Culvert repairs continue on Muses Mills Road (KY 1013)

Two-hour closure Friday, Sept. 25

FLEMINGSBURG, Ky. – Culvert repairs will necessitate a three-hour temporary closure of Muses Mills Road (KY 1013) on Friday, Sept. 25.

The roadway will close to traffic at 9 a.m. and reopen at approximately noon at the work site at the intersection of Rush Run Road. A temporary traffic signal will remain in operation at all other times, as work requires one lane of KY 1013 to be closed during construction.

Department of Highways crews in Fleming County began repairs of the damaged KY 1013 culvert in early September. Work is nearing completion.

Motorists are asked to “Drive Smart” in the work zone and remain aware of workers and construction equipment at all times.

Kentucky Core Content Test results are in

 

The Kentucky Department of Education released Kentucky Core Content Test results recently to schools and media as well as information on the adequate yearly progress made by school districts as determined by No Child Left Behind.

According to the NCLB progress report, most schools met the majority of their target goals for improvement. However, a school must meet all of those target goals in order to be determined as having met adequate yearly progress. NCLB progress is measured through reading and math scores for all students as well as subgroups of students, including those who received free or reduced lunch, students with disabilities and others. A school must have a certain number of students in that subgroup for it to be counted as a target goal. There are a possible total 25 target goals, though none of the schools in this area have that many.

Fleming County

All of Fleming County's Title 1 schools met all of their adequate yearly progress target goals. Those schools include E.P. Ward Elementary, Ewing Elementary, Flemingsburg Elementary and Hillsboro Elementary. Simons Middle School met 12 of its 13 goals, failing only in its overall reading status. Fleming County High School met seven of its 10 goals, failing in the same three areas as Bracken County High School.For the high school, all three of the target goals failed were connected to math scores. The school did not meet adequate yearly progress in overall math status, total tested math or ethnicity white math status.

The district totals for the elementary schools in content area performance were close in all categories, none moving by more than two percentage points. For reading, math and on-demand writing, the percent of students scoring proficient or higher fell to 69.17 percent in reading, 64.74 percent in math and 57.32 percent in on-demand writing.

In science, the percent rose to 63.95 percent and in social studies rose to 55.41 percent.

At each of the individual elementary schools, scores varied widely. Ewing Elementary had 100 percent of its students achieve proficient or higher in science, but E.P. Ward Elementary saw a nearly 40 point drop in on-demand writing.

The middle school saw decreased percentages in three of five content areas, including reading, social studies and on-demand writing. Those percentages were 63.65 percent, 52.58 percent and 40.72 percent, respectively. Percents improved in math and science with 63.1 percent in math and 68.89 percent in science.

The high school saw only decreased percentages, though the differences from 2008 were slight in most cases. In reading the number deviated slightly, by less than a percentage point, dipping to 55.26 percent. Math fell about three points, science by less than a percentage point, and social studies by less than two percentage points. On-demand writing saw the most significant dip of about 10 percentage points.

Mr. Davis

Don R. Davis, 56, of Dover died Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, at the Fleming County Hospital. He was a self-employed trucker and a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Mr. Davis was born in Nicholas county on Nov. 27, 1952. His parents are Bobby Davis and his wife, Gloria and the late Alice Adkins Davis. He is survived by his children, April (Brian) Arnett, Donald (Stephanie) Davis, Alan Davis, and Dorothy (Trent) Earlywine, all of Flemingsburg, Janet Ferguson and Jennifer Christian, both of West Virginia; two sisters, Ruby (Jerry) Cooper of Mason County and Maudie Marie (Mitch) Christie of New Mexico; half brothers and sisters, Dale Davis, Darrell Davis, Dewayne Davis, Carla Manning and Cindy Blanton; and eight grandchildren.
Services at 1 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009, at the Boone-Nickell Funeral Home. Burial in the Brown Cemetery. Visitation at the funeral home after 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Treva Bryant

Treva Cathy Bryant, 59, passed away at Pioneer Trace Nursing Home on September 20, 2009.
She was born Tuesday, October 18, 1949 in Fleming County.
Visitation is after 6pm Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at the Denton-Workman Funeral Home. Funeral Services are 1:00pm Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at Denton-Workman Funeral Home. Clergy Bro. Tom Redman. Interment Services will be held at Elizaville Cemetery Elizaville, Ky.
Surviving and Preceded in death by: Mother Betty Roberts Bryant-Flemingsburg, Father Charles (Toots) Bryant (Deceased) Aunt Myrtle Perkins-Flemingsburg and several cousins.

Road Closure: Interstate 64 at Catlettsburg

Crews working on repairs

FLEMINGSBURG, Ky. – Due to an embankment failure, westbound Interstate 64 has been closed at Catlettsburg. A detour will be in operation while repairs take place.

The interstate is closed just west of Exit 191, the Catlettsburg exit. While eastbound traffic is unaffected, all westbound through traffic is being detoured along the following route:

• Exit 6 at Huntington, across the Ohio River to US 52 in Ohio, then west on US 52 to the downtown Ashland (12^th Street bridge) exit, then west on US 60 back to I-64 at Exit 185 at Cannonsburg. Detour signs are in place.

The Kentucky Department of Highways is expediting repairs to reopen the interstate as quickly as possible.

Mr. Spencer

William T. (T) Spencer, 87, of Boone Ave., Maysville died Friday, Sept. 18, 2009, at Maysville Nursing and Rehab Center.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Alice Spencer.
He was born Thursday, Oct. 13, 1921, in Fleming County to the late Claude and Ella Spencer.
Mr. Spencer worked in maintenance at Brownings Manufacturing EPT and was a member of Central United Methodist Church. He was Kentucky Colonel under John Y. Brown Jr. and a member of RSVP.
He is survived by his son, Steve (Shy) Spencer of Aberdeen, Ohio; one grandchild, Michael Spencer of Maysville; and two great-grandchildren, Ashleigh Spencer and Maddox Spencer.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Curtis Spencer and Jeff Spencer.
Services are 1 p.m., Tuesday, at Denton-Workman Funeral Home with Rev. David Oliver officiating.
Burial will follow in Elizaville Cemetery in Elizaville.
Visitation is 11 a.m. until time of service Tuesday, at the funeral home.

Woodford 37, Fleming 24

The FCHS Panthers lost Friday evening to Woodford County by a 37-24 score. Details will be in next week's Gazette.