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Clifford Fluty Obituary
Clifford Fluty 1949—2026 Clifford Fluty, 76, of Louisa, passed away Feb. 2, 2026, at his home. Born July 26, 1949, in Wayne, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Lee and Georgia (Copley) Fluty. Clifford enjoyed hunting, fishing and playing cards. He never married, but always said as long as Mom could flip
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Federal judge orders Addiction Recovery Care to answer contempt charges
Filings cite alleged $27.7 million DOJ fraud settlement BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN A federal judge has ordered Addiction Recovery Care LLC (ARC), a Kentucky-based addiction treatment company owned by Louisa residents Tim and Lelia Robinson, to appear in federal court this week to answer civil contempt charges for allegedly violating an earlier court order
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Tivis J. Hinkle Obituary
Tivis J. Hinkle 1953—2026 Tivis J. Hinkle, 73, of Louisa, passed away Jan. 7, 2026, at his residence. Born Jan. 3, 1953, in Martin County, he was the son of the late Alex and Opal Bowen Hinkle. Tivis is survived by his wife, Helen Endicott Hinkle of Louisa; two sons, Tivis Lee (Tabby) and Darrell
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Dale Endicott Obituary
Dale Endicott 1958—2026 Dale Endicott, 67, of Louisa, passed away at his home Jan. 4, 2026. Born Nov. 14, 1958, in Louisa, he was the son of the late James Roy Endicott and Pauline Marcum Endicott. Dale was a man of service and compassion who proudly served as a member of the Martin County Rescue Squad
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Deal is off for sale of for-profit Kentucky recovery provider to Florida company
BY LANTERN STAFF Kentucky Lantern Addiction Recovery Care, a for-profit provider of substance abuse treatment in Kentucky, says its purchase by a Florida company is no longer in the works. A Dec. 31 news release from the Louisa-based company says, “Addiction Recovery Care, LLC and Ethema Health Corporation have decided not to move forward with
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Eula Dean (Marcum) Fields Obituary
Eula Dean (Marcum) Fields 1944—2025 Eula Dean (Marcum) Fields, age 81, of Louisa, passed away Dec. 5, 2025, at her residence. Born Dec. 3, 1944, in Lovely, she was the daughter of the late Marion and Lushie (Newsome) Marcum. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Luther Lee (Bobby)
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John E. Goble Obituary
John E. Goble 1952—2025 John E. Goble, 73, of Louisa, passed away peacefully at his home Oct. 21, 2025. Born Jan. 5, 1952, he was the son of the late Henry Goble Jr. and Launa “Bootsie” Maynard Goble. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by one brother, Tex Tyler Goble; one
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Florida company will buy Addiction Recovery Care, continue ‘core mission,’ says founder
by Deborah Yetter, Kentucky Lantern October 22, 2025 Addiction Recovery Care, or ARC, Kentucky’s largest provider of treatment and recovery services, has announced its pending sale to Ethema Health Corp., a Palm Beach, Florida-based behavioral health company. ARC reported the potential sale in a news release Wednesday, saying the two companies have “entered into a
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Helen (Bowen) Harless Obituary
Helen (Bowen) Harless 1953—2025 Helen (Bowen) Harless, age 71, of Louisa, passed away Oct. 13, 2025. Born Nov. 20, 1953, in Martin County, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Merle (Johnson) Bowen. In addition to her parents, Helen is preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Harless Sr.; son, Danny Kay Harless;
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Lucy May Morris Obituary
Lucy May Morris1964—2022 Lucy May Morris, 58, of Louisa, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, at Three Rivers Medical Center following a brief illness. Born Feb. 17, 1964, in Hazard, she was the daughter of the late Preston and Dicie Sizemore Morris. Lucy was a homemaker. Survivors include her sons Lloyd Turner and Billy Joe
