More rain, more bodies in flooded Kentucky mountain towns
Another round of rainstorms are hitting flooded Kentucky mountain communities By REBECCA REYNOLDS – Associated Press Aug 2, 2022 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Another round of rainstorms hit flooded Kentucky mountain communities Monday as more bodies emerged from the sodden landscape, and the governor warned that high winds could bring another threat — falling trees…
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More Covid-19 shots as CDC sees all counties at elevated risk Kentucky still has 80 of its 120 counties are at the highest risk level for Covid-19, and the state no longer has any counties at a low level, according to the latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention risk map. Last week, seven were…
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Local emergency management director’s guidance for helping eastern Kentucky flood victims. by Pat Conley/Citizen staff Lloyde Campbell has learned a lot since being named (by Judge-Executive Mike Williams) emergency manager for all of Bourbon County in 2019. He’s already dealt with a global pandemic, a major winter storm, a conflagration which took most of…
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Garnett Ray Rankin, 80, husband of Nancy May Mitchell Rankin for 60 years, died Wednesday, July 27, 2022, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY. He was born in Paris, KY to the late Garnett Henry and Lora Davis Rankin. Garnett and Nancy were married on August 1, 1962, exactly 60 years before…
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John Sidney Franklin, 67, departed this life on July 25, 2022, surrounded by the ones he loved. He was born in Paris, KY to the late Johnny and Betty Lawrence Franklin. He was a retired hotel manager troubleshooter for Motel Six, a member of Spears Mill Baptist Church, Paris, KY, and a graduate of Bourbon…
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James Lee Sosby, age 73, a retired employee of Johnson Controls, died Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at Baptist Health Lexington. He was born November 27, 1948 in Paris, son of the late Marion Thomas “Tommy” and Betty Louise Barnes Sosby. He was a member of the City Club where he enjoyed playing cards with his…
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Edna Link Thompson, the widow of Bobby L. Thompson, passed away, Friday, July 22, 2022, in Nicholasville, Kentucky. Edna was born in Jefferson County, Kentucky, on September 16, 1930, the daughter of the late Walter Link, Sr., and Pearl Fletcher Link. She was a member of First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), served as a…
Read MoreVirginia Mary Watson
Virginia Mary Watson, age 78, wife of Leonard Eugene Watson, died Friday, July 22, 2022, at Bourbon Heights Nursing Home. She was born March 30, 1944, in Plattsburgh, New York, the daughter of the late Thomas and Virginia Butler Henry. Virginia was a retired employee of Walmart and was a member of Central Baptist Church.…
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