Crab Orchard

James Milton Irvin, 80, of  died Friday Feb. 22, at the Rockcastle Hospital.  Born April 3, 1932, in Broughtontown, James was a son of the late Blueford and Minnie Poynter Irvin. He was a farmer and a retired employee of Gulf States Paper Company. He was also preceded in death by four brothers, George, Sam, Shelby and Grant Irvin; three sisters,  Grace, Mayme and Bridgette. Survivors include his wife  of 58 years, Arlene Bryant Irvin, who he married Sept. 16, 1955; six children, Jimmy (Mary Ann)

Vivian Marie Adams Denny, 57, of Crab Orchard, died Wednesday, Feb. 20.   Born Feb. 17, 1956, in Broughtontown, Vivian was a daughter of Opal Bishop Adams and the late Jesse Willard Adams. She was a former nursing assistant for Stanford House Nursing Home. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Arlene Adams; and two brothers, Herschel and Jessie, Jr. Adams. Other survivors include a daughter,  Angelia Allen (fiance' Roy Gillispie); a son,  Jesse Shane Turner; six sisters,  Wanda Toney, Dorothy Saylor, Judy Petrey, Carolyn Townsend, Jerry Elder and Juanita Rousey; two brothers, Eugene and Randy Adams;  two grandchildren, Casie Wade Allen and Christian Denise Allen; several nieces and nephews; and many friends.

Timothy Wayne Coffee, 50, of Crab Orchard, died Friday, Feb. 15, at the University of Kentucky Hospital. Born Sept. 23, 1962, in Piqua, Ohio, Timothy was a son of the late Zora and Sadie Lois Ball Coffee. He was the widower of Louanne Anastasia Coffee, who preceded him in death on April 23, 2011.  Survivors include, four children, Amber Ferguson, Cheyenne Nicole Coffee, Sierra Brooke Coffee and Shane William Coffee; one sister,  Lori Hendrickson; and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. today (Feb.

FRANKFORT - Counties could abolish their constable offices under a bill that cleared a House panel on Tuesday. The proposal, which state lawmakers have been trying to pass in various forms for years, was approved by the House Committee on Elections, Constitutional Amendments and Intergovernmental Affairs. The bill will now proceed to the full House for consideration. The measure would amend Kentucky's constitution, which established the constable position in 1850. Constables are elected and have the same law enforcement powers as sheriffs.

CRAB ORCHARD - Lincoln County Sheriff's Department arrested four people Friday in connection to a meth lab at 330 Schrock Avenue in Crab Orchard. Christopher Leo Young, 26, Brian Haight, 37, and Brittany Payne, 23, all of Crab Orchard, were arrested and charged with manufacturing methamphetamine, unlawful possession of meth precurser and wanton endangerment. A fourth person, Ricky Hale Jr., 30, of Brodhead, was  charged with manufacturing methamphetamine, possession of meth precursor and wanton endangerment.

CRAB ORCHARD - A meth bust Friday afternoon provided Stanford firefighters with one of their first chances to use a hazardous materials response vehicle since they recently reacquired it from Lincoln County. Three Crab Orchard residents and a Brodhead resident were arrested Friday after Lincoln County Sheriff Curt Folger responded to a report of a possible meth lab along Schrock Avenue, north of Crab Orchard. Crab Orchard residents Christopher Leo Young, 26, Brian Haight, 37, and Brittany Payne, 23, were charged with manufacturing methamphetamine, unlawful possession of a methamphetamine precursor and wanton endangerment Brodhead resident Ricky Hale Jr., 30, faces the same charges.

CRAB ORCHARD - The city of Crab Orchard issued a boil-water advisory as of 6:32 p.m. Tuesday until further notice for all customers on the entire Crab Orchard water system. The advisory is due to a recent water line break that has the potential to allow contamination to enter the water system. Customers are asked to boil water before drinking or cooking.

100 YEARS AGO 1913 Two ladies came to Danville this week from Indiana and had the body of the man who was recently found dead on the Cincinnati Southern Railway exhumed. One of the ladies had lost her husband and reached the conclusion that the man found here was him. However, the investigation proved she was mistaken. The classes of Mrs. W.B. Walker and Mrs. Edwin Hopper of the Perryville Methodist Church will give a Martha Washington Pie Social at Mr. Trower's Hall on Feb. 22 from 3-10 p.m. Admission is 10 cents and will entitle you to vote on the most popular girl and the homeliest boy. A good time is in store for everybody.

CRAB ORCHARD - Three people were arrested in a Lincoln County meth bust Wednesday morning after a shoplifting investigation. About 7:30 a.m., Lincoln County Sheriff Curt Folger received a call about an individual shoplifting from a Crab Orchard convenience store. Folger said the caller told him the suspect went toward Stanford Street, which gave him “a pretty good idea” where the suspect was headed. Folger arrived at 336 Stanford St. and was met at the door by the home's renter, Jimmy D. Lamb, 36. Lamb told Folger the shoplifting suspect, Shon Berryman, 26, of Crab Orchard, was in the home.

CRAB ORCHARD - Three people were arrested in a Lincoln County meth bust Wednesday morning after a shoplifting investigation. Police said about 7:30 a.m. Lincoln County Sheriff Curt Folger received a call about an individual shoplifting at a Crab Orchard convenience store. Folger said the caller told him the suspect went toward Stanford Street which gave him “a pretty good idea” where the suspect was headed. Folger arrived at 336 Stanford St. and was met at the door by the home's renter, Jimmy D. Lamb, 36. Lamb told Folger the shoplifting suspect, Shon Berryman, 26, of Crab Orchard, was in the home.