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...

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...

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...

There are two majorities in the country right now. One disapproves of President Obama. The other is still inclined to vote Democratic. More...

Letcher County Central’s Nick King prepared to deliver a pitch during the Cougars’ May 1 shutout win over Harlan, 10-0. More...

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...

This past weekend offered the type of bass fishing that anglers like me dream about.  More...

Air Force Airman Trevor F. Hurt completed basic training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Tex. 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 Jerry Allen Hall, 61, of Whitesburg, were held May 4. 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...