FRANKFORT Republican gubernatorial candidate Phil Moff ett proposed major changes Tuesday to the way coal severance taxes are collected and spent in Kentucky. More...

WASHINGTON Activists from the Appalachian region called on the Obama administration this week to end the practice of mountaintop removal coal mining, saying it is destroying their land and harming their water quality. More...

The Letcher County Board of Education gave approval at last week’s meeting for a banjo exhibit to be displayed in the old Whitesburg High School cafeteria in mid September. More...

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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Careful, Lamb. Taking on too many tasks at one time can cause you to create more snarls each time you try to work your way through the tangled mass. Best to handle one job at a time. More...

Transition from black market into legitimate status is worth trillions regardless. Some have become blinded by their stubborn, downright perverse refusal to recognize the truth. Marijuana is a medical plant. More...

Hello everyone. I hope you are all doing well. How about this weather? I love it! It feels like fall. Goldenrod and a lot of other fall flowers are blooming, but I’m sure summer is not done with us yet. More...

A large crowd attended the recent memorial service for Joanie Sexton Brannock, held at the Little Colley Baptist Church. Joanie had fought a hard battle with cancer but died on August 9 at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. More...

Can you believe it is September already? I have been enjoying the cool evenings and cool mornings. It feels good to wake up being nice and cool in the house. Fall is almost here. More...

Clyde Blaine Lucas, 90, of Whitesburg, died August 24 at Whitesburg Appalachian Regional Hospital. Born at Camp Branch to the late Willie and Elizabeth Crase Lucas, he was the widower of Eleanor Fairchild Lucas. More...

Roger Wayne Hayes, 56, died August 29 at his home at Blackey. A son of the late David Ralph and Alice Hayes, he was the widower of Reneva Adams Hayes. More...

Monek Johnson Hutton, 44, died August 28 at her home at Fleming. A daughter of Mabel Fleming Johnson of Jackhorn, and the late James Webster Johnson, she was graduated from Fleming- Neon High School, and Pikeville College. More...