The problem of what to do with yet another pre-World War II building arose at a special called meeting of the Letcher Fiscal Court last week. The building in question is the old Whitesburg Post Office in downtown Whitesburg. More...
Commonwealth's Attorney Edison G. Banks II recently filed motions seeking the death penalty for two of the three people charged with beating an elderly Fleming-Neon man to death in April. Banks will seek the death penalty for John William Pigg Jr., 37, and Christina Collins, 31, of Millstone, for their roles in the murder of 70- year-old Ralph Marcum. More...
Top-quality music returns to Letcher County next week when singer-songwriter Tim Easton takes the stage at Summit City in Whitesburg on Wednesday, July 23. Easton, whose latest album for New West records, Ammunition, features guest appearances by Lucinda Williams, Tift Merritt, and the Jayhawks' Gary Louris, will perform at 9 p.m. Admission is $8. More...
A 36-year-old Mayking man is scheduled to make his first appearance in court next week to answer nearly 80 charges filed against him after a two-year undercover investigation focusing on the illegal possession, importation and buying and selling of reptiles in Kentucky. More...
Last week Sen. Mitch McConnell recklessly threatened the Medicare system, but was stopped cold by a coalition of Senate Democrats, the American Association of Retired Persons, the American Medical Association and service groups including the Military Officers Association. More...
• On July 19, 1799, a French soldier in Egypt discovers the Rosetta Stone, a black basalt slab inscribed with ancient writing in Greek, Egyptian hieroglyphics and Egyptian demotic. The artifact held the key to solving the riddle of hieroglyphics, a written language that had been "dead" for nearly 2,000 years. More...
Summer is baseball time, right? In Kentucky ... maybe. July is basketball camps too, South Georgia to central Ohio to Louisville to Princeton, New Jersey. Wherever shoe companies give away sneakers it's showtime for 14-15-16-17 year-olds aiming to be part of the next wave of gonna-be-the-best. More...
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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 I just wanted to show my appreciation to the boys from the jail work-release program who cut all the trees that were blocking the views at Fishpond Lake. It really looks nice. More...
WASHINGTON A 14-year-old gymnast with a stress fracture in her lower back. A 12-year-old who tore his ACL in a soccer game. A 16- year-old runner with a leg stress fracture. A 15-year-old who tore his meniscus playing basketball. More...
Seems like my news keeps getting less and less. Not many are coming or going like we used to have. Several attended church at Little Cowan. Elder Brad Dutton and his wife came from Louisa. It's always good to see them. The Little Cowan Primitive Baptist Church will be hosting the Association this year as I have said before. We are looking forward to the special occasion. More...
Country music singer/ songwriter John Berry will serve as the headliner of the 2008 Jenkins Homecoming Days Festival, which will take place August 21-23 at Jenkins City Park. John Berry, known for his powerful ballads, has recorded and released more than 15 albums. His self-titled album released in 1993 has been certified platinum. More...
Mary E. Roberts, 79, died July 10 at her residence in Allentown, Penn. Born in Thealka, she was the daughter of the late Ruby Wyatt and Ora Dewey Spears. She was the wife of the late Reade A. Roberts. Mrs. Roberts was graduated as valedictorian of her class at Fleming-Neon High School and attended Union College in Barbourville on a scholarship to study voice. More...
Tim Easton will appear in Whitesburg July 23