SOUTHEAST
KENTUCKY
July-August 2026 • Volume 6 • Number 7
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Anchored in Recovery ADANTA
INSIDE
5 l Editor ' s Column 6 l Teacher Feature: Janella Miller and
Red Barn Wool 10 l Somerset Pizza & Sub 36 l Schoolhouse Health
REGULAR FEATURES 22 l Recreation 26 l Recipes 30 l Wine & Spirits 32 l Finances 34 l Family 40 l Health 44 l Upcoming Events 46 l Ask the Readers
" When you support a small business, you ' re supporting a dream."
— Xenia MB Herrera
Publisher Bill Atkinson
LIFE
KENTUCKY
LIFE
SOUTHEAST
SEKY
JULY-AUGUST 2026
Small Business Issue
A publication of the Commonwealth Journal
Southeast Kentucky Life Editor Christopher Harris
Writers / Photographers Bob Flynn Shane Morgan Lisa Rowell Carla Slavey
Advertising Jessie Eldridge Brandon Gay
LIFE
Schoolhouse Health
Red Barn Wool
Somerset Pizza & Sub
Red Barn Thrift
ON THE COVER Valerie Allen, ARNP,( kneeling), Lojuanna Hardwic, LPN, and therapy dog, Gracie Mae of Schoolhouse Mobile Care.
Photo by Lisa Rowell
Specialty Publications Design Editor Pam Popplewell
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