Brian Kelly is the new Fleming County High School basketball coach.
The son of former Panthers coach Lake Kelly, Brian's hiring will be announced at a 2 pm press conference at the high school. Previously he coached at Centennial High School in Nashville, Tenn., where his son was Player of the Year in 2008-09 and has signed to play college basketball at Miami University of Ohio.
More details will be announced shortly.
Ricky “Rick” W. Hunt, 56, of Washington Court House, Ohio passed away Sunday, April 19, 2009 at Kettering Medical Center after a long and hard fought battle with Lukemia.
Rick was born in Maysville on April 12, 1953. He joined the US Air Force in 1970. He drove a semi-truck for 32 years, during which he drove for many companies but found his “home” at Jamestown Transportation where made many life-long friends and was known to everyone as “Rick-a-Sha.” He loved being outdoors and working in the yard, driving across the country and watching NASCAR.
Rick was preceded in death by his parents, Edna and Charles Hunt: his brother Frank Hunt; special parents Clell and Faye Donaldson; special niece Noreen Donaldson and granddaughter Ella Puckett.
Rick is survived by his wife of 28 years, Vicki (Payton) Hunt, whom he married on Oct. 4, 1981. He is also survived by his children, Ricky Shane Hunt of Waashington Counrthouse, Shannon Hunt of Washington Court House, Shawn Terra (Nathan) Puckett of Washington Court House; Stacie (Paul) Moore, Oak Hill; Troy (Staci) Payton, Washington Court House; and Nichole (Robert) Herron, Youngstown; by grandchildren Preston Taylor, Emily Brewer, Ceiarra Puckett, Natalee Payton, Trenton Palmer, Shane “Austin” Hunt, Devon Hunt, and Gavin Puckett; by brothers and sisters Phyllis (Roger) Binegar, Jeffersonville; Pat (Don) Morris, Washington Court House; Ronnie Hunt, Washington Court House; Charles (Mildred) Hunt, Washington Court House; and special brother Calvin (Lida) Donaldson of Flemingsburg. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews including Jennifer (Kyle) Hurles and Brad (Heidi) Binegar and by special friends Kevin Adkins, Gregg Hyatt, and Bobbie Gordon.
The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 25, 2009, at Morrow’s Funeral Home, 415 East Court Street, Washington Court House, Ohio. Burial will follow in the Washington Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday, April 24, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Over 300 pieces of student art will be on display on Monday, April 27, at the Flemingsburg Elementary School. Included are grades K-6. The display opens at 6:30 pm in the school cafeteria.
Ms. Bainum and her students invite you to enjoy this "Visual Feast" as you support the FES art program.
Maggie Carpenter Bailey, 95, formerly of Old Sardis Pike passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at Robertson County Health Care Facility.
Mrs. Bailey was born in Robertson County on December 4, 1913 daughter of the late James Nelson & Rose Catherine Dickson Carpenter. She was a member of Sardis United Methodist Church where she was active in United Methodist Women and had served as assistant superintendent of Sunday School. She was awarded a lifetime membership of the Farmerettes Homemakers several years ago. She was a volunteer for Tri-County We Care Mission in Mt. Olivet.
Survivors include a granddaughter, Christine Bailey and a daughter-in-law Patricia Bailey of Maysville. One sister Pearl Day of Maysville and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband Omar T. Bailey on December 5, 1969 and a son Nelson Bailey on December 11, 1996. Also seven brothers and four sisters.
Services will be conducted at 1 P.M. Friday at Palmer Funeral Home in May’s Lick with Dr. Michael Rice officiating. Interment will follow in the Shannon Cemetery. Visitation Noon till 1 P.M. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials suggested to Sardis United Methodist Church. Condolences to www.palmerfuneralhome.net
Pauline Catron Johnson, 72, of Old Flemingsburg Road, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at her residence.
She was born on October 26, 1936 in Carter County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late John and Kate Nickels Catron.
Mrs. Johnson was a retired supervisor for Cowden’s Manufacturing having worked there for 25 years and she was also a former caregiver. She was of the Methodist Faith and enjoyed sewing and quilting.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Cecil Johnson, who passed away on September 4, 2003, one son, Rocky Wayne Johnson, who passed away on June 25, 2002, three brothers, Franklin “Jack” Catron, Herbert Owen Catron and Herman Catron and two sisters, Jessie Oxendine and Olive Lee Pierce.
Survivors include two sons, Rickey Johnson of Hillsboro and Stearl Johnson of Morehead, two daughters, Debbie Goodan of Morehead and Mary Davis of Charlestown, Indiana, four sisters, Jewell Seagraves and Christine Johnson both of Morehead, Maxine Stephens of Lebanon, Ohio, and Martha Silcox of Ypsilanti, Michigan, eight grandchildren, Donnie Goodan, Shane Johnson, Toby Johnson, Bradley Johnson, Autumn Johnson, Michael Kessler, Adam Kessler and Jessica Kessler, three great-grandchildren, Jessie Goodan, Hannah Goodan and Haley Goodan and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, April 18, 2009 in the chapel of the Lane-Stucky-Gray Funeral Home with Rev. Harley Sexton, Jr. officiating. Burial was in the Catron Cemetery in Elliott County.
Pallbearers were Donnie Goodan, Jessie Goodan, Shane Johnson, Bradley Johnson, Michael Kessler and Adam Kessler.
To view the online memorial and sign the guest book, please visit www.lanestuckygray.com
According to the Ledger-Independent, the jury was selected and opening statements were presented Monday in the trial of a charity operator accused of using cash generated from bingo and pull-tabs to pay personal expenses for himself and his wife.
Prosecutors say Gerald E. Puckett, 53, transferred just over $2,000 in charitable gaming funds from one organization to another between October 2006 and November 2006, and eventually withdrew the cash to pay for personal expenses like gas for his vehicle and utilities for his home.
Court records show Puckett and his wife, Joanne Colgan, were the primary operators of the nonprofit organizations Kentucky Charities United, Inc. and Feed God's Children. KCU is now dissolved, but FGC is still registered as an active nonprofit organization with the Kentucky Secretary of State.
Like Puckett, Colgan was also indicted for two counts of diverting charitable gaming funds. Last year Colgan reached a deal with the commonwealth for a five year sentence on the charges, but the state will recommend diversion (similar to probation) in exchange for her testimony against Puckett and her agreement to pay restitution to local charity groups.
Investigators with the Kentucky Department of Charitable Gaming started looking into the operations of KCU soon after the organization received approval to conduct charitable gaming events like bingo on Oct. 14, 2006, according to DCG Director of Licensing Leah Boggs, who testified for the prosecution. Boggs said Department of Charitable Gaming investigators had received informal reports from local residents that KCU was "not a real charity," but the investigation began in earnest after the DCG received a letter from a local businessman about cold checks associated with KCU.
Although the signatures of other KCU officers, including Colgan, appear on accounting documents for the KCU funds, the records indicate Puckett was generally responsible for taking the money from the gaming premises (the bingo hall) and making deposits.
Testimony is expected to continue Tuesday and the case could potentially go to the jury the same day.
If convicted, Puckett faces one to five years in prison on each count.
