As you might imagine, Donald “Bulldog” Cummings has learned plenty of secrets about people while picking up their garbage over much of the past 40 years. But don’t look for him to tell what he knows anytime soon. More...
The Funeral Service Program at Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College has gained full accreditation from the American Board of Funeral Service Education. More...
… Oops. A snake it was — a clever copperhead nonetheless. Tony Fugate was hunting dryland fish in the Mayking area late last week when he spotted the camouflaged copperhead seen in the middle right portion of the photo. More...
A handicap pool lift was recently installed at the Whitesburg Municipal Swimming Pool. “It’s something that we have wanted to do for some time for our physically challenged people so they can enjoy the pool as well as everyone else, More...
ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Untangling personal problems might take more time than the impatient Lamb expected. But it’s important to hang in there until all those knotty situations are straightened out. More...
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Health officials confi rmed the first case of an American infected with a mysterious virus that has sickened hundreds in the Middle East. The man fell ill after flying to the U.S. More...
Bacteria resistant to antibiotics have now spread to every part of the world and might lead to a future where minor infections could kill, according to a new report published by the World Health Organization. More...
The Carcassonne square dance will be held Saturday, May 10, at the Carcassonne Community Center. The dance will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. Music will be by Lee Sexton, John Haymond and Jack Adams. Erin Stidham will be the caller. More...
Will Caudill & Route 7 will play at Country Cabin II in Norton, Va., on Saturday, May 10. The show will take place from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults and $1 for children 2 to 11 years old. More...
An eight-year-old Jenkins boy died Wednesday night from head and chest injuries he suffered in a tragic bicycle accident.Trent Carty, a son of Keith and Megan Carty, lost control of his bicycle while riding down a hill on Williams Street in the Muddt More...
The mining industry is seeking a court review of the Obama administration’s new rule aimed at cutting the amount of coal dust in coal mines. The National Mining Association, the Alabama Coal Association and others filed the petition May 1 More...
Mayor Kincer hopes meet date change will draw council members
By WILLIAM FARLEY
The Jenkins City Council found itself without a quorum at its May meeting, making it the second time in two months the council could not convene due to lack of a quorum. However, the council, with Mayor G.C. More...
By JONATHAN FAHEY The Associated Press CLARKSBURG, W.Va.
Booming production of oil and natural gas has exacted a little-known price on some of the nation’s roads, contributing to a spike in traffic fatalities in states where many streets and highways are choked with large trucks and heavy drilling eq More...
By FREDERIC J. FROMMER The Associated Press PRINCETON, W.Va.
In a state where Republicans are breaking losing streaks that predate the Eisenhower administration, a Democratic congressman who’s served nearly 40 years is one of the GOP’s top targets this election year. Since 1977, U.S. Rep. More...
Show of hands, please: How many of us can remember a time in our childhood when we told our parents where our family was going to live? Right. Nobody. More...
By BRUCE SCHREINER The Associated Press LOUISVILLE
Jimmy Ellis, a heavyweight champion who sparred with an up-and-coming Muhammad Ali and later fought some of the era’s best boxers, died Tuesday. He was 74. Ellis died at a Louisville hospital, brother Jerry Ellis said. More...
Kevin Slone celebrated his sixth birthday on May 13 with a Duck Dynasty party with family and friends. He is the son of Tasha Slone and Danny Hall, and the brother of Megan Hall. More...
Congratulations to Michael and Victoria Watts of Mill Branch. They were graduated from Alice Lloyd College on Saturday. Victoria is teaching at Cowan Elementary and Michael will start law school in Grundy, Va., in the fall. More...
Robert Gene Adams, 81, of Haymond, died May 2, at the Whitesburg Appalachian Regional Hospital. Born at Mayking, he was a son of the late Orville and Roxie Kincer Adams. He was a brother of the late Eva Buckley, Jenny Bowlsby, Elmer Adams More...
Funeral services for Marvin Giles Austin, 93, were held May 6 at the Haymond Pentecostal Church. Burial was in the Powell Valley Memorial Gardens in Powell Valley, Va. He died May 2. Born in Dante, Va. More...