2008-03-26

Baseball great Ozzie Smith and champion pitmaster Chris Lilly offer home run tips and recipes



Baseball players aren’t the only ones who benefit from spring training – grilling enthusiasts can, too. Many people neglect their grills during the winter. But, as the days begin to get longer again and daylight saving time allows for more fun in the sun, it’s time to swing into grilling season. In fact, the extra hour of daylight means more […]

WHS Class of ’68 planning reunion

Whitesburg

Hello, everyone. Hope you are all doing well. It was good talking to Eva Sergent the other evening. Everything seemed to be going OK. I got a call from a misplaced Marlowe boy, Willis King, son of Mandy King. He’s living in Owingsville now and wanted me to put a picture of him with his granddaughter, Callie McAlister, and the […]

GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY



An open reception will be held honoring Kenneth and Ernestine Gooch on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary. The reception will take place at 1 p.m., April 5, at the Deane Baptist Church at Deane. All friends and acquaintances are welcome. No gifts please.

Rain, rising water create problems in Ohio

Southern Ohio

Hello again, everyone! Oh what a difference a couple of weeks can make! First we had snow, snow and more snow, then we had rain without end. My house is fairly close to the river. In 1996 I had water in my basement almost to my knees. My brother, Richie Hall, will say that wasn’t very deep. A couple of […]

Spring additions



  These two Katahdin sheep were born the morning of March 17 on the Letcher County farm of L.M. "Mike" Caudill and his wife, Joy.

Revival planned



A revival will be held at the Pine Creek Free Pentecostal Church of God. The revival will begin Sunday, March 31, at 6 p.m. and will continue Monday, April 1, through Saturday, April 5, at 7 p.m. each evening. It will end Sunday, April 6, with services beginning at 6 p.m. Donald Hardening will be the speaker April 1 through […]

Conference set



Hazard Community and Technical College will hold a pre-admission conference for the practical nursing program which begins next January at the Letcher County Area Technology Center in Whitesburg. The conference will be held at 3:15 p.m., April 19, in Room 1 of the Letcher County Area Technology Center. For more information, call Brenda Smith or Andrea Johnson at 633-5053, or […]

Board to meet



The board of directors of the Letcher County Prevention Project will meet at 6 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College in Whitesburg. The next meeting is set for April 3. The project is an effort to reduce prescription medication diversion in Letcher County. For more information, call 633-7526 or email itdoesnothavetobethisway@gmail.com.

GED recipients may now apply for Byrd Scholarships



Kentuckians who have taken the GED since July 2007 and achieved at least a 2700 composite score on their GED exams may apply for a Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship before June 30. The scholarships, up to $1,500 a year for four years of college, are administered by the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA). GED graduates may apply through […]

TO BE WED



Jeff and Patricia Sturgill announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Jennifer Sturgill, to Dane Collier. The wedding will take place at 5 p.m. on April 5 at the First Church of God in Neon. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Bill and Helen Pigman of Whitaker and Bob and Mary Sturgill of Hemphill. The bridegroomelect is the son of […]