Neon man pleads guilty to break-in, copper theft



A Neon man recently pleaded guilty to burglarizing a Neon home and stealing copper wire. John Dewayne Baker, 40, 295 Hogg Hollow, pleaded guilty to thirddegree burglary, theft or more than $500, and firstdegree criminal mischief. Baker broke into the home of Ireland Sexton on Nov. 4, 2009 and stole copper wiring he found there. Baker also damaged the home. […]

Grand jury returns 16 indictments



The Letcher County Grand Jury named 14 people in 16 indictments on February 24, including a Mayking man charged with using a stolen credit card. Dustin I. Yeary, 26, 1521 Pine Creek, Mayking, is accused of theft of property, theft of credit card, fraudulent use of credit card, receiving more than $500 in goods by fraudulent use of a credit […]

McRoberts students talk with top horror author



Students at McRoberts Elementary School were given the opportunity to speak with one of their favorite authors during a video conference held in the school’s gymnasium Tuesday afternoon. Susie Duncan, the school librarian, called R.L. Stine, author of the “Fear Street” and “Goosebumps” horror fiction series, on Skype, a computer software application used to make calls via the Internet. “It […]

Two plead guilty in assault on referee



Two spectators charged with assaulting a referee after the end of a middle school girls’ basketball game in October pleaded guilty on Monday to amended charges. Billy Joe Smith, 32, of 98 Fall Drive, Whitesburg, pleaded guilty on Feb. 28 in Letcher District Court to assault on a sports official (first offense). He was sentenced to six months in jail […]

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