Claude Webb buried at Mayking



Funeral services for Claude Eugene Webb, 63, of Ermine, were held December 3 at Letcher Funeral Home. Burial was in the Webb Cemetery at Mayking. A son of Georgia Hooper Blair of Whitesburg and the late Claude Harold Webb, he died December 1 at Whitesburg Appalachian Regional Hospital. Sur viving in addition to his mother are his wife, Sheila Webb; […]

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I never laughed so much in my life



I received a phone call a few days ago from my daughter, Patsy Ann, who lives in La Mesa, Calif. Her husband Les is a retired Marine who was hired as a civilian to continue work in his old job as a mechanic on the Marines’ hottest jet fighter. Leo goes to work early in the morning, and when he […]

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SKCTC receives scholarship funding from PNC Foundation



Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College students can soon apply for financial support, thanks to a new partnership between the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) Foundation and the PNC Foundation. The PNC Skilled Workforce Investment Scholarship is a onetime $7,500 scholarship. Students enrolled in high wage, high demand workforce development programs or who plan to transfer to a […]

U.S.D.A. sets cut-off date



The first of three cut-off dates for programs of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS) for landowners, farmers and producers has been set for Jan. 18. The Environmental Quality Incentives Program provides financial and technical assistance to farmers and ranchers who face threats to soil, water, air and related natural resources on their land. The Wildlife […]

Kids’ rabbit hunt planned



The Little Shepherd Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation will hold its annual Kids’ Rabbit Hunt on Saturday, Dec. 22, in Letcher County. The event is free. The children will meet in a central location at 7 a.m. and join a guide and a dog handler with rabbit dogs. At 10 a.m. they will meet at the Shriners’ building […]

Kindergartener’s letters to Santa



The Martha Jane Potter Elementary School kindergarten class, taught by Bill Stanley and Nancy Ratliff, has sent letters to Santa Claus. Here is what the children wrote: My name is Ariel Adams and I am 6 years old. I live in the great city of Sergent. That is in the state of Kentucky, but I’ll bet you already knew that! […]

‘Argo’ picked as best film of 2012




The top eight films of 2012, according to AP Movie Critic Christy Lemire: 1. “Argo” — Directing just his third feature, Ben Affleck has come up with a seamless blend of detailed international drama and breathtaking suspense, with just the right amount of dry humor to provide context and levity. He shows a deft handling of tone, especially in making […]

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