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Eileen Jude Obituary
Eileen Jude 1952–2022 Eileen Jude, 70, of Pilgrim, passed away Monday, May 2, 2022, at Three Rivers Medical Center in Louisa. Born Jan. 17, 1952, in Gary, Ind., she was the daughter of the late George Kappos and Jessie Shaukun Kappos. Eileen is survived by her loving husband, Russell Jude of Pilgrim; two children, Rusty…
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‘Trigger law’ would end legal abortion in Kentucky if Supreme Court overturns its 1973 Roe v. Wade
BY MELISSA PATRICKKENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS If a leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that would overturn the court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision becomes final, legal abortion in Kentucky would end immediately because of a “trigger law” the state legislature passed to take effect if Roe is overturned. But for now, abortion services…
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C-J reports on illegal abortions in Kentucky, before Roe v. Wade and asks, ‘Will history repeat itself?’
As the U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to abolish the right to an abortion, Andrew Wolfson of the Louisville Courier Journal writes in detail about illegal abortions in Kentucky from 1866 through 1973, when the Roe v. Wade decision created the right. The stories are based on 20 cases decided by Kentucky’s highest court and…
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Kentucky ‘pretty safe’ from COVID
Beshear expects ‘room for at least some executive order’ for medical marijuana BY MELISSA PATRICKKENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS As the state heads into Kentucky Derby weekend, Gov. Andy Beshear said all the metrics to measure COVID-19 give Kentuckians little to be concerned about. “You’re pretty safe from where the virus is right now, if you’re fully…
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Wells family reunion May 28
One of the oldest families to settle in the Big Sandy Valley, the Wells family announces their 2022 reunion date for Saturday, May 28 (Memorial Day weekend), beginning at 11 a.m. in Paintsville. Plans for two previous years were interrupted by COVID-19. This year the Family will gather at J. B. Wells Cemetery, Depot Road.…
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Inbound for Landing: The Medal of Honor
GARY WAYNE COX Ernest E. West, Medal of Honor recipient Aircraft: Helicopter…4…0….7…Mike…Charlie…departing the ramp northbound… Unicom: Have a safe trip… All of the stories I have written have taken place during my tenure as airport manager. This one does not. It originated from Big Sandy and my brother, Larry Joe Cox, was my pilot, but…
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Telling the Story: Cleaning out the attic
DAWN REED When my beloved became a pastor in 1998, a box labeled “TOMMY AND DAWN’S MEMORIES” was gingerly and reverently carried from the attic of our old house to our new home: the parsonage of McVeigh Baptist Church. It was stored in the garage there for over five years. That treasure box was carted…
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Number of school-based health clinics keeps growing
The number of school-based clinics in Kentucky keeps growing, as four community health centers are getting federal grants of $200,000 each to open new primary-care programs based in schools. The funds will help expand school-based clinics of A+ Family Healthcare in Brownsville, Big Sandy Health Care in Prestonsburg, Health Help Inc. (White House Clinics) of…
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Big Sandy Jail Blotter 5/11/22
APPALACHIAN NEWSPAPERSSTAFF REPORT PAINTSVILLE — Several people were arrested recently and lodged in the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center. Those arrested, according to the booking log at the jail, included: Tuesday, May 3 Kristie M. Nichols, 38, of Spring Lane, Belfry, bench warrant. Clarence Ashby, 63, of Venture Homes, Paintsville, bench warrant. Sandra G. Boyd,…
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You may qualify for a monthly food basket
If you are 60 or older, you may qualify for a monthly food basket from God’s Pantry. Baskets are delivered every fourth Thursday at the Farmers Market at the Martin County Extension office. Requirements to receive the basket include: • Proof of income from all household members — Social Security verification letter, pension or retirement…
