Just another reason You’ll Like Banking With Us! INTRODUCING NEW MOBILE PAYMENT OPTIONS peoplesbankofky.com (USPS 023-152) 50 Cents Wednesday, April 21, 2021 Vol. 155 No. 16 Fiscal Court tables bids on 10th Region Class Scrubgrass property Nicholas County At- opening the bids had By Melissa Mitchell torney Dawn Letcher only a few options of ei- A Champions!!! KyNewsGroup informed the magis- ther accept a bid, reject [email protected] trates they could award them or rebid it. one bid, or they could A motion was made Nicholas County Fis- reject both bids and go by Magistrate Wayne cal Court received two another option or sell it. Shields to table it bids for the Scrubgrass Magistrate Jeff Ran- until the next meet- Property known as the dolph stated he would ing with Magistrate Old Old Hospital for- be abstaining due to Matt Hughes. Mag- merly known as the conflict of interest. He istrate Jeff Randolph Community Action. added there as a great abstained, Magistrate Fiscal Court mem- deal of work to be done Kenny Holbrook was bers agreed to advertise to the property. absent. for bids for five weeks Magistrate Wayne Nicholas County with a deadline of April Shields added the build- Judge Steve Hamil- 13th, the bid stated the ing would get worse in ton discussed the dis- property on Scrubgrass time it would be best to cretionary funding; road was for the build- allow someone else to Hinkle will be doing ing sitting on 3.7 acres maintain it. $303,000 by middle of more or less. Magistrate Matt May. Judge Hamilton The bids received Hughes stated they expressed concern in were opened during would be missing a regards to the bill need- the monthly fiscal court great deal of potential, ing to be paid first and meeting on Tuesday. he continued by saying Bids submitted were that it was cheap even by Jackie Randolph the appraisal price was Fiscal Court Nicholas County High School Boys Baseball and Girls Softball team both brought home $36,106.00 and Casey cheap in his opinion. cont. on pg. 2 trophies last Saturday night. Both teams won the 10th Region Class All A Tournament. Anderson $5,001.00. The Fiscal court with Congratulations to both the Girls and Boys! More pictures can be found on page 11. Dates set for Prom and Graduation By Melissa Mitchell events were either can- Night and Graduation. bles will be reserved sim- via Facebook on The Car- held May 20th in the KyNewsGroup celed or created in a dif- Prom has been set ilar to a big restaurant. lisle Mercury Facebook gymnasium with ar- [email protected] ferent fashion for the for May 15th, with the Safety measures will be page. Anyone attending rangements still pending seniors due to COVID. theme “Dancing Under implemented, mask will prom that is not a stu- at this time. The Nicholas County With numbers declining the Stars”; prom will be required, and no one dent at Nicholas County Graduation will be School Board Members and in person classes the take place in the parking will be allowed to view from the ages of 18-20 held on Saturday at met on Monday to dis- Nicholas County School lot between the schools. the walk-ins. will not be required to cuss dates for upcoming District is working dili- A tent will be set up, food Arrangements are be- acquire a COVID test be- Prom & Grad events. gently to prepare for a will be prepared in boxes ing made to have the fore Prom. cont. on pg. 2 Last year several traditional Prom, Class for each individual, ta- walk- ins live streamed Class Night will be The Supplemental School Year Bill Secondary Road recommendations Kentucky Senate Bill tal year (2021-2022 • High school stu- presented to Fiscal Court 128 has been approved only) must be those the dents and fifth year stu- the Junction of Upper along with Magistrate by the Kentucky Gener- student was enrolled dents, those who gradu- By Melissa Mitchell Concord Road end- Jeff Randolph about al Assembly and signed in the previous year, ated with the class of KyNewsGroup ing at North of Lower Moorefield Road need- into law by Governor 2020-2021. 20-21, choosing to use [email protected] Concord road with ing to be resurfaced as Beshear. This bill, also • Students in grades the supplemental year Fleming County the estimated cost of well. known as the “redshirt” K-8 requesting to use will meet with the high State Highway Trans- $220,000.00. Smith explained that or the “do-over” bill, al- the supplemental year school guidance coun- portation representa- Embankment repairs the State was look- lows K-12 students cur- will follow the district’s selor in mid-July to de- tive Hayden Smith are recommended to be ing at the Blue Licks rently enrolled in pub- current retention policy velop an individualized presented the Nicholas done on East Union US 68 road, and the lic schools to request and repeat the grade course plan to address County Fiscal Court Road beginning at the Moorefield road was to use the 2021-2022 they were enrolled in the specific academic with the rural recom- junction of Lower Con- in the works to begin school year as a supple- during the 2020-2021 issues related to the mendations for the cord Road ending at around mid summer. mental year. The stu- school year. addition of the supple- roads . the Junction of Ky 36. dent can retake and/or • Students in grades mental year. There has been Estimated cost for the supplement coursework 9-12 requesting to use • Graduated seniors $674,667.00 allocated embankment repairs is already completed. the supplemental year who return for for 2021-2022, with $150,000. In order for parents may choose to retake a fifth year during the a total of improve- Magistrates Matt to make an informed courses taken dur- 2021-2022 year will ments being around Hughes questioned the decision about whether ing the 2020-2021 or take courses via dual $306,184.00. need for the Blue Licks they would choose to take courses that will enrollment, online/VLO Roads that were Bridge to be done, have their child request supplement courses al- courses, CTE courses recommended for im- to use the supplemental ready taken this school and/or work based provements were KY year, Nicholas County year. courses. They will not 57, Cassidy Creek Fox Valley Wood Schools is providing the • Students will re- be eligible for Dual Road for asphalt re- following information. ceive the grade they Credit scholarships surfacing beginning at WANTED • The Supplemental earn in a retaken during the 2021-2022 the junction of Locust Walnut Logs & all other species School Year Program course. At the high year. Grove Road and end- Fox Valley Wood has been MFG was established for school level, both the • Students may par- ing at the junction of walnut gun stock for 40+ years students to “retake or original grade and the ticipate in extracurric- Ky 32. The total cost of All of our logs are sawed in the USA supplement courses of new grades will remain ular activities. At the the repair is $90,000. We buy standing timber grades the student has on the transcript, but School Bill Upper Jackstown Certified Master Loggers already taken.” That only the retaken grade Road for asphalt re- 821 Muses Mill Rd. • Wallingford, Ky 41093 means courses taken will figure into the cont. on pg. 2 surfaces beginning at during the supplemen- GPA. 606-876-4661 YOUR HOMETOWN FURNITURE STORE SINCE 1977 Like us on Facebook! 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Jimmy Hollar and Tim School, the window seals Pat McCarty was re- as long as the COVID the state once the fiscal Highfill as NCES Cus- are broken in some of Want to court received the can- appointed to the Nicho- Numbers remain low the todian, Megan Maddox them. This project can cel check. He made a las County Fire Depart- plans for graduation will –NCES Teacher. be accomplished quickly advertise? suggestion of getting a ment Board. be held in the traditional They also approved the and done this calendar note from the bank for Court members fashion. If the numbers Call $250,000 and use the agreed to advertise for resignation of Ashleigh year. The estimated bids for hay, fuel and start to rise, they will $53,000 from the road Cobb NCMHS Teacher, cost of no more than Petrea fund. asphalt, and crushed provide a tickets for the Lindsey Hamm Speech $125,000. In other business, stones. graduates to have for Pathologist, and termi- Last day of school for Allison at fiscal court members The next fiscal court family members. nation of Dustin Estes students will be May 859-473- made a proclamation meeting will be held Board members ap- for May 16-21 to be rec- May 14th and will be NCES Custodian.