It almost seems like yesterday or just last week when the words “Pray For Baby Layne” were seen on signs, and echoing in hearts and minds, throughout Olive Hill, Carter County and beyond.
“Baby Layne” Minor celebrates his third birthday today, on the day after Thanksgiving 2019.
I am no baker of cakes.
In fact, every one I’ve tried to make has come out lopsided and lousy.
There was one cake, however, that I was determined to make. It was a gum drop cake.
Customers visited Henri’s Market & Deli in Olive Hill on the first day of business at the new restaurant/deli/bar in Olive Hill on the day before Thanksgiving, 2019.
The Grayson Gallery & Art Center will present “Funeral Traditions of the South”, a photographic essay designed to document and preserve the diverse heritage of Southern funerals, Friday, November 29 from 6 to 8 p.m.
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| Tending to final details and cleanup duties, members of the Henri’s Market & Deli team paused for a group photo on the eve of their grand opening. |
Henri’s Market & Deli will open in Olive Hill today, November 27, 2019 with full deli service and an initially limited menu.
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| Tending to final details and cleanup duties, members of the Henri's Market & Deli team paused for a group photo on the eve of their grand opening. |
Saturday afternoon was a gray, dreary day but inside the KCU gym things were heating up with college B-ball!
Musician Aaron Kitchen of Carter County has launched a new music interview podcast called The Rocker Life. The show has quickly shot up to #29 on the Apple Podcast Music Interview Chart while already offering some of the music industry’s biggest names as guests.
FRANKFORT – We are less than 50 days from the beginning of the 2020 Kentucky General Assembly and it is approaching rapidly.
Located in Lawton, this old barn caused Community Journalist Tim Preston to gasp and say, “That is beautiful,” when he first laid eyes on it.
The last day for open house tours and visits at Carter Childcare & Early Learning Center at 708 East Main Street, Grayson is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., today, Nov 26, 2019. Parents are welcomed to stop in for a tour and refreshments. The new facility is still enrolling, with a few spaces remaining available.
FRANKFORT – This week, family and friends will sit down at the dinner table as they have for generations to enjoy what is one of the oldest American-based traditions.
There are still TVs to mount and tabletops to set, but everything appears to be set and ready for the opening of Henri’s Market & Deli next week in Olive Hill.
2019 has been a good year for Will Stevens and Goose Bridle Coffee Roasters, with plans to finish the year on a high note as people stock up on artisan-roasted coffees for gifts as well as personal enjoyment.
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| “Momma as a little girl. We found it under the clock on the mantel after she died,” author Jerry Lankford wrote. |
Years ago, Momma told me a story about an old, dried up Christmas tree.
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| "Momma as a little girl. We found it under the clock on the mantel after she died," author Jerry Lankford wrote. |
Where do we think Carter County Post will be in 3 months? What about 2 years? We are unsure, but we know where WE want it to be. The real answer lies in all of you- all 27,000 residents of Carter County.
Looking out the window of my parents’ bedroom, my momma, Willa Mae Lankford, pointed to the sky. “Look! There he goes,” she said.
This small barn near Smith Run in western Carter County was likely used for livestock and storage, with evidence indicating it was also a hideout and headquarters for “3 Kids Of The Barn”.
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| Old-Fashioned Christmas candies from Upper Tygart Mini Mart were used to create a beautiful display at All That Bloomz in Grayson this week. |
For many people, “old fashioned” types of candy will always bring Christmas memories.
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| Old-Fashioned Christmas candies from Upper Tygart Mini Mart were used to create a beautiful display at All That Bloomz in Grayson this week. |
The culinary crew at Kentucky Christian University in Grayson served 413 guests an early Thanksgiving meal Wednesday with visitors including students, faculty members, family and friends who shared the traditional dinner with many residents of the area.
It was dark as midnight as we passed through Olive Hill at 6 p.m. on November 20, 2019 heading toward a place which holds special rank in local memories and history, commonly known as “The Mushroom Mines.”
Around this time of year, Upper Tygart Mini Mart in Carter County sell tons of candy one pound at a time as old-fashioned “sweets” continue to connect families and friends for Christmas and Thanksgiving.
Where do you go in Grayson for the best deal on a delicious Thanksgiving meal?
Unless a now-unknown problem causes a change in plans, an opening date has been set to welcome patrons inside Henri’s in Olive Hill.
A frosty morning in fall provided sparkling foreground for a recent photography session at a barn in rural Carter County.
