Gabby expresses dismay towards her hair while her stylist speaks with another contestant. Photo by Brandon Goodwin
Gabby holds hands with another contestant, awaiting the results of the Woolly Worm Princess Pageant. Photo by Brandon Goodwin
Gabby walks in front of the judges during the formal wear segment of the Woolly Worm Princess Pageant, in Beattyville, Ky., Oct. 1, 2010. Gabby did not say she was in the seventh grade. "She nailed it," Danny said. Photo by Brandon Goodwin
Inmate Danny Wilder looks off into the mountains during male recreation time at Three Forks Regional Jail on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010. Wilder is in jail for substance abuse and said that in 30 days when he is released he plans to move to Clay City for a fresh start, to break his cycle of trying to quit drugs and failing. Photo by Britney McIntosh
Female inmates sleep on their metal beds in cell 124 on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010. Photo by Britney McIntosh
Officer Zach Fraley rests his head in his hands after booking an uncooperative arrestee at Three Forks Regional Jail on Friday, Oct. 1, 2010. Photo by Britney McIntosh
Inmate Josh Brown, left, and Scott Montgomery wait to see the dentist to get teeth pulled on Thursday morning, Sept. 30, 2010. Photo by Britney McIntosh
James Newton has served 48 months in the Three Forks Regional Jail, and it is his second time doing time in Beattyville. "I was suposed to get released today but they forgot to turn in my paperwork," Newston said. "That really hurt me." Photo by Britney McIntosh
Level one inmates work in the garden that they planted at the beginning of the summer by the Kentucky River. The Level one inmates are allowed to work and get many more privileges based on their good behavior. Photo by Britney McIntosh
Inmates are brought into the Three Forks Regional Jail and placed into holding cells until they go to pretrial. On any given day the jail takes in anywhere from 2 to twenty new inmates. Photo by Britney McIntosh
Officer Kay Chambers relocates Amanda Riggers to a county cell with 15 other women on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010. Photo by Britney McIntosh
![Three Forks Regional Jail is no small part of life in the country-side community it calls home in the Eastern Kentucky mountains. Currently housing over 220 inmates, almost everyone in Beattyville, and the surrounding counties, either knows someone in the jail, has worked for the jail or has served time. "There's not much to do here [ in Beattyville]," said jail officer Michellle Dunaway. "A lot of people get bored, get into the wrong things and wind up in jail. It's hard to get out of."..Male inmates enjoy recreational time at the jail on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010. .Photo by Britney McIntosh](https://picturekentucky.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/100101_mcintosh001-1300x867.jpg)
Three Forks Regional Jail is no small part of life in the country-side community it calls home in the Eastern Kentucky mountains. Currently housing over 220 inmates, almost everyone in Beattyville, and the surrounding counties, either knows someone in the jail, has worked for the jail or has served time. "There's not much to do here [ in Beattyville]," said jail officer Michellle Dunaway. "A lot of people get bored, get into the wrong things and wind up in jail. It's hard to get out of."..Male inmates enjoy recreational time at the jail on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010. .Photo by Britney McIntosh
Martha Holland sorts through old records outside her store in Beattyville, Kentucky, September 29, 2010. "I got a little bit of everything, I guess." says Martha. Photo by David Foster
Dusty trophies sit near the window in Martha Holland's small warehouse on Main Street in Beattyville, Kentucky, September 29, 2010. Martha needed the warehouse for the massive collection of furniture and used goods she tries to sell. Photo by David Foster
Connie Douglas (center) wishes Martha Holland a happy 76th birthday while she eats breakfast at The Purple Cow with her friend Earlene Johnson, October 2, 2010, in Beattyville, Kentucky. Photo by David Foster
Nina Million smiles at her great-granddaughter, Kelli, in the The Purple Cow restaurant. "Kelli's my sunshine. My baby is my whole world." Photo by Grace Profancik
Nina Million sits in her restaurant, The Purple Cow, enjoying the afternoon with her great-granddaughter, Kelli. Photo by Grace Profancik
Nina Million sits outside of her restaurant, The Purple Cow, smoking a cigarette and watching her great-granddaughter, Kelli. Photo by Grace Profancik
Nina Million watches as her great-granddaughter, Kelli, runs to the day care bus. "She loves going to school. She just runs to that bus and smiles," says Million. Photo by Grace Profancik
Kelli Million fidgets impatiently as her great-grandmother, Nina Million, dries her hair in the morning before day care. Photo by Grace Profancik
Nina Million helps her great-granddaughter Kelli get dressed before the day care bus arrives at 9 a.m.. Photo by Grace Profancik
Kelli Million's day care teacher gets off of the school bus to pick her up. Kelli goes to day care on week days from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.. Photo by Grace Profancik
Photo by Kyle Roerink.Booth has 10 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren and three great, great grandchildren. "I had to keep it a secret that she is my favorite," Booth said about her granddaughter Mullins. She would stay over my house all the time when she was a girl, and I would let her eat and do whatever she wants. I even remember the day she was born."
Photo by Kyle Roerink."I thought fast food was tough," said Lois Spurlock, a nurse at the care center. "We have to go the extra mile. If we can make two people smile before we leave, then we know we've done our job. When I lay down before I go to bed, I pray to the residents."
Photo by Kyle Roerink.For 15 years Mullins. has worked at the Lee County Care and Rehabilitation Center. "It started out being a job," she said, "and then you grow to love what you do."
Photo by Kyle Roerink.Alma Booth has Alzheimer's. It was a crushing blow to Mullins to see her favorite person in the world struggle to remember her past. Booth spent her life going from cemetery to cemetery looking for clues to document her family's genealogy. On one of her trips to the library of congress to research her history, she discovered that she was related to John Wilkes Booth.
Photo by Kyle Roerink.Charlene Mullins is not a psychiatrist. But she spends her days listening to the thoughts and problems of other people at Lee County Care and Rehabilitation Center where she is Human Resource Manager. She takes care of 106 nursing home patients every day. She makes sure they are bathed, dressed and well fed. It's not uncommon for Mullins and her residents to develop relationships that go beyond friendships. "There was a resident whose family lived too far away to come and visit. So she adopted our family into her life. When she died we hung a picture of her on my wall at home."
A local neighborhood dog drank from a puddle in front of G&T Grocery on Thursday, September 30, 2010. .Photo by Latara Appleby
Toby Ogans, Jennifer Ogans and Kristen Curtis choose which pumpkins to take home with them in front of G&T Grocery on Thursday, September 30, 2010. .Photo by Latara Appleby
Everett Marshall talked to customers over breakfast on Thursday, September 30, 2010 at Sue's Pantry. Pictured in the foreground is Robert Mann who gave the advice, "when you're in eastern Kentucky, prepare for the worst, 'cuz we got it." .Photo by Latara Appleby
Robert Fox is a regular of Sue's Pantry. He made multiple trips on Thursday, September 30, 2010. Fox reflected on moving from Ohio back to eastern Kentucky and his moving from home. .Photo by Latara Appleby
Several local men eat breakfast every morning at Sue's Pantry. Everett Marshall, who owns the country store with his wife, talked to the men on the morning of Thursday, September 30, 2010..Photo by Latara Appleby
Emma "Sue" Marshall is pictured in her store on Wednesday, September 29, 2010. Sue and her husband own the store together. .Photo by Latara Appleby
Emma "Sue" Marshall, owner of Sue's Pantry talked with a customer on Wednesday, September 29, 2010. Sue's Pantry is located in Lee County, Kentucky. .Photo by Latara Appleby.
Gracie Spencer holds her father James Spencer's hand during a break at Appalachian Day on October 1, 2010 at Beattyville Elementary..Photo by Latara Appleby
Ashley Spencer whispers Taylor Nitz a secret on Appalachian Day at Beattyville Elementary on October 1, 2010. Both girls are in the 3rd grade. .Photo by Latara Appleby
Taylor Nitz, 3rd grader at Beattyville Elementary, reacts to a story told by guest speaker, Charles Caudill, on Appalachian Day on October 1, 2010. .Photo by Latara Appleby
3rd grade students at Beattyville Elementary learned about farming from Charles Caudill on Appalachia Day on Friday, October 1, 2010. .Photo by Latara Appleby
Students in Mrs. Hogan's 3rd grade class at Beattyville Elementary School listen to a storyteller on Appalachian Day on Friday, October 1, 2010..Photo by Latara Appleby
A musician demonstrates the banjo to students on Appalachian Day at Beattyville Elementary on Friday, October 1, 2010. .Photo by Latara Appleby
Dustin Moore rides his skateboard outside of Home Video III. Moore said skateboarding is his favorite activity. Photo by Matt Murray
Charles Hobbs performs his favorite Elvis song, "But Love Me," in his "Elvis room." Over the years he has accumulated more than 50 Elvis CDs. "I don't do this for the attention ... I do it because he was a great man. I liked him before he died, and I'll like him until the day I die myself." Photo by Matt Murray
Charles Hobbs displays his favorite piece of his Elvis attire. Hobbs is an avid christian, and said religion plays a crucial role in his life. "I like it when (the locals) call me Elvis but I don't like it when they call me the King. There's only one king and that's God." Photo by Matt Murray
Charles Hobbs discusses the influence Elvis has had on his life in his family room. "It's like a disease, only it's one I never want cured," Hobbs said. Photo by Matt Murray
Charles Hobbs pets his "coon hound" after working in his yard on Sept. 30, 2010. For 12 years, raccoon hunting has been one of Hobbs' favorite hobbies."I like that I have my very own hound dog," Hobbs said. Photo by Matt Murray
A crow is perched at the top of a tree during a sunrise in the mountains of Beattyville, KY, Thursday September 30, 2010. Photo by Nikolas Kolenich
Edna Thomas, 89, reads her bible during a Wednesday night service at the Beattyville First Church of God in Lee County, KY. Photo by Nikolas Kolenich
Randy Joe Thomas, 43, watches as his son works on his batting stance. "Don't let anyone tell you that you can't do something," said Thomas, "if you believe in yourself you can do it." Photo by Nikolas Kolenich
Randy Joe Thomas, 43, and son Randy Jr., 13, practice pitching as the sun sets. "God has made me rich with my family," said Thomas. Photo by Nikolas Kolenich
Randy and his family go for a bit to eat at the local drive-in. Randy's children mean the world to him and are his reason for going to work each day. Photo by Nikolas Kolenich
Randy Joe Thomas, 43, and Enos Walkins, 52, discuss the days work during a break from logging. Walkins has been logging for 30 years. Photo by Nikolas Kolenich
