Golden Anniversary

GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY — Doris and Kenneth Hall, of Cromona, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary February 18. Mrs. Hall also marked her 86th birthday on February 3. Mr. Hall is a retired coal miner and Mrs. Hall is a homemaker. The couple have three children, Karen Kiser of Neon, Denita Carter of Burdine, and Kenna Webb of Payne Gap; five grandchildren; […]

Visit to library brings memories



Hello everyone. I finally went to the Harry M. Caudill Memorial Library and signed up for a library card this past week. I was asked if I ever had a card from that library or any other local libraries. I told the lady that the last time I was at the Whitesburg library, my mom checked out the book for […]

Mitchell Caudill dies at 65

Funeral services for Mitchell Dale Caudill, 65, of Jeremiah, were held February 15 at Letcher Funeral Home in Whitesburg. Burial was in the Mose Adams Cemetery at Jeremiah. A son of the late Bufford Dale and Vada Craft Caudill, he died February 13 at Whitesburg Appalachian Regional Hospital. He was the widower of Opal Caudill, and later married Zola Denise […]

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

SMALL BUSINESS/ CONVENIENCE STORE — With gas and 2 garages. Colson area. Need to sell due to illness. 606-821- 9914. (1-9-ufnb)

Moments in Time

• On Feb. 19, 1847, the first rescuers reach surviving members of the Donner Party, a group of California bound emigrants stranded by snow in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Of the 89 original members of the Donner Party, only 45 reached California. • On Feb. 22, 1918, swept along by hysterical fears of German spies, the Montana legislature passes a […]

Now Here’s a Tip!

• Corral kids’ books in a traveling library by repurposing an old wagon. All you need to do is store the books spine side up for easy selection. This also makes it a snap to move it to just the right place to encourage reading, whether it’s the garden path or a blanket fort. If you don’t have a wagon […]

Aftermarket chips aren’t always good


Dear Car Talk: I recently purchased a GMC 3500 with a Duramax diesel engine. Friends with diesel engine trucks are telling me of increased power and gas mileage obtained by adding aftermarket chips or tuners. My first thought was that if they are that great, why don’t the manufacturers install them as standard equipment? My second thought was, you don’t […]

SPEAKING OF SOAPS

RECAPS: FEB. 18 – 22 GENERAL HOSPITAL — Franco was reluctant. Charlotte guilted Spencer about the election tampering. Nina made an announcement. Willow was distracted by Brad. Alexis and Kim talked. Sam was intrigued. Margaux overshared. Carly got the proof that she needs. Stella ran into Marcus. Kristina invited Michael to lunch. Ryan made a move. Lulu got a call. […]

The Way We Were

Cale Yarborough takes fourth 500

Driver Cale Yarborough won his fourth Daytona 500 this week in 1984. In the history of the 200-lap, 500-mile race, which was first run at Florida’s Daytona International Speedway in 1959 and is considered one of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR)’s premiere events, only one driver topped Yarborough’s record—Richard Petty, who took home seven victories (1964, […]

The Way We Were

Clips from available Mountain Eagle pages since our founding in 1907 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1909 Under the headline “Gentle Spring!” the following appears on this week’s front page of The Mountain Eagle: “On my way to town the other day I met a mountaineer who told me another man told him that his boy knew a boy whose father told […]