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Speaker 1: Now we turn to the Breathitt Advocate to read news
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from Jackson and Breathitt County. Your reader today is Beth Maclain.
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We will begin with the edition dated March fourth, twenty
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twenty six, which is donated by the publisher as a reminder.
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Radiois a reading service intended for people who are blind
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or have other disabilities that make it difficult to read
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printed material. In today's top article, Kentucky Power rate increase
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approved by p SC one hundred sixty two thousand, five
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hundred eleven customers located in all or portions of Boyd, Breathett, Carter, Clay, Elliott, Floyd, Greenup, Johnson, Knott, Lawrence, Leslie, Letcher, Lewis, Macgoffin, Martin, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Pike,
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and Rowan Counties will see their power bills increase yet again,
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after the Kentucky Public Service Commission PSC issued its final
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order after approving a rate increase for Kentucky Power. Under
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the PSC's final order, the average residential customer using one thousand,
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two hundred eight kilwatts per month will see an average
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monthly energy bill increase of ten dollars and seventy six
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cents in the first year, resulting in an average bill
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of one hundred ninety four dollars and thirteen cents, up
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from an average bill from base rates of one hundred
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eighty three dollars and thirty seven cents. This represents an
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increase of approximately five point eighty seven percent for the
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first year, and there will be an additional zero point
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seven to six increase after the first year. The reason
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for the slight increase rate increase after the first year
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is a provision that allows Kentucky Power to use certain
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deferred tax liabilities to reduce rates. This mechanism, called a dtler,
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will use those credits to reduce customer bills in the
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first year, rather than in the future as under traditional
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rate making. In the company's original application, residential customers would
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have seen an average monthly energy bill increase of twenty
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seven dollars and thirty cents, resulting in an average bill
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of two hundred ten dollars and sixty seven cents, up
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from an average bill from base rates of one hundred
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eighty three dollars and thirty seven cents. This would have
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represented an increase of approximately fourteen point six two percent.
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Since the company has a large number of customers with
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high usage in some months, the PSC approved a new
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two tiered rate designed for residential customers. It is designed
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to levelize bills and alleviate some of the high costs
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paid by customers with the highest usage. The higher usage
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customers will pay a higher basic customer charge thirty eight
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dollars rather than twenty four dollars, but all customers pay
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a lower volumetric rate for every kill awat beyond the
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first six hundred kilowats used, zero dollars point one five, six,
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three two one per kilowat for the first six hundred
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kilowatts and zero point one one seven, five five five
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dollars for all usage above six hundred kilowats. The final
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order also requires Kentucky Power to undergo an independent management
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audit to review Kentucky Powers operations, decision making processes, and
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its relationship with its parent company, American Electric Power, with
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the goal of identifying potential efficiencies that will benefit customers.
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Next from the front page, Meet the Candidates This Saturday,
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March seventh. A Meet the Candidates event will be held
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this weekend where candidates and citizens can meet and discuss
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their plans and ask questions. The event is scheduled to
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take place at the Jackson Lions Club at fifteen twenty
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eight Quicksand Road, Jackson, Kentucky, on Saturday, March seventh, from
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ten a m. To two p m. Candidates will be
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set up at tables and voters can walk by the
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tables and meet the candidates. Pancake breakfast along with a
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soup bem lunch will be provided for a nominal fee.
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Admission is free to the public. Next, let's start our
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weekly game of Guess Who. I will read the prompt twice,
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once now and once at the end of this recording
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before giving the answer. Here is your prompt. Guess who
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I Am? An Instagram star born in England on March fourth,
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nineteen ninety nine. My parents are a famous soccer player
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and a former pop star. I made my first television
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appearance at age three and I have three younger siblings.
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I share my first name with a Borough and U
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Who Am? I Stay until the end to see if
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you got it right. Next from the front page, Congressman
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Rogers and FBI director Cash Battel visit East Kentucky, pictured above,
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representing the city of Jackson and Breathett County are as.
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Follows Jackson Police Officer Daniel Turner, police Chief Brian Haddocks,
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Congressman Harold hal Rogers, and FBI Director Cash Battel. US
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Representative Harold hal Rogers Ky five invited FBI Director Cash
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Battel to Manchester, Kentucky for an appreciation luncheon and panel
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discussion with one hundred fifty law enforcement officers and prosecutors
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from Kentucky's fifth Congressional district. The event was held at
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the EKU Manchester campus, where attendees had the opportunity to
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meet Director Patel and discuss successes and challenges in law
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enforcement and rule America. Insided from Jackson Police Department were
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Officer Daniel Turner and Police Chief Brian Haddocks. I'm thrilled
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to have the nation's top law enforcement chief here to
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meet with Kentucky's finest police officers and prosecutors. Collaboration is
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key across the local, state, and federal levels as we
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work to make our region and our nations safer, said
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Congressman Rogers, Dean of the House. Police work is often
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a thankless job, but not today. Director Patel and I
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are here to praise the brave men and women who
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serve and protect Kentucky's Appalachian region. Under Director Patel's leadership,
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the FBI has achieved remarkable increases and arrests for violent crimes,
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counter terrorism, child predators, and human traffickers. The event also
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featured a panel discussion between the FBI, da US Marshall,
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Collier Phillips, Kentucky State Police Commissioner P. J. Burnett, Clay
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County Sheriff Patrick Robbins, and Somerset Police Chief Josh Wesley.
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In addition to discussing collaboration between agencies, panelists focused on
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the impact of border security and rural America, changes in
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drug trafficking trends, and online safety for Kentucky youth. Congressman
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Rogers also announced twenty million dollars in community project funding
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that he secured for police departments in southern and eastern
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Kentucky to upgrade their communications equipment. The funding was signed
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into law by President Trump in January. Recent natural disasters
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in our mountainous region have magnified the need for upgrades
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and radios and other communication equipment, so I am pleased
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that this federal funding will soon be available exclusively to
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our police departments in Kentucky. Fifth Congressional District, said Congressman
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Rogers and in our final front page article two retired
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business owners being remembered. Two local retired business owners are
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being remembered after their passing. Barbara Back, wife of Freeman Back,
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passed away on Wednesday, February twenty fifth, twenty twenty six,
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at her residence. She was ninety three years old. Barbara
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and her husband Freeman, owned and operated Paul's Motel and
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Variety Pizza in Jackson, Kentucky for many years, and these
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businesses are still in operation today, serving the people of
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Brethett County and surrounding areas. Variety Pizza is believed to
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be an Italian pizza restaurant in the area, opening nearly
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sixty years ago. Funeral service for missus Back was held
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on Friday February twenty seventh, twenty twenty six, at the
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Deeton Funeral Home, with interment in the Jackson Cemetery. Rural Fuguet,
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aged seventy five, of Ned, Kentucky, passed away on Saturday,
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February twenty eighth, twenty twenty six, at the Greg and
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Norween Wells Hospice Care Center in Hazard, Kentucky. He was
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a retired businessman owning his own trucking company. He also
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was a founding member of the Breathett County Water District
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and was instrumental in helping many people to get clean
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drinking water to their homes. A memorial service was held
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in his memory on Wednesday, March fourth, twenty twenty six,
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at the Breathittt Funeral Home Chapel. Complete obituary for both
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can be found in this week's Advocate, and with that
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we 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 RADIOI at eight five nine four two
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two six three nine zero. I will repeat this number
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at the end of this segment as well. Ernest Finley
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aged ninety six of Jackson, Kentucky. Barbara Jean Couch age
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seventy six of Van Cleeve, Kentucky. Earl Fugut age seventy
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five of Ned, Kentucky, Mark Smith, age fifty seven of
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Morris Fork, Kentucky. Barbara Lee Back age ninety three of Jackson, Kentucky.
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Floyd Moore, age eighty seven of Corona, Michigan and Wick, Kentucky.
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And Linda Carroll Nice, age seventy four of Lost Creek, Kentucky.
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These were the obituaries for the March fourth, twenty twenty
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sixth edition of The Breathet Advocate. If you wish to
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have an entire obituary read, please call us at eight
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five nine four two two six three nine zero. We
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would be happy to help. We now move on to
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The Advocate columnist and Life on the Old Dirt Road
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by Bobby Thorpe. Fun activities on the Old Dirt Road.
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So many people complain there's nothing to do around our county.
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When I was growing up, we had all kinds of
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things to occupy us. We would spend a lot of
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days in the hills. We dug out pits in the
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ground and covered them with limbs and leaves and played war.
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We took string and sticks and made handmade bows and
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arrows and shot them over the power lines on Smith Branch.
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We waded the creeks. We went hunting and fishing, and
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we also skipped rocks across the water. We also threw
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a rope over a tree limb and made us a
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swing to have fun on. Dammed up the creek to
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make a swimming hole, camped out in the front yard
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and climbed trees, played in the dirt road bicycles, rollers skated,
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slid down the hills on a garbage can lid, played
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games like softball and basketball, and caught lightning bugs. So
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many of today spend so much time on video games
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in the internet, two things we didn't have when I
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was growing up. These activities now only kept us busy
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outside having fun. It gave us exercise. These are great
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memories from growing up on the old dirt road. If
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you have memories to share from your childhood's email Bobby
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thorpe at news at breath Atadvocate dot com, or stop
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by our office at one one one eight Main Street,
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or mail us a letter to breathet Advocate one one
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one eight Main Street, Jackson, Kentucky four one three three
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nine next, So be it by pastor Naomi when to
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shut up? Growing up, we heard the old saying sticks
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and stones may break my bones, but words will never
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hurt me. Well, we all know that is a lie.
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Words are powerful and can hurt longer than a broken bone.
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Have you ever wished you hadn't said certain things you
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said something that made you feel like you would put
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your foot in your mouth. Something you said really hurt
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someone's feelings. Maybe you told something about someone that destroyed
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a good friendship. You assumed something when you didn't know
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all the facts. We wished we could eat our words,
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but once they are out there, they can't be taken back.
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Proverbs twenty one twenty three says whoso keepeth his mouth
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and his tongue keepeth his soul from trouble. Scripture tells
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us a lot about our mouth, that life and death
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are in the power of the tongue. We make the
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choice to say things we know we shouldn't and wouldn't
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want someone to say about us. Gossip is cheap and
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not becoming on a mature Christian or anyone for that matter.
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Here are some scriptures to look up in the Bible
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that basically tell us what we need to pay attention
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to when it comes to keeping our mouth shut. Keeping
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your mouth shut in the heat of anger Proverbs fourteen
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seventeen when you don't have all the facts, Proverbs eighteen thirteen,
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when you haven't verified the story Deuteronomy seventeen six. If
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your words will offend a weaker brother first Corinthians eight
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twelve words will be a poor reflection of the Lord
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to your family or friends, neighbors, and co workers one
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Peter two twenty one to twenty three. When you are
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attempted to make light of holy things Ecclesiastes nine two.
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When you are attempted to joke about sin Proverbs fourteen nine.
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If you would be ashamed of your words later, Proverbs
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eight eight. If your words would convey a wrong impression
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Proverbs seventeen twenty seven. If the issue is none of
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your business, Proverbs fourteen ten. When you are attempted to
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tell an outright lie Proverbs four twenty four. If your
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words will damage someone's reputation, Proverbs sixteen twenty seven. If
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your words would destroy a friendship Proverbs sixteen twenty eight.
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When you are feeling critical James three nine. If you
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can't speak without yelling, Proverbs twenty five twenty eight. When
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it is time to listen Proverbs thirteen one. If you
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may have to eat your words later, Proverbs eighteen twenty one.
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If you have already said it more than one time,
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then it becomes nagging. Proverbs nineteen thirteen. When you are
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tempted to flatter a wicked person Proverbs twenty four twenty four.
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When you are supposed to be working instead of talking
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Proverbs fourteen twenty three, Practice and pray Psalms nineteen fourteen.
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Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of
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my heart be acceptable in thy sight, O word, my
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strength and my redeemer. Think before you speak. Will the
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words you speak be acceptable to the Lord? Amen? So
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be it? Next From the Councilor's Desk by Randy Cloth, L, P, C,
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C and C C. Power words, power thoughts. How what
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we think shapes how we live. Our thoughts and the
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words used to express them are vital to our mental
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health and overwhell well being. Generally speaking, consistent negative thoughts
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lead to unpleasant emotions. Positive healthy thoughts lead to pleasant emotions.
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Zachariah forty six says, not by might nor by power,
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but by my spirit. Many mornings I pray this as
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I start my day at the office, asking God to
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help and empower me concerning my life, work, ministry, and relationships.
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I know that I cannot depend on my own power
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and abilities. I asked my daughter what her favorite go
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to Bible verse was, and she said she often leans
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on Philippians four six, which states, be anxious for nothing,
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but in everything, by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let
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your requests be made known to God. My wife said
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Psalm forty six one, was a verse she often turns
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to God is our refuge and strength, ever present, strength
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and help in trouble. We can turn to God for
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strength and help when facing the many challenges of life.
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Another helpful verse in Matthew nineteen twenty six, which says,
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but with God all things are possible. New King James version.
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It is wonderful to know that if we need forgiveness, healing, strength,
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or any help, a loving, caring, all powerful God is
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just a prayer away. Do you have a favorite Bible
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verse you often turn to, perhaps for your prayer time.
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Memorize these or write them down, think about them morning
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and evening and at other times for several days or
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longer if needed. If you or someone you know is
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dealing with severe emotional distress, hopelessness, and thoughts of suicide,
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please remember that professional help is always available. Call or
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encourage them to call the Crisis line at one eight hundred,
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two six, two, seven, four, nine one or nine eight eight,
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which is also the Veteran's Crisis Lifeline or go to
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the emergency room. Next, we turned to Senior Citizens News
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by Rich Bunton. Two hundred and fiftieth Celebration. It was
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a great beginning to celebrate our two hundred fiftieth anniversary.
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January sixteenth was just a small part of what will
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take place all year for our country. Here at the Center,
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we decided to kick it off in a big way.
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The celebration committee presented a well laid out program that
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everyone really enjoyed. First off, Janie Griffith, Museum director, had
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the introduction and made everyone feel welcomed. Janey led us
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in the national anthem, followed by Rich Bunton with the
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pledge of allegiance to the flag. Rich Bunton swore that
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was the highlight of the entire program. Irvine Allen, junior
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Vietnam veteran and chairman of BRETHET War Memorial, let us
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in a prayer to our heavenly Father. Next up our
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county and city officials. County Judge Jeff Noble and Mayor
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Laura Thomas extended a warm welcome to all in attendance.
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Then Dallas Clemens did the honor of cutting the semi
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Quincentennial cake as all applauded. Now we set back and
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relaxed a bit as the Jack Strong Band played some
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wonderful songs for our attendees. They did an outstanding job
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as many of those at the event chimed right in
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and sang along. The atmosphere was one of good fellowship
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and fun. Janie Gilbert honored us with another song. She
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represented the Breathett High School. The school can surely be
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proud to have her as a student. Now we come
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to the final program. This part may have been last,
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but it was sure worth the wait. Stephen Bowling, Breathatt
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County Librarian, presented us with a bit of history concerning
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George Washington, our first president. The story was captivating as
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he had all of us on the edge of our seats.
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It was truly a story that many of us will
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never forget. It seemed that God himself had set aside
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George to lead this great country from the start. So
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many small things had to take place in order for
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mister Washington to end up being the president of a
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great and glorious nation. As we all settled back, Jeff
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Claire finished out the program with some personal favorites of his,
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and he sang some wonderful and pleasant songs. We would
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like to think all who attended and participated in this
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amazing event, especially a shout out to the celebration Committee
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and Jackson Tourism and Convention Board. Next we will return
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to The Advocate Calumnist to read What Really Happened to
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James Herrod by Bob Deaton. I find reading fiction is
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far less interesting than reading about real people and events
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that actually occurred. Therefore, most of my reading time is
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consumed by reading about current events and history. Did you
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know that Harrodsburg, rather than Boonsboro, was the first English
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settlement in Kentucky. This is con trary to the belief
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by many that Boonsborough was first. James Herod, the founder
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of Harrodsburg, was a mysterious, interesting, and heroic frontiersman. He,
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like the legendary Daniel Boone, was born in Pennsylvania and
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found the lore of the frontier on an all consuming passion.
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Both had little formal education and had several members of
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their families slaughtered by Native Americans. James Herod, unlike Daniel Boone,
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who came through the Cumberland Gap in far eastern Kentucky.
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Instead entered Kentucky by canoeing from Pennsylvania down the Ohio River,
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thence up the Kentucky River to present present day Mercer County.
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James Herod first visited Kentucky in the seventeen sixties. Some
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ten years later, he and a small band from Pennsylvania
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re entered Kentucky and laid out a town and established
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what today is known as Harrodsburg. At first, it was
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referred to as Old Town. This was probably done to
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denote it as being established as a full year before
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Daniel Boone brought settlers to Boonsboro. Upon the settlement of Harrodsburg,
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James Herod became a successful farmer who owned hundreds of
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acres of rich bluegrass land that was tilled by the slaves. However,
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the lore of the forest remained unabated, and he continued
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to take long hunting and surveying trips into the surrounding wilderness.
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Some years later, James Herod entered the wilderness to never
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return to his family and lifestyle. He and a man
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by the name of Bridges left Herodsburg in the winter
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of seventeen ninety two, never to be heard from. Again,
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there have been many stories and great speculations on what
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may have happened to this great frontiersman. Some surmised that
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he may have taken a wilderness divorce. Other explanations ranged
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from he was killed by his partner, bridges by Native Americans,
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or wild beat of the forest. Some even alleged that
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he was on an expedition to find the legendary Jonathan
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Swift's silver mine that possibly existed in eastern Kentucky along
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the Red River Gorge area in Powell, Wolf or Estell County.
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If this was the case, the bones of this great
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Kentuckian may lay in the dark recesses of Red River Gorge.
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James Herod's wife, Anne remarried after she determined that he
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would never return. A few months later, she sought to
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have the marriage annulled on the grounds that James was
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still alive. This, however, many believed was a legal maneuver
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to end an unhappy marriage. James Herod and Daniel Boone
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contributed greatly to the exploration and settlement of Kentucky. James, however,
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never received the notoriety of Daniel Boone, but perhaps contributed
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just as much. Did you know that Daniel Boone allegedly
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camped at Boonville and explored widely on three forks of
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the Kentucky ris He allegedly claimed land on Meadow Creek
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in Owsley County, about in the area where the old
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Livestock Sale is located. On November sixteenth, nineteen thirty four,
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt came to Kentucky and honored James
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Herod by dedicating a monument to honour the first permanent
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settlement west of the Alleghany Mountains. Old Fort Herod had
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since been rebuilt and is now a state park. Bob
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Deaton seventy five Parson Drive, Jackson, Kentucky, four one three
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three nine, and now a short notice Thatcher Industry's Inc.
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Two four four five Highway five four one, Jackson, Kentucky,
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four one three three nine hereby declare's intentions to apply
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for a non retail Molt Beveridge package license no later
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than March thirty first, twenty twenty six. The business to
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be licensed will be located at nine one eight Natural
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Bridge Road, Slade, Kentucky, four zero three seven six, doing
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business as Thatcher Barbecue Company. The owners are as follows.
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Owner Crystal Thatcher two four four five Highway five four one, Jackson,
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Kentucky four one three three nine and owner Sean Thatcher
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two four four five Highway five four one, Jackson, Kentucky
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four one three three nine. Any person may protest the
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approval of the license by writing the Department of Alcoholic
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Beverage Control within thirty days of the date of legal publication. Finally,
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let's return to our game of Guess who. Here is
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the prompt again, Guess who I am? An Instagram star
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born in England on March fourth, nineteen ninety nine. My
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parents are a famous soccer player and a former pop star.
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I made my first television appearance at age three, and
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I have three younger siblings. I share my first name
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with a borough in New York. Who am I? I
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am Brooklyn Beckham. This concludes the reading of the Breathitt
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Advocate for News from Jackson in Breathittt County. Your reader
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has been Beth mc lean. Now please stay tuned for
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continued programming on radio. I on behalf of everyone here
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at radio. I thank you for listening and we help
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you have a good day.