Each Wednesday during January, February and March, the Letcher County Extension Office and WXKQ will host a walk at the Letcher County Recreation Center in Whitesburg. More...

Shad J. Baker, Letcher County Extension agriculture and resources agent, will host a workshop on making maple syrup from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. More...

The ninth annual Community Diversity Breakfast celebrating the life and accomplishments of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will be held Saturday, Jan. 17 at 9 a.m. at the Benham School House Inn.  Speakers for the event will be the Rev. More...

Growing up in Texas, I learned that God and guns were important, but football — well, football was the real religion, the essence of life itself.  More...

There will never be another politician like Mario Cuomo, a man shaped by a different age. More...

Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez and John Smoltz dominated in an era of offense, each in their own way.  The 6-foot-10 Big Unit became the tallest of 215 players elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame and the 5-foot-11 Martinez the shortest pitch More...

Since winning their own Christmas tournament two weeks ago, the Letcher Central Lady Cougars have fallen upon hard times — losing four of their last five games including a tough one, 58-56, in overtime January 3 at Knott County Central.  More...

The Letcher Central Cougars take a surprising 8-4 record into the new year after winning three of six games during the past two weeks in holiday invitational tournaments at Leslie County and down in Orlando, Fla.  More...

Hello everyone, hope you are all doing well after all the Christmas and New Year’s Day is over and all the things that kept us running.  It’s hard to settle back down to everyday life. More...

Happy New Year.  I hope everyone had a safe and happy New Year’s Eve. More...

Fleming-Neon Senior Citizens Center News  Regular Bingo, Wednesdays at 10:30.  Exercise Bingo, on Fridays if the center is open  Jan. 6, shopping trip to Norton, Va.   Closed Jan. 19 for Martin Luther King Day  Jan. More...

Ralph Day Jr., 58, died December 16, at his home at Whitesburg.  He was a son of Betty Joyce Day of Craft’s Colly and the late Ralph Day Sr.  More...

Donna Kay Hendrix, 57, died January 4 at her home at Isom  She was a daughter of the late Audrey Sue Adams.  Surviving are her husband, David Hendrix; a daughter, Susie D. More...

Funeral services for Jack Wayne Sexton, 68, were held December 22 at Little Colley Baptist Church. Burial was in the family cemetery at Little Colley.  A son of the late Clyde F. More...