‘Canning’ then and now



Not long after Loretta started her career as a family development and management specialist with Kentucky State University, I made the mistake of telling her how my mother, and most other women on Blair Branch, went about canning up to a thousand or more quart jars of vegetables, fruits and preserves every year. My wife was up to date on […]

Isom robbers still at large

Police are apparently still looking for two men who robbed the Isom Double Kwik more than a week ago. Kentucky State Police M. Trooper Jody Sims said two men, one armed with a knife and other “possibly” with a handgun, robbed the convenience store about 3:40 a.m. on July 29. Both men were wearing bandanas over their faces, Sims said. […]

Football field is dedicated to Dr. Quillen

The Fleming-Neon Middle School football team honored Neon dentist Dr. Sam Quillen on Tuesday by dedicating the Fleming Neon football field to him. Coach Ben McCray made the dedication in a surprise ceremony. State Rep. Angie Hatton also presented Quillen with a governor’s award for his service. Quillen has been a longtime supporter of the football programs in the county, […]

The Way We Were

Clips from available Mountain Eagle pages since our founding in 1907 THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1909 Mountain Eagle editor Nehemiah M. Webb this week announces his candidacy for the office of Justice of the Peace [magistrate] in District One. “I despise to have my name in my own paper, but for once here she goes,” Webb says in the announcement. . […]

SPEAKING OF SOAPS

RECAPS: AUGUST 5 – 9 GENERALHOSPITAL— Alexis received bad news. Finn relied on Epiphany’s expertise. Julian bonded with his son. Kim had a heart-to-heart with Carly. Obrecht confronted Brad. Shiloh presented Jason with a decision. Drew called Sonny. Joss surprised Cameron. Neil and Alexis grew closer. Lucy took Sasha apartment hunting. Shiloh grew desperate. Franco was grateful to Scott. Sasha […]

Moments in Time

• On Aug. 11, 1806, explorer Meriwether Lewis is shot in the hip, probably by one of his own men. Private Cruzatte, who was blind in one eye and nearsighted in the other, insisted he had not shot his captain. Lewis, however, had the offending bullet: A .54 caliber slug from a modern U.S. Army rifle, identical to the one […]

Strange But True


• It was Nobel Prizewinning 20th- century American author John Steinbeck — considered by many to be “a giant of American letters” — who made the following sage observation: “We spend our time searching for security and hate it when we get it.” • It seems no one can adequately explain why women tend to strike matches away from themselves […]

Now Here’s a Tip!

• Struggling with your shower cleanliness? Keep a bottle of shower sanitizer and a grout brush in the shower at all times. Use the grout brush if something pops up, and spray shower daily. This should greatly extend the time between deep cleanings. . • “I bought a television recently and didn’t realize until I got it home that there […]

Solar panels are paying for themselves at Hemphill Ctr.



Go to our Facebook page for announcements and pictures posted after each event, www.facebook.com/pages/Hemphill Community-Center or www.facebook.com/ Hemphillblacksheep. Check out our two new websites: www.hemphillcenter.org and www.blacksheepbrickoven.org. We have always been waiting for the electric bill with a full month of solar power at the Center. So we now know what it means for us. Our electric bill is $113.25. […]

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