Jaime Hall speaks of her love for teaching



A first–grade teacher recently wrote an article for the Mt. Sterling Advocate describing her work with her students. In the newspaper article, Jaime Hall, who has Letcher County ties, said she team teaches with Joy Larrison, who teaches reading while Hall concentrates on math. Hall said her students are “learning valuable skills that they will need to be successful in […]

Services set for Carlos Dixon



Funeral services for Carlos Dixon, 80, of Ulvah, will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, January 22, at the Mt. Olivet Old Regular Baptist Church. Visitation will be held at 6 p.m. today (Wednesday) at the church. Burial will be in the Collins family cemetery at Ulvah. A son of the late John D. and Malva Fields Dixon, he […]

Services held for Martha Elam



Martha Elam, 95, of Mt. Sterling, died January 14 at St. Joseph Hospital in Mt. Sterling. A daughter of the late Ira and Hattie Caudill Hodge, she was the widow of Earl Elam and was also preceded in death by a son, a grandson, and five sisters. Surviving are five sons, Terry Elam and wife Elaine of Hamilton, Oh., Charles […]

Rites held for Irene Turner



Irene Turner, 54, died January 13 at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington. A daughter of the late Isaiah and Lettie Sturgill Turner, she was a sister of the late Nila Turner, Katherine Barbara Turner and H. Turner. She enjoyed working and helping people. Surviving is her brother, Alvin Turner of Cowan. Funeral services were held January 18 in Whitesburg. Burial […]

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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 I hope this question is not edited out of Speak Your Piece. Why were the police called to the Hemphill Community Center a couple of […]

Fiscal court asked to surrender $300,000 in severance tax funds to help pay for 4-county shelter

Magistrates also vote in favor of ‘roundabout’ for Whitesburg

The Letcher County Fiscal Court was presented with a request this week regarding $300,000 in coal severance tax funding that was allocated for the construction of an animal shelter several years ago. The project was put on hold last year after it was determined that the plans to fund operation of the shelter were no longer viable. Originally, several coal […]

Ruby Collins dies in Hazard



Ruby Nell Combs Collins, 74, of Jenkins, died January 17 at the Greg and Noreen Wells Hospice Center in Hazard. Born in Whitesburg to the late John and Rosa Mae Whitaker Stidham, she was the widow of Raymond Combs, and later married Hiram Collins, who survives her. She was a sister of the late Kathleen Edwards, Lucille Holbrook, George Stidham […]

Services held for Roy Phillips



Roy Phillips, 87, died January 15 at his home in Jenkins. He was a son of the late William Patton and Maudie Mae Phillips. Surviving are his wife, Georgia Meade Phillips; four sons, Roy Phillips Jr. and wife Carol of Clinton, Mich., Allen Bentley and wife Cathy of New Carlisle, Oh., and Danny Bentley and Nickey Bentley and wife Jackie […]

Mantie Crase succumbs at 80



Funeral services for Mantie Crase, 80, of Letcher, will be held at 11 a.m. today, January 21, at Letcher Funeral Home in Whitesburg. Burial will follow in the Crase family cemetery at Letcher. A daughter of the late Boyd and Polly Caudill Eldridge, she died January 19 at Whitesburg Appalachian Regional Hospital. Surviving is her husband, Herman Crase; two daughters, […]

Legion plans shooting match



A shooting match will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 25, at the American Legion. Straight guns only, no barrels over 36 inches, no scopes, no peep sites. All guns will be checked before each match. The match is sponsored by the Sons of the American Legion. For more information, call 634-1459 or 633-2834.