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Speaker 1: Now we turn to the Breathit Advocate to read news
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from Jackson in Breathett County. Your reader to day is met.
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We will begin with the edition dated Wednesday, March twenty fifth,
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twenty twenty six, which has been donated to Radio I
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by the publisher as a reminder. Radio I is a
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reading service intended for people who are blind or have
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other disabilities that make it difficult to read printed material.
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On the front page, Local teen obtains commercial pilot's license.
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A local teen has obtained his commercial pilot's license. Jaden
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Hamilton recently obtained his commercial pilot license after a three
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year journey. In an interview with Hamilton, he began his
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journey in twenty twenty three by first obtaining his private
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pilot's license, which entailed forty flight hours in taking an exam.
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He then began working on successfully obtaining his instrument rating,
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where a pilot must fly by the use of instruments
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only while wearing goggles that limit vision. This rating ensures
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that a pilot can FLLYO in the clouds and during
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bad weather. The next step was Hamilton obtaining his commercial
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pilot's license, in which he had to log two hundred
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fifty cock cross country hours and are written and oral
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exam along with meeting standards in each maneuver. Jaden is
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the son of Jeff and Jessica Hamilton and a twenty
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twenty five graduate of Breathat High School. He says he
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attributes his motivation of becoming a pilot to his grandfather,
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who was a pilot in World War II and Korea,
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and his father, who's also a pilot. Hamilton says he
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looks forward to his new career of spotting forest fires
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flying out of the Wendellford Airport in Perry County. He's
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also licensed to fly others and their planes to other destinations.
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In the future, he plans to get his multi engine
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rating to fly aircraft with multiple engines and smaller private jets.
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After sixteen hundred hours, larger airlines such as Delta and
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American Airlines begin looking at pilots, and he'll be eligible
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eligible to fly larger commercial aircraft. Hamilton says he's excited
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for what the future holds for him and continuing his career. Journey.
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Town Hill fire destroys home. A mobile home was destroyed
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by fire in the town Hill area over the weekend.
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Fire officials responded to the home of Mark Robinson and
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Henry Spencer on Saturday, March twenty first, at approximately eight
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p m in the Town Hill area. Upon arrival, the
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home was totally engulfed. Townhill Road was closed to traffic
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while firefighters extinguished the blaze. The home was a total loss,
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and fire officials are investigating what may have caused the blaze.
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Woman dies from injuries sustained in auto accident. A former
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honey queen who was involved in an auto accident this
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month that claimed the life of wolf of a Wolf
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County man has died due to injuries sustained in the accident.
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Candice Gabbard, age fifty eight, of Jackson, passed away at
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the UK Hospital on Monday, March twenty third. Gabbard was
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the nineteen eighty eight Breathett County Honey Queen and a
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graduate of Breathet High School. Police say on Thursday, March twelfth,
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twenty twenty six, at approximately four to fifteen pm, Wolfe
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County dispatche contacted Kentucky State Police Post eight requesting assistance
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investigating a fatal traffic collision at the intersection of Kentucky
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fifteen and Matty Graham Road. Preliminary investigation indicated that Gabbard
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was operating her twenty seventeen Red Cheap southbound on k
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Y fifteen when she crossed over the center line and
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struck a twenty ten Toyota operated by Courtney Berry, age
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eighty six, of Campton, Kentucky. Mister Barry was transported to
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Kentucky River Medical Center in Jackson and later succumbed to
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his injuries. Gabby Gabbard was airlifted from the scene to
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the University of Kentucky Hospital, where she passed away this
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week on Monday, March twenty third. The collision is being
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reconstructed and remains under investigation by Trooper leoncio Leal. Barry's
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funeral service was held last week. Funeral arrangements are incompleted
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at this time for Gabbard at Breathet Funeral Home. Jerry
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seated in murder trial. A jury was seated on Monday,
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March twenty third, in what is expected to be an
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eight day trial for a man who allegedly murdered his
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wife and burned her body in her vehicle. The trial
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of Fairly Napier of Little Buckhorn began this week in
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Breathet Circuit Court investigators say on Saturday, January sixth, twenty
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twenty three, at approximately four to fifty p m, State
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troopers responded to a tip that a burnt vehicle had
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been located on spice Wood Road and the South Fork
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community of Breathatt County. Inside the vehicle, human remains were located.
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Detectives with Post thirteen responded to the scene to continue
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the investigation. Authorities also said that as skidder and dozer
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were found in the area of the burned car, and
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the skidder appeared to have human remains bodily tissues on it.
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The remains were identified a year later as those of
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Joony Campbell, Napier's ex wife, according to an arrest citation
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from the Kentucky State Police. It was reported that Joony Campbell,
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the ex wife of Napier, went missing on January fourth.
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KSP opened a missing person's case and learned through their
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investigation that Napier was the last known person to have
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contact with Campbell. Napier has since been jailed since his arrest,
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charged with murder, domestic violence, tampering with physical evidence, abuse
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of a corpse, and criminal mischief in the first degree.
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As of press time, the prosecution is presenting its case
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and calling witnesses. The Advocate will follow the trial as
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it progresses. Candidate for Brethett County Clerk passes. Funeral service
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for a local nurse and candidate for County Clerk was
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held this week after her sudden passing. Della S. Lucas,
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aged sixty one, of Elcatawa, Kentucky, passed away on Thursday,
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March nineteenth, twenty twenty six, at the UK Medical Center
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in Lexington, Kentucky. Della's life was at test estimate to love, dedication,
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and compassion. She earned an associate degree in nursing and
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devoted her to career to caring for others. As a
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nurse and referral specialists with Bluegrass Care Navigators, Della made
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a profound impact on countless lives through her unwavering commitment
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to her patients. Before her nursing career, she worked as
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a beautician, bringing joy and confidence to those she served.
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Her nurturing spirit extended far beyond her professional life. She
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was known for always checking on and providing four others.
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Della's favorite roles in life for being mom and Nana,
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where world revolved around her children and grandchildren, who with
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the light of her life. She decided that she wanted
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to continue her public service by becoming a candidate for
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the office of Breathett County Clerk in the upcoming May election.
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Funeral service for Lucas was held on Monday, March twenty third,
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twenty twenty six, at the Breath at Funeral Home Chapel.
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I will now read this week's obituaries. I will only
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read the name, age, and location if given. If listeners
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wish to hear the entire obituary, please feel free to
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call us at Radio I at eight five nine four
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two two six three nine zero. I will repeat this
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number at the end of the segment as well. Matha
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Bush White, age one oh one hundred one of Hazzard,
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Kentucky passed away peacefully at her residence Friday, March twentieth,
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twenty twenty six. Georgia Oaks Jet, age ninety one, of Jackson, Kentucky,
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passed away on Sunday, March twenty second, twenty twenty six,
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at the Breath at Health and Rehab Nursing Facility in Jackson, Kentucky,
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of an extended illness. Della S. Lucas, age sixty one
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of Elcatawa, Kentucky passed away on Thursday, March nineteenth, twenty
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twenty six, at the UK Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky.
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Mark Arthur Lawson, age sixty of Lawrenceburg, Kentucky passed away
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on Monday, March sixteenth, twenty twenty six, at the U
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s UK Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. Kenneth Wayne Shouse, age
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seventy eight of Jackson, Kentucky passed away on Saturday, March fourteenth,
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twenty twenty six at his residence. Morton Darwin Bowling, age
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fifty nine of Jackson, Kentucky passed away on Thursday, March nineteenth,
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twenty twenty six, at Pikeville Medical Center in Pikeville, Kentucky
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of a brief illness. Agnes Diane Fugutt, age sixty four
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of Saldi, Kentucky passed away on Saturday March twenty first,
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twenty twenty six at the Hazard Arh of an extended illness.
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James Fairleigh Napier, age seventy seven of Boonville, Kentucky and
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formerly of Jackson, passed away on Saturday March twenty first,
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twenty twenty six, at Wells Hospital Center in Hart and Hazzard, Kentucky.
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These were the obituaries for the March twenty fifth edition
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of The Breathet Advocate. If you wish to have an
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entire obituary read, please call us at eight five nine
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four two two six three nine zero and we would
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be happy to help. Next, we have our weekly game
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of Guess who I. Will read the prompt twice once
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now and once at the end of this recording before
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giving the answer. Stay tuned until the end to see
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if you got it right. Guess who I Am? A
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model born in England on May twenty second, nineteen seventy.
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As a child, I studied ballet and was discovered at
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age fifteen. During the nineteen eighties and nineteen nineties, I
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helped popularize the term supermodel. Students and teachers think they
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have it rough by Bob Deaton. At one time, Breathittt
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County had over one hundred one or two room schoolhouses
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scattered all over the five hundred square miles of Breathett County.
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Many teachers taught all eight grades. Many teachers had to
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board with one of the parents in the community because
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as of the isolated communities and the lack of good roads.
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The age of students ranged from about six to seventeen
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or eighteen years. Often some students were about the same
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age as their teacher, who was certified by taking a
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test over the very basics of the fundamentals of math, reading,
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et cetera. Each school was located within walking distance of
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their students. Some students rode a horse or mule to
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school and would hitch their animal to a tree or
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put it in a nearby neighbor's barn. Many teachers did likewise.
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It was not unusual for one of the older students
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to marry one of their younger teachers. The many makeshift
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school buildings found in almost every hollow of Breathett County
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was little more than a shack made of boxed boards,
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or a simple one room log structure teetering on stream
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banks accessed by a wood log over the hollower creek.
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Some of these shanty type buildings had a dirt floor,
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All had a small fireplace or a pot belly stove
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for heat. Most were dark and depressing, with only one window.
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All of the students would bring their lunch to school.
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Some would bring an eight pound lard barrel filled with
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milk and corn bread, which they would share with their
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siblings or classmates. Others would bring leftovers and drink water
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from a shallow dug well or from a nearby spring.
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There were no bathrooms. A simple small building constructed over
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a hole in the ground with one hole or two
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holes cut in a bench like a seat served as
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a toilet. Often lime was used to stifle the stench
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that permeaded the air around these structures. During this era,
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teachers believed in corporal punishment for those who did not
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adhere to the strict rules predetermined by the stern teacher.
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It was not uncommon for the students to rebel and
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either whip or chase him or her out of the community. However,
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most of the teachers kept order by the very liberal
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application of a belt or long willow switch. Most of
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the parents were farmers, and during planting and harvesting season,
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school attendance was very poor as the older students stayed
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home during these seasons to help with the farming. Once
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a year, teachers in the small schools would have a
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fundraiser by having the older students and the younger parents
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baked pies to be auctioned off to the highest bidder.
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The highest bidder got the pie and the pleasure of
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eating it with the pretty young lady that had baked it.
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Sometimes fights would break out over this bidding process. Usually
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a deputy sheriff would be present to stifle the troublemaker,
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who often would be drinking and looking for trouble. Contrary
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to all of the above conditions, the inhabitants of those
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primitive schools built a great nation in less than two centuries.
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Life on the Old Dirt Road by Bobby Thorpe Gardening
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in Livestock. Bobby has included a picture of his grandparents,
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Aura and Isabelle feeding the hogs many years ago. Growing up,
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I became familiar with vegetable gardening since my parents, aunts, uncles,
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and grandparents all raised gardens. These weren't small gardens, but
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quite large ones. My family raised peas, green beans, corn, tomatoes, cucumbers,
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kil green onions, carrots, potatoes, and beets. They would freeze
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and can and can many of the vegetables and would
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also share the harvest with friends and neighbors. The early
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years of my life, a horse plow and a layoff
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plow with a wheel were used. In my grandparents younger years,
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a horse and plour used. My aunt obtained my grandfather's
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plow many years ago, and I had the pleasure of
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receiving this same plow many years later. The plow has
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been restored and served as a beautiful decorative piece in
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our yard. During my younger years, we had a walk
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behind rotor tiller, and in my adult years we had
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a rotor tiller that was self propelled. One of my
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favorite meals to day consists of fresh peas, new potatoes, lettuce,
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and onions with hot bacon, grease, fried pickled corn, cucumber
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and tomato slices, and a piece of corn bread with butter.
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My dad always enjoyed this meal with a glass of buttermilk.
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I can remember many days traveling to the strip jobs
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up South Fork with my aunt and uncle, loading the
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pickup truck with horse manure and unloading it in the
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garden to till into the soil. My grandparents also raise
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chickens and hogs to feed the family. These are great
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memories from growing up on the old dirt road. So
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be it by Pastor Naomi. God collects tears. Have you
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ever felt you were on the edge of tears just
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needing a good cry? You didn't know why you're feeling
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that way. Other times you've cried a lot from bad
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news or felt a great burden's burden about something or
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some one. The Bible offers comfort regarding tears, emphasizing that
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God sees, collects, and will eventually wipe away every tear.
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Psalm fifty six eight. God bottles our tears indicates that
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no tear is wasted, and they are precious to God.
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Revelation twenty one four, No More Tears in Heaven and
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Matthew five four Blessed of those who mourn. These verses
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highlight divine comfort for sorrow, even Jesus wept. Psalm fifty
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six eight speaks of David's trust in God's intimate awareness
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of his life and sufferings. The verse reads, thou tellest
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my wanderings, Put thou my tears into thy bottle? Are
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they not in thy book? Here wanderings refers to David's
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movements and trials, often during times of danger or persecution,
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such as fleeing from enemies. The phrase put thou my
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tears into thy bottle symbolizes God collecting and remembering every
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sorrow and tear, preserving them as precious and significant the
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question are they not in thy book emphasizes that God
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records and oversees all aspects of David's life, including his grief.
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Psalm fifty six is a prayer of supplication and trust
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written by David when he was captured by the Philistines
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in Gath. The psalm reflects his fear, oppression, and the
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plotting of enemies, and it also demonstrates his unwavering faith
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that God is aware of his struggles and will deliver him.
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God is attentive to us, and he notices every movement
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and trial of his people. The Lord remembers every tear.
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Tears are metaphorically stored in a bottle, signifying that God
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values and remembers human suffering. We can be assured that
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the book represents God's record of life, showing that nothing
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is forgotten and all is under his providence. This verse
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should encourage every believer to trust that God sees and
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remembers their pain, even when human circumstances seem overwhelming. It
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reassures that sorrow is not wasted. God transforms it into
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a pair of his part of his divine plan, offering
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comfort and hope. That every tear is acknowledged and will
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ultimately be redeemed. Revelation twenty one four says, and God
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will wipe away every tear from their eyes. There shall
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be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall
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be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.
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Matthew five four says, blessed are those who mourn, for
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they shall be comforted. Psalm thirty four eighteen says the
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Lord is nearer to the broken hearted and saves the
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crushed in spirit. Psalm one twenty six five says those
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who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy.
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John eleven thirty five says Jesus wept, showing that God
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is acquainted with grief and sympathizes with human pain. God
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is close to those who are suffering, rather than indifferent
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to their pain. The Bible promises a future state Revelation
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twenty one four, where He shall wipe away all tears
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from our eyes. Just remember, your tears are never wasted.
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They're precious to God. Turn to the comfort of the
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Holy Spirit and let him help you by showing you
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the great promises in the Word of God. Amen. So
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be it from the Councillor's Desk by Randy Cloth. You're
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not weak, You're human. I was recently reading a book
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about a youngster with severe panic attacks and depression. He
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was the pastor of a large church. He was well
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liked and respected by his church. He had a beautiful home,
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a loving wife, and three wonderful young sons. Even though
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he had so much going on for him, he had
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major mental health issues. The stress and stress and pressures
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of being a pastor at a young age likely contributed
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to his illness. Sadly, what was somewhat surprising to me
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was those who seemed to lack understanding of his mental
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health problems. I thought people today would have more understanding
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of these things, but I guess that's not always the case.
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It seems to me that people today should be more
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understanding and knowledgeable about depression, anxiety, panic attacks, and other
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serious mental health issues. Indeed, these things are all too
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common today, and perhaps for a good reason. I know,
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when dealing with serious illness, financial problems, difficulty dealing with
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personal business, relationship strife and grief, and life loss issues,
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the stressors of modern society, wars, economic woes, terrorism, crime,
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and political division. If you add trauma, bad experiences from
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the past, lack of support, and even family genetics. It's
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no wonder that perhaps you and many others are having issues.
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All this to say that there should be no more
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understand There should be more understanding concerning all this, Considering
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all this, honestly, anyone can be troubled by challenges to
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mental health, if not by the grace of God. As
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they say, understanding, compassion, kindness, and patience would be great
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things for society in general. Don't you think we would
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do well to be more understanding with others and ourselves
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for that matter. If you need help, find a caring
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person or professional health care worker to talk to, someone
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who will really listen and perhaps give you wise guidance.
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I have people who tell me all the time that
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it helps to have someone to talk to. Remember, no
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matter what challenges you you may be facing, keep hoping, praying, believing,
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and trusting, and do not give up. If you or
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someone you know is dealing with severe emotional distress, hopelessness,
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and thoughts of suicide, please remember that professional help is
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always available. Call or encourage those to call the crisis
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line at one eight hundred two six two seven four
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nine one, which is also the Veteran's Crisis Lifeline, or
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go to the emergency room. This article provides general guidance
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and educational information on mental health. It is not a
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substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you have
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any questions or concerns about your mental health, it is
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essential to consult a qualified mental health provider or physician. Remember,
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seeking professional help is a crucial step and managing mental
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health conditions. In sports, Combs honored as twenty twenty six
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Male Comeback Athlete of the Year. UK health Care sports
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Medicine presented the twenty twenty six Male come Back Athlete
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of the Year Award to Breathett County High School junior
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Kylin Combs during the championship game of the KHSAA Boys
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Sweet sixteen State Basketball Tournament at Rapparina on Saturday, March
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twenty first. The award is given to a student who
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returned to play after overcoming adversity and injuries that limited
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their participation in KHSAA competition. In May twenty twenty four,
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Combs was involved in a car accident and spent several
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days on life support at UK's Albert B. Chandler hospital,
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Combs suffered multiple skull fractures and needed surgery to save
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one of his eyes. His pelvis was crushed and doctors
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didn't know if he would ever walk again. Through faith
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and work ethic, as well as the support of UK
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Healthcare's expert care team and a community of loved ones
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around him, Combs defied the odds. He didn't just play
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football for the Bobcats that this past fall. He led
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a dominant defense that helped Breathatt County reach the regional
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finals for the first time in three years. In high
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school baseball, Breathittt County beats Lee County, winning convincingly. Breathittt
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County beat Lee County eleven to two on Friday, March twentieth.
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Tatum Moore started on the mound for breathatt County and
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earned the win. Moore pitched six innings and recorded thirteen strikeouts.
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Wyatt Spencer pitched in relief for Breathittt County, closing out
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the game on the mound. Spencer struck out two Lee
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County batters. Jake Jewell, Xavian Martin and Hart and Hayden
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Durban each pitched two innings for Lee County. In the
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early season game, Martin was saddled with the loss. The
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three Lee County pitchers combined to record ten strikeouts. Breathtt
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County scored eleven runs on eight hits. More three hits,
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two RBIs, Adam Spencer one hit, Wyatt Spencer one hit,
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Cage Ellis one hit, one RBI, Simmey and Fisher one hit,
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one RBI, Sebastian Howard one hit, and Jake Fugutt one RBI.
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Each produced offensively in breathatt County's convincing victory, helping his
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pitch cause the cause of the plate. More doubled twice.
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David Andrews hit one RBI paced Lee County's limited offensive attack.
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Breathittt County is scheduled to visit Lee County for a
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late season game Tuesday, May twelfth. In high school softball,
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Lady Cat's post win over Pineville, Breathatt County beat Pineville
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nine to eight in an early season high school softball
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game on Saturday, March twenty first. The win allowed Breathatt
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County to move to two to zero in the twenty
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twenty six high school softball season. Breathatt County remained in
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the win column after blanking Martin County ten to zero
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in a season opener two days earlier. Rayland Back pitched
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for Breathatt County and earned the win. In the circle.
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Back recorded thirteen strikeouts. Several players aided Breathtt County offensive
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in the early season matchup. Back one hit Tenley Hayes
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two hits three RBIs, Alexis Pelfrey two hits two RBIs,
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Mahala Bowling one hit two RBIs, el Abellamy one hit
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one RBI, and Chloe Hayes one hit each delivered offensively
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for the Lady Cats, providing a lift at the plate
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for Breathitt County. Pelfrey homeward. Breathitt County is scheduled to
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visit Pineville for a game in the second half of
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the twenty twenty six high school softball season. On Thursday,
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May first, hctc's Wallace Caleb Bates named National Rising Star
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completes leadership Institute Hazard, Community and Technical Colleges. Wallace Wallace
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Caleb Bates, director of Marketing and Communications, has been named
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the National Rising Star of the Year by the National
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Council for Marketing and Public Relations. Bates joined HCTC in
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January twenty twenty four as Coordinator of Public Relations and
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later as s assume the role of the director following
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his predecessor's retirement. In that time, he's led the department
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through a period of transition while expanding its role in enrollment, recruitment,
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and institutional strategy. Under his leadership, the college's digital presence
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has grown significantly. Hctc's social media content generated more than
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five point six million views in twenty twenty five, with
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increases in site visits, content interaction, and link clicks. Bates
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also graduated from the NCMPR Leadership Institute at the same
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time he received the Rising Star Award. The institute is
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a competitive professional development program designed to prepare emerging leaders
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in higher education marketing and communications, and his completion of
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the program underscores his commitment to continued growth and leadership
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in the field. During his first two years at HCTC,
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Bates implemented systems to improve workflow and collaboration, including a
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ticketing system, internal resource platforms, and professional development opportunities for
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faculty in sus staff. These efforts helped shift the department
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from a transactional operation to a more strategic, institution wide function.
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A graduate of HCTC. Bates said his experience as a
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student continues to shape his work and approach to communication.
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Because I'm going to be on the national stage, I
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want to use this opportunity to try and combat some
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of the negative stereotypes that exhibit exist about Appalachia. Bates said,
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I am internally grateful for the opportunity to have remained
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here in my community, to be working in it now,
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to be serving in it, and to be living in it.
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Now back to our game of guess who. Here's the
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prompt again. I am a model born in England on
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May twenty second, nineteen seventy. As a child, I studied
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ballet and was discovered at age fifteen. During the nineteen
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eighties and nineteen nineties, I helped popularize the term supermodel.
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Who am I? The answer is Naomi Campbell? Did you
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get it right? Let's play again next week. This conclude
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the reading of the Breatht Advocate for news from Jackson
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and Breathett County. Your reader has been met who'd like
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to apologize for losing his voice halfway through this recording. Now,
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please stay tuned for continued programming on radio. I on
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behalf of everyone here at Radio I thank you for
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listening and we hope you have a good day.