Whitesburg, KY

PDF of print edition Grand jury says man was going to burn two women Premium man among 22 charged in latest indictments       A 42-year-old Letcher County man has been indicted on two charges of attempted murder after he allegedly poured diesel fuel on two women and said he "would burn them alive." The indictment naming Thomas Wade Sizemore, of Premium, was returned by the Letcher County Grand Jury on Aug. 23, just four... More ... Ex-official gets probation for theft charges Stole $18,700 for pain pills       Letcher County's former solid waste coordinator has been sentenced to probation for five years after pleading guilty to stealing $18,700 in funds set aside to pay volunteer groups for picking roadside litter. As part of a plea agreement reached last week, 30-year-old Josh Wampler Jr. More ... Panel doesn't believe man was acting in self-defense       The Letcher County Grand Jury has determined that a 36-year-old Deane man was not acting in selfdefense when he shot a friend to death after a night of drinking beer together on July 3. The grand jury last week charged Bobby Gene Collins with murder in connection with the death of 37- year-old Ma... More ... View from the top      VIEW FROM THE TOP - Mason Outlaw of Payne Gap looks down from a small Ferris wheel she was riding during the Jenkins Homecoming Festival held over the weekend in downtown Jenkins. More photos appear inside this edition on Page B2. (Photo by Chris Anderson) More ...