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July 23, 2008  RSS feed
REAL SLOW MOVER
The highway warning sign in the left of this photo says "Slow moving hauling 3,000 gallons of super-cold liquid nitrogen when it overturned near Jenkins early Tuesday afternoon. Jenkins Police Chief Jim Stephens said no one was injured when the truck, travelling north on U.S. 23 attempted to turn left onto U.S. More...
Gas production heading toward best year in Ky.

Fueled by high demand and concerns about supply worldwide, Kentucky is on track to have its first $1 billion year in oil and natural gas production. William G. Barr III, vice president of NGAS Resources Inc. More...

Indictments name 8 here

Eight persons, including a Neon man charged with threatening to kill two city police chiefs and the county sheriff, are named in 12 indictments returned last week by the Letcher County Grand Jury. More...

 Features
• Youth want say on recreation center
Several young people are volunteering to help the Letcher Fiscal Court make a proposed new recreation center attractive to their peers. More...
• article has image Rockers play Pikeville
• Millstone bridge will carry name of fallen Korean War soldier
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 News
• Fiscal court votes to have two buildings appraised
The Letcher Fiscal Court voted this week to hire a stateapproved appraiser to determine the value of the old Whitesburg Post Office building and the old Jenkins High School building. Approval for the hiring the appraiser came in two separate votes Monday night at the fiscal court's July meeting. More...
• Police are investigating death of 18-year-old man at Cowan
• 'Granny Morphine' gets release
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 Columns
• Whatever your shipping needs, the Postal Service delivers!
Need to send a package? Don't worry. Your post office has a service to meet most any shipping need. Here's some information to help you pick the right mailing service. Express Mail, 1-to-2 days - Express Mail service is the top of the line. It comes with guaranteed next-day delivery by noon or 3 p.m. to most locations, or your money back. More...
• Visit to cabin ends in trip to hospital
• article has image The way we were
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 Sports
• article has image Driver movement should heat up
CHARLOTTE, N.C. The biggest domino in NASCAR's free agency season fell when Tony Stewart decided to bolt from Joe Gibbs Racing at the end of the year. It opened up a seat in the coveted No. 20, a ride loaded with a two-time championship winning team that will stay behind crew chief Greg Zipadelli. More...
• Billy Packer gave his best
• Gabby's Fishing Fever
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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 MountainEagle accepts comments to Speak Your Piece by electronic mail. Our address is: mteagle@tgtel.com If you have family members buried at Green Acres Cemetery at Ermine, make sure you go and check the grave site. More...
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 Health
• Low-carb diet is best, study says
ATLANTA The Atkins diet may have proved itself after all: A low-carb diet and a Mediterranean-style regimen helped people lose more weight than a traditional low-fat diet in one of the longest and largest studies to compare the dueling weight-loss techniques. More...
• article has image Asthma can strike victims at any age
• article has image The age of sluggishness
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 Families & Friends
• Colson center getting new swings for playground
Colson
Congratulations and best wishes to Raymond Pettibone and his bride Shanna Clouse of Lexington. Raymond and Shanna were married Juy 12 in Lexington. The reception was held at the American Legion Post 8. Raymond is the son of Ron and Darlene Sexton Pettibone. Darlene e-mailed me some pictures. More...
• Have you ever seen a goat with a mohawk?
• Clothing giveaway
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 Patchwork
• Outdoor drama offers musical entertainment
"The Trail of the Lonesome Pine," the 45th annual adaptation of the John Fox Jr. novel, can be seen at the June Tolliver Playhouse in Big Stone Gap, Va., on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings. The pre-show entertainment for the outdoor drama this week is: Thursday, July 24, Tommy Short, Duffield, Va.; Friday, July 25, Lonesome Pine Cones, Big Stone Gap, Va. More...
• Entertainment
• article has image It's back to the '60s for 'Mad Men'
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 Obituaries
• Services are held for Vera Mitchell
Funeral services for Vera Boggs Mitchell, 91, were held July 14 at Letcher Funeral Home. Burial was in the Hogg Cemetery at Kingscreek. A daughter of the late Jonah and Pearlie Hampton Boggs, she was the widow of Isaac Mitchell. More...
• Services held for David Shepherd
• article has image Prina Biggerstaff, 89, services held
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