Whitesburg, KY

PDF of print edition Coal production drops in '07, but prices are rising       While coal production in Kentucky and other central Appalachian states dropped significantly in 2007, the region is expected to benefit in 2008 from a surging international demand for the power plant-quality coal that is mined here. More ... Turner mourned as search begins       As the process of replacing the late Attwell Turner as a member of the Letcher County Board of Education begins, past and present school employees and officials are continuing to mourn his loss. As is required under state law, Letcher Schools Supt. More ... New schedule will take effect on January 9       Beginning with the January 9 edition, The Mountain Eagle will be available for sale to the public early on Wednesday morning instead of on Tuesday afternoon. The change is necessary because of a new printing schedule in Norton, Va. More ...