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A cardinal perching in a tree and a herd of elk grazing on a hillside made for two beautiful scenes over the weekend as a two-day snowstorm hit Letcher County. Freezing rain and a little bit of snow were being forecast for the end of this week. (Eagle photos by Sally Barto and Ben Gish) More ... Construction is finally scheduled to begin on a number of water projects which have been on the drawing board for the past several years in Letcher County. More ... A member of the Jenkins Independent Board of Education has been re-elected to a state leadership position in the largest organization of elected officials in Kentucky. More ... The 4-H Livestock Club will meet on Tuesday, February 23, at the Letcher County Extension Office in Whitesburg. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. For more information, call Jason Brashear at (606) 633-2362. More ... Biologists with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources are joining forces with landowners and members of Quail Unlimited in an effort to restore the state’s bobwhite quail population. “Kentucky Afield” airs a progress report from Webster County on KET this Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 6 and 7. More ... A concealed carry class will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 13, at the Letcher County Extension Office For more information, call Will Connelly, 633-5012 or 335-9437, or email: willconnelly@ yahoo.com. More ... The deadline for submitting entries to the Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s poster and essay contest has been extended to Feb. 19 because of school closings during the bad weather. Students in grades kindergarten through 12 are eligible to submit posters and essays. The theme is “Kentucky Proud: Growing a Healthy Kentucky.” More ... Good news on two long-awaited water and sewer projects highlighted the February meeting of the Jenkins City Council. Paul Nesbitt of Nesbitt Engineering, which works with the city on water and sewer projects, announced that both the Number Two Sewer Project and the Camden Water Project will have pre-construction meetings on February 16 and both will begin construction shortly thereafter. More ... PRESENTS CHECK — Left to right, Ray Bird, ECCO board member, Tony Gross, ECCO vice-president, Brenda Gross, ECCO president and Lloyd Hall, EQT Vice-President of Compression Systems presenting a More ... Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College will hold a pre-admission conference for students who wish to enter the registered nurse or licensed practical nurse program at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 11, in Whitesburg at the SKCTC auditorium. Students who wish to apply to either program must attend a preadmission conference. More ... Rebecca Hampton Pettinato, Amber LaShae Watts and Sydney Whitaker are the winners of the spring 2010 semester Roy R. Crawford Memorial College Scholarships given by Elkhorn- Hazard Coal Land, LLC. More ... Dr. Sam Quillen Jr., a member of the Letcher County School Board, recently attended the 74th annual conference of the Kentucky School Boards Association held in Louisville. More ... The state Public Service Commission has ruled that if Kentucky Power Company wins approval of any portion of a proposed 34.5-percent rate increase, the rate hike would not take effect for five months. More ... A Cromona woman was recently sentenced to serve one year in prison after she pled guilty to Medicaid fraud. Tiff any Bentley, 29, fraudulently billed the Kentucky Medicaid Program in 2006 and 2007 for services provided to children in the First Steps Program, a statewide early-intervention program for infants and toddlers experiencing developmental delays. More ... Some Letcher County residents have recently gotten a surprise when they walked into the clerk’s office to pay motor vehicle property taxes. Their bills increased from what they paid last year. More ... FRANKFORT A leading House budget writer said this week that nothing is safe from possible cuts as Kentucky lawmakers try to plug a massive shortfall in the state’s next budget. More ... Federal prosecutors are suing the operators of three inactive eastern Kentucky coal mines for $665,000. The operators of Double A Mining’s No. 4 mine and King Brothers Coal mines No. 1 and No. 2 owe that total in civil penalties for violations of federal mining laws. The mines are in Knott County. More ... When Letcher County Sheriff Danny Webb took office nearly eight years ago, he immediately began working to try to get the county included in the Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (AHIDTA). More ... The University of Louisville is honoring a Letcher County native by placing a book in its library dedicated to the memory of the late Dr. Bobetta Bentley. Dr. Bentley was a graduate of the UofL School of Dentistry. She unexpectedly died November 27 at home after a very short flu-like illness. More ... Registration is now open for 12-week classes off ered by Hazard Community and Technical College. Classes begin Monday, Feb. 8. More ... The Letcher County 4-H Teen Club is accepting orders for chocolate-covered strawberries until Wednesday, Feb 10, as a Valentine’s Day fundraiser. The cost is $6 per half dozen, $12 per dozen. Order will be delivered Friday, Feb. 12. For more information, call Jason Brashear, 633-2362. More ... The 26th annual Miss Southeast Scholarship Pageant will be held Saturday, Feb. 6, at 6:30 p.m. in the Edsel Godbey Appalachian Center on the Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College Cumberland campus. Participants will be judged in areas of talent, poise, on-state question and evening gown. More ... On January 22, Aaron Adams of Sandy Hook presented Shriners Hospital in Lexington with $1322.58. Aaron and his family raised the money with a cupcake bake sale that Aaron wanted to do for the hospital. Prior to making his donation, Aaron and his family were given a tour of the facility in Lexington and Aaron was able to see for what his donation was going and whom it would be helping. More ... Pikeville Medical Center, Pikeville College and East Kentucky Broadcasting are cosponsoring a “Hearts for Haiti” campaign to raise money for relief efforts in Haiti. More ... Appalachian Wireless, a division of East Kentucky Network, LLC, has been named one of Kentucky’s Best Places to Work in 2010. Gerald Robinette, general manager/CEO, said Appalachian Wireless has been named one of the companies in the Small/ Medium Category. More ... The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service in Kentucky is accepting applications for the Wetlands Reserve Program. Cut-off dates are January 31, March 15, May 1, June 15, and July 31. More ... |
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