Whitesburg, KY

PDF of print edition Man pleads guilty David Slaven also agrees to testify when ex-wife's trial begins in April       A 32-year-old Letcher County man charged with helping to murder his landlord in August 2006 has agreed to spend the rest of life in prison and to testify against his exwife when she goes on trial in April. Under an agreement reached this week between David Shawn Slaven, Slaven's attorneys, and Le... More ...      HOPING FOR THE BEST - Letcher County Central High School basketball standout Charlie Banks looked on nervously as a teammate was at the other end of the floor attempting to make a free throw that would ice the Letcher Central's win over Cordia in the boys' 53rd District Tournament. The free throw w... More ... Coal funds to help Jenkins area By WILLIAM FARLEY       Members of the Jenkins City Council were told this week that the way has been cleared for coal severance tax money to be spent on several projects that will benefit the town and its surrounding area. More ... Man will get life sentence for role in woman's death       Formal sentencing is set for April 24 for an Ovenfork man who pleaded guilty this week to participating in the murder of a 40-yearold Partridge woman nearly three years ago. Shannon Dewayne Garland pleaded guilty Monday to helping girlfriend Rosemary Fields McClain murder Lisa Jenkins by stabbing... More ...