2011-03-30

Military honored



Royal Crown Cola and Family Laundry will present an evening of free food and entertainment for veterans, military members, and their spouses from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m., April 16, at the Whitesburg American Legion. The event will feature William King and White Thunder, and Moon Pies will be donated by Chattanooga Bakery. For reservations before March 26, call 633-2284.

Rites are held for Michael Fleming



Michael Fleming, 56, of Whitesburg, died March 15 at Pikeville Medical Center. A son of Theda Bartley Fleming and the late Fitchue Fleming, he was a coal miner and enjoyed raising German shepherds. Surviving in addition to his mother are his wife, Sharon Wright Fleming; a daughter, Kelly Jo Fleming Brown and husband Mike, McPeeks Branch; two sons, Brian Keith […]

Mother Nature has a sense of humor



Howdy everyone, hope this finds all well and hope you had a warm, sunny week. We had a warm day or two but mostly cold and now rain with thunder a bit of hail and the promise of some snow by morning. Mother Nature sure has a funny (?) sense of humor. It’s been quite a week for us. Red […]

Rose rites set



Funeral services for Charles Edward Rose, 56, of McRoberts, will be held April 1 at the Fleming Church of God. Burial will be in the Riley-Bentley Cemetery at Deane. A coal miner, he died March 28 at McRoberts Surviving are his wife, Rebecca Howard Rose, and his mother, Mary Sexton Rose.

Speak Your Piece



Call 633-7508 from 9 am Tuesday to 9 am Friday. E-m@il address In addition to the telephone and the U.S. Mail, The Mountain Eagle accepts comments to Speak Your Piece by electronic mail. Our address is: mtneagle@bellsouth.net I’m calling on the comment about The Mountain Eagle, ‘It Screams!’ Yes, it does, because if you live in Laurel County where I […]

Moments in time



• On April 17, 1790, American statesman, printer, scientist and writer Benjamin Franklin dies in Philadelphia at age 84. Deeply interested in science and technology, his inventions include the Franklin stove, bifocal eyeglasses and the lightning rod. • On April 11, 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte, emperor of France, abdicates the throne and, in the Treaty of Fontainebleau, is banished to the […]

Strange but true



• It was American educator Laurence J. Peter who made the following sage observation: “An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn’t happen today.” Incidentally, he also came up with what’s known as the Peter Principle: “In a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.” • Ever wonder […]

Social Security facts for women



While the Social Security program treats all workers — men and women — exactly the same in terms of the benefits they can receive, women need to know what the program means to them in their particular circumstances. Understanding the benefits to which they may be entitled may mean the difference between living more comfortably versus just getting by in […]

Scholarship helps high school students



Kentucky high school students may qualify for a scholarship to help pay for dual credit classes taken at a Kentucky college or university or for Advanced Placement ( AP) courses taken through the Kentucky Virtual High School. The Mary Jo Young Scholarship, named for a former member of the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA), […]

Wanted to play



Wanted will perform at the Whitesburg American Legion Post from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Saturday, April 2. Attendees must be at least 21 years old. For more information, call 633-2834. Friday, April 1, the American Legion will host Tony Shortt’s karaoke from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.