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Ashland Daily Independent - 10.7.26 · Eastern Kentucky Newspapers

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  Speaker 1: We now turn to the Ashland Independent to bring you
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  Speaker 1: news from in and around Ashland and Boyd County. Your
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  Speaker 1: reader today is Jane. We begin with the edition dated
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  Speaker 1: October 6, 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, Kentucky Queen Comes Home. I couldn't help
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  Speaker 1: but cry, although still not sure why. I've been at
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  Speaker 1: this for some 35 odd and awesome years now. Should
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  Speaker 1: be automatic and programmed. House lights dim, walk down front
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  Speaker 1: of the Paramount, same stage where, as a kid, I danced, acted,
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  Speaker 1: and sang so poorly. Offered three songs to photographically capture
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  Speaker 1: everything you wish readers to see about a performer and
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  Speaker 1: her mannerisms, the joy, and interactions with audience members. Now,
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  Speaker 1: to conceivably explain my left-field emotions on Friday and Saturday nights,
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  Speaker 1: as Winona Judd graced the beloved Paramount Arts Theater, unveiled
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  Speaker 1: a new vinyl album, popped pricey bottles in celebration of homecoming,
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  Speaker 1: and even crashed a Fat Patty's afterparty. In general, why?
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  Speaker 1: Put little Ashlyn on the map again. I ran into
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  Speaker 1: a lady from the Netherlands, so gracious and thankful for
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  Speaker 1: the southern hospitality demonstrated everywhere from all of you. So
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  Speaker 1: why did I stand in front of the stage, absolutely
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  Speaker 1: leaking tears onto my cell phone? Only form and method
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  Speaker 1: of news photography I own. Because I come from a
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  Speaker 1: different time. Before this two-day autumnal rush of Winona weekend,
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  Speaker 1: as I stood there trying to do a good job,
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  Speaker 1: my old hands shaking, attempting to steady my phone to
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  Speaker 1: capture a few decent photos to collect this historic time
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  Speaker 1: in Ashland. Old memories rushed over me. Don't get this
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  Speaker 1: column all twisted. Selling out the Paramount for a two-night
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  Speaker 1: run is nothing short of astonishing and awe-inspiring. Watching a
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  Speaker 1: little girl named Callie enjoy her very first concert and
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  Speaker 1: Winona noticed her poster board and asks for an on-stage
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  Speaker 1: photo with Callie is well beyond glorious. Seeing an Eastern
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  Speaker 1: Kentucky social media influencer, Ethan Miller, collaborate with Fat Patty's
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  Speaker 1: Eatery for a Saturday night party and Winona surprisingly show
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  Speaker 1: up for karaoke. autographs, and all the fun on Winchester
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  Speaker 1: Avenue was also unreal. She drove around Ashland neighborhoods on
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  Speaker 1: Saturday afternoon, taking it all in, remembering this place, waving
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  Speaker 1: to fans and friends. By now, you probably heard a
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  Speaker 1: song or two from Judd's new record, The Hard Truth.
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  Speaker 1: She spent pre-Paramount days on a big-time national press junket,
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  Speaker 1: speaking the gospel and Verity of her mother Naomi's suicide,
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  Speaker 1: her daughter's addiction affliction, unvarnished honesty about life, family, mental health,
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  Speaker 1: and moving forward from all of it. The prelude song
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  Speaker 1: is titled All Downhill from Ashland. Not often we hear
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  Speaker 1: our hometown name in a radio played song, but for Wynonna,
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  Speaker 1: age 62, who is raising her grandchildren, like many other
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  Speaker 1: Appalachian women, Time comes around to tell it like it is.
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  Speaker 1: There's much more to why beyond custom rhinestone outfits and
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  Speaker 1: spray hair glitter. After these many years as a newspaper reporter,
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  Speaker 1: I remember good, bad, ugly. For two nights, everyone got along.
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  Speaker 1: There wasn't heated conversation or argument about the newest data
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  Speaker 1: center or what side of the Paramount aisle you sat on.
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  Speaker 1: People willingly whipped out their credit cards for merch, booze,
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  Speaker 1: and popcorn, unfazed by pricing, as if we entered a
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  Speaker 1: happy bubble over the weekend of October 2nd and 3rd,
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  Speaker 1: and weren't looking beyond those few moments of reunion and
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  Speaker 1: bliss of the Judd's early sounds. All family infighting stopped
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  Speaker 1: for a couple hours, and we just sang along. Imagine
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  Speaker 1: you were just a teenager, like Winona, who followed your
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  Speaker 1: mama's dream for you. Naomi knew they had some special
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  Speaker 1: sauce together, the Kentucky blood harmony we often hear about,
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  Speaker 1: how you sound better singing with your sis. They flew away,
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  Speaker 1: oh glory. Would anyone know the Judds or Winona or
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  Speaker 1: Ashley if they didn't take a trail from the blue
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  Speaker 1: and green bridges? Probably not. thoughts rushed back during those
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  Speaker 1: first few songs the crowd screamed as winona sang ashland
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  Speaker 1: in the open air song i went to paul g
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  Speaker 1: blazer high school with ashley judd ashley simonella back then
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  Speaker 1: she was a little older than me but secondhand whispers
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  Speaker 1: in the hallways maintained she was some highfalutin fashion model
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  Speaker 1: overseas so she was often absent from classes She is
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  Speaker 1: now very open, speaking of her young years, survivor of
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  Speaker 1: sexual violence and international human trafficking, before we even knew
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  Speaker 1: those terms or considered it a crime. She's a voice
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  Speaker 1: for so many of the Me Too movement, including my
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  Speaker 1: own daughter, who reveres Ashley Judd's efforts in a heroine
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  Speaker 1: worship sort of way. Former Ashland City Commissioner Polly Judd
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  Speaker 1: Rideout was always the outstanding vote of nay. She wouldn't
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  Speaker 1: cave for anyone or anything in this town. I remember
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  Speaker 1: dyeing my hair red one time and her telling me,
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  Speaker 1: it isn't your color really, unabashedly. I held a soft
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  Speaker 1: spot for her as a politician, a time when women
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  Speaker 1: didn't share seats on commissions around Ashland. She was scrappy
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  Speaker 1: and meddlesome to entities trying to buy out her land.
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  Speaker 1: I loved her. She was a proud grandmother. Every time
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  Speaker 1: I spoke with Polly, She showed me a Judd's picture
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  Speaker 1: or told me some late tale of success from tour
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  Speaker 1: bus land. Winona always seemed the quiet one. Naomi was
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  Speaker 1: usually the entire voice in those settings. I had a
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  Speaker 1: chance to write a feature story with Winona in the
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  Speaker 1: early 2000s, and she was nothing but kind while speaking
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  Speaker 1: to a simple, very local reporter. She didn't have to be,
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  Speaker 1: yet she was. Through ordeals associated with fame, wretchedness and
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  Speaker 1: throes of losing her mother, confusion of her father's name
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  Speaker 1: and identity, misery of a child's addiction and incarceration, and
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  Speaker 1: the truest martyrdom of singing the Judds hit songs all
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  Speaker 1: alone at the Paramount last weekend, Wynonna is somehow still
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  Speaker 1: pushing through. reigning Kentucky queen, reigning in a motion to
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  Speaker 1: create an album of tracks filled with nakedness, whole stories,
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  Speaker 1: and just the plain facts. From Ashland onward, ups and downs,
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  Speaker 1: Brentwood or broken screen doors, fanciness or flies on the butter.
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  Speaker 1: This is why I cry, because it's back to usual now.
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  Speaker 1: Excitement left town in her massive silvery glistening motor coach,
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  Speaker 1: Please don't make this farewell, Y. Whoever said you can't
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  Speaker 1: come home again? This article is by Tammy Hetzer Womack.
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  Speaker 1: Our next article, Community Comes Out for Alzheimer's Walk, by
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  Speaker 1: Tammy Hetzer Womack for the Daily Independent. Alzheimer's disease has
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  Speaker 1: no economic division, clout, or social standing. Sunday, under the
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  Speaker 1: falling rain and decked in purple, Central Park was filled
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  Speaker 1: with those helping to fight against the disease that robs
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  Speaker 1: loved ones of their memories. Those gathered walked one mile
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  Speaker 1: around the park to raise funds for the Commonwealth Chapter
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  Speaker 1: of the Alzheimer's Association. Over 7 million Americans face the
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  Speaker 1: onslaught of Alzheimer's disease. Abby Craycraft, 17, one of four
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  Speaker 1: Greenup County varsity cheerleaders in attendance, cheered at the beginning
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  Speaker 1: of the walk. Craycraft spoke of watching her great-grandma pass away,
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  Speaker 1: battling dementia in her last days. The family was unaware
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  Speaker 1: of the fight until the end. Thankfully for her family,
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  Speaker 1: her great-grandmother's imaginings overflowed with beauty and kindness. One day,
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  Speaker 1: she believed she saw ladybugs sitting on the back of
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  Speaker 1: her armchair, applying lipstick, getting pretty. Another day, she thought
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  Speaker 1: 100 children marched around the room. She begged her daughter
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  Speaker 1: to quickly make a run to Sam's Club. She needed
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  Speaker 1: supplies in a hurry, enough to make peanut butter and
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  Speaker 1: jelly sandwiches for all her hungry young visitors. That's why
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  Speaker 1: we decided to come up here to volunteer today, Craycraft said.
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  Speaker 1: This is exactly why we are here today. This right here,
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  Speaker 1: teammate Alexa May 17 said as she touched Craycraft's arm.
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  Speaker 1: We know there are many stories like this and the
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  Speaker 1: numbers continue to grow across the area. We all need
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  Speaker 1: to learn more about Alzheimer's, so we're here to tell
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  Speaker 1: to yell for the walkers and help support our community.
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  Speaker 1: One in three Americans dies with Alzheimer's or a form
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  Speaker 1: of dementia. Deaths from Alzheimer's more than doubled over the
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  Speaker 1: last 25 years. Around the amphitheater area, groups of families
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  Speaker 1: laughed and caught up. Many grasped wind-spinning commemorative polyester flowers,
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  Speaker 1: a loved one's name scrawled on the petals with black
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  Speaker 1: Sharpie ink. Some posed with a massive row of flowers
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  Speaker 1: with the hashtag end alls. Marley Ping Chok addressed the gathering.
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  Speaker 1: She spoke about ways to protect against Alzheimer's. Wear a
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  Speaker 1: bike helmet. Manage diabetes. Don't smoke or vape. Maintain good
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  Speaker 1: sleep patterns. Keep physically active. Keep your brain alert. Eat
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  Speaker 1: healthy foods. Keep your weight in check and blood pressure minimized.
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  Speaker 1: On a park bench nearby, resting under a massive oak,
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  Speaker 1: the Adkins family psyched up their little ones for the
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  Speaker 1: trek ahead. They all wore t-shirts reading, Memories Fade, Love
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  Speaker 1: is Forever, I Walked for Mamaw Belle. Rory Adkins, 5,
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  Speaker 1: is named for Mamaw Aurora Belle, a Salyersville woman who
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  Speaker 1: raised 10 children with only a second-grade education. She battled
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  Speaker 1: Alzheimer's disease for a decade. Rory's sister, Avery, 10, and cousin, Penny, 5,
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  Speaker 1: also walked alongside the family. They raised $ 346 for the
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  Speaker 1: Alzheimer's Association Annual Afternoon Charity Walk. The children never knew
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  Speaker 1: Mamaw Belle, but heard tales of her passed down over generations.
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  Speaker 1: Avery said she was feisty, giving nothing, loved old people
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  Speaker 1: and children. Their grandmother, Gwenda Johnson, 69, is thankful her
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  Speaker 1: whole family could unite in memory of Mamaw Belle, her mother.
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  Speaker 1: She was the most perceptive person I ever knew, Johnson said.
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  Speaker 1: She just felt if you needed something and she tended
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  Speaker 1: to you. During Belle's 10-year battle with the disease, her
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  Speaker 1: daughters took turns being with her. We called it Operation
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  Speaker 1: Sister Swap Each of us would care for her three
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  Speaker 1: weeks and then switch to give us a little break,
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  Speaker 1: Johnson said. I wouldn't change those years for the world.
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  Speaker 1: Just being with her meant everything. To learn more about
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  Speaker 1: the Alzheimer's Association, visit RethinkYourBrain.org. Next, Old Fashioned Days Puts
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  Speaker 1: a Bow on Year 60. Staff Report. That's a wrap
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  Speaker 1: on the 60th annual Old Fashioned Days in Greenup. While
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  Speaker 1: attendees contended with a bit of rain Friday, weather conditions
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  Speaker 1: were ideal for a good portion of the three-day event.
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  Speaker 1: Main Street was full of a variety of vendors and
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  Speaker 1: food trucks, as festivities featured a great deal of talent,
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  Speaker 1: both local and non-local. High school bands and choirs provided entertainment.
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  Speaker 1: Children competed in pageants. Several musicians hit the stage. A
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  Speaker 1: spelling bee champion was crowned. Lots of funnel cakes, corn dogs,
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  Speaker 1: fresh squeezed lemonade, and other treats were consumed. The Tri-State
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  Speaker 1: Racer 5K saw plenty of feet hit the pavement Thursday evening.
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  Speaker 1: Waylon Bates and Sincere Revival supplied Thursday night's music. Frank Grasso,
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  Speaker 1: Sarah Brim, Ison Sutton, Isaiah Adkins, Steve Freeh, Mason and Taylor, Wheelhouse,
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  Speaker 1: Sasha Collette, and the Magnolias, and Hunter Jordan were all
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  Speaker 1: on stages Friday. The Mutt Strut Apple Pie Contest, a
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  Speaker 1: military brass ensemble in veteran recognition, a quilt show, a
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  Speaker 1: car show, talent shows, a parade and water wars filled
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  Speaker 1: the day Saturday. What's up, Betsy? Corduroy Brown and the
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  Speaker 1: Eagles Project entertained the music lovers Saturday evening. Following the
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  Speaker 1: Greenup Old Fashioned Days Facebook page or visit greenupoldfashionedays.com for
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  Speaker 1: information regarding next year's events. In other news, suspect arrested
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  Speaker 1: on pair of robberies by Aaron Snyder for the Daily Independent.
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  Speaker 1: Boyd County Sheriff's Office arrested a 32-year-old Ashland man in
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  Speaker 1: connection to two robberies at a local gas station on
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  Speaker 1: back-to-back weekends. Antonio Rowan has been charged with two counts
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  Speaker 1: of first-degree robbery. According to the Sheriff's Office, Rowan is
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  Speaker 1: suspected of robbing Casey's Good Stop on U.S. 60 on Friday,
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  Speaker 1: October 2nd, before fleeing on foot. The sheriff's office responded
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  Speaker 1: around 7.15 p.m. after a call came in reporting a
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  Speaker 1: male wearing a gray hoodie and pink bandana had entered
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  Speaker 1: the store and robbed them. Kentucky State Police and Ashland
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  Speaker 1: Police assisted the sheriff's office to conduct a search and
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  Speaker 1: neighborhood canvas during which they located Rowan at a nearby residence.
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  Speaker 1: During the investigation, authorities determined Rowan allegedly committed a similar
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  Speaker 1: robbery of the same store on Saturday, September 26th. Boyd
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  Speaker 1: County Emergency Management also assisted, according to the news release.
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  Speaker 1: Rowan was booked into the Boyd County Detention Center, where
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  Speaker 1: is an inmate on a $ 25, 000 bond. The Sheriff's Office
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  Speaker 1: has asked anyone in the area near Casey's Good Stop,
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  Speaker 1: Mead Springer Road, and nearby neighborhoods to check security or
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  Speaker 1: doorbell cameras for any related video of a subject walking
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  Speaker 1: or running around at the time of the robbery. If
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  Speaker 1: video is located, call area code 606-739-5135. Detective Sergeant Mark
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  Speaker 1: Wheeler is leading the investigation. Our next article, Attempted Murder
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  Speaker 1: Trial Pushed to December by Aaron Snyder, for the Daily Independent.
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  Speaker 1: Carter County Circuit Court Judge has rescheduled an attempted murder
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  Speaker 1: trial originally set for this month. Judge Rebecca Phillips re-docketed
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  Speaker 1: Christian James, 24, for Tuesday, December 1. A pre-trial conference
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  Speaker 1: is scheduled for October 19. James is charged with attempted murder,
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  Speaker 1: first-degree wanton endangerment, third-degree terroristic threatening, two counts, second-degree assault,
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  Speaker 1: kidnapping an adult, and kidnapping with serious physical injury. Judge
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  Speaker 1: Phillips ruled James a danger to the community earlier this year,
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  Speaker 1: in February, during a bond revocation hearing. She ruled James
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  Speaker 1: would remain in jail on a $ 500, 000 bond. According to
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  Speaker 1: Kentucky State Police and the Carter County Sheriff's Department, based
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  Speaker 1: on evidence and witness statements, James assaulted his girlfriend's 14-year-old
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  Speaker 1: special needs brother on August 3, 2025. Medical records show
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  Speaker 1: the juvenile suffered two brain bleeds, a fractured jaw, a
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  Speaker 1: broken nose, and lost consciousness as a result of the
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  Speaker 1: alleged beating. Christina Smith, a Department of Public Advocacy defense attorney,
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  Speaker 1: represents James. The Commonwealth's Attorney's Office requested a continuance. based
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  Speaker 1: on new discovery that came to its attention last week.
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  Speaker 1: Smith did not object. Moving on, five indicted on theft
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  Speaker 1: charges by Aaron Snyder for the Daily Independent. Five suspects
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  Speaker 1: were recently indicted on felonious theft charges in Boyd County.
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  Speaker 1: Each was booked into the Boyd County Detention Center on
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  Speaker 1: a $ 100, 000 cash bond. Rodney Williams, 49, of Ashland, and
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  Speaker 1: Mark A. Mullins, 56, of Ashland, are accused of committing
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  Speaker 1: the crime of theft by unlawful taking $ 10, 000 to $ 1
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  Speaker 1: million on or between January 19th and 20th, 2026. Court
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  Speaker 1: records show. Williams and Mullins were also each indicted on
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  Speaker 1: identical charges of first offense trespass of key infrastructure assets
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  Speaker 1: second-degree fleeing evading police on foot, first-degree criminal mischief, engaging
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  Speaker 1: in organized crime and knowingly defacing, damaging, objecting, obstructing, removing,
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  Speaker 1: or impairing the operation of a railroad-grade crossing signal or device.
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  Speaker 1: Corey L. McAllister, 34, of Westwood, Todd N. Lerner, 47,
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  Speaker 1: of Ashland, and Crystal D. Robertson, 44, of Catlettsburg, were
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  Speaker 1: each indicted on theft by unlawful taking $ 10, 000 to $ 1
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  Speaker 1: million based on alleged actions that took place on or
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  Speaker 1: between April 29th and May 7th, 2026, according to court records.
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  Speaker 1: McAllister was also indicted on charges of first-degree criminal mischief
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  Speaker 1: and engaging in organized crime. Robertson was, too, indicted on
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  Speaker 1: first-degree criminal mischief and engaging in organized crime charges. Additionally,
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  Speaker 1: Lawhorn was indicted on a first-degree criminal mischief charge. An
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  Speaker 1: indictment is not an indication of guilt, but a grand
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  Speaker 1: jury determined sufficient evidence was present in order to move
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  Speaker 1: forward in the judicial process. The following were also indicted
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  Speaker 1: by a Boyd County grand jury recently. Brilena Adkins, 30,
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  Speaker 1: of Rush, was indicted on a first offense fentanyl trafficking charge.
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  Speaker 1: Brittany J. Wireman, 37, of Portsmouth, was indicted on charges
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  Speaker 1: of first-degree trafficking in cocaine, four or more grams, first-degree
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  Speaker 1: meth possession, drug paraphernalia by possesses, first-degree possession of a
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  Speaker 1: controlled substance, marijuana possession, and first-degree cocaine possession. Michael E. Dasher, 51,
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  Speaker 1: of Ashland, was indicted on the following charges, trafficking marijuana,
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  Speaker 1: 8 ounces to 5 pounds, and cultivate in marijuana, 5
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  Speaker 1: or more plants. Joseph Moore, 42, was indicted on first-degree
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  Speaker 1: promoting contraband charge. Robert Lee Nethercutt, 52 of Ashland, was
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  Speaker 1: indicted on these charges. First-degree possession of heroin, first-degree meth possession,
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  Speaker 1: and third-degree possession of an unspecified drug. Zachary R. Adkins,
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  Speaker 1: 34 of Catlettsburg, was indicted on the charge of theft
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  Speaker 1: by failure to require disposition of property $ 10, 000 or more.
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  Speaker 1: Our next article. Central City's Fall Shop Crawl Returns The
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  Speaker 1: old Central City Association is inviting the community to its
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  Speaker 1: Fall Shop Crawl on Saturday, October 17 from 10 a.m.
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  Speaker 1: to 4 p.m. on 14th Street West in Huntington. More
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  Speaker 1: than 10 local businesses across the district will welcome visitors
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  Speaker 1: with seasonal finds and special activities, according to a news release.
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  Speaker 1: Participants can join in advance or show up the day
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  Speaker 1: of the event. Prizes from the Shop Crawl include basket
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  Speaker 1: donations from shops in the district the release stated. Attendees
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  Speaker 1: may purchase a Shop Crawl ticket and exclusive tote bag
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  Speaker 1: at oldcentralcity.org slash fall-festival. Totes, which will be available to
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  Speaker 1: pick up at the Gazebo, on October 17th include two
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  Speaker 1: raffle tickets apiece. You may also take part without buying
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  Speaker 1: a tote. Every $ 25 in combined receipts equals one raffle ticket.
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  Speaker 1: Participating shops include Village Antiques and Art, Hattie and Nan's
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  Speaker 1: Antiques and Books, Thistle Patch, Vintage Garden and Antiques, Grounded
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  Speaker 1: Earth Collective, The Frame Station WV, The Wild Ramp, the
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  Speaker 1: Peddler's Mall, Huntington Children's Museum, the Glow Studio, Sloan Square Gallery,
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  Speaker 1: MFE Videos and Collectibles, Camelot 2, and Pam's Marketplace. Activities
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  Speaker 1: include crafts, photos, treats, seasonal decor sales, storytelling, and more.
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  Speaker 1: Follow Central City Antiques District on Facebook or visit oldcentralcity.org.
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  Speaker 1: For more information. Our next article, Attorneys Need More Time
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  Speaker 1: in Sex Crimes Case by Aaron Snyder for the Daily Independent.
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  Speaker 1: Both the Commonwealth's Attorney's Office and Defense need a few
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  Speaker 1: weeks to review what is expected to be substantial discovery
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  Speaker 1: in a case that has been active for more than
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  Speaker 1: a year. Michael Lyons, 34, appeared in Carter County Circuit
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  Speaker 1: Court Monday morning alongside attorney Robert Miller. Lyons is accused
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  Speaker 1: of distributing obscene material to and procuring or promoting use
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  Speaker 1: of a minor. Authorities have concluded their examination of devices,
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  Speaker 1: which Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Barry Bradley confirmed Monday in front
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  Speaker 1: of Judge Rebecca Phillips. About a year ago during a
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  Speaker 1: bond hearing, Bradley argued Lyons is a grown man who
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  Speaker 1: picked up a kid at Vacation Bible School. Lyons is
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  Speaker 1: in the Carter County Detention Center on charges that occurred
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  Speaker 1: while he was out on bond from a Greenup County case.
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  Speaker 1: In Greenup County, Lyons faces 33 counts of first-degree criminal
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  Speaker 1: abuse of a child 12 and under, stemming from allegations
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  Speaker 1: from a special needs classroom at McHale Elementary. Court records
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  Speaker 1: show Lyons began communicating via Snapchat with a 13-year-old he
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  Speaker 1: encountered at a vacation Bible school at a Carter County
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  Speaker 1: church in June 2025. Based on the June 2025 charges,
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  Speaker 1: while out on bond, Greenup County Circuit Court Judge Brian
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  Speaker 1: McLeod ruled Lyons be jailed on no bond. He's been
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  Speaker 1: an inmate on no bond since. Lyons is due back
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  Speaker 1: in court on Monday, November 2nd. Our next article, Kentucky
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  Speaker 1: Baptist Disaster Relief Training Saturday at FBC Russell by Mark
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  Speaker 1: Maynard for Kentucky Today. Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief will have
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  Speaker 1: a training day on Saturday at First Baptist Church in Russell.
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  Speaker 1: It will be the only training in the northeastern Kentucky
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  Speaker 1: area in 2026. David Bayes, a 10-year contract Kentucky Disaster
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  Speaker 1: Relief Veteran who lives in Boyd County is encouraging a
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  Speaker 1: strong group to beef up the volunteers in the area.
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  Speaker 1: Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief is an active and experienced disaster
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  Speaker 1: response ministry working in partnership with local, national, and international organizations.
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  Speaker 1: The teams bring help, hope, and healing to those in crisis.
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  Speaker 1: More than 2,600 trained volunteers stand ready to serve, providing
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  Speaker 1: practical assistance, compassionate care, and the love of Christ when
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  Speaker 1: it's needed most. It has helped me in my faith base, said,
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  Speaker 1: to be able to go into a situation like a
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  Speaker 1: flood or tornado and see people at their absolute lowest,
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  Speaker 1: then bringing them healing and hope is indescribable. This concludes
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  Speaker 1: excerpts from recent editions of the Ashland Daily Independent. Your
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  Speaker 1: reader has been Jane. On behalf of everyone here at
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  Speaker 1: Radio Eye, thank you for listening. Keep on listening and
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  Speaker 1: have a good day.