Reed Sheppard--Commits to Kentucky

[Dwight Schrute]

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[George]

McCreary. Traditionally the second (or third) poorest county in Kentucky and one of the poorest in the US.

A lot of times it goes Owsley, McCreary, Clay. Sometimes it's Owsley, Clay, McCreary.

I used to hate my hometown but have grown a weird appreciation for it. Wouldn't want to live there but I like visiting. Now that my parents are both dead I don't get down as much as I did, but it's still home.

We are a churchy bunch, though. Churches errywhere.

Gah. I knew that.

[George]

He's basically from Tennessee

I'm tri-state.

[DA#23]

I'm tri-state.

Joking aside it's a beautiful area. The true mountains of KY. We staff the ER at Grundy, unfortunately not busy enough to need my help.

[Dwight Schrute]

I got a friend from middlesboro, beautiful area. Kingdom Come state park is on my to-visit list.

[Lighthouse]

You guys had it made. I grew up it the sticks of Hopkins County. Towns closest were Ashbyburg, Jewel City and Onton. I lived so far back, we had to go toward town to hunt.

[George]

I got a friend from middlesboro, beautiful area. Kingdom Come state park is on my to-visit list.

That's where I grew up. Comfortable sharing the name? Maybe by PM if not here?

[Dwight Schrute]

That's where I grew up. Comfortable sharing the name? Maybe by PM if not here?

Zach Ausmus. He’s a professional colleague/friend.

[George]

Zach Ausmus. He’s a professional colleague/friend.

I know the name and we seem to have a ton of mutual acquaintances. He may have even lived in my neighborhood at one point, if it's who I'm thinking of. Believe he's a few years younger than me, though, so I can't say I know him, know him.

[Catsrock]

Oh yeah. My family knows the Hiltons pretty well. I was a student at Bell during what I believe was his second stint there as HC. Guy's a legend.

He’s a known legend here and many swear he would have gladly come home to coach Washington Co. but the school district never even bothered to offer 😡

His nephew is my son’s HS baseball coach.

[Catsrock]

You guys had it made. I grew up it the sticks of Hopkins County. Towns closest were Ashbyburg, Jewel City and Onton. I lived so far back, we had to go toward town to hunt.

Haha! But the hunting is good in Hopkins. Wish I had a couple hundred acres prime deer and turkey land there. One of the top turkey producing counties in the state

[Dwight Schrute]

I know the name and we seem to have a ton of mutual acquaintances. He may have even lived in my neighborhood at one point, if it's who I'm thinking of. Believe he's a few years younger than me, though, so I can't say I know him, know him.

Yeah I don’t know him well, but I talked to him every so often. He seems to know most of middlesboro though.

[Lighthouse]

Haha! But the hunting is good in Hopkins. Wish I had a couple hundred acres prime deer and turkey land there. One of the top turkey producing counties in the state

My brother has a big farm outside of Hanson. If you're interested, let me know and I'll see what I can do.

[Joneslab]

You guys had it made. I grew up it the sticks of Hopkins County. Towns closest were Ashbyburg, Jewel City and Onton. I lived so far back, we had to go toward town to hunt.

What's ironic Steve is that when you were growing up, my hometown was probably not a terrible place to live. Incredibly rural of course but at one point the town of Stearns had two movie theaters.

Then: coal bust. Since probably the mid 1970s the place has been a wasteland, and I mean that literally. My brother-in-law is a country boy from Bardstown. I took him down to my hometown a couple years ago and he was horrified.

It's almost surreal.

[Catsrock]

My brother has a big farm outside of Hanson. If you're interested, let me know and I'll see what I can do.

Oh wow! It’s deer season now and I’d have to plan ahead to drive that distance. But come spring turkey season I may have to check with you. Appreciate the offer greatly! Are you sure he doesn’t have someone on a hunting lease already? There’s pretty decent money in hunting leases for farmers who don’t hunt these days.