Magoffin County Fiscal Court approves three memorial namings, reappoints local board members

Magoffin County Fiscal Court voted to adopt three resolutions honoring local service members and reappointed several county board members during its meeting.

The court approved a resolution designating part of Kentucky Route 1471 as the Sergeant Henry Bailey Memorial Highway. The resolution, read into the record by an unidentified official at the meeting, says Bailey enlisted in 1943, served in Europe and was killed in action in November 1944; it notes he was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart.

The court also approved a resolution naming a segment of Kentucky Route 2020 for Lance Corporal Robert M. Cheek, citing his service with the U.S. Marine Corps and medevac missions in Vietnam, and a resolution naming the bridge on Kentucky Route 1081 for Private First Class Burry Collin, which the resolution ties to his World War II service and posthumous awards. Each of the three measures was put forward, seconded and approved by voice vote; specific tallies were not recorded in the transcript.

In the same session the court handled a slate of reappointments. Tony Allen was reappointed to a four‑year term on the jail board expiring January 2029. Donald Parlam was reappointed to the ethics board for a four‑year term expiring January 2029. Chuck Ward and Brad Eastick were reappointed to four‑year terms on the park board, and Brenda Hill was reappointed to the tax appeal board for a four‑year term expiring January 2029. Those motions were each seconded and approved by voice vote.

The court’s approvals were procedural and made by voice; the meeting record does not include roll‑call counts for the votes. The court proceeded to other business after completing the items.