woods also got in on the scoring action.
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  Speaker 1: each adding a touchdown to help the Tigers bring home
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  Speaker 1: the title. While the Tigers had plenty of success on offense,
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  Speaker 1: their defense was just as impressive throughout the year. According
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  Speaker 1: to Riggs, Paces Creek allowed just two touchdowns during the
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  Speaker 1: entire season, a big reason the Tigers were able to
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  Speaker 1: finish this year without a loss. This group accomplished something
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  Speaker 1: special this By finishing the season undefeated, Riggs said, they
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  Speaker 1: put in the work, trusted one another, and learned what
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  Speaker 1: it means to be part of a team. Riggs said
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  Speaker 1: he was especially proud of how much his players grew
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  Speaker 1: throughout the season, both on and off the football field.
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  Speaker 1: What makes me most proud is not just the wins
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  Speaker 1: or the championship, but the growth, brotherhood, and confidence that
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  Speaker 1: These players developed along the way, Riggs said. I couldn't
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  Speaker 1: be prouder of what they accomplished together. The championship put
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  Speaker 1: the finishing touches on a memorable year for Paces Creek
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  Speaker 1: as the Tigers closed out the season undefeated with a
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  Speaker 1: county title to show for their hard work. Manchester brings
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  Speaker 1: home varsity championships. The Manchester Tigers also had plenty to
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  Speaker 1: celebrate Saturday, taking down Burning Springs 31-0 to claim the
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  Speaker 1: 2026 Spider-Thurman Bowl Varsity Championship. Led by head coach Tyson Wagers,
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  Speaker 1: Manchester put together an impressive showing in the tournament, defeating
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  Speaker 1: Hacker 21-0 in the semifinals before finishing things off against
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  Speaker 1: Burning Springs in the championship. Four different Tigers found the
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  Speaker 1: end zone in the title game, with Maverick Parks, Noah Little,
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  Speaker 1: Jackson Frost, and Micah Roberts each scoring a touchdown for Manchester.
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  Speaker 1: Parks and Little also brought home most valuable player honors
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  Speaker 1: following the tournament, adding to an already memorable day for
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  Speaker 1: the Tigers. Manchester's defense played a big role in the
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  Speaker 1: championship run as well, holding both Hacker and Burning Springs
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  Speaker 1: scoreless during tournament play. For Wagers and his Tigers, the
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  Speaker 1: championship was a fitting way to close out a season
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  Speaker 1: that saw the team continue to improve and come together
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  Speaker 1: on the football field. Wagers credited his players for their
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  Speaker 1: hard work and teamwork throughout the year. as Manchester finished
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  Speaker 1: the season on top of the county's varsity division once again.
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  Speaker 1: With Manchester claiming the varsity championship and Paces Creek finishing
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  Speaker 1: undefeated to bring home the JV title, the 2026 FNB,
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  Speaker 1: the Manchester Enterprise Spider-Thurman Bowl, wrapped up another successful season
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  Speaker 1: of elementary football in Clay County. Both championship squads have
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  Speaker 1: plenty to be proud of, while the tournament once again
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  Speaker 1: gave our future Tiger football players across the county an
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  Speaker 1: opportunity to compete and represent their schools proudly. The next
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  Speaker 1: article in the Manchester Enterprise is titled, Cross Country is
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  Speaker 1: Going to State. The Clay County Tigers and Lady Tigers
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  Speaker 1: cross country teams are headed to Lexington, after both teams
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  Speaker 1: turned in fourth-place finishes at the KHSAA Class 2A Region
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  Speaker 1: 7 Championships at Morgan County High School. Leading the way
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  Speaker 1: for the Lady Tigers was junior Lily Davidson, who earned
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  Speaker 1: a medal with a 10th-place finish overall. Davidson's performance helped
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  Speaker 1: lead the Lady Tigers to their fourth-place team finish. Joining
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  Speaker 1: Davidson on the Lady Tigers squad are Madison Sizemore, Addison Wagers,
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  Speaker 1: Riley Chestnut, Ella Samples, Madeline Kraft, and Anna Samples. On
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  Speaker 1: the boys' side, the Tigers also put together a strong showing,
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  Speaker 1: finishing fourth overall. Representing Clay County on the boys' team
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  Speaker 1: are Noah Jackson, Aiden Gregory, Aiden Grubb, Carson Collett, Patrick Hensley,
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  Speaker 1: and Matthew Brown. Both squads will now compete in the
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  Speaker 1: KHSAA State Cross Country Championships scheduled for Saturday, October 31
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  Speaker 1: at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. The Tigers and
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  Speaker 1: Lady Tigers will look to close out their seasons with
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  Speaker 1: another strong showing after earning their spots in among Kentucky's
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  Speaker 1: top Class 2A cross-country teams. The next article in the
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  Speaker 1: Manchester Enterprise is titled, Lady Tigers Cap Off Successful Season.
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  Speaker 1: The Clay County Lady Tigers volleyball team saw its season
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  Speaker 1: come to an end in the opening round of the
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  Speaker 1: 13th region tournament, falling to the Bell County Lady Cats
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  Speaker 1: in straight sets. The Lady Tigers... and head coach Kendall
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  Speaker 1: Culver entered regional tournament play after finishing as runners-up in
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  Speaker 1: the 49th district tournament following a championship loss to North Laurel.
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  Speaker 1: Clay County had their hands full against a talented Bell
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  Speaker 1: County squad that entered the matchup with 26 wins on
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  Speaker 1: the year. The Lady Cats jumped out early, taking the
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  Speaker 1: opening set, 25-16, before winning the second set with a 25-9.
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  Speaker 1: Bell County finished off the match with a 25-13 win
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  Speaker 1: in the third set, ending Clay County's tremendous season. Although
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  Speaker 1: the season didn't end the way the Lady Tigers had hoped,
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  Speaker 1: it was still a year to remember for the program.
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  Speaker 1: Clay County made plenty of noise throughout the season, including
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  Speaker 1: a historic victory over district rival North Laurel that snapped
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  Speaker 1: a 12-year losing streak against the Lady Jaguars. The Lady
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  Speaker 1: Tigers also earned the top seed in the 49th district
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  Speaker 1: tournament for the first time since 2014, another accomplishment for
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  Speaker 1: a Clay County volleyball program that continues to make strides
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  Speaker 1: under Culver. While the Lady Tigers came up short of
• 28:14
  Speaker 1: bringing home a district championship, Their performance throughout the season
• 28:18
  Speaker 1: gave the team plenty to be proud of. Following the
• 28:22
  Speaker 1: regional tournament loss, Culver took to social media to share
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  Speaker 1: just how much this year's team meant to her. Couldn't
• 28:31
  Speaker 1: be more proud of this team. Season may be over,
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  Speaker 1: but this season marks down in history, and we will
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  Speaker 1: never forget how memorable this team made each game. Congratulations,
• 28:42
  Speaker 1: Lady Tigers. Well done this season, Culver said. For Clay County,
• 28:47
  Speaker 1: the final record doesn't tell the whole story of a
• 28:50
  Speaker 1: season that saw the Lady Tigers make history, compete for
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  Speaker 1: a district title, and earn a spot among the teams
• 28:57
  Speaker 1: battling for a 13th region championship. The season may be over,
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  Speaker 1: but the accomplishments of this Lady Tigers squad won't soon
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  Speaker 1: be forgotten. This concludes our reading of the Manchester Enterprise.
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  Speaker 1: Your reader has been KP Holder. Now, please stay tuned
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  Speaker 1: Radio Eye, thank you for listening, and we hope you
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