2011-06-08

AARP Driver Safety Program is offered



The AARP Driver Safety Program will be offered on July 15 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Letcher County Extension Office in Whitesburg. This program is for drivers 55 years of age and older. Most vehicle insurances recognize this class and offer a discount on the insurance premium upon completion. Call Sherrill Slone at 633-5345 or Berma Matthews […]

Moments in Time



• On June 26, 1892, Nobel Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck is born. Her novel “ The Good Earth” ( 1930), describing peasant life in China, became an international bestseller and was translated into 30 languages. Buck wrote 80 novels and books. • On June 25, 1915, the German press publishes an official statement from the country’s war command addressing […]

Strange but true



• It was American author Paul Auster who made the following sage observation: “Only the good doubt their own goodness, which is what makes them good in the first place. The bad know they are good, but the good know nothing. They spend their lives forgiving others, but they can’t forgive themselves.” • If summer where you are is starting […]

Bradley rites held



Graveyard services for Grady Campbell Bradley, 81, were held June 3 at the Bradley family cemetery at Hallie. She died June 1. Born in Letcher County to the late Manon and Merdie Whitaker Campbell, she was the widow of Odos Bradley. She was the owner of the Bradley Gas Station. Surviving are a daughter, Judith Biggart, Brooksville, Fla.; two brothers, […]

Yard sale set



A community-wide yard sale is set for 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. on June 10 at Whitco. Take Highway 931 South towards Cowan from Whitesburg and make the first left into Whitco.

Tyme to play



East KY Tyme, a country/ bluegrass band, will play at 6 p.m., Friday, June 10, at Appalshop’s Seedtime in the Cumberlands Festival in downtown Whitesburg. The band will also perform at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, June 11, at The Country Cabin in Norton, Va. For more information, call Astor Taylor, (606) 633-2708, or visit www.eastkytyme.com or East KY Tyme’s Myspace or […]

Help offered for veterans



A veterans benefit field representative will be at the Letcher County Courthouse in Whitesburg on Thursday, June 23, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. to assist veterans and their dependents in filing for federal and state veterans benefits. This service is provided free of charge by the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs. For more information, call toll-free 1-877-856-0004.

Memorial Day doesn’t have to be sad



Hello everyone, I hope you are all doing well. I don’t know if anyone noticed that I didn’t get my news in last week, but I didn’t remember it until 10 p.m. Sunday night. I had a busy weekend and also an enjoyable one with lots of family, all four sons, Rob and Astor and wife Rosemary and Billy and […]

Tri-State Mining Cable team wins



A team sponsored by Tri-State Mining Cable captured first place during the 24th annual Southeast Scholarship Golf Classic held June 4 at Sleepy Hollow Golf Course at Cumberland. The team, comprised of Bobby Warf, Eddie Leisge, Mark Lowe and Joe Eldridge, finished 16 under par to win the event. Tri-State Mining Cable and the Dream Team, which included Denley Lucas, […]

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