Whitesburg, KY

PDF of print edition City announces plans to annex two new areas By WILLIAM FARLEY       The City of Whitesburg will soon be growing larger. At its January meeting last week, the Whitesburg City Council approved the hiring of Letcher County Surveyor Richard Hall to survey an area between Pine Mountain Junction and Ermine in preparation for it being annexed into the city. More ... Man sentenced here to 22 years for his role in murder by torture By BEN GISH       A Floyd County man has been formally sentenced in Letcher Circuit Court after pleading guilty to torturing and murdering a friend of his late daughter. More ... Grand jury indicts 29       Twenty-four people are named in 29 indictments returned last week by the Letcher Grand Jury. Those named in the indictments handed up January 10 to Letcher Circuit Judge Sam Wright and the charges against them are: • Mary Ann Fugate - first-degree promoting contraband and being a persisten... More ...