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Licking Valley Courier - 9.18.26 · Eastern Kentucky Newspapers

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  Speaker 1: We now turn to the Licking Valley Courier to bring
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  Speaker 1: you news from in and around West Liberty. Your reader
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  Speaker 1: today is Janice. We begin with the edition dated Thursday,
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  Speaker 1: September 17, 2026. As a reminder, Radio Eye is a
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  Speaker 1: reading service intended for people who are blind or have
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  Speaker 1: other disabilities that make it difficult to read printed material.
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  Speaker 1: Our first article today is Sargam Fest is the next
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  Speaker 1: weekend in West Liberty. Festival Committee Announces Rules for Annual
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  Speaker 1: Parade by Miranda M. Cantrell. The Sargon Festival Committee has
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  Speaker 1: announced parade guidelines for the 55th Annual Morgan County Sargon
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  Speaker 1: Festival slated for September 25th, 26th, and 27th in downtown
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  Speaker 1: West Liberty. The parade will be at 1 p.m. Saturday,
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  Speaker 1: September 26th with a lineup to begin at 11 a.m.
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  Speaker 1: in Lion Apparel Park. parking lot on Dogwood Lane. Rules
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  Speaker 1: are as follows. All persons driving a motor vehicle or
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  Speaker 1: utility vehicle must be a licensed driver. No exceptions. Current
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  Speaker 1: elected officials or those running for office may participate. However,
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  Speaker 1: only your name can be visible on your vehicle or
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  Speaker 1: utility vehicle. No elect or re-elect campaign signage is permitted
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  Speaker 1: to be posted on the vehicle. Lineup for the festival
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  Speaker 1: will begin at 11 a.m. in the Lyon Incorporated parking
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  Speaker 1: lot on Dogwood Lane. Please arrive in plenty enough time
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  Speaker 1: to be placed in the lineup. Additional judging for floats
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  Speaker 1: will be at 11 30 a.m. Prizes for float winners
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  Speaker 1: will be as follows. First place, a thousand dollars. Second place, $ 750.
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  Speaker 1: Third place, $ 350. The committee also noted that veterans will
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  Speaker 1: be honored with 21 gun salutes during the parade. As
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  Speaker 1: part of our tribute to veterans, there will be a
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  Speaker 1: 21 gun salute during the parade. We want to make
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  Speaker 1: our community aware that this includes loud gunfire sounds, which
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  Speaker 1: may be triggering for some veterans and individuals with PTSD.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you for joining us and honoring our heroes, and
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  Speaker 1: please take precautions if you are sensitive to loud sounds.
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  Speaker 1: 21 gun salutes are at Treadway Park in front of
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  Speaker 1: the tank at the Doughboy statue on the corner of
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  Speaker 1: Main Street and Court Street. A sensory-friendly zone will be
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  Speaker 1: located along the Broadway-Court Street portions of the parade route.
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  Speaker 1: For more information regarding the parade, contact Sargam Festival Committee
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  Speaker 1: Chair Walker Crace at 606-395-0017. The Festival Committee has also
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  Speaker 1: released the official t-shirt designs for this year's festival, as
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  Speaker 1: pictured on page 1. T-shirts will be $ 15 with proceeds
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  Speaker 1: going back to the festival. This year's festival theme will
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  Speaker 1: be Taste the Past, Making Memories that Last, and will
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  Speaker 1: include handmade crafts, food booths, children activities, parade, mule-drawn sarga meal,
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  Speaker 1: and live music. This year's entertainment headliners will be acclaimed
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  Speaker 1: bluegrass artist Don Rigsby of Isonville in Elliott County on Friday,
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  Speaker 1: September 25th, and rising country music artist, former American Idol
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  Speaker 1: contestant Layla Spring on Saturday, September 26th. Don Rixby has
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  Speaker 1: released numerous solo bluegrass albums in addition to his work
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  Speaker 1: with J.D. Crowe and the New South, the Lonesome River Band, Longview,
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  Speaker 1: Rock County, Midnight Call, and Flashback. Additionally, Rixby has received
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  Speaker 1: multiple international bluegrass music awards, as well as Society for
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  Speaker 1: the Preservation of the Bluegrass Music Song of the Year
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  Speaker 1: Award for his song Empty Old Mailbox in 2001. Rixby
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  Speaker 1: will be supported by special guest Kevin Denny, a country
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  Speaker 1: bluegrass artist from Monticello, Kentucky, who has written songs for
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  Speaker 1: Craig Morgan, Easton Corbin, and Tracy Bird, and also achieved
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  Speaker 1: his own Billboard Top 20 single with That's Just Jessie
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  Speaker 1: in 2002. Rixby and Denny's music can be found on
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  Speaker 1: all streaming platforms. Layla Spring, a native of Lebanon, Kentucky,
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  Speaker 1: was a finalist on American Idol in 2018 and was
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  Speaker 1: voted back onto the show in 2020. Throughout her career,
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  Speaker 1: Spring performed alongside several notable country artists, including Sugar Land,
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  Speaker 1: Leigh-Anne Rimes, Montgomery Gentry, Colt Ford, Eastern Corbin, Exile, and
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  Speaker 1: Terry Clark. Spring's single, Another You, can be found on
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  Speaker 1: all streaming platforms. Event co-chair and music chair Grant Sorrell
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  Speaker 1: said that all musical performances will be atop the parking
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  Speaker 1: garage adjacent to the commercial bank this year. The following
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  Speaker 1: is a complete listing of this year's music schedule. Friday,
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  Speaker 1: September 25th, it's Bluegrass Friday from 1 to 1.45 p.m.
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  Speaker 1: Luddy Wright, Jamming to the Oldies, 2 to 3 p.m.,
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  Speaker 1: Middle Run, Bluegrass, 3.30 to 4.30, Drayton, Gordon, and the
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  Speaker 1: Ridge Runners, 4.45 to 5.45, Blue Debut, 6.15 to 7.15,
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  Speaker 1: Silver Dollar Band, 7.45 to 9.00 p.m., Don Rigsby and
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  Speaker 1: Fly by Nights, with very special guest, Kevin Denny. Saturday,
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  Speaker 1: September 26th, 9.45 to 10.15 a.m., Goebel Cantrell. 10.30 to 11.30,
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  Speaker 1: Randy Maloney and Friends break for a parade. Then at 2.15
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  Speaker 1: to 3.00 p.m., Justin Lee Harris. 3.15 to 4.15 p.m.,
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  Speaker 1: Plum Rotten. 4.30 to 5.30 p.m., Fletcher Stones. 6.30 to 7.35 p.m., Longshot.
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  Speaker 1: 8 to 9.30 p.m., Layla Spring, Rising Country Music Artist
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  Speaker 1: and American Idol Contestant. Sunday, September 27th, 11 a.m. to
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  Speaker 1: 3 p.m., Gospel and Worship Music brought to you by
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  Speaker 1: Morgan County Ministerial Association. In other festival news, the Morgan
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  Speaker 1: County High School Cougar football team will play the Iroquois
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  Speaker 1: High School Raiders in the Sargum Bowl, which is slated
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  Speaker 1: for 7.30 p.m. Friday, September 25th at Don McKenzie Field
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  Speaker 1: on the Morgan County High School campus. This year's Sargum Queen,
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  Speaker 1: to be selected by popular vote of the Morgan County
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  Speaker 1: High School student body, will be crowned at the halftime.
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  Speaker 1: The candidates will be announced in the Courier next week.
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  Speaker 1: The Morgan County Extension Office will be hosting a home
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  Speaker 1: lawn business decoration contest. The deadline to enter was Wednesday,
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  Speaker 1: September 16th, with judging to take place on Friday, September 18th.
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  Speaker 1: For additional information about the lawn decoration contest, I think
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  Speaker 1: that's supposed to be lawn decoration contest, Contact Morgan County
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  Speaker 1: Extension Office at 606-743-3292. Sargham Festival Committee Members Executive Committee
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  Speaker 1: Chairman Walker Crace, Co-Chair Grant Sorrell, Treasurer Ashley Likens, and
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  Speaker 1: Secretary Christy Gullett. Board Members Henrietta McKinney, Judy Townsend, and
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  Speaker 1: Leona Cantrell. Chair Members Grant Sorrell, Music, Liz Conley, Advertising
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  Speaker 1: and Facebook, Troy and Sandra Dye, Food Booths, Ashley Mason,
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  Speaker 1: Crafters Booth, Troy Dye, Port-A-Potties, Krista Gullet, Souvenir Booth, Danny Townsend,
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  Speaker 1: Sargum Sales, Helen Lewis, Country Store, Walker Crace and Danielle McKinney, Parade,
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  Speaker 1: Kim Lane, Food Preservation, Lacey May, Sargum Growers, Kyle Risner,
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  Speaker 1: City Representative, and Martha Lewis and Mary Standiford, Hannah Likens,
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  Speaker 1: Youth Member, and Brittany Gullet and Jackson Sorrell, Social Media.
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  Speaker 1: For additional information regarding the Sargum Festival, contact City Hall
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  Speaker 1: at 606-743-3330 or visit their Facebook page. Our Next article
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  Speaker 1: is really a picture of five ladies, and there is
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  Speaker 1: this big birthday cake underneath them. And it says, Happy Birthday,
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  Speaker 1: Betty Jo, Arlene, Shirley, Garnett, and Jerry. And underneath that
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  Speaker 1: is the caption, and it says, Area Ladies Enjoy Birthday Celebration.
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  Speaker 1: A birthday gathering was held Saturday, September 5th, at the
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  Speaker 1: Morgan County Wellness Center honoring Jerry Nell Bradley, Betty Jo
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  Speaker 1: Blatton Kester, Garnet Spencer, Arlene Eisen, and Shirley Trustee. All
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  Speaker 1: of their birthdays occurred July through September. Noticeably absent but
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  Speaker 1: remembered fondly from this group of ladies were Paula Hill
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  Speaker 1: and Doris Oldfell, both deceased. Thank you to the Index
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  Speaker 1: Community Church Women's Group for assisting with side dishes. Thank
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  Speaker 1: you to Todd Bailey, Brenda Lyon Adams, and Deanie Hill
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  Speaker 1: Barton for providing the chicken and birthday cake. Thank you
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  Speaker 1: to those who attended. A wonderful time was had by all.
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  Speaker 1: Our next article is Upcoming Events at the Extension Office.
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  Speaker 1: The following is a listing of upcoming events at the
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  Speaker 1: Morgan County Extension Office. Thursday, September 17th, Adult Country Hound
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  Speaker 1: Day Final Session. Friday, September 18th, Farmer's Market, 9 a.m.
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  Speaker 1: to 7 p.m. or sellout. Laugh and Learn, 10 a.m.
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  Speaker 1: at the Morgan County Public Library. Monday, September 21st through
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  Speaker 1: the 23rd, Pumpkin Days at R. Carr's Jackson, Kentucky. Monday,
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  Speaker 1: September 21st, Town and Country Homemaker Meeting, Solid Rock of
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  Speaker 1: Azalea Homemaker Meeting, meeting at 4 p.m. at Blackwater. Mahjong Monday,
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  Speaker 1: 10 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. at Morgan County Public Library. Tuesday,
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  Speaker 1: September 22nd, Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday,
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  Speaker 1: September 23rd, 4-H Teen Club, 4 p.m. Friday, September 25th
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  Speaker 1: through the 27th, Sargum Festivals. 4-H Teen Club will set
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  Speaker 1: up selling snacks and 4-H Shooting Sports will be selling
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  Speaker 1: parking spots. Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. or sellout. Tuesday,
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  Speaker 1: September 29th, Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday,
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  Speaker 1: September 30th, piece by piece. Thursday, October 8th, Licking River
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  Speaker 1: Homemakers Annual Meeting, 11 a.m. at Carlisle, Kentucky. Tuesday, October 13th,
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  Speaker 1: Farmers Appreciation Dinner, 7 p.m. at Woods Bend Weddings and Events.
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  Speaker 1: Our next article is Farm Bureau Annual Meeting set for Thursday,
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  Speaker 1: September 17th. The Morgan County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting is
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  Speaker 1: set for 6.30 p.m. Thursday, September 17th at the local
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  Speaker 1: Commercial Bank Conference Room, 550 Main Street, West Liberty. Our
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  Speaker 1: next article is Fly Management Costs, a share program available
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  Speaker 1: to local cattle farmers. The Morgan County Soil Conservation District
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  Speaker 1: is offering a best management program to help farmers improve
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  Speaker 1: livestock health and herd comfort. Participants who spend $ 200 will
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  Speaker 1: receive $ 100 back from the Soil Conservation District on qualifying
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  Speaker 1: fly control products. 20 applications are available. For more information,
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  Speaker 1: Call the district at 606-743-3194, extension 101, or stop by
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  Speaker 1: the office at 955 Prestonburg Street, West Liberty, and fill
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  Speaker 1: out an application. Our next article is Blood Drive is
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  Speaker 1: Today at West Liberty Christian Church, Lexington, Kentucky. The great
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  Speaker 1: thing about donating blood is that just about anyone can
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  Speaker 1: do it. No dough is needed to make a difference
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  Speaker 1: in your community. All it takes is a little bit
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  Speaker 1: of time and a pint of blood. Grab a slice
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  Speaker 1: of Saving Lives by donating blood this coming drive with
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  Speaker 1: the Kentucky Blood Center, the KBC. All donors will receive
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  Speaker 1: a Grab a Slice of Saving Lives t-shirt while supplies
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  Speaker 1: last as a thank you for adding a key piece
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  Speaker 1: to the blood supply. The Morgan County Community Blood Drive
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  Speaker 1: will be from 1 to 6 p.m. Thursday, September 17th
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  Speaker 1: at the West Liberty Christian Church Fellowship Hall located at
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  Speaker 1: 304 Prestonburg Street in West Liberty. The Kentucky Blood Center,
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  Speaker 1: the exclusive provider of blood to most hospitals in Central
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  Speaker 1: and Eastern Kentucky, is coming off a difficult summer. Donations,
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  Speaker 1: as they often do in summer months, suffer because of
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  Speaker 1: seasonal vacations and an absence of school blood drives and
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  Speaker 1: extreme temperatures, which deter donors from attending drives. At the
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  Speaker 1: same time, transfusions increased during trauma season when emergency rooms
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  Speaker 1: saw an uptick in severe light-threatening injuries, many of which
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  Speaker 1: required blood. Fall blood drives like this one in your
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  Speaker 1: community are important to restock hospital shelves because blood cannot
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  Speaker 1: be manufactured. The health of a local blood supply relies
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  Speaker 1: entirely on the generosity of Kentucky donors. Blood donors must
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  Speaker 1: be at least 17 years old, 16 with parental consent,
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  Speaker 1: weigh at least 110 pounds, be in good health, show
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  Speaker 1: a photo ID, and meet additional requirements. Appointments are preferred,
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  Speaker 1: but walk-ins are welcome. To schedule a donation, visit KentuckyBloodCenter.org
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  Speaker 1: or call 800-775-7000. 25, 22. The Kentucky Blood Center is
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  Speaker 1: the largest independent full-service nonprofit blood center in Kentucky and
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  Speaker 1: has been saving lives since 1968. Our next article is
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  Speaker 1: West Liberty Police Attention Parents and Guardians. Dear Parents, Guardians,
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  Speaker 1: and Visitors, at this year's annual Sorghum Festival, the West
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  Speaker 1: Liberty Police Department will be providing free, lost, and found bracelets,
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  Speaker 1: for child identification, and stickers for autism identification. Our officers
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  Speaker 1: and local emergency personnel will have these bracelets and stickers
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  Speaker 1: with them during the festival events. Just ask for one.
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  Speaker 1: Bracelets and stickers will also be located at the festival
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  Speaker 1: committee booth and ambulance locations around the festival tent. Our
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  Speaker 1: next article is Local Student Recognized by MSU Board of Regents.
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  Speaker 1: And there is a picture of the young man and
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  Speaker 1: another gentleman. The article is Bradley Atkins of West Liberty,
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  Speaker 1: a junior at Moorhead State University, majoring in computer science
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  Speaker 1: with a minor in entrepreneurship, was recently selected by MSU
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  Speaker 1: President Dr. Jay Morgan to be the student recognized at
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  Speaker 1: last month's Board of Regents meetings. Brady was recognized for
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  Speaker 1: his outstanding academic achievements along with his many contributions and
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  Speaker 1: accomplishments at MSU's campus thus far. This is an exceptional
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  Speaker 1: honor and his family expresses great pride in his accomplishments
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  Speaker 1: thus far and looks forward to the continued success at MSU.
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  Speaker 1: Brady is a 2024 graduate of Morgan County High School
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  Speaker 1: and is the son of Nancy and Michael Adkins of
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  Speaker 1: West Liberty. Our next article is Wolf County man metered
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  Speaker 1: 11 years in federal pen. A Wolf County man has
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  Speaker 1: been sentenced to 11 years federal prison after pleading guilty
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  Speaker 1: in the U.S. District Court to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine
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  Speaker 1: in Wolf, Breathitt, and MacGuffin counties. Clyde Rudy Endicott, 55,
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  Speaker 1: of Hazel Green pleaded guilty in February to conspiracy to
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  Speaker 1: distribute 500 grams or more of a methamphetamine mixture. As
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  Speaker 1: part of Endicott's plea agreement, six additional drug and firearm
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  Speaker 1: charges were dismissed, including allegations involving methamphetamine distribution, possession with
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  Speaker 1: intent to distribute, and possession of a firearm by a
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  Speaker 1: convicted felon. Federal court records also show that authorities seized $ 25, 000
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  Speaker 1: in cash from Endicott on July 30, 2025, followed by
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  Speaker 1: a later seizure of another $ 2, 537. U.S. District Judge Karen
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  Speaker 1: Caldwell sentenced Endicott to 132 months, 11 years in federal prison,
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  Speaker 1: followed by five years of supervised release. Endicott is currently
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  Speaker 1: being held at the Grayson Detention Center while awaiting transfer
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  Speaker 1: to federal custody. Our next article is Senior Citizens Menu.
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  Speaker 1: Meals are served with water and milk. Thursday, September 17th,
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  Speaker 1: pork chop, green beans, sweet potatoes, apple slices, cornbread, 1% milk, margarine, RC,
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  Speaker 1: chocolate pudding. Friday, September 18th, pizza, casserole, broccolini, margarine, whole
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  Speaker 1: grain breadstick, 1% milk, and banana. Monday, September 21st, chicken
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  Speaker 1: cordon bleu, California vegetable blend, whipped sweet potatoes, whole grain
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  Speaker 1: white roll, banana, 1% milk, and margarine. Tuesday, September 22nd,
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  Speaker 1: herbed pork chop scallop potatoes, whole grain white roll, lima beans,
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  Speaker 1: ambrosia salad, 1% milk. Wednesday, September 23rd, Salisbury steak, MTG,
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  Speaker 1: mashed potatoes, cream peas, whole grain white rolls, margarine, oatmeal,
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  Speaker 1: cream cookie, 1% milk. Thursday, September 24th, roast turkey, baked potato,
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  Speaker 1: brown sugar glazed carrots, whole grain white roll, margarine, 1% milk,
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  Speaker 1: and berry applesauce. Our next article is Over 30,000 now
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  Speaker 1: have access to time-saving online licensing services. Frankfurt, Kentucky, September 9, 2026.
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  Speaker 1: Governor Andy Beshear announced more than 30,000 Kentuckians have completed
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  Speaker 1: creating a MyDriveOnline account, unlocking convenient driver's licensing services that
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  Speaker 1: can save them time and trips to a driver licensing office.
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  Speaker 1: We've made improving licensing a priority so that Kentuckys are
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  Speaker 1: spending less time waiting in line and more time getting
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  Speaker 1: where they need to go, said Governor Beshear. By completing
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  Speaker 1: their MyDrive registration, Kentuckians can save themselves trips to the
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  Speaker 1: licensing office and we can continue to see those average
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  Speaker 1: wait times drop even further. Team Kentucky encourages all drivers
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  Speaker 1: to sign up or complete account verification to access eligible
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  Speaker 1: online services like changing an address, replacing an ID, or
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  Speaker 1: renewing a license. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, the KYTC, new
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  Speaker 1: modernized driver's licensing system, Kentucky Information Network for Driver Licensing,
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  Speaker 1: replace the state's 40-year-old blackened system in June, and expanded
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  Speaker 1: online service options available to Kentuckians at mydrive.ky.gov. While more
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  Speaker 1: than 115,000 Kentuckians have created MyDrive logins, about 26% new
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  Speaker 1: permit eligibility for 15-year-olds. Thanks to those efforts, Thanks to
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  Speaker 1: those efforts, average wait time at the driver licensing regional
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  Speaker 1: offices statewide were just 9 minutes for walk-ins and 10
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  Speaker 1: minutes for appointments in August, down from an average of
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  Speaker 1: 49 minutes for walk-ins and 25 minutes for appointments in
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  Speaker 1: the spring of 2025. Kentuckians who require an office visit,
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  Speaker 1: like requesting a Kentucky license or Real ID, for the
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  Speaker 1: first time are encouraged to pre-apply on mydrive.ky.gov to save
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  Speaker 1: time during their visit. As of August, 50% of Kentucky
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  Speaker 1: IDs are real ID compliant. Our next article is Morgan
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  Speaker 1: County High School to honor 1973 Blue Devils team this Friday.
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  Speaker 1: And then it says 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. 1973
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  Speaker 1: Blue Devil football team reception, community room presented by Commercial Bank.
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  Speaker 1: From 6 to 6.40, the 1973 Blue Devil football team gathering,
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  Speaker 1: north end zone at the Don McKenzie Field. 6.45 to
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  Speaker 1: 7 p.m., 1973 Blue Devil football team interview, Spree TV
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  Speaker 1: with Chris Trustee and Perry Allen, home sideline bench area. 7.30 p.m. kickoff,
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  Speaker 1: Morgan County versus Pineville. Halftime, official recognition 1973 Morgan County
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  Speaker 1: Blue Devil football team. Friday is to set a specific
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  Speaker 1: day to celebrate one of the greatest teams in the
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  Speaker 1: history of Morgan County football. The 1973 Morgan County High
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  Speaker 1: School Blue Devils, under the direction of head coach John Reed,
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  Speaker 1: finished with an impressive 8-3 record. It was certainly this
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  Speaker 1: program's best defensive squad, allowing a mere 69 total points
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  Speaker 1: and an average of just over 6 points per game.
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  Speaker 1: Morgan B. Wheelwright, 14-6, Nicholas County, 40-6, Wes Carter, 22-6,
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  Speaker 1: Leslie County, 24-6, East Carter, 40-6, Phelps, 40-0, Lewis County, 41-8,
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  Speaker 1: and Rowan County, 30-0. Bringing this group together after 53
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  Speaker 1: years has been such an honor because they were such
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  Speaker 1: a tight-knit group of true team in every sense of
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  Speaker 1: the word. Event organizer Chris Trustee said, We wanted the
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  Speaker 1: community to realize just how special Morgan County football was
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  Speaker 1: during that time and the impacts it made. Quite often,
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  Speaker 1: outstanding players would go on to have collegiate careers in
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  Speaker 1: the 1970s and 80s. We were hoping this proud tradition
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  Speaker 1: can inspire future Cougars in the community to strive for
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  Speaker 1: that level of success. The Blue Devils had six players
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  Speaker 1: earn Honorable Mention All-State Honors. Hank Allen, Gerald Amix, Steve O'Connor,
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  Speaker 1: Mark Hobo-Jackson, Greg Phillips, and Greg Wingo. Phillips, Jackson, and
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  Speaker 1: O'Connor were also selected to the Ashland Daily Independent All-Area Team.
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  Speaker 1: Festivities will begin from 4 to 6 p.m. as team
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  Speaker 1: members gather at the Commercial Bank for a reception in
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  Speaker 1: the community room. The group will then head to the
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  Speaker 1: Don McKenzie Field to meet in the North End Zone
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  Speaker 1: before joining Chris Trustee and Perry Allen for the Spree
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  Speaker 1: TV program pregame show on the home sidelines. Morgan County
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  Speaker 1: High School will then pay tribute to the squad during
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  Speaker 1: the halftime of Pineville-Morgan County game. Cougar fans are encouraged
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  Speaker 1: to be in the stands to celebrate one of the
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  Speaker 1: most accomplished squads ever donned the Morgan County High School uniforms.
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  Speaker 1: This concludes excerpts from the recent editions of the Licking
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  Speaker 1: Valley Courier. Your reader has been Janice. On behalf of
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  Speaker 1: everyone here at Radio Eye, Thank you for listening. Keep
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  Speaker 1: on listening. And I hope you have a very good day.