Whitesburg, KY

PDF of print edition Trio now faces death penalty       A Letcher County grand jury has cleared the way for prosecutors to seek the death penalty against two men and one woman charged with beating an elderly man to death in Jenkins last month. In indictments handed up last week to Letcher Circuit Judge Sam Wright, the grand jury charged John William P... More ... BIG BOARD       The scoreboard for the new Letcher County Central High School baseball field arrived at Ermine last week. The board was paid for by Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance Agency of Whitesburg. More ... Company responds to criticism By WILLIAM FARLEY       A Letcher County coal company is taking exception to criticism it received last week during a meeting of the Letcher Fiscal Court. At issue are remarks made while the court debated on whether to approve Sapphire Coal Company's request that it be allowed to work within 100 feet of a county road. More ... Election set for Tuesday       Nominees seeking the offices of U.S. President, U.S. Senate, Kentucky State Senate, and Kentucky House of Representatives are on the ballot for next week's primary election. Polls in each of Letcher County's 32 voting precincts are scheduled to open at 6 a.m. on Tuesday (May 20). All polls will ... More ... Jury indicts eight       The Letcher County Grand Jury has indicted eight people including two men charged with removing a vehicle identification number from a four-wheeler in an attempt to defraud a creditor. Jimmy D. More ... George Jones coming to region       Tickets are scheduled to go on sale later this week for a concert by country music legend George Jones, who will appear at the Eastern Kentucky Expo Center in Pikeville on Saturday night, June 21. Tickets, priced at $51.50, $41.50 and $31. More ...