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A med-evac helicopter landed on the Whitesburg bypass Monday morning to pick up a Knott County woman who was injured when the sport-utility vehicle she was driving flipped four times after she braked for a red light. See related story and photo inside. More...
Jenkins mayor says fraudulent writings may bring libel suits

The City of Jenkins has a new policy on dealing with public complaints about city police officers. Mayor Charles Dixon told the Jenkins City Council at its August meeting Monday night that if a citizen wants to complain about a police officer's actions, he or she must submit the complaint in writing. More...

It's largely escaped notice, but there's already a dozen or so coalto liquids plants in various stages of development around the country. While most are years away from construction, supporters of converting coal to motor fuels say at least some are a certainty - even if Congress doesn't approve incentives sought by coal-to-liquids supporters. More...

Nashville recording artist Kate Sansing is scheduled to perform a free concert Saturday night (August 18) at 8:30 at Riverside Park in Whitesburg, next to the Whitesburg hospital. Sansing is opening for country star T.G. Sheppard during the Riverfest celebration, being sponsored by Jenkins Festival Committee Inc. and Coca-Cola. More...
Three men and one woman have been charged with fraudulently using a credit card to buy hundreds of dollar' worth of diesel fuel in the name of a Letcher County laboratory which specializes in coal sampling. One of the four, 24-year-old Jesse Grover Burke Jr. More...
As we go to press, six coal miners remain trapped in Murray Energy's Crandall Canyon Mine, near Huntington, Utah. Nothing has been heard from them since a portion of the mine caved in on August 6, and the heartbreakingly slow efforts to reach them have yielded no sign of whether they are alive. More...
You may have gathered by the title above that I'm responding to an article by Fran Golden that ran two weeks ago: "Let Lindsay Lohan be example for your teen." Many of the views set forth by Ms. Golden were quite troubling. One view in particular was the notion that we should expect our daughters to experiment with questionable behavior because it's "normal. More...
The Jenkins Cavaliers began the 2007 season with an impressive scrimmage outing against East Ridge High School. After a sluggish start, senior quarterback Chris Puckett opened the scoring with a keeper around right for a 50-yard touchdown. More...
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I think it's all fine and good that you're getting skate parks and things for the young people, but if you don't get them some clean drinking water they're not going to last to be old people. So I would appreciate it if you would get us some good water in this area. This is a pitiful sight, all this money going for all this other stuff. More...
Life expectancy of 77.9 years still trails 41 other countries
WASHINGTON Americans are living longer than ever, but not as long as people in 41 other countries. For decades, the United States has been slipping in international rankings of life expectancy, as other countries improve health care, nutrition and lifestyles. More...
Greetings from the hills and valleys of Eolia and Eolia Christian Community Outreach. Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Psalm 68:19 It's been mighty quiet at the center. More...
This guide is published by The Mountain Eagle as a public service to help keep readers informed about entertainment events within driving distance of Letcher County. All dates are subject to change. More...
Ardelia Cook died August 8 at her home at Dry Fork. She was 86 years old. She was the widow of Otis Cook and the daughter of the late Stephen and Eliza Shepherd Hogg. More...