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‘Complex case’ involving murder of man from Letcher County began 50 years ago

Thirty-two years ago this month, a Florida man who had been convicted in the March 4, 1974, murder and robbery of a former Letcher County man was saved from death in the electric chair when a circuit judge formally reversed the sentence he handed down 16 years before. The defendant, Eligaah Ardalle Jacobs, was one of two men charged with […]

The Way We Were

Clips from available Mountain Eagle pages since 1907.

THURSDAY MARCH 16, 1944 A 35-year-old man accused of murdering a rural mail carrier will appear at an “examining hearing” March 17 before Letcher County Judge B.F. Wright. John Banks is accused of clubbing to death 50-year-old Pearl Bowling of Cornettsville while Bowling was delivering mail in Letcher County. According to Letcher County Sheriff Gilbert Polly, Bowling had stopped to […]

Enjoy carefree cruising with your vehicle’s adaptive cruise control

Car Talk

Dear Car Talk: I have a 2022 Hyundai Santa Fe with an “adaptive” cruise control that automatically monitors your distance from the vehicle in front of you. You can set it to leave from one to four car lengths. But when a car unexpectedly switches lanes and jumps in front of me, my car automatically brakes to reestablish the proper […]

You know better, right?

Senior News

A retiree fell for a scam that drained his account of all his savings. It took a lifetime to save the money and only a minute for it to vanish. All it took was him giving information to a scammer. The gentleman received an email saying he was owed a refund and asked that he fill in his banking details. […]

Long, leisurely drives are great for retired vehicles and people

Car Talk

Dear Car Talk: I retired on July 1 and no longer drive my 2009 Chevy Impala to work and back. It has 157,000 miles on it. Should I crank it up everyday and let it run for a few minutes? Or maybe drive it around town for a few miles once a week to keep it running well? — Pat […]

It’s the little expenses that add up

Senior News

“But it’s only …” is a phrase I’ve come to dislike. It always involves money and people who don’t understand living on reduced income. “But it’s only twenty dollars a month,” said the one who was signing up for the new program at the rec center and trying to convince others to do the same. “But it’s only an extra […]

Can being a good cook save lives?


Mary Ingles was in fear for her life and that of her two sons and unborn baby after being kidnapped by Indians on July 8, 1775. She was distraught over the murder of her mother and her young nephew and the burning of her home. The quick turn of events was like a bad dream to her. It began that […]

The Way We Were

Clips from available Mountain Eagle pages since 1907.

THURSDAY MARCH 1, 1934 The L&N Railroad is advertising the following prices for one-way passenger train tickets on Pullman cars from Whitesburg: to Hazard, 63 cents; to Jackson, $1.30; to Irvine, $2.14; to Winchester, $2.37; to Lexington, $2.65; to Cincinnati, $3.92; to Louisville, $3.92, and to Knoxville, Tenn., $5.31. Letcher County’s indebtedness has grown to $1,050,713.78, a report from Letcher […]

How to remove an abandoned car from property — legally

Car Talk

Dear Car Talk: Recently, a policeman pulled over a young driver in a Chevy Sonic right near our house, which has on-street parking. Backup was called in case things got serious, which they did not. I don’t know what crimes might have been committed, but the young man was soon picked up by a third party, the police left the […]

Play the piano for brain health

Senior News

I’ve been reading in too many places about taking steps to hold off memory and cognitive impairment, so I’ve paid attention to some of the ideas we can use to keep our brains active . One idea that’s been very enticing is playing the piano and using that as a protective factor against dementia and impairment. When I began my […]


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