2010-01-13

Karli Blair celebrates her 6th birthday

Blackey

My sympathy to the family of Tommy Halcomb of Carcassone. He died at Whitesburg Appalachian Regional Hospital Jan. 7. Tommy had been sick for a long time, and his wife Lorene has been also been having some health problems. Tommy was 87. Happy birthday to Karli Blair of Dry Fork. She turned 6 on Jan. 8. She celebrated with a […]

Snow and cold temperatures slow down everything

Eolia

Greetings to all from the Eolia Christian Community Outreach Center. “A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.” Proverbs 11:13 In our little valley of Eolia surrounded by white mountains, the falling snow swirls around our cabin making the outside world a hazy blur of white. I can see an occasional car slowly […]

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Snow packs stores with people

Whitesburg

Hello everyone. I hope you are all doing well and keeping warm. It has been so cold I’ve been in hibernation and just get out when I or my critters need food. When they mention snow, I run to the store, and so does everyone else. The stores were packed with people. It’s a good time for their business. I […]

Isom man charged with making meth in his home



A 52-year-old Isom man was arrested Tuesday night after police found a meth lab in his home. Gary Smith, of 282 Marlin Lane, was charged with possession of a controlled substance first degree (methamphetamine), manufacturing methamphetamine and unlawful possession of a meth precursor (first offense). “In Letcher County so far we hadn’t really had a problem with meth but it […]

Forum on power outage is postponed



Those wanting to comment publicly on the Dec. 18 power outage will have to wait a little while longer. Letcher Commonwealth’s Attorney Edison G. Banks postponed a pubic forum scheduled for Jan. 12 in the Letcher County Circuit Courtroom because of inclement weather. Banks said the forum, originally set for Jan. 7, will be rescheduled in the next few weeks. […]

BABY, IT’S COLD OUTSIDE



With apologies to Ella Fitzgerald, Dean Martin, Ray Charles, Tom Jones and other great singers who have performed the song, “Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” that’s the saying that best sums up the severe winter weather Letcher County continues to experience. These icicles were photographed over the weekend on a hillside near Mayking.

Classes here still may end in May



Even with the number of school days missed because of an H1N1 scare in the fall and snow days this winter, students in Letcher County could still begin their summer breaks in May. “They could unless we miss more days because of snow,” said Debbie Watts, superintendent of Jenkins Independent Schools. Kenneth Cornett, director of pupil personnel for Letcher County […]

Testing and Diabetes Control



Keeping blood glucose at near-normal levels helps people with diabetes avoid long-term complications, which can affect the eyes, nerves and kidneys. Testing blood glucose lets you see how well your medications, eating plan and exercise routine are working to achieve this goal. Self-Monitoring Self-monitoring using a blood glucose monitor should be performed each day, at scheduled times determined by your […]