Services held for Donald J. Caudill



Funeral services for Donald J. Caudill, 64, of Cowan, were held January 18 at the Cowan Chapel Church. Burial was in the Dinah Blair Cemetery at Cowan. A son of the late Elbert and Daisy Caudill, he died January 15 at the Pikeville Medical Center. He was a brother of the late Ed Neil Caudill, Casstella Roberts, and Evelyn Maxey. […]

Martha Preston dies in Elizabethtown



Letcher County native Martha Sue Preston of Elizabethtown died January 14 at Hardin Memorial Hospital. She was 61 years old. She was a daughter of the late Virgil and Willa Moncrief Banks. Mrs. Preston was a commissioner and a treasurer of the Elizabethtown Tourism and Convention Bureau. She was also the general manager of the Country Hearth Inn and a […]

Services are held for Andrew Short



Former Mayking resident Andrew J. “Andy” Short, 70, of Jeffersonville, Ind., died January 14. A son of the late Ben and Elizabeth Adams Short, he was a brother of the late Alma Polly and Minnie Rupp. Short was a co-owner/operator of S&S Waterblasting Company. He was an avid hunter and fisherman, and a member of the Bassmasters Fishing Club and […]

Work on US 119 should begin this spring, officials tell crowd



Construction is expected to begin this spring on U.S. 119 between Eolia and Partridge, near the Harlan County line. State highway officials visiting Letcher County said bids for construction should be awarded in February or March, and that the widening and straightening of the twolane road will begin soon after. The Department of Transportation officials Keith Damron and Sara George […]

County workers ask for 8% raise

Budget too tight, court replies

County employees are not likely to get the eight-percent pay increase they have requested. That was the message delivered this week during the January meeting of the Letcher Fiscal Court. The pay hike was requested Monday night by John Lucas, who appeared before the court on behalf of his fellow workers. Lucas said he was there to ask that an […]

Water projects at top of court’s priority list



Six water projects are slated to receive most of Letcher County’s coal-severance tax receipts during the next two years. The Letcher Fiscal Court has recommended that $6.75 million in coal-severance funds be applied to water projects planned for the communities of Mayking, Payne Gap, Millstone, Premium, Red Star and Hallie. The projects are at the top a list the fiscal […]

Make It Chili Tonight

FAMILY FEATURES

A bubbling pot of fragrant chili on the stovetop is a delicious signal that cooler weather has arrived. Warm up with four fantastic new recipes, each a twist on the traditional, which are sure to surprise and satisfy. Blended organic tomatoes and green chiles add a smooth richness to Texas- Style Beef Chili, which tastes – and looks – great […]

Smoke Signals Lead to Secret Ingredient



You’ve heard about them on TV cooking shows and read about their one-of-a-kind flavor in food magazines, but what’s the big fuss over fire roasted tomatoes? Distinct fire roasted canned tomatoes are a convenient offering in the tomato aisle.Muir Glen takes its award-winning organic tomatoes and roasts them using a proprietary blend of natural hardwoods in an open-flame searing and […]

Punishment for mine owner still being debated



Deep underground and far from medical assistance, David “Bud” Morris was bleeding to death, his legs nearly severed below the knees by a loaded 30- ton coal-hauling machine that had just struck him from behind. And the only person there trained to save him – Gary Wayne Bentley, a co-owner of H & D Mining Inc. near Cumberland in Harlan […]

Blackey is looking to grow

Officials say they're not opposed to annexing new areas

The City of Blackey will soon increase its size and population if an ambitious plan adopted by the Blackey City Council at its January meeting works out. In a unanimous vote, the council decided to begin annexing several areas surrounding the city in an effort to increase the population and make the city more viable as well as adding to […]