#Estill
Congratulations to the Estill County Marching Engineers on another KMEA Class AA Championship!
November 1, 2026 at 9:50 AM
It was an honor to debate at Estill County High School last night! Thank you to the students and Estill County Y Club for hosting us, and to our fantastic moderator, Lincoln Wilburn, for leading the discussion.
October 28, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Tuesday, October 27, at 7 p.m. is the second and final debate of this race!

Buy a ticket to attend the Estill County High School Y Club Debate here: fan.hudl.com/tickets/VGlj...
Estill County High School • Y Club Debate
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October 26, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Tomorrow at 7 PM, @zachdembo.bsky.social takes the stage at Estill County High School for a debate moderated by one of their own students. Watch on CW Lexington or WKYT+. And if you're nearby, tickets are $10 and go toward sending students to the Kentucky Youth Assembly.
Estill County junior to moderate 6th District debate between Dembo and Alvarado
The debate will not be moderated by WKYT’s Bill Bryant or Amber Philpott. Instead, Estill County High School junior Lincoln Wilburn will serve as moderator for a debate many news outlets across centra...
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October 26, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Prison officials tonight confirm former Charlotte council member Tiawana Brown has turned herself in to serve her sentence at Federal Correctional Institution Estill in SC.
October 28, 2026 at 9:11 PM
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Estill County High School • Y Club Debate
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October 26, 2026 at 10:50 PM
With the Nov. 3 election just days away, candidates Zach Dembo and Ralph Alvarado recycled familiar attacks at Estill County High School.
Dembo, Alvarado play rough at Kentucky Congress debate led by teens in Estill County
With the Nov. 3 election just days away, candidates Zach Dembo and Ralph Alvarado recycled familiar attacks at Estill County High School.
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October 28, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Republican Dr. Ralph Alvarado and Democrat Zach Dembo debated Tuesday in Estill County in the race for Kentucky’s 6th District, taking student questions on inflation, Medicaid, housing and education.

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Kentucky 6th District candidates Alvarado, Dembo debate costs, health care in Estill County
The forum was moderated by Estill County High School junior Lincoln Wilburn.
www.wkyt.com
October 28, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Voters at Tuesday night’s debate in Estill County heard different warnings about Medicaid and rural hospitals.

A review of the big numbers cited by candidates Dembo and Alvarado found some are supported by data and others are estimates or disputed.

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Fact✓Check |Medicaid and rural hospital claims from Estill County debate
Voters at Tuesday night’s debate in Estill County heard different warnings about Medicaid and rural hospitals. A review of the big numbers cited by candidates Dembo and Alvarado found some are supported by data and others are estimates or disputed.
www.wkyt.com
October 29, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Attacks over police prosecutions, nursing home records and a $500,000 PAC donation flew in Estill County — but the two also found rare common ground.
Kentucky's 6th District candidates clash at a second debate. 5 things to know.
Attacks over police prosecutions, nursing home records and a $500,000 PAC donation flew in Estill County — but the two also found rare common ground.
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October 28, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Democrat Zach Dembo and Republican Ralph Alvarado will square off Tuesday at 7 p.m. in a 6th Congressional District debate at Estill County High School. Watch on WKYT+ or by clicking this link: https://www.wkyt.com/2026/10/27/alvarado-dembo-square-off-6th-district-debate/ 
October 27, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Log only - An EAS Participant has issued a Required Weekly Test for Boyle, KY, Clark, KY, Estill, KY, Fayette, KY, Garrard, KY, Jackson, KY, Jessamine, KY, Lee, KY, Lincoln, KY, Madison, KY, Montgomery, KY, Powell, KY, Rockcastle, KY, and Wolfe, KY beginning at 3:39 am and ending at 3:54 am
October 25, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Democrat Zach Dembo and Republican Ralph Alvarado will debate next Tuesday night at Estill County High School in the race for Kentucky’s 6th District.

ECHS junior Lincoln Wilburn will moderate.

You can watch the debate on CW Lexington and on WKYT+ starting at 7 p.m.

More on the debate ⬇️
Estill County junior to moderate 6th District debate between Dembo and Alvarado
The debate will not be moderated by WKYT’s Bill Bryant or Amber Philpott. Instead, Estill County High School junior Lincoln Wilburn will serve as moderator for a debate many news outlets across central Kentucky sought to host.
www.wkyt.com
October 22, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Parts of Irvine and Estill County are experiencing a power outage Wednesday.

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Power outage affecting Irvine and Estill County
Estill County Emergency Management said that several traffic lights are also out.
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October 21, 2026 at 10:54 PM
🎉Join us Friday 23 Oct for the launch of "Collaboration, Technologies, and the History of Shakespearean Bibliography" hosted by @nvshakespeare.bsky.social 🎉📚🎈

Event details and link to join: newvariorumshakespeare.org/news/

Open Access book: bit.ly/HistShaxBib

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October 21, 2026 at 7:04 PM
It's fully healed, so I finally get to show this off! To declare to the world that I will live my life as I intend to, as I was born to, as myself. I spent the first three decades of my life living closeted. No more.

Also, KPop Demon Hunters is life.

Artist: Rusty L. Estill
October 21, 2026 at 9:24 PM
October 21, 2026 at 12:00 PM
JKL issues Locally Dense Fog Near the Rivers Along with Patchy Frost Early This Morning for Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill, Fleming, Floyd, Harlan, Jackson, Johnson, ... at Wed, 21 Oct 2026 04:55:16 +0000 via IEMbot
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October 21, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Locally Dense Fog Near the Rivers Along with Patchy Frost Early This Morning for Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill, Fleming, Floyd, Harlan, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, Martin, McC... till 9:00 AM EDT Link
October 21, 2026 at 4:55 AM
JKL expires Frost Advisory for Bath, Estill, Fleming, McCreary, Montgomery, Powell, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Wayne [KY] Link
October 19, 2026 at 1:09 PM
WKYT will air a debate between Republican Ralph Alvarado and Democrat Zach Dembo, the candidates for Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District, on Tuesday, Oct. 27.

More details on the debate can be found by clicking the link below ⬇️
WKYT to air Alvarado-Dembo 6th District Congressional debate Tuesday
WKYT will air a debate between Republican Ralph Alvarado and Democrat Zach Dembo for Kentucky's 6th Congressional District on Oct. 27, broadcasting on CW Lexington and streaming on WKYT+. The debate is part of a larger candidate forum at Estill County High School that also features sheriff and state House races, with ticket proceeds benefiting students attending youth civic assemblies.
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October 21, 2026 at 9:10 PM
JKL issues Patchy Valley Frost and Locally Dense Fog Near the Rivers Early This Morning for Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill, Fleming, Floyd, Harlan, Jackson, Johnson, ... at Tue, 20 Oct 2026 07:15:19 +0000 via IEMbot
Additional Details Here.
October 20, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Patchy Valley Frost and Locally Dense Fog Near the Rivers Early This Morning for Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill, Fleming, Floyd, Harlan, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, Martin, McC... till 9:00 AM EDT Link
October 20, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Log only - An EAS Participant has issued a Required Weekly Test for Boyle, KY, Clark, KY, Estill, KY, Fayette, KY, Garrard, KY, Jackson, KY, Jessamine, KY, Lee, KY, Lincoln, KY, Madison, KY, Montgomery, KY, Powell, KY, Rockcastle, KY, and Wolfe, KY beginning at 8:17 am and ending at 8:32 am
October 20, 2026 at 12:18 PM