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Letcher County unemployment rate fell slightly in July, even though 13 fewer people had jobs here than during the month before. The jobless rate for July in Letcher County was 7.7 percent, down from 8.3 percent in June. More ... There is no truth to recent police and grand jury allegations that a 42-year-old Premium man poured diesel fuel on two women and threatened to "burn them alive," one of the alleged victims now says. More ... High in the Manti-La Sal Forest, a golden eagle soared into the winds on the afternoon of Aug. 30 bearing prayers for the victims of the Crandall Canyon mine disaster. A golden eagle has 7,000 feathers, and Piute lore has it the big bird can deliver a prayer to the Great Spirit with each one. More ... The family of a Letcher County man who was brutally murdered last September is seeking civil justice against the couple charged with committing the crime. More ... A South Carolina man was arrested here early Saturday morning after police received a tip he was selling OxyContin from a home in Sergent. Ray G. Fowler, 41, of Pauline, S.C., was arrested about 1 a.m. on Sept. 1 after police found "a quantity" of OxyContin in the pocket of his pants. More ... Neon Junction has a new look and Letcher County residents have a new place to buy mobile home supplies and construction materials - some of which are manufactured locally. Surplus & More is the name of a new business located in a renovated shopping center at Neon. More ... Four tennis courts located beside the Whitesburg Municipal Swimming Pool were recently refurbished with funding from the Letcher County Fiscal Court, the City of Whitesburg, the Letcher County School System, and a $5,000 grant from the United States Tennis Association. Letcher County Parks and Recreation purchased new net posts and nets. More ... |
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