Owsley County Fiscal Court Reviews Road Requests During February 9 Meeting

County Judge Executive Zeke Little called the Owsley County Fiscal Court to order for its regular session on Monday, February 9, 2026, and the meeting focused on county road requests, with the court opening under the usual pledge and invocation. The session included discussion of road requests as a primary agenda item, though the meeting record available to this reporter did not include the full motions or outcomes from Feb. 9.

The court’s recent public minutes include a full treasurer’s report from the Oct. 13, 2025 meeting, presented by Linda Thomas, Secretary. That report listed specific cash balances: “The General Fund has a cash balance of $255,178.87,” “the Road Fund has a cash balance of $1,601,077.51,” “the Jail Fund has a cash balance of $9,479.34 and the LGEA Fund has a cash balance of $10,147.99.” The report continued with: “The Solid Waste Fund has a cash balance of $41,397.03, the Parks & Rec Fund has a cash balance of $967.08, the LGEDF Fund has a cash balance of $16,494.06 and [...] the LGEDF Fund has a cash balance of $16,494.06 and the Clerk Storage Fund has a cash bal­ ance of $8,224.77.” The minutes also recorded: “The Opi­ oid Fund has a cash balance of $133,117.39, the Land Acquisition Fund has a cash balance of $6,126.99 and the EKYSAFE Fund has a cash balance of $496,527.08.” A motion was made and carried to approve the Treasurer's Report.

Earlier court business recorded on Oct. 13 included the opening of demolition bids and the acceptance of the lowest bidders for two county properties. “Next, we are going to open the bids on the demoli­ tion of the two buildings. Do Right Trucking has the lowest bid for the little building by the Long Service Center (the Spencer Building),” said Judge Little. The minutes record that “A motion was made and carried to accept the lowest bid by Do Right Trucking.” The court likewise recorded that “A motion was made and carried to accept the R & M Construction bid on the removal of the Callahan Building and Car Wash because they had the lowest bid.” The Oct. 13 record does not include dollar amounts for those bids.

Public-service issues also appeared on the Oct. 13 agenda. The court noted persistent postal delivery problems for county garbage billing: “We are still getting a lot of the garbage bills back in the mail because the post office is saying they can not deliver them – not the right address. We need your correct address.” The minutes contain a truncated motion related to pickup at the county garage that requires the complete minutes to resolve.

Community presentations were recorded on the Oct. 13 docket. “Eric Hubbard from Backroads of Appalachia was present to talk to the fiscal court about what is going on down on the farm,” the minutes state, and quote him: “A lot of updates – we had Donut Me­ dia (the second largest You­ Tube channel in the world). They were in Owsley County and stopped at the Bus Stop for lunch. We have three cars sitting in the barn now that in California, they were allowed to spend $3,000 a piece on. They drove them from Cal­”, the record truncates at that point.

A short transcript snippet from the Jan. 12, 2026 meeting confirms the routine opening ceremonies at recent sessions: “Call to order, pledge and opening prayer.” The snippet identifies Unidentified Speaker 1 and Unidentified Speaker 2 conducting the pledge and prayer, with timestamps indicating the sequence of those opening remarks.

Key items remain to be confirmed for public clarity: the specific roads and requests taken up and any votes from the Feb. 9 meeting; bid amounts and timelines for the Spencer Building and Callahan Building demolitions; and the county’s corrective steps on returned garbage bills. County officials named in the court record include Judge Executive Zeke Little and Secretary Linda Thomas; those offices hold the official minutes and documentation needed to complete the public record on these items.