Prestonsburg High School Senior Wins 2019 Congressional Art Competition for Kentucky’s Fifth District

US Representative Hal Rogers has announced the winners of the 2019 Congressional Art Competition for Kentucky’s Fifth Congressional District. The winning artwork will hang in the US Capitol Building for one year, representing southern and eastern Kentucky. The first place winner is Payton Martin, a senior at Prestonsburg High School, with a pencil portrait of President Abraham Lincoln. Payton will receive two airline tickets from Southwest Airlines to attend a national reception this summer in Washington, DC, along with all of the 2019 winning artists from across the county. He is also eligible for a scholarship from the Savannah College of Art and Design.