Irvine, Kentucky

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• Man threatens wife, shot by son
  

  An Estill County man was shot in the shoulder with a shotgun by his 16-year-old son after a domestic dispute Sunday about 6 p.m. Isaac Lee Cornett, 36, of 250 Burton Williams Road in Irvine, was shot after ...

• Fire Destroys Estill County Business
  

  Fire destroyed an Estill County business Friday. Firefighters were called to Rick's Motorcycle Repair on Dry Branch Road in Irvine just after 6:30 a.m. Officials said when they arrived, all they could do was ...

• Police ID Suspect Shot in Robbery
  

  A suspect in an armed robbery in Estill County is in serious condition at UK Hospital after being shot by a security guard.

• Guard shoots man who tried to rob store
  

  A security guard shot the would-be robber of a grocery store Sunday night, Irvine police said.

• Former Richmond nursing home aide is charged with wanton neglect
  

  Jacyln Dawn VanWinkle, a former nurse's aide at Madison Manor Nursing Home in Richmond who was arrested in connection with actions caught on a hidden video camera, denies that she neglected an 84-year-old ...

• Woman Arrested in Gas Station Fire
  

  Police have arrested a woman for allegedly setting a Clay City gas station on fire.

• Gas station employee charged with theft, arson in $1 million fire
  

  An assistant manager at a Clay City gas station has been charged with setting fire to the business last month.

• Attention, boomers
  

  A grisly report in the Lexington Herald-Leader underlines just how urgently Kentucky needs stronger nursing home regulation.

• Rededication ceremony Nov. 18 for Granny Richardson Springs one-room schoolhouse at EKU
  

  A shining symbol of Kentucky's educational heritage will be celebrated Tuesday, Nov.

• Pair indicted for summer burglary spree
  

  An Irvine couple is facing several felony burglary-related charges after being indicted last week by a Madison County grand jury.

• Forest Fires Continue To Burn
  

  Two forest fires continued to burn Wednesday night in Estill and Breathitt counties.

• Man indicted for allegedly beating woman with gun
  

  A Richmond man who was arrested for allegedly beating the mother of his children in the head with a gun has been indicted by a Madison County grand jury.

• Groundbreaking Held for Vocal Arts Center
  

  LEXINGTON, Ky. Vocal performance took the stage today on campus as community leaders and the University of Kentucky celebrated the beginning of renovations on a vocal arts center.

• A show of appreciation
  

  Larkinsville Baptist Church will host Pastor Appreciation Day on Sunday, Oct. 19, at 6 p.m. in honor of the church's pastor, Rev.

• New power plant proposed in eastern Kentucky
  

  A company plans to apply for a state permit to build a power plant near Irvine in eastern Kentucky.

• Smith Sisters sing scheduled Sunday
  

  Chip and Rita Denief are moving into the parsonage at Union City this week. Chip will begin his first day as senior minister of Union City Christian Church this Sunday.

• Grand jury dismisses rape charges
  

  Second-degree rape charges against a Richmond man were dismissed Thursday by a Madison County grand jury.

• Lawsuits: Dogs and cats mistreated
  

  Two concurrent lawsuits have been filed in Estill and Robertson counties by residents who say the counties failed to provide basic, humane conditions for stray dogs and cats at local shelters.

• Kindred Records Signs Label Deal with The Lawsons
  

  From the Labels : Kindred Records Signs Label Deal with The Lawsons BMNN wrote: on Aug.

City Description

Irvine is a city in and county seat of Estill County, Kentucky, United States. Its population was 2,843 at the 2000 census. It is located on the Kentucky River at the junction of Kentucky Route 52 and Kentucky Route 89. It was built on land once granted to Green Clay. It was founded on January 28, 1812 and named for William Irvine, an early settler and Indian fighter. The town did not incorporate until 1849, and was ransacked on October 13, 1864 by Confederate guerrillas, who burned the jail. The town remained small until the 1870s, when its population passed 300. Construction of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad's North Fork through town, as well as a coal boom around the turn of the century, greatly increased the local population. Irvine annually hosts the Mountain Mushroom Festival on the last weekend of April. Irvine, along with the nearby city of Ravenna, are known as the "Twin Cities". Irvine is located at 37°41′49″N 83°58′1″W / 37.69694, -83.96694 (37.696835, -83.966895). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km), of which, 1.5 sq mi (3.9 km) of it is land and 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km) (2.58%) is water. As of the

City Contained By:

• Estill County
• Kentucky

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 4.14398097654 km squared

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