Whitesburg, KY

PDF of print edition Fireworks, good music to highlight celebration B.B. King's All Stars will cover hit tunes in West Whitesburg       The soul, R&B, and funk sounds of the B.B. King All Stars will be featured at a Fourth of July celebration being held tonight (Wednesday) in Whitesburg. The free celebration, which will be held in the parking lot of the Parkway Plaza Shopping Center in West Whitesburg, is scheduled to begin at 7:... More ... Police able to recover pills from drain lines       Police say a Cromona man allegedly attempted to flush OxyContin down a toilet last week when he saw police coming to his residence. Ricky E. Anderson, 51, of 90 State Drive, was arrested by the Letcher County Sheriff's Department on June 28 after police executed a search warrant stemming from a t... More ...       READY FOR THE FOURTH - Ken Sexton Jr. attached a flagpole holder to a utility pole on Webb Avenue in Whitesburg early Monday night while Mickey Ison Jr. unfurled one of more than 20 new flags city employees put up on downtown streets in preparation for a Fourth of July celebration. See related st... More ... Jenkins official says some police officers are harassing public By WILLIAM FARLEY       The Jenkins City Council went behind closed doors earlier this week to talk about whether or not some of the city's police officers are harassing citizens. More ... Jobless rate up here after 205 lose work       rate increased a full percentage point after 205 residents lost their jobs between April and May. According to the latest statistics available from the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training, the county's jobless rate for May was 7.7 percent, up from 6.7 percent in April. More ...