Whitesburg, KY

PDF of print edition Drought worsens, residents urged to cut water use       Letcher County residents are being asked to stop washing cars and watering lawns until current drought conditions improve. And that might not be anytime soon. According to forecasters at Accu Weather, there is a possiblity that Letcher County might get some rain from thunderstorms tomorrow (Thurs... More ... Jenkins board wants 8th-grade graduation back on calendar By WILLIAM FARLEY       On an evening when Superintendent John Shook was honored by the Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative for his outstanding contribution as chairman, the Jenkins Independent Schools Board of Education joined with a parents' group to ask the Jenkins Middle High School Site More ... HIGH BRIDGE      HIGH BRIDGE - This CSX coal train was photographed recently after it left Letcher County and crossed into Knott County near the community of Kite. The train was being pulled by the "Spirit of Cumberland," an engine named in honor of the city of Cumberland, Maryland, where CSX has a major freight ya... More ... 3 members of Mayking family face drug counts       Three members of a Mayking family were charged with trafficking in controlled substances Monday. Police say the arrests of Terry "Fuzz" Fugate, 43, his wife, Mary Barker Fugate, also 43, and John R. Barker, 21, were the result of a twomonth investigation into the trafficking of OxyContin, a powe... More ...