Sammie Jo Ham Rose
Sammie Jo Ham Rose, 84, wife of 68 years to Stanley Tilton Rose, passed away Friday, July 26, 2025 at her home in Carlisle. Born October 16, 1940 in Bourbon County, she worked for many years in the Social Services office in Paris, and was a member of the Carlisle Christian Church. Sammie loved being…
Read MoreHundreds of Lexington area geocachers celebrating 25th anniversary of geocaching
SEATTLE – Geocaching HQ is joining the geocaching community in celebrating the 25th anniversary of the world’s biggest game of hide and seek in 2025. The game is happening right now, all around you, in parks, urban areas, on mountain tops, and even underwater. Around 3.4 million geocaches are waiting to be found across the…
Read MoreMina Lou Welch-Vaughan
Mina Lou Welch-Vaughan, age 90, departed this life on Thursday evening, July 24, 2025, at her home in Paris, Kentucky, surrounded by her loving family. Mina was born in Greenville, Kentucky, where she was raised by her parents, Elroy Ruben and Lucy (née Grace) Stuart, and her beloved grandmother, Ella (née Griffin) Grace. She grew…
Read MoreGregory Dane Colliver
Gregory Dane Colliver, 67, husband of Lorna Turner Colliver, passed away on Friday, July 18, 2025, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. Born on December 9, 1957, in Montgomery County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Calvin and Mildred Spencer Colliver. Greg was employed as an inspector at Toyota Manufacturing and was…
Read MoreMichael Anthony Rison
Michael Anthony Rison, beloved father, grandfather, and brother passed away at the age of 56 on July 17, 2025, in Pikeville, KY. Born on August 2, 1968, in Paris, KY, Michael was a man known for his humor, his exceptional handiness, and his innate ability to make friends with everyone he met. A true Jack…
Read MoreDoctor’s Top Sports Story of the Year … 2 through 12, and The Best of the Rest
IVAN K. RICE I doctorofsports@aol.com 2) Dalton Tucker – Football The Bourbon County star made the Indianapolis Colts’ roster For this former Bourbon County Colonels, his dream came true after officially becoming a full-fledged Indianapolis Colts, as the waiting and worrying were finally over. Twenty-four year-old undrafted free agent Dalton Tucker of Millersburg…
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Read MoreBourbon’s boys XC and Track teams share the top spot as the Doctor’s Top Sports Story of Year winners
The programs finished the year with the unthinkable, state runner-up trifecta (XC, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track) IVAN K. RICE I doctorofsports@aol.com PARIS, KY – When you have three different teams that accomplished the same thing, it’s hard to pick which was the best because all three were pretty darn good. And by the…
Read MoreJames Ronald Smart
James Ronald Smart, age 79, departed this life on Sunday, July 20, 2025, at his home in Paris, Kentucky. Ronnie was born in Paris, on December 3, 1945, the son of the late Carl Franklin and Virginia Carlisle Swinford Smart, attended Ruddles Mill Elementary School, was a 1965 graduate of Bourbon County High School and…
Read MoreRaye Jean Snapp
Raye Jean Snapp, 65, passed away Thursday, July 17, 2025 at her home in Nicholas County. Born August 20, 1959 in Nicholas County to the late Raymond and Ellen Wilson Snapp, she was a lifelong farmer and former employee of Bourbon Heights Nursing Home and Harrison Memorial Hospital, where she worked in dietary. Raye Jean…
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