- November 16, 2021
The New Pike County Courthouse Built in 1888 – 1889
In 1882 & 1883 the current Pike County Courthouse was in need of heavy repair. The act of the Kentucky State Legislature, entitled an act to authorize the Pike County Court to issue Bonds to raise money to build a Courthouse, Jail, Clerk’s Office, and other public buildings in said
- November 15, 2021
Bruce Hopkins
Hopkins is best remembered as the author of three books of local and regional history: Spirits in the Field: An Appalachian Family History, Bright Wings to Fly: An Appalachian Family in the Civil War, and Hearts in Zion: Steel, Coal and an Appalachian Family. He also wrote poetry which appeared in a number of literary
- November 15, 2021
Sylvia Trent Auxier
Born in 1900 at McAndrews, Kentucky, Sylvia Trent Auxier became one of the finest lyric poets in Kentucky literature. Her traditional rhymed poems focusing on the symbiotic relationship between Man and Nature were popular among critics and readers. She was a prolific writer, and major anthologies such as Lillie Chaffin’s God’s
- November 15, 2021
Noble Osborne
Noble Osborne, son of Hamilton and Maggie Osborne of Myra, KY. Noble served with the 446th Heavy Bomb Group out of Flixton (Bungay), England. Known as the Bungay Buckaroo, the 446th helped cripple the German war effort by concentrating on ball bearing factories and railroad yards. Descendants of the 446th, their





