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June 11, 2008  RSS feed
PONY RACE
A "stick pony" race was one of the highlights of Kids' Day in Jenkins City Park, held on June 7. The event was sponsored by the Letcher County Coal Miners Memorial Foundation, with the help of donations from many area businesses. More photos inside. More...
Bust should slow OxyContin flow
Detroit-to-Letcher connection brought 1000 pills every week

Search warrants were executed at two homes in Letcher County and a motel in Knott County after a man arrested in Michigan admitted to authorities that he had been supplying local drug dealers with at least 1,000 80-milligram tablets of OxyContin each week. More...

Payne Gap, Kona may not hook into Neon sewer line
By WILLIAM FARLEY

Plans to hook residents of Payne Gap and Kona into the Fleming- Neon sewer system, which have long been seen as a viable option by county officials, may not be acceptable to the Fleming-Neon Water and Sewer Department, More...

 Features
• article has image Kids' Day in Jenkins
Sweltering heat and humidity couldn't stop scores of children from attending Saturday's Kids' Day event Jenkins City Park. In the photo above, young and old alike watched as a team of professional wrestlers entertained the crowd. More...
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 News
• Education, career workshops set
Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College will present several workshops this month to inform the public about programs offered by the college and career opportunities. The sessions will be conducted by SKCTC's chief recruiter, Kim Maynard, and Shandeal Fields, administrative assistant for Career Pathways. More...
• Jenkins to host movie in park
• Tomatoes disappear from Letcher restaurants, groceries after scare
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 Opinions
• article has image Greening world not someone else's job
Is the time ripe for a new worldwide coalition to "green" our imperiled globe? Can we do it by restraining capitalism's exploitive sides, championing human rights, merging civic, scientific, environmental, religious and rising youth constituencies? More...
• article has image Cartoon
• article has image Obama should strongly consider Biden for VP
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 Columns
• Car Talk
What a way to charge a cell phone
Dear Tom and Ray: While on my evening walk, I went past a small SUV with the engine running. On the return leg of my walk, the engine was still running. At the completion of my walk, I went back to check the vehicle. It was still running, so I went up to the house and asked the owner if she knew her engine was running. She was charging her cell phone! More...
• article has image The way we were
• article has image Horoscope
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 Sports
• Now is time to think about fising at night
At this time of year the heat is almost unbearable during the daytime. You can try to fish during the heat of the day, but most of the time the heat will get the best of most fisherman. But there is another option. It is called night fishing. More...
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 Speak Your Piece
• Speak Your Piece
Tell us what's on your mind. No need to give your name.
E-m@il address In addition to the telephone and the U.S. Mail, The Mountain Eagle accepts comments to Speak Your Piece by electronic mail. Our address is: mteagle@tgtel.com To a woman at Blackey: How could you destroy your children's lives and your husband's life? That's what you've done. Everybody knows who you had an affair with. More...
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 Health
• article has image Many teens are abusing energy drinks
NEW YORK Between homework, cheerleading and working at Wendy's, Megan Ward was tired from being always on the go. So last year the 16-year-old began drinking a Red Bull or Monster energy drink before school and sometimes a second one before cheerleading practice. More...
• article has image Colon polyps reveal your risk of cancer
• All schools need same rules for food allergies, group says
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 Families & Friends
• Hughes graduates
Whitesburg native Jolene Hughes was graduated from Bellarmine University with a bachelor of science degree in clinical lab science. A 2001 graduate of Whitesburg High School, she is the daughter of Barbara Hughes and Hank Craft. More...
• Square dance set
• article has image GRADUATE
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 Patchwork
• ENTERTAINMENT
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...
• article has image 'Army Wives' now on second tour
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 Obituaries
• article has image Services held for J.T. Ward
Funeral services for J.T. Ward, 81, of Whitesburg, were held June 9 at First Baptist Church in Whitesburg. Burial was in Resthaven Cemetery at Harlan. A son of the late Charles and Amanda Partin Ward, he was born in Evarts. He died June 6 at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. More...
• John Welch Fields, 75, dies in Casey County
• Betty Sue Rose, 62, buried at Millstone
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