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Paintsville native returns to Kentucky for Lexington Navy Week
by ASHLEY CRAIG
Navy Office of Community Outreach
MILLINGTON, Tenn. – U.S. Navy sailors from across the fleet are headed to Kentucky for Lexington Navy Week, April 7 to 12, to volunteer in the community and discuss why the Navy matters to the Bluegrass State.
While many of the sailors are from all over the country, this Navy Week will carry special meaning for visiting sailors from the area, including Petty Officer 2nd Class Zachary Scarbro, a native of Paintsville.
Scarbro graduated from Johnson Central High School in 2010. Upon joining the Navy, Scarbro quickly found that many of the skills and values forged in Paintsville were the same as those needed to succeed in the Navy.
“Growing up in my hometown, I realized that if I wanted anything in life, I had to go and take it,” Scarbro said. “I wanted a better future for me and my wife. Living in my hometown, there weren’t a lot of job opportunities that would give me the satisfaction I needed in life, so I knew I needed to branch out and find what I really wanted to do with my life. The Navy gave me that purpose.”
Scarbro, who joined the Navy seven years ago, is assigned to Navy Information Operations Command Pensacola.
“I joined the Navy because I wanted a better purpose in life,” Scarbro said. “I felt like the work I was doing before wasn’t what I was meant to be doing.”
Scarbro is part of the first Navy Week to be hosted in Lexington. Navy Weeks are a series of outreach events coordinated by the Navy Office of Community Outreach (NAVCO) designed to give Americans an opportunity to learn about the Navy, its people, and its importance to national security and prosperity.
“It’s a great way to give back to the community and share the experiences the Navy has given me over the years,” Scarbro said. “Participating in the Navy Week in Lexington means a lot to me because Lexington is where my wife got the care she needed when she was diagnosed with cancer. The Navy really did everything for us during our time of need, and I could never repay them for that.”
Today, Scarbro serves as a cyber warfare technician.
“I do cybersecurity and help to defend Navy infrastructure for cyber defensive operations,” Scarbro said.
Scarbro has had many opportunities to excel in the Navy and sees military service as more than just a job – it represents a chance to become a better person.
“I have been nominated for Sailor of the Quarter multiple times and nominated for DoDIN Defender of the Year,” Scarbro said.
Scarbro is grateful for the Paintsville community and for those who helped make a Navy career possible.
“I would like to thank my wife, Hollie, for her unwavering support of my career,” added Scarbro. “I would also like to thank my parents, John and Marsha Scarbro, and my in-laws, Joey and Kim Shelton. They have supported me in every effort and are always there to give me guidance and encourage me along the way.”
Since 2005, the Navy Week program has served as the Navy’s flagship outreach effort into areas of the country without a significant Navy presence, providing the public a firsthand look at why the Navy matters to communities like Lexington.
“Lexington Navy Week is about building lasting connections,” said Cmdr. Julie Holland, director of NAVCO. “We’re not just here to showcase what the Navy does, but to engage directly with the community, inspire future generations, and demonstrate the values of service, teamwork, and leadership.”
Throughout the week, sailors will participate in a wide range of events across Lexington, including Keeneland Spring Meet, community service projects, athletic engagements and live performances. Navy Week also provides a platform for Lexington residents to learn more about career opportunities in the Navy, including paths in STEM, law, cybersecurity, music and special operations.
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Floyd man charged with beating his mother
BANNER, Ky. — A Floyd County man is facing a felony assault charge, after his mother reported that he beat her.
Sheriff’s deputies and state troopers responded after 911 received an open-line call just after 2 a.m. Sunday, during which dispatchers could hear a man screaming that he was going to kill his mother and then himself.
A state trooper and EMTs found the victim, who was described as having a possible fractured jaw and eye socket, a loose tooth and seven or eight knots on her head and body.
The son, identified as Justin Ryan Lewis, 41, of Daniels Creek, had left the home by the time first responders arrived, but was soon located by sheriff’s deputies.
Lewis reportedly had glassy eyes, slurred speech and an odor of alcohol, and he blew a point-147 on a breathalyzer, nearly twice the legal limit. When asked if he had been drinking, he reportedly told police, “Seriously? It is obvious I’ve been drinking.”
He denied hitting his mother.
Lewis was charged with second-degree assault, terroristic threatening and DUI, and is being held on a $15,000 cash bond. The assault charge is a felony punishable by 5-to-10 years in prison.
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