Spelling bee champion gets key to city

Published 9:48 am Thursday, February 7, 2019

Winchester Mayor Ed Burtner, center, presents three-time county spelling bee champion Marissa Gilchrist with a key to the city Tuesday evening. Gilchrist will complete at the state spelling bee. She won the 2019 county spelling bee by correctly spelling ‘hyperbole.’ Looking on are, from left, commissioners JoEllen Reed, Ramsey Flynn and Shannon Cox. (Photo by Fred Petke)

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Fred Petke is a reporter for The Winchester Sun, the Jessamine Journal and the State Journal. His beats include cops, courts, fire, public records, city and county government and other news. To contact Fred, email fred.petke@bluegrassnewsmedia.com or call 859-759-0051.

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