Lincoln County Living Winter 2022

Lincoln County Living CHRISTMAS

From my family to yours,

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Thank you for your support during this past election season. I’m excited to serve as your next Lincoln County Judge Executive. Together, we’ll preserve the richness of our heritage and prepare for the wealth of our future.

-J. Woods Adams III Lincoln County Judge/Executive elect

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Cover photo credit: Stanford’s historic L&N Depot submitted by the City of Stanford & Jone Allen, City Clerk. At one time, Lincoln County had 9 passenger depots and various flag-stop switches, sidings, and stations. This is the only surviving one in a restored state. The depots were located at Stanford, Rowland, Maywood, and Crab Orchard on the L&N; Moreland, McKinney, Kings Mountain, and Waynesburg on the Cincinnati Southern; and Gilbert’s Creek ontheKentuckyCentral.

We are pleased to present the first of what we hope to be a long line of quarterly publications of “Lincoln County Living,” a magazine celebrating the past, present, and future of Lincoln County Knowing the past helps us understand how the people who came before us shapedtheworldweliveintoday,andalsohelpsusplanforandshape thefutureforourselvesandthosewhocomeafterus

In each issue, you can expect to find a Lincoln County history article concerning a subject matter, event, or place which has not been widely explored or explained We will take certain things as a given, and build off a baseline that readers know the basics about Logan’s Fort,theWildernessRoad,andWilliamWhitley’sfirstbrickhouse. While those things are iconic and important, our county is much more than just that For instance, this issue contains a seasonally appropriate article about the 1929 Moreland High School girls basketball team. It helps us understand what the community of Moreland used to be and how girls sports ceased in the early 1930s, to bebroughtbackbyafederallegislationinthe1970s

Each edition will also have local government information, seasonal recipes, and human interest features in an effort to reflect the best of Lincoln County. With the publication of this edition coming on the heels of a quadrennial county election, we are featuring short biographicalsketchesofnewly-electedofficials

Lincoln County is a special place. Its location and natural resources made it an important place for early settlers, and its people, both the early settlers and those who came later, made it a civilized place to live Today, we do not have to bear the same burdens, and, in fact, we benefit from our forefathers’ struggles. We have clean water, sanitary sewers, electricity, paved roads, good schools, and safe homes because of the efforts made by people who lived and died long beforeus

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If you are a business located in Lincoln County, you depend on this community for transportation, utilities, a work force, materials, etc. The Chamber works toward providing a healthy climate in which to do business.

The support of all business and professional men and women is needed to improve the quality of life and economic well being of Lincoln County. In turn, this means more customers, clients, and patients.

Joining the Chamber means getting involved and staying involved. It means speaking your mind on important issues that affect your business and all businesses. Membership means meeting other business people, and working collectively to accomplish whatever is necessary for business to prosper in Lincoln County.

Joining the Chamber means being a leader in the business community. The Chamber is also committed to maximize your impact by speaking and acting through the strength in numbers, and through listening to your needs and ideas.

The opportunities available to you as a Chamber member are plentiful and profitable. The individual as well as the community is benefited by joining the Chamber.

When the county prospers, you prosper. By helping to build a thriving community, your investment is strengthened and your opportunities are broadened. you have personal interest in these objectives.

Membership investments in the Chamber of Commerce may be tax deductible as an ordinary and necessary business expense.

Andrea Miller

Lincoln County Chamber Director

"Christmas in Kentucky"

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ByAbigailRoberts

Stanford is known for its hospitality and "small town" charm, especially during the Christmas season That charm will reach the big screen soon as the Great American Family Media has chosen to feature Stanford's Christmas Parade in a new film called "Christmas in Kentucky." The historic parade heldindowntownStanfordeveryChristmaswillcelebrateits 40th anniversary this year Each year the parade features police officers, firefighters, festive floats, youth sports teams, classiccarsandtractorsthattraveldownMainStreet, passing businesses with decorated windows showing off their holidayspirit. Thisyear'sthemeis"ChristmasinKentucky." "I'm delighted that we're getting such great support from the community", said Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce Director Andrea Miller. "I have already quite an extensive list ofentriesforfloats."

Another main feature of the parade is the annual Snow Pageant. Each year the city crowns a new Snow Queen, Snow Princess, Snow Duchess and Snow Countess. "The 40th parade is shapinguptobethebiggestyet",Millersaid.

The parade kicks off at 6 p.m. on Dec. 3 and Great American Family Star Jen Lilley will be the guest of honor. Lilley is best known her for long-running roles on NBC's "Days of Our Lives" and ABC's "General Hospital," in addition to her role in the Academy Award-winning film, "The Artist," according to a press release Her latest leading role is in the upcoming "B&B Merry" which premieres on Great American Family on Sunday, Dec 4 Her "B&B Merry" co-star Jesse Hutch will join Lilley in theStanfordChristmasParade

First Southern National Bank, the Lincoln County Chamber ofCommerce, WildernessRoadHospitalityandGreatAmerican Family will serve as presenting partners for this year's parade "Christmas traditions in small towns of America are an essential part of our country's fabric", said Bill Abbott, President and CEOofGreatAmericanFamily.

"We are so grateful to the town of Stanford for welcoming Great American Family and Jen Lilley to be a part of their historic parade, and we look forward to celebrating the joy and magic of Christmas in Kentucky together with our local partners and the peopleofLincolnCounty", Abbottsaid.

Everyone is invited to join the parade, Miller said. "Our annual Christmas parade has always been a special event for our town and we know this year will be even better", she said. "It is heartening to see that these organizations and stars like Jen Lilley appreciate the unique values small towns like Stanford contribute to our society as a whole " It's great publicity for the community", she said, and a chance to showcase what makes Stanford special "We are so tight-knit andsupportiveofeachotherandyoudon'tfindthateveryday I think it's a great example of how we should all live, working together," shesaid

Merry Merry Christmas Christmas From Stanford's From Stanford's Mayor Mayor Dalton Miller Dalton Miller

Wendell Dalton Miller, born to Dale Miller and Ethel Sallee Miller on April 10, 1969. Dalton was the youngest of 9 children. His childhood was not by any means an easy childhood, but a childhood nonetheless. His father passed away in 1972 from cancer. His mother did what she could to raise her children and it wasn’t long before the children became as much a part of their survival as their single mother when it came to putting food on the table, clothes on their back and obtaining their education.

Dalton grew up to graduate high school in 1987, continuing his service in the Kentucky Army National Guard that he had joined when he was 17 before he started his senior year in high school. He convinced his mother to sign for him to join because he had not reached the age that he could sign to join his self. He went on to attend college after high school. College was interrupted due to the invasion of Kuwait, where he served during Desert Shield/Desert Storm. He returned home and married Treina Miller, after being released from active duty in 1991. He went to earn a bachelor’s degree in Human Services from Lindsey Wilson College in 1994, being the first one of his siblings to obtain a college degree.

He began his work as a social worker, employed with a child psychiatric facility. He had the opportunity to interview and the privilege to be employed by Lincoln County DCBS in August of 1996, where he served in many capacities and was promoted to a family services supervisor. While at social services, he earned a leadership award called the April Vandeventer Award.

He and his wife have 3 children, Aisha, Isaiah and Tra. They are blessed to have 5 grandchildren.

During his military service, he was presented the Bo Barnes Leadership award on two different occasions. He served in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003-2004. Where he was awarded numerous military awards to include a bronze star. Dalton served in the Kentucky Army National Guard until he retired in 2006.

He continued to work for the Department of Community Based Services until he retired in 2017. Dalton devoted over 20 years of his life to the children, families and the community of Stanford and Lincoln County.

Dalton was elected to the Stanford City Council in 2018. He felt a calling to continue his service to the community in which he had raised his family and served in many capacities from coaching archery with 4H, little league football, booster club president and continues to cook for the Friday night home games.

Dalton was elected Mayor of Stanford in 2018 in a special election due to an unfortunate accident involving his friend Scottie Ernst. Dalton has made it a personal goal to continue to grow not only the city limits but the services provided to all the citizens of Stanford and Lincoln County. Dalton was fortunate to run unopposed in the 2022 Election.

He would like to thank all of the citizens of Stanford for their confidence in him and trusting him to lead and move forward the second oldest town in the State of Kentucky, Stanford.

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An Unsung Champion

By Jonathan L. Smith, Lincoln County historian

This past March, the boys basketball team at Lincoln County High School put together an exciting state tournament run, advancing all the way to the state semifinals. Their 12th Region Championship was won by an exciting buzzerbeater to send them to the state tournament for the sixth time in the school’s forty-eight season history. The team earned a place in history and will be immortalized on the wall at Lincoln CountyHighSchool.

If you have ever visited Lincoln County High School’s gymnasium, you have undoubtedly noticed the huge team pictures hanging next to the stage representing the teams that have won the Regional tournament and have played in the state tournament: the boys in 1975, 1980, 2007, 2008, 2019, and now 2022; the girls in 2001, 2012, and 2013; plus a picture of the 1938 Highland Aviators, a Lincoln County school that won the boys region in the days before consolidation. All of those championships were won in Kentucky High School basketball’s modern-era system of one tournament for all size schools. Since 1936-37, there have been sixteen regions composed of four districts per region, with Lincoln County schools being in the 12th Region However, there is one county school that won a regional championship when there were only eight regions, nearly ninety-four years ago,andtheirpictureismissingfromthewall

James Naismith is credited with inventing basketball in 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts. The first known basketball game in Lincoln County involved intramural games, about nineteen years later, played by Stanford High boys and girls inside Walton’s Opera House on Main Street in 1910. They fashioned goals and put wire over the windows to keep from breaking out the glass. Stanford High School was a founding member of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association in 1917 as a football, baseball, and track participant, but would not field regular basketball teams until the1928-29season

Other county schools later became KHSAA members, including Moreland High School located in the west end of Lincoln County, between Hustonville and Junction City Moreland is now a railroad relic wide spot in the road, but in its heyday it was a bustling town that boasted hotels, stores, doctors, lawyers, and an independent school district that was very competitiveinathleticefforts

The first KHSAA sanctioned state girls basketball championship was held as an invitation-only tournament in 1920, and by 1922 they were participating in geographic districts and regions for a berth in the state tournament, like today. For five seasons from 1926-27 through 1930-31, the district, region, and state tournaments were divided into A and B divisions. The schools that opted to play in the district tournament were listed in descending order by enrollment The top half of the list made up the A division, and the bottom half made up the B division schools There would be separate brackets in each division with a champion being determined in single-elimination play The winner of each division would advance to the region tournament, but before moving on they played each other for the overall championship. Then, the same thing took place at the region, with the qualifiers from the A and B district tournaments being divided by enrollment and placed in separate A and B brackets. The winners of each division would advance to the state tournament but they would also play for the overall region title before moving on. At the state tournament, the same format took place. In reality, the winner of the Overall tournament whether at the district, region, or state level, is akin to being the single-class winner we know today

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WhatistheHANDSProgram?

HANDS supports you throughout your pregnancy and the first two years of your baby’s life. From pregnancy to the terrific twos, HANDS is here to answer all your questions during the different stages of baby’s growth. Families meet with a HANDS parent visitor who can answer your questions and address your concerns about pregnancy or baby's first years. All families receive information and learn about resources available in the community for new parents. Some families receive further support through home visitation. That’s right -- information is brought right to the home.

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Any parent expecting a new baby and residing in Kentucky is eligible. Families must be enrolled during pregnancy or beforeachildis90daysold.

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Parents are the most important people in a baby'slife.

The Lincoln County Public Library wishes you a holiday filled with mistletoe kisses, children’s laughter and tables piled high with all your favorite dishes Decorated trees and fireplaces glowing, while the snow outside your window is blowing. All the best to you and yours this holiday season from the lincoln county public library.

Santa Claus is coming; his sleigh is ready to go Reindeers gliding through the sky as you hear that famous “Ho ho ho”. Jingle Bells, Deck the Halls, Santa’s on his way. Making children’s eyes sparkle on this Christmas day. May the joy of Christmas live in your heart all year long Little Hands PreSchool wishes everyone a Merry Christmas.

A mother stands by the window anxiously waiting for her loved ones to arrive. The outside lights are aglow, a fire burns bright in the hearth and the stockings are brimming with treats and treasures. The City of Houstonville hopes you’re able to enjoy the holidays with family and friends The City of Houstonville

As Christmas carols fill the air with angelic voices, as church bells ring and the star of David shines bright, we remember the true meaning of this blessed time of year. Cummins Auto Care wishes you and your family a Christmas filled with peace and memories of that little manger in Bethlehem. Merry Christmas from Cummins Auto Care

Spread the joy across the land, a baby was born in Bethlehem. Star of David shining bright guiding the wisemen with endless light. May you reflect on the true meaning of Christmas this holiday. Jesus is the reason for the season. Merry Christmas from let your light shine cleaning services.

Remembering the wonderful gift of Jesus this Christmas season and what bountiful joy he brings into your life. Lift your heart with praise and thanks. Studio Ink in Danville wishes you love, peace and prosperity this holiday season. Merry Christmas from Studio Ink Tattoo and Body Piercing in Danville.

The nativity scene decorates the lawn. Mary Joseph and baby Jesus in his manger. There are shepherds and the wisemen too. The choir can be heard from inside the church singing O Holy Night as the bells start to ring throughout the town. Grace Fellowship Church wishes you and your family Peace and Joy this Holy season. Merry Christmas from Grace Fellowship Church. Jesus is the reason.

The garland is hung, the places are set. The stockings are hanging from the hearth Your heart is overflowing with warmth as you finish wrapping the last of the presents for your children. May the joy and festivities continue to radiate in your life long after Christmas is gone. Haven Care Center in Danville wishes everyone a safe and happy Christmas.

Sky Tower Automotive & Machine reminds you that this is the season for giving. Give generously, give thoughtfully, give of your time and give with your heart It doesn’t have to bear a cost to be truly valuable. Sometimes the greatest gift you can give is yourself…your time, your love, your kindness. Happy Holidays to you and yours. Sky Tower Automotive and Machine in Stanford

As you feel the hustle and bustle of this holiday season, take a moment here and there to remember the true meaning of this time of year. Smile at a stranger, open a door, help carry someone’s bags. Shovel your neighbor’s driveway, or volunteer at the food bank. Fill your heart with the spirit of the season Peace to you and yours this Christmas from Pat's Garden Center

The first snow fall. Big flakes dancing from the sky. Children run outside to catch them on their tongues. Snow angels on the lawn Holiday lights reflect and twinkle

The first snow fall sparking the true feeling of the Christmas season. Seasons greetings and warmest wishes from The City of Crab Orchard.

Christmas is for everyone, not just kids. That's why the Lincoln County Senior Citizens Center wants to make sure the elderly in the community are not forgotten this holiday season. For five years now, the Senior Citizens Center has held the "Stuff a Stocking for a Senior" program each holiday season and it's one that the seniors look forward to each year, according to Director Miranda Perkins "I started this program after I became director in 2016," Perkins said. "I just saw that the group that we advocate for, that we serve, they're almost always forgotten."

Perkins said the center serves a lot of seniors, ranging from 145 to 150 most of the time. Standard-sized stockings can be stuffed with just about anything, except for food, Perkins said. "Personal hygiene items, coloring books, warm socks, warm hats, gloves, ink pens, small calendars, crayons, markers, word search books and some people put little encouraging notes in them," she said "They love getting little notes." The stockings can also be stuffed with personal hygiene items such as deodorant, shampoo, lotion and body wash. "A lot of our seniors have a hard time, especially with inflation and the cost of everything.

Those things are really important to them because it helps them save money," Perkins said. The program has been so successful in the past, the center has been able to share some stockings with the Adult Daycare Center and local nursing homes. "We've always had a great response so a lot of seniors are getting a Christmas stocking out of this," she said. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the center staff even dressed up as elves and hand-delivered each stocking with Santa Claus

Lincoln Equipment Rental would like to remind us that this special time of year is to celebrate the wonderful miracle that is our Lord and Savior. Happy Birthday Jesus. May your home overflow with the Holy Spirit this Christmas. Many blessings to you and yours and peace for the New Year. Merry Christmas from Lincoln Equipment Rental.

This year, the center will host the Christmas party and hand out the stockings with Santa Claus on site on Dec. 21. The center encourages the community to challenge a friend, co-worker or family member to stuff a stocking and help share the holiday cheer. "It gives them a little reminder that they're not forgotten and gives them a little surprise for the Christmas season," Perkins said. "The smiles that you see when they get them, it's just like kids at Christmas."

For more information or to arrange pick-up of stockings, call the Lincoln County Senior Citizens Center at 606-3659016. by Abigail

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You can still have a Very Merry countdown to Christmas without leaving the house!

Make hot chocolate

Decorate the Christmas tree together

Hang Christmas lights

Bake cookies

Deck the halls

Write letters to Santa

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WatchChristmasmovies

WearUglySweaters

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How you can make Christmas special for those in need or Salvation Army Angel Tree brings Christmas to kids, seniors

By Abigail Roberts

For some, Christmas time is stressful. Whether you're a single mom or dad with no financial help, someone having trouble finding work, or a senior citizen on a limited income, Christmas can mean choosing between paying a bill and buying presents. Since 1979, the Salvation Army has been helping to bridge that gap and eliminate those stresses for kids and seniors in the communities they serve with the annual Angel Tree Program. Salvation Army Lieutenant Noldine Walton of the Danville Corps said there are over 300 children on the Angel Trees this year – up about 100 from last year. "The people in the community are so awesome. Last year, I put it up one day and two days later all of the angels were gone," she said. The Angel Tree for Lincoln County can be found at Walmart in Stanford, Walton said The Danville Corps serves a total of five counties including Boyle, Mercer, Lincoln, Garrard and Casey and each county has Angel Tree locations.

People in the community can "adopt" an "angel" from the tree and fulfill the child's wishes for Christmas. Each Angel card has the child's age, gender and clothing sizes The Salvation Army also has a Senior Angel Tree program "We also make sure seniors are provided with a food box for Christmas," Walton said. "We just want to make sure they don't have to worry about having a meal for themselves and that's extra money they can save for something else, because we hear a lot of 'I have to decide whether I pay this instead of that so I can make sure I have food' or they have to stretch out their food this time of year "

The Salvation Army accepts non-perishable food items for the seniors and they can be dropped off at Salvation Army locations Walton said there are about 60 seniors on the senior Angel Tree this year. Angel Tree gifts and donations can be dropped off at Walmart or at the local Salvation Army by Dec 6 The Salvation Army will then distribute the gifts, giving families enough time to wrap the presents before Christmas. "We also have a registry online and that helps us especially because a lot of parents ask for undergarments for kids," Walton said "So we have a registry online with Walmart and you're able to go online and through that registry, the gifts come right to our office and we're able to match it up with a kid and put it in their bag " The online registry is a blessing, she said "You don't realize how many families are in need of socks and underwear, so being able to provide that for them, we try to make sure every child gets a coat, every child has undergarments, every child has shoes and they receive their gifts," Walton said. The Angel Tree program is special to Walton. "When someone sits in front of you when you're signing up their family, you hear a condensed story of their lives, from the time they're a child to now, and when they first walk in, you don't know what they're going to tell you. So there are days I'm ending my day and crying just replaying back the stories," she said. "I've had grandparents who are pinching pennies to make sure their grandkids are being fed."The Angel Tree program means one less worry for a grandparent or a mother who lost her husband and is the only income in the house, Walton said. "To be able to say 'hey, we'll take care of this so you can take care of that,' it literally brings me the greatest joy," she said. "I love being a part of this. We love being able to say, 'hey, we're going to love you beyond this and we're going to make sure we are there.'" Walton said when it comes time to start packing up the gifts, she can remember stories and families she interviewed for the program.

"I'm just imagining how the kid is going to open up their gifts on Christmas and be so excited that Santa was able to bring them something or that their parents were able to buy them exactly what they were wishing for," she said. "...and it's all because donors in the community decided to help us."

To find your local Salvation Army Angel Tree location or to find your local online registry visit https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/walmart-angeltree/

City Hall (606) 365-4500

Police Chief, Zachary Middleton (606) 510-3821

Fire Chief, Scott Maples (606)879-8755

Water Superintendent (606) 365-4512

Water Department (606) 365-4510

Police Department, Non-emergency (606) 365-4525

Fire Department, Non-emergency (606) 365-4501

Zoning Enforcement (606) 879-1002

Public Works (606) 669-0151

Economic Development Authority (606) 365-4555

Lincoln County Public Library (606) 365-7513

Lincoln County Health Department (606) 365 - 3106

Girls basketball was a KHSAA sanctioned sport from 1920 through 1932, but was discontinued from 1932-33 until 1974-75. It came back as a sanctioned sport due to the mandates of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits sexbased discrimination in public education and related activities. During both the 1928-29 and 192930 seasons, the Moreland Girls won the B Division of the 18th District and 5th Region, and advanced to the State Tournament in Lexington. In 1930, both the Moreland Boys and Girls won the B division district and regional tournaments and played in the B division state tournament. However, it was the 1928-29 Moreland Girls that captured what is actually Lincoln County’s 11th Regional Championship when, as the B division champion, they defeated the A division champion in the Overall Champion game. For this distinct reason, the picture of the 1929 Moreland Girls basketball team should be added to the wall at Lincoln County High School.

The Moreland teams, both boys and girls, were coached by William Russell, a native of Nelson County, who was twenty-two years old when he graduated Centre College in 1927. He spent a year teaching in Trimble County before coming to Moreland in 1928. He stayed two years as Principal, Teacher, and Coach. There is no record of him coaching after leaving Moreland, but he guided both the boys and girls to a combined three state tournament appearances in two seasons. After Moreland, he held positions in Clarkson, Shepherdsville, Morganfield, and Flemingsburg, before going to Paris, Kentucky in 1948. There, he served as Principal of Paris High School from 1948 to 1953, and then was Superintendent of Paris schools until his death in 1964.

Interestingly, William Russell almost came back to Lincoln County as Superintendent of Schools in 1938. In February of that year, he was hired by a vote of five to three to succeed Mayme Singleton as Superintendent. At that same meeting, an agreement was reached for Crab Orchard independent schools to merge with Lincoln County schools.

At a subsequent meeting, the sitting board members from Crab Orchard were added to the Lincoln County Board. The Crab Orchard board members then urged a new vote for a successor to Ms. Singleton, and their combined votes tipped the election to Frank McWhorter, who was the Principal at Crab Orchard High School.

The mascot of the Moreland boys teams was “Bobcats”, but the girls were known as the “Kittens.” The roster for the 1929 Overall Regional champion was very similar to the 1930 B Division Regional champion. On the 1929 team were Mittie Durham, Stella Graham, Evelyn Gray, Opal Hubble, Erma Merriman, Leola Rucker, Lyda Russell, and Zora Sherin. The 1930 team included all of the 1929 team except Mittie Durham and Erma Merriman graduated, and the newcomers were Dortha Rucker, Sydney Hanson, and Daisey Vaught. None of these women are still alive.

Mittie Durham, Evelyn Gray, and Leola Rucker all became nurses. Mittie Durham married surgeon John Looney; Leola Rucker married Herbert Pugh and lived in Murfreeboro, Tennesee; and Evelyn Gray married James Pipes, son of Moreland’s Dr. Pipes, but they divorced and she attended Ohio State University where she met and married a dentist, Karl Becker. Stella Graham married Lawrence Comstock. He worked as a movie studio grip in Los Angeles, California, and that is where Stella spent her adult life. Erma Merriman married Burl Hawn, and they stayed in Moreland. Lyda Rusell, no relation to Coach William Russell, married Claude Singleton and they settled in Danville.

Zora Shearin first marred Harrison Powers of Gravel Switch, and later was marred to Floyd Lane. She lived in Stanford when she died in 2002. Opal Hubble never married and died at age eighty-three in West Palm Beach, Florida, where she had moved with her mother many years earlier.

New 2022 Office Holders

The 2022 local election saw Republicans swept into office in Lincoln County, in large part due to straight party voting. Over the past few years, party affiliation has changed from a Democrat majority to a Republican one, and data from the general election shows that Republicans voted the straight party ticket nearly four times more often than Democrats.

As of the November general election, Lincoln County had 18,814 registered voters, of which 55.7% (10,482) were Republicans and 35.8% (6,742) were Democrat. The balance of the registered voters are: Other (970), Independent (546), Libertarian (60), Constitution (7), Green (6), and Socialist Worker (1).

About forty-percent of registered voters turned out for the general election. In two races, County JudgeExecutive and Sheriff, the incumbents Democrat Jim Woods Adams, Jr. and Republican Curt Folger, respectively, did not seek reelection.

Those races only drew Republican candidates and were decided in the Republican primary election. For County Judge Executive, James Woods “Woods” Adams III, the son of incumbent Jim Woods Adams, Jr., defeated Scott Maples, Jeff Ruckel, and Jerry Shelton for the nomination. For Sheriff, Shawn Hines won over Chase Marcum, Rob Oney, and Bobby Amon.

As such, Woods Adams and Shawn Hines ran unopposed in the November General election. Also unopposed were the incumbent Democrat County Court Clerk George O. “Sonny” Spoonamore IV, incumbent Republican County Attorney Daryl Day, and incumbent Democrat Coroner Farris Marcum. Those three had no opposition in either the primary or general election.

Circuit Court Clerk Teresa Reed resigned last year and her chief deputy, Angelia Doolin, was appointed to replace her until a special election could be held this year. Doolin ran as a Democrat and was defeated by Republican Dwight Hopkins. This office will be up for election again in 2024 at the end of the current six year term.

In the race for Property Valuation Administrator, Republican Mary Adams defeated six-term incumbent Democrat David Gambrel. Gambrel was the longesttenured of all current countywide office holders, having first won the seat in 1998.

Coincidently, when he was first elected, he defeated a six-term incumbent, Denny Lair, Sr. Mary Adams will be only the third PVA in the past 48 years in Lincoln County.

2022 Lincoln Co. General Election

Registered Republicans…. 55.7%

Registered Democrats….. 35.8%

All Other Parties………… 9.5%

Voter Turnout…………... 40.0%

Straight Party Voting

Republican……………. 2,250 Democrats…………….. 603

In the Jailer’s Race, incumbent Rob Wilson did not seek reelection. No inmates are currently being housed in the Lincoln County jail, but the Jailer’s office still exists and the Jailer primarily transports arrested persons to the jails that house them. The race was won by Republican Griffin Harness over Democrat Darren Pike.

For the Fiscal Court races, two Republican incumbents held on to their seats, and will be joined by two new Republicans. Republican David Faulkner defeated retired banker Democrat Bruce Edgington to win his fifth term on the court, and Republican Joe Stanley earned a fourth term as he defeated Democrat Kenneth Yocum. Stanley won the right to represent the Republican party in the general election, by winning a coin-toss over Bobby Jeffries after the two tied in the vote count in the Republican primary. Also, Republican Bobby King defeated Democrat Kevin Carrier, and Republican Dan Gutenson defeated Democrat Danny Saylor.

In the non-partisan school board races, incumbents Win Smith and Ricky Lane lost their seats. Christine Killen will replace Lane, and Marvin Wilson replaces Smith, returning to the seat that he held from 2014 to 2018. After the new members are installed, the school board will consist of: Bruce Smith, Gloria Snead, Etta Meek, Christine Killen, and Marvin Wilson.

All who ran for elected office and all who cast votes are to be commended. We cannot have a government “of the people, by the people, and for the people” if people do not participate.

Crab Orchard Cemetery & Civil War Monument

Twenty-one Confederate soldiers from Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Texas are buried atop Crab Orchard Hill surrounding the marble Confederate Monument.

Historic Immanuel Lutheran Church

Logan's Fort

Logan's Fort is a partially reconstructed fort in Stanford at the site of the Siege of 1777. The siege is reenacted each year in May, depicting the nearly two weeks of attacks on the fort. After 13 days, the Native Americans left, referring to the place as “Standing Fort,” which was later simplified to give the town of Stanford its name Logan’s Fort also has an indoor museum.

L&N Depot

Stanford's Historic L&N Depot was built in 1866 and was once used for freight and passengers. The restored existing building was constructed in 1912 and served Stanford's railroad line until 1986 Famous people have visited the Depot over time, including Gov Franklin Roosevelt who made a stop at the Depot on Oct. 22, 1932 while campaigning for the presidency. A caboose and railroad work car sit near the Depot on an original section of the railroad tracks. The Depot building has a museum and community center with a park and playground outside.

William Whitley

Known as one of the first brick houses west of the Allegheny Mountains, the William Whitley House was built between 1787 and 1794 and home to William Whitley, his wife Ester and their children. Today’s historic state park is 10 acres and has two shelters, picnic tables and a playground. The shelters can be rented seasonally for special functions The William Whitley House is the place where horse racing was changed forever, after Whitley, a proud Patriot, denounced the British tradition of racing clockwise and instead ran his races counterclockwise. In 2015, the park opened its latest addition to the grounds, a new walking trail for the public that highlights the original Sportsman’s Hill race track, which was constructed in 1788 The house is open for tours between April and October

Isaac Shelby Cemetery State Historic Site

The half-acre burial grounds of the Shelby family sits amid the peaceful countryside of Lincoln County. The stone-walled cemetery contains the monument and resting place of Kentucky's first and fifth governor, Isaac Shelby (1750-1826), along with the 22 graves of his wife and family. They rest in what Shelby once called, “the most beautiful land he had ever seen.” 1,400 acres were officially granted to Shelby in 1780 and his home, Traveler's Rest, was completed in 1786. The historic home was destroyed by fire in 1906, but the original detached brick kitchen still stands on private property and can be seen from a distance while visiting the site .

Located in the planned settlement of Ottenheim, Kentucky the Immanuel Lutheran Church was built in 1886 to serve the small Swiss-German population of Ottenheim. Recently restored, the church is open for tours (by appointment) and can be rented for special occasions

Old Presbyterian Meeting House & Museum

The Presbyterian meeting house was originally built in the 1790’s to serve one of the first Presbyterian congregations in Kentucky It has since been restored and now contains artifacts related to the early settlement of Stanford and life in the 1800’s.

Stanford Female College

A historical marker on Main Street in Stanford commemorates the Stanford Female College, which was incorporated in 1861 and provided local young women with a college education. Its founders were John B. Owsley, S.H. Shanks, J.W. Alcorn, M.C. Saufley, John Reid, and H.S. Withers. These men and others organized themselves into a joint stock company to raise the necessary funds to build the school. While Christian in nature, Stanford Female College was one of the few educational institutions in Kentucky which was not under the control of a religious denomination. It was managed by eight trustees, who could fill their own vacancies.

Lincoln County Courthouse

The original Lincoln County Courthouse was built in 1786. Records contained in the current Courthouse building date back to 1779, some of which are written on sheepskin. The Lincoln County Courthouse currently houses the offices of Judge Executive, County Treasurer, Finance Officer and the Lincoln County Historical Society. H I S T O R I C A L S I T E S T O V I S I T I N L I N C O L N C O U N T Y

The Lady Patriots will try to improve on their 12-20 record from 2021-22, and return to the 12th Region tournament after a three year absence. The returning players were led in scoring last year by Emily Estes (8.1 points per game), Chloe Ralston (6.6), and Elly Sims (3.9). Emily Estes was the team’s best three-point shooter a year ago and led the team in rebounds.

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Coach Jeff Jackson, the winningest coach in school history, leads the highly-touted Lincoln County Patriots into the 202223 season. They are coming off the best season in school history, winning the 12th Region tournament and advancing to the semi-finals of the boys state tournament, losing a doubleovertime thriller to the eventual state champion Clark County.

Lost from the 2021-22 team are Jaxon Smith, Clayton Davis, and Evan Smith. Jaxon Smith is now playing basketball at Transylvania University, and Clayton Davis is playing football at Olive-Nazarene University. Jaxon Smith was a five year starter for the Patriots. He was instrumental in winning two regional championships, and ended his career with 1,902 points. Jaxon Smith and Tramane Alcorn were named to the Sweet Sixteen All-Tournament team, and are the only Lincoln County players to receive that honor in the school’s six trip to the tourney.

Jaxon Smith was also named to the All-State Team (2nd Team), in addition to receiving All 45th District and All 12th Region team honors for four consecutive years.

While the Patriots lose a lot of senior leadership and production from last year’s team, they also return some very talented players. It should be a great season again for the Patriots.

"champion"

The 1928-29 team won twenty-three games and lost only three. In the 18th District Tournament played at Harrodsburg, they defeated McKinney (21-10), Crab Orchard (19-5), Hustonville (28-14), and Danville (12-11). The Danville game was for the overall district championship In the 5th Region at Lawrenceburg, they defeated Burnside (15-11), Science Hill (12-11), and then Taylor County (1211) for the Overall Regional title. Lyda Russell led the team in scoring in all three Regional games. Playing Center, she scored 8 points in the semi-final, 6 in the B division championship, and 6 in the Overall championship.

In the state tournament game at the old UK gym, which is now Barker Hall and Buell Armory on UK’s campus, the girls met Oddville High School in a first round game at 11:00 AM on March 14, 1929. The opponent from Harrison County was far superior, defeating the Lincoln County girls 46-15. Oddville would go on to win the B division state championship, but lost the Overall title to Ashland High School. While the Moreland girls would repeat as B Division Regional champs in 1929-30, they did not win the Overall championship, and that is what differentiates the two team.

as the foregoing facts show, the 1929 Moreland girls basketball team, the Overall Champion of the 5th Region tournament, deserves to have their picture included on the gymnasium wall at Lincoln County High School. The good news is that school officials agree with bestowing this picture-hanging honor, but the bad news is that no one has yet found a picture of the 1929 team other than a grainy one that ran in the April 21, 1929 Louisville Courier-Journal newspaper. If anyone has the original of that picture, or a similar one, but specific to the 1928-29 team, not the 1929-30 team, please pass it along to Lincoln County School officials.

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