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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 ... A CSX railroad crossing on KY 7 near Deane at the Knott/ Letcher County line will be closed for repairs on Wednesday, July 23. The road will be closed from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m., according to Jay Rutherford, CSX's Appalachian Division Roadmaster for Floyd, Knott, Letcher, and Perry counties. More ... Letcher County is eligible to apply for funding support through The Center for Rural Development for an Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) mini-grant for strategic planning or implementation of a community development plan identified through an existing communitybased strategic plan. More ... Even at a time when high fuel prices are driving up the cost of nearly everything, there are still bargains and opportunities to save money. That's certainly the case for prospective water customers in Haymond, Seco, and other areas served by the Fleming-Neon Water Department. More ... The City of Whitesburg will expand its boundaries substantially if all goes well with planned annexation procedures. At its July meeting, the Whitesburg City Council voted unanimously to accept surveys of several areas the city wishes to annex and to accept the updated survey maps of the city, which are now in compliance with U.S. More ... Three Letcher County men have been charged with failure to register as sex offenders. In separate indictments the grand jury says Richard L. Wallace, 56, of Hwy. 805, Trailer #12, P.O. Box 364, Neon; Edgar A. Yates, 32, of 732 Loves Branch, Deane; and Robert W. More ... Last week about 15 children were environmental investigators during the WildWoods Nature Camp held at Hemphill Community Center. Hannah R. Thompson, 28, of Deep Run, N.C., for the past six years has held a nature camp for children in Letcher County. More ... FRANKFORT Gov. Steve Beshear said he will seek legislation authorizing an "In God We Trust" auto li- cense plate when lawmakers return to Frankfort early next year. Beshear wants Kentucky drivers to be able to choose the license plate as an alternative to the current "Unbridled Spirit" plate the state issues. More ... Despite recent rain showers over the past few weeks, Letcher County is still considered to be in the beginning stages of a drought, according to Brian Schoettmer, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Jackson. "As of now, Letcher County is under 'D0' or abnormally dry conditions," said Schoettmer. More ... Officials do not know why six people became ill Friday afternoon at a Whitesburg restaurant. Whitesburg and Hazard firefighters conducted air quality readings and tested for carbon monoxide inside the Long John Silver's Seafood Shoppe after five employees and one customer experienced headaches, dizziness and nausea on July 11. More ... CHARLESTON, W.Va. They mostly come for metal these days, but some creep into cemeteries around the country searching for antiques, flowers and even body parts. Grave robbers - established enough in history to be cursed on the walls of Egyptian pyramids - are plundering modern cemeteries, looking for quick cash in the objects people choose to memorialize their dead. More ... PRESTONSBURG, Ky. Some eastern Kentuckians are getting paid for unburied treasures that have been sitting out in plain sight for years. The high price being paid for scrap metal has inspired some folks to clean up the region, which has a chronic problem with improper disposal. More ... WELCH, W.Va. Jobs at a new federal prison and in coal mines are fueling a need for housing in one of West Virginia's poorest counties. Joe Hatfield, executive director of the state Housing Development Fund, says the agency is working with area builders to develop 30 housing sites on Tom's Mountain in Welch. More ... Senator Johnny Ray Turner, DDrift, says tourism in Letcher County increased 6.1% percent in 2007 and added $15,526,692 to the county's economy. The statistics were released by the Kentucky Department of Travel and based on an annual report compiled by the Travel Industry Association (TIA) in Washington D.C. More ... As a part of the Rural Drug Prosecution Assistance Project, the Letcher County Commonwealth's attorney's office has received a law clerk for the summer. The grant is through the U.S. Department of Justice. Mark Rouse of Lexington, is a second-year student at the University of Kentucky College of Law. More ... |
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