Flatwoods woman found in Virginia

FLATWOODS - A Flatwoods woman who was reported missing on Thursday afternoon was found in Virginia early Friday morning.

Dorthy Holbrook, 77, was found in Damascus, Va., around 1 a.m. on Friday, according to the Kentucky State Police.

Holbrook was reported to have last been seen in the Flatwoods area on Thursday at approximately 1:15 p.m. She was driving a dark green 1998 Chevy Lumina.

Holbrook has dementia and a history of becoming disoriented, according to the KSP. Family members were going to Virginia to pick her up.

Damacus is located near Bristol, Va.

4 sentenced in Boyd Circuit Court

CATLETTSBURG - The following defendants were sentenced Friday in Boyd Circuit Court by Judge C. David Hagerman:

—Kevin Kirk, 23, of Catlettsburg, to 10 years for burglary.

—Leo Bowen, 21, of Huntington, to 10 years for burglary.

—Frank Collins Jr., 32, of Ashland, to six years for drug trafficking.

—Jody Lynn Gamble, 34, of Ashland, to seven years for drug trafficking.

Public housing meeting slated

WURTLAND - Appalachian Foothills Housing Agency will have a public meeting on the submission of the PHA Five-Year and Annual Plan.

The meeting will be at 10 a.m. April 1 at the AFHA office at 1214 Riverside Blvd., Wurtland. The proposed plan, attachments and relative documents are available for review from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday at the same location. For more information, call (606) 836-0911 ext. 17.

Ashland board sets special meeting

ASHLAND - The Ashland Board of Education will meet in special session on Monday at noon in the Board Conference Room at 1420 Central Ave.

The purpose of the meeting will be to approve a one-time only quote from Windstream as a contract for movement of high-speed connectivity to the Kentucky Education Network.

The contract is to meet federal guidelines contingent upon relocation of the district’s high speed district hub.

‘Watch’ meeting in Greenup Monday

GREENUP - The citizens of Greenup are having their first Neighborhood Watch meeting at 6 p.m. Monday at the Greenup Christian Church.

All residents of Greenup are urged to attend this meeting.

The meetings will be the second Monday of each month.

Memory Days theme selected

GRAYSON - The Grayson Memory Days committee has selected a theme for the 2010 Memory Days celebration.

Cameron Rice, 11, of the Green Acres neighborhood, won the $25 prize, a T-shirt and recognition during the festival’s opening ceremonies for his suggested theme “40 Years of Hometown Memories.”

Rice’s theme will be used on T-shirts, posters and other souvenirs and printed materials. Rice will be publicly recognized and rewarded during the opening ceremonies for Grayson’s Memory Days on May 27.

Reading night set at Campbell

RACELAND - Campbell Elementary School will have a Family Reading Night on Tuesday from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

“We’re going to do a multitude of things,” said first-grade teacher Diana Prater, who is coordinating the event. “Our theme is Put your heart into it.’’

Parents will make Valentine’s for children and King’s Daughters Medical Center’s Stuffee will also be on hand.

KDMC officials will speak about heart health and how dental health interacts with good heart health.

One of the Campbell Elementary teachers will also be speaking, Prater said. Also, the 21st Century grant will present a program on bullying.

Each child will receive a free reading book, Prater said.

Search ongoing for top Green Project

ASHLAND - The Foundation for the Tri-State Community is accepting applications for the Greenup County Green Project Award through March 31.

The Greenup County Green Fund was established in 1999 to encourage projects which improve or enhance the natural beauty of Greenup County, according to Mary Witten Wiseman, president of the Foundation for the Tri-State Community.

“This will be the fund’s 10th year of providing funding for beautification projects in Greenup County,” said Wiseman., “You can see the impact the annual awards have made throughout the county.”

Past recipients of Greenup County Green Fund award include: The Kiwanis Club of East Greenup County, the City of Raceland, Heritage Arts, Science and Tourism Center and the Greenup County Homemakers.

Application information is available from the foundation at (606) 324-3888 or can be picked up at the foundation offices on the second floor of 1999 Winchester Ave. in Ashland. Awards are expected to be made by April 30.

The Foundation for the Tri-State Community Inc. is the community foundation serving eastern Kentucky, southern Ohio and southwestern West Virginia.