The Way We Were

Clips from available Mountain Eagle pages since our founding in 1908

Thursday, February 22, 1934 Trouble and disturbances have been brewing among members of the United Mine Workers in the coalfields in the Haymond section of Letcher County. About two weeks ago, several men from Haymond traveled to a business meeting of the union in Virginia. As they were returning to Letcher County, the men — all of them sober — […]

Salome’s Stars



ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Your efforts in behalf of a colleague do not go unnoticed, let alone unappreciated. Meanwhile, arrange to spend more time investigating that troubling fact you recently uncovered. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Devoting a lot of time to a current career move means having less time for those in your private life. But […]

SPEAKING OF SOAPS

RECAPS – FEB. 17 - 21

THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL — Eric felt pride in his family when Ridge made strides to get along better with Rick. Liam confronted Katie about her feelings for Ridge and attempted to convince her to act on them. Ridge assigned Carter a very important task outside of the usual Forrester Creations business. Donna confessed to Brooke about her re-emergence […]

Man, 76, sentenced in old drug case



A former president of the Sandlick Volunteer Fire Department has pleaded guilty to trafficking cocaine in Letcher County. Buddy Dean Sexton, 76, of 115 Memory Lane, Whitesburg, will remain on home incarceration until he is formally sentenced in Letcher Circuit Court on April 16. Letcher Circuit Judge Sam Wright signed an order Feb. 17 to modify bond to allow Sexton […]

BIRTHDAY



Jackie Adams of Isom, will celebrate her 60th birthday on Feb. 21. She is the mother of three children, and has six grandchildren. She is pictured with her sister, the late Wanda Faye Blair.

Speak Your Piece

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Call 633-7508 from 9 am Tuesday to 9 am Friday. In addition to the telephone and the U.S. Mail, The Mountain Eagle accepts comments to Speak Your Piece by electronic mail. Our address is: mtneagle@bellsouth.net From what I keep hearing, we are going to have two new barbershops in Whitesburg — Brent’s Barbershop and Lee’s Barbershop. It’s about time we […]

Snow creations



Church thief gets ‘crazy’ on Xanax



Police say a 20-year-old Burdine man has admitted to breaking into a church building and stealing items to help pay for his prescription drug habit. Robert Tyler Calhoun told Jenkins Police Sgt. Jim Stephens that he burglarized the Burdine Freewill Baptist Church ladies’ auxiliary building on Feb. 10, Stephens said. Acting on a tip from someone who said Calhoun tried […]

Rites held for pastor killed by snakebite




A snake-handling pastor in Kentucky who died after being bitten by one of the serpents during a church service has been remembered fondly at a memorial service. Jamie Coots was known for his role on the National Geographic television reality show “Snake Salvation.” But a family friend remembered him Tuesday night for his “great faith” and tolerance of others. Bill […]

‘Grandpa’ to get marker



The Kentucky Historical Society has approved a proposed highway marker to honor country music entertainer Louis “Grandpa” Jones at his birthplace. Jones was born on Oct. 20, 1913 in the Niagara community of Henderson County in western Kentucky. He began performing in the 1920s, joined the Grand Old Opry in Nashville, Tenn., in 1946, and was a cast member of […]